Wednesday, March 9, 2016

Getting Silly Storytime 3/8/16 and 3/9/16

Books read: 
Wiggle by Doreen Cronin
Cows to the Rescue by John Himmelman 

Other book suggestions:
Can you make a scary face? by Jan Thomas
Dragons love tacos by Adam Rubin
Chicken Butt by Erica Perl

ASL Sign of the Week: Silly

Roly Poly (from Reading with Red)
Roly Poly, Roly Poly, (roll hands)
Up Up Up! (lift hands)
Roly Poly, Roly Poly (roll hands)
Down Down Down! (lower hands)
Roly Poly, Roly Poly,  (roll hands)
Clap Clap Clap! (clap hands)
Roly Poly, Roly Poly, (roll hands)
Lap Lap Lap! (touch lap)

Shake My Sillies Out (from childhood)
I'm gonna shake, shake, shake, my sillies out! (shake body)
Shake, shake, shake my sillies out.
Shake, shake, shake my sillies out.
Wiggle my waggles away!
Other verses can include clapping crazies out, jumping jiggles out, etc.

Did you ever get silly (to the tune of "Did you ever see a Lassie?")
Did you ever get silly, get silly, get silly,
Did you ever get silly by shaking your head?
Did you ever get silly, get silly, get silly,
Did you ever get silly by jumping around?
Other actions can including stomping, shaking, etc.

Hello, my name is Joe (from the Storytime Spot)
Hello, my name is Joe and I work at the pizza factory.
I have a house, and a dog and a family.
Now one day the cook said to me
"Are you busy?" 
I said "No."
The cook said, "Do you mind stirring sauce with your right hand?" (stirring motion with right hand)

Hello, my name is Joe and I work at the pizza factory.
I have a house and a dog and a family.
Now one day the cook said to me,
"Are you busy?"
I said "No."
The cook said "Then do you mind chopping these veggies with your left hand?" (add chopping motion with left hand)

Hello, my name is Joe and I work at the pizza factory.
I have a house and a dog and a family.
Now one day the cook said to me,
"Are you busy?"
I said "No."
The cook said, "Do you mind opening the trash with your right foot (add motion with right foot)

Hello, my name is Joe and I work at the pizza factory.
I have a house and a dog and a family.
Now one day the cook said to me,
"Are you busy?"
 I said "No."
The cook said, "Could you open the door with your left foot?" (add motion with left foot)

Hello, my name is Joe and I work at the pizza factory.
I have a house and a dog and a family.
Now one day the cook said to me,
"Are you busy?"
I said "No."
The cook said, "Could you lick these stamps with your tongue?" (stick out tongue)

Hello, my name is Joe and I work at the pizza factory.
I have a house and a dog and a family.
Now one day the cook said to me,
"Are you busy?"
I said "YES!"

Bananas Unite (from Jbrary)
Bananas unite! (hands connected above head)
Peel bananas, peel bananas! (move hands down)
Chop bananas, chop bananas! (chopping motion)
Mash bananas, mash bananas! (mashing motion)
Go bananas! Go bananas!

I feel so crazy I jump in the soup by Laurie Berkner

Silly Hat Song (from SurLaLune Storytime)
(Tune: This Old Man)
On my head, I wear my hat.
It is such a silly hat
That my head will wiggle waggle to and fro
Where else can my silly hat go?
(Repeat using foot, elbow and knee)

Craft: We decorated sock printouts with colored paper to create "silly socks".

Literacy tip of the week: When you read with silly voices and expression it will help engage your child with the story you are reading.

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