Tuesday, December 12, 2017

Holiday Fun Storytime: 12/11/17 and 12/12/17

Books read:
Jingle, Jingle by Nicola Smee
Christmas Magic by Sue Stainton

Other book suggestions:
Llama Llama holiday drama by Anna Dewdney
12 Sleighs of Christmas b Sherri Duskey Rinker 

Let's All Do a Little Clapping 
(Tune:"We Wish You a Merry Christmas", from Storytime Katie)
Let's all do a little clapping,
Let's all do a little clapping,
Let's all do a little clapping,
and spread Christmas cheer!

Where is Santa? (from Step by Step Childcare)
Where is Santa? Where is Santa? (put hands behind back)
Here I am! Here I am! (make belly with arms)
Merry, Merry Christmas!
Ho ho ho! Ho ho ho! (put hands behind back)

The Reindeer Pokey
You put your antlers in, (bow head forward)
You put your antlers out, (lean head back)
You put your antlers in,
And you shake them all about (shake head)
You do the Reindeer Pokey and you turn yourself around,
That's what it's all about!
Other verses include hooves (feet), tail, red nose, and reindeer self.


Rudolph, Rudolph (from Sunflower Storytime)
Rudolph, Rudolph, turn around around.
Rudolph, Rudolph, touch the ground.
Rudolph, Rudolph, touch your nose.
Rudolph, Rudolph, touch your toes.
Rudolph, Rudolph, jump up high.
Rudolph, Rudolph, touch the sky.
Rudolph, Rudolph, touch your knees.
Rudolph, Rudolph, sit down please. 

Jingle Bells (with bells)

Craft: We made wreaths out of paper plates and torn paper.

Literacy tip of the week: Share a favorite holiday story with your child. It is a great way to help them develop positive associations with books and reading.

Thursday, December 7, 2017

Baby Storytime 12/7/17

Book read: The baby goes beep by Rebecca O'Connell

Hello Everybody (to the tune of from Jbrary)
Well hello everybody can you touch your nose, touch your nose, touch your nose?
Well hello everybody can you touch your nose, touch your nose?

Well hello everybody can you touch your toes, touch your toes, touch your toes?
Well hello everybody can you touch your toes?
(Other actions can include clap your hands, jump up high, stomp your feet, etc)

Giddyup, Giddyup (from King County Library System)
Giddyup, giddyup ride to town, (bounce baby on your lap)
Giddyup, giddyup, up and down.
Giddyup fast, (bounce quickly)
Giddyup slow, (bounce slowly)
Giddyup, giddyup, WHOA! (dip baby backwards) 

Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes

10 Little Bubbles (while popping bubbles, to the tune of "Ten Little Indians")
One little,
Two little,
Three little bubbles,
Four little,
Five little,
Six little bubbles.
Seven little,
Eight little,
Nine little bubbles.
Ten little bubbles in the air.

I'm a little cuckoo clock (from KCLS)

Tick tock, tick tock, (rock back and forth)
I'm a little cuckoo clock!
Tick tock, tick tock,
It's one o'clock!
CUCKOO! (jump once)

Tick tock, tick tock,
I'm a little cuckoo clock!
Tick tock, tick tock,
It's two o'clock!
CUCKOO! CUCKOO! (jump twice)

Wheels on the bus  

Literacy tip of the week: Let your baby hold books and turn pages. The more they do the more they will learn about how books work.

Tuesday, December 5, 2017

Letter D Storytime 12/4/17 amd 12/5/17

Books read: 
Dog's Noisy Day by Emma Dodd
Groovy Joe Dance Party Countdown by Eric Litwin

Other book suggestions:
We are the dinosaurs by Laurie Berkner
I'm Dirty by Kate McMullan

ASL Sign of the Week: Letter D

If you're a dog and you know it

Dancing Animals (from Librarian Lisa's Storytimes)

This is the way the bunnies hop,
The bunnies hop,
This is the way the bunnies hop,
So early in the morning!
(Other actions can include any other animal and accompanying movement)  

Dance anyway you want to (modified from Ms. Meg's Storytime)
Dance anyway that you want to,
Dance anyway that you want to,
Dance anyway that you want to,
But stop when I say FREEZE!
Other verses can include jumping as high as you can, dancing as fast as you can, spinning, etc 

We are the dinosaurs (on "Whaddaya Think of That?" by Laurie Berkner)

Dinosaur, Dinosaur (from Storytime Katie)

Dinosaur, dinosaur, turn around. (turn around)
Dinosaur, dinosaur, stomp the ground. (stomp)
Dinosaur, dinosaur show your claws. (hold out hands)
Dinosaur, dinosaur, snap your jaws. (arms snap open and closed)
Dinosaur, dinosaur turn around. (turn around)
Dinosaur, dinosaur, sit back down. (sit)

Craft: We used pictures of things that start with D to make a letter D collage.

Literacy tip of the week: As you are out and about with your child, point out words and letters all around you. It will help them understand these concepts and identify words and letters later on.