Fizz, Boom, Pop!: 8/5/14 and 8/6/14

Books read:
Big Bad Bubble by Adam Rubin
Animal Baths by Bob Barner

Other book suggestions:
Perfectly Percy by Paul Schmid

Three Bubbles (from Perry Public Library)
A small bubble (make circle with your hands)
A medium sized bubble (make larger circle with your hands)
A great big bubble I see (make large circle with your arms)
Now let's count them, are you read?
1-2-3 (make three circles again)
POP! (clap hands loudly)

Washing (to the tune of "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes", from Perry Public Library)
Wash your head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes.
Wash your head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes.
Eyes and ears and mouth and nose.
Hands to dry and fingers and toes.
Wash your head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes.

Library Balloons (from Harris County Library)
This is the way we blow up the balloon (act like you are blowing up a balloon)
Blow up the balloon,
Blow up the balloon.
This is the way we blow up the balloon,
At the library.

This is the way we bounce the balloon (pretend to bounce a balloon in the air)
Bounce the balloon,
Bounce the balloon.
This is the way we bounce the balloon,
At the library.

This is the way we pop the balloon (clap)
Pop the balloon,
Pop the balloon.
This is the way we pop the balloon,
At the library.

Popcorn Calling Me (on "Buzz, Buzz" by Laurie Berkner)

Literacy tip of the week: When reading to your child it helps if you move your finger along the text as you read. This can help your child recognize the purpose of text, and eventually words.

For more information on the science centers that followed this storytime please see Ms. Kelly at the Library.

Fizz, Boom, Grow!: 7/22/14 and 7/23/14

Book read: Do you know which ones will grow? by Susan Shea

If you're growing and you know it (to the tune of "If You're Happy and You Know It")
If you're growing andyou know it clap your hands! (clap hands)
If you're growing and you know it clap your hands! (clap hands)
If you're growing and you know it and your face will truly show it.
If you're growing and you know it clap your hands! (clap hands)

Other actions can include: stomp your feet, reach high, shout hooray, etc.

This is Big (from Mel's Desk)
This is big, big, big.
This is small, small, small.
This is short, short short.
This is tall, tall, tall.
This is fast, fast, fast.
This is slow, slow, slow.
This is yes, yes, yes.
This is no, no, no.

Up pop the flowers (to the tune of "Pop Goes the Weasel", from Hummingbird Educational Resources)
We plant some seeds in the dirt. (pretend to plant seeds)
The rain falls in a shower. (raise arms and wiggle fingers to ground)
The sun comes out and what do you know? (squat down)
Up pop the flowers! (jump up)

Once there was a pumpkin (from King County Library System)
Once there was a pumpkin. (make small circle with hands)
And it grew. And grew. And grew. (make circle progressively bigger)
Now it is a Jack-O-Lantern.
And it smiles at you, and you and you! (move circle to greet each child)

Five Spring Flowers

For more information on the science centers that followed this storytime head on over to Ms. Kelly at the Library.

Fizz, Boom, Splash!: 7/15/14

Books Read:
Rain by Manya Stojic
Listen to the Rain by Bill Martin and and John Archambault

Teasing Mr. Shark (from Canton Public Library)
Five Little Fish,
Swimming in the sea,
Teasing Mr. Shark,
You can't catch me,
You can't catch me,
Along came Mr. Shark,
As quiet as can be...
SNAP!
Four little fish swimming in the sea... (count down until all fish are gone) 

If You're a Sea Creature and You Know It (to the tune of "If You're Happy and You Know It")
If you're a fish and you know it flap your fins..
If you're a shark and you know it chomp your teeth..
If you're an octopus and you know it wiggle your arms...

Stomping in the Rain (from Librarian vs. Storytime)
We're stomping in the rain, (stomp feet)
We're stomping in the rain,
We can't go yet,
We must get wet!
We're stomping in the rain!

It Ain't Gonna Rain No More (from Jbrary)
It ain't gonna rain no more, no more,
It ain't gonna rain no more,
Oh no, it's up to my toe!
It ain't gonna rain no more!

It ain't gonna rain no more, no more,
It ain't gonna rain no more,
Oh gee, it's up to my knee!
It ain't gonna rain no more!

It ain't gonna rain no more, no more,
It ain't gonna rain no more,
Oh my, it's up to my thigh!
It ain't gonna rain no more!

It ain't gonna rain, no more, no more,
It ain't gonna rain no more,
Oh fiddle, it' s up to my middle!
It ain't gonna rain no more!

It ain't gonna rain, no more, no more,
It ain't gonna rain no more,
Oh heck, it's up to my neck,
It ain't gonna rain no more!

It ain't gonna rain no more, no more,
It ain't gonna rain no more,
Oh dread, it's up to my head,
I guess I'll just swim home!

Parachute Activity: Using our parachute we demonstrated several different types of weather.

The rain is on my head (to the tune of "The Farmer in the Dell", modified from Laughter and Literacy)
The rain is on my head, the rain is on my head!
Hi ho the dairy-o, the rain is on my head!
The rain goes up and down, the rain goes up and down!
Hi ho the dairy-o, the rain goes up and down!
The rain goes fast and slow, the rain goes fast and slow!
Hi ho the dairy-o, the rain goes fast and slow!
The rain is on my head, the rain is on my head!
Hi ho the dairy-o the rain is on my head!

Literacy tip of the week: Young children learn through their senses. Try fun sensory related literacy activities with your child. For instance, have them write letters in shaving cream or paint!

For more information on the centers that followed this storytime head over to Ms. Kelly At the Library.

Fizz, Boom, Move!: 7/8/14 and 7/9/14

Book read: 
Hop, Hop, Jump by Lauren Thompson

Other book suggestions: 
From Head to Toe by Eric Carle
Off We Go! by Beverley Abramson

Walking, Walking (sung to the tune of "Frere Jacques", from NIEHS)
Walking, walking, walking, walking,
Hop, hop, hop! Hop, hop, hop!
Running, running, running, running,
running, running,
Now we stop! Now we stop!
(You can substitute other actions for walking and running, such as swaying, swimming or tapping.)

Freeze, Dance, Melt

Freeze by Greg and Steve

Movement Game: If two words I say rhyme, clap. If they don't rhyme, jump. (I saved this idea when I saw it on Twitter recently but have lost the attribution. If you know who to attribute it to please let me know)

Action cube

Literacy tip of the week: 
Enjoying active songs is a great way to keep your child engaged in the rhythm of language.

For more information about the centers done after this storytime please see here.