Fizz, Boom, Construct!: 7/29/14 and 7/30/14

Books read:
Roadwork by Sally Sutton
The Construction Crew by Lynn Meltzer

Other book suggestions:
Construction Kitties by Judy Sue Goodwin Sturges
Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site by Sherri Duskey Rinker

Construction Worker Song (from Everything Preschool)
This is the way we pound out nails, pound our nails (pound fists)
This is the way we pound our nails, so early in the morning.

Other verses:
Saw wood (move arms in sawing motion)
Shake paint (shake hands up and down)
Drill a hole (move hands in a circle)
Paint the walls (move hands side to side) 

My Daddy Works With One Hammer (from I Read to Relax)
My daddy works with one hammer, one hammer, one hammer (pound one fist)
My daddy works with one hammer, and then he works with two! (pound both fists)
My daddy works with two hammers, two hammers, two hammers,
My daddy works with two hammers, and then he works with three! (pound fists and stomp one foot)
My daddy works with three hammers, three hammers, three hammers,
My daddy works with three hammers, and then he works with four! (pound fists and stomp feet)
My daddy works with four hammers, four hammers, four hammers,
My daddy works with four hammers, and then he needs a nap! (pretend to sleep)

"Trucks" from Victor Vito by Laurie Berkner  

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!"

Literacy tip of the week: The rhyme found in books such as "Construction Crew" is an important way your child will learn about how words are broken into syllables. This knowledge will make learning to read much easier.

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

Truck Storytime 5/13/14 and 5/14/14

Books read:
Tip Tip Dig Dig by Emma Garcia
I Stink by Kate McMullan

Other book suggestions:
Roadwork by Sally Sutton
Trucks: Whizz, Boom, Rumble by Patricia Hubbell

I'm Driving In My Car (from Miss Sarah's Storytimes)
I'm driving in my car, I'm driving in my car.
Beep beep, toot toot, I'm driving in my car. (honk horn)

I'm driving very fast, I'm driving very fast. (turn wheel quickly)
Beep beep, toot toot, I'm driving very fast.

I'm driving very slow, I'm driving very slow. (turn wheel slowly)
Beep beep, toot toot, I'm driving very slow.

The lights are turning red, and I must stop my car (put hand up to signal stopping)
Beep beep, toot toot, I must stop my car.

The lights are turning green, and I can go again.
Beep beep, toot toot, I can go again.

Green Says Go (from Storytime Katie)
Green says "Go!" (march quickly)
Go! Go! Go!
Yellow says "Slow!" (march slowly)
Slow! Slow! Slow!
Red says "Stop!"
Stop! Stop! Stop! (stop)
Go! Go! Go!
Slow! Slow! Slow!
Stop!

Hurry, hurry (to the tune of "Ten Little Indians")
Hurry, hurry drive the fire truck, (x3) (pretend to drive)
Hurry, hurry ring the bell (x3)
Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding.
Hurry, hurry climb the ladder (x3) (pretend to climb)
Hurry, hurry squirt the water (x3) (pretend to spray water) 

Wheels on the Truck (version of "Wheels on the Bus", done with parachute)
The wheels on the truck go round, and round. (walk round with parachute)
The wipers on the truck go swish, swish, swish. (make wave with parachute)
The people on the truck go up and down, up and down. (move parachute up and down)
Driver on the truck says come on in, come on in. (walk in)
The driver on the truck says move on back, move on back. (step out)

My Old Truck (to the tune of "Here we Go Round the Mulberry Bush", adapted from Storytime Sparks)
My old blue truck goes bumping along, bumping along, bumping along.
My old blue truck goes bumping along, all the way to town.

Other verses (change verb each time):
zipping along, creeping along, bouncing along.

Literacy tip of the week: Let your child pick books about topics they are interested in. This will help develop your child's love of reading.

Craft: We made stoplights :)