Books read:
Mommy, where are you? by Leonid Gore
ASL Sign of the Week: Mom
Friend of Mine (to the tune of "Mary Had A Little Lamb", from Kelly's Kindergarten)
Will you be a friend of mine, friend of mine, friend of mine?
Will you be a friend of mine and (insert action) around with me?
Here we go up, up, up (from Reading With Red)
Here we go up, up, up! (reach up)
Here we go down, down, down! (touch floor)
Here we go back and forth! (sway side to side)
And here we go round and round! (turn around)
Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes
I'm a little cuckoo clock (from KCLS)
Tick tock, tick tock, (rock baby)
I'm a little cuckoo clock!
Tick tock, tick tock,
It's one o'clock!
CUCKOO! (lift baby once)
Tick tock, tick tock,
I'm a little cuckoo clock!
Tick tock, tick tock,
It's two o'clock!
CUCKOO! CUCKOO! (lift baby twice)
Wheels on the Bus
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.
Row, row, row your boat (with parachute)
The chute is on my head (to the tune of "The Farmer in the Dell", from Laughter and Literacy)
The chute is on my head, the chute is on my head!
Hi ho the dairy-o, the chute is on my head!
The chute goes up and down, the chute goes up and down!
Hi ho the dairy-o, the chute goes up and down!
The chute goes fast and slow, the chute goes fast and slow!
Hi ho the dairy-o, the chute goes fast and slow!
The chute is on my head, the chute is on my head!
Hi ho the dairy-o the chute is on my head!
Literacy tip of the week: Simple lift the flap books (like "Mommy, where are you?") are a fun way to hold your baby's attention.
Thursday, May 11, 2017
Wednesday, May 10, 2017
I Love Mommy Storytime 5/9/17 and 5/10/17
Books read:
Mommy, where are you? by Leonid Gore
The Mommy Book by Todd Parr
Other book suggestions:
Dinosaur vs. Mommy by Bob Shea
Is your mama a llama? by Deborah Guarino
Mother Bruce by Ryan Higgins
ASL Sign of the Week: Mom
I love Mommy (to the tune of "Frere Jacques")
(we did this song using the ASL signs for "Mom" "Love" and "Yes")
I love Mommy, I love Mommy
Yes I do, Yes I do.
Mommies are for hugging (hug self or mom)
Mommies are for kissing, (blow a kiss)
I love you, yes I do. (point to mother)
If you Love Mommy and You Know It (to the tune of "If You're Happy and You Know It")
If you love Mommy and you know it blow a kiss. (blow kiss)
If you love Mommy and you know it blow a kiss.
If you love Mommy and you know it then your face will surely show it
If you love Mommy and you know it blow a kiss!
Additional verses include giving a hug an jumping for joy.
Let's All Do a Little Clapping
(Tune:"We Wish You a Merry Christmas", modified 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 love right here!
Other actions can include jumping, stomping, spinning, etc.
Give Mom a Hug (from Storytime Katie)
Roar like a lion, growl like a bear (act like each animal)
Give Mom a hug, show her you care (give hug)
Hop like a bunny, flap like a bird (hop and flap your arms)
Quiet as a mouse now, don’t say a word.
Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed
I love you, you love me (from Barney the dinosaur)
Mama Says (with parachute)
Craft: We decorated a template of a flower pot and stamped our handprints as "flowers"
Literacy tip of the week: Sharing books with people they love is an important way your child will create positive associations with books and reading.
Mommy, where are you? by Leonid Gore
The Mommy Book by Todd Parr
Other book suggestions:
Dinosaur vs. Mommy by Bob Shea
Is your mama a llama? by Deborah Guarino
Mother Bruce by Ryan Higgins
ASL Sign of the Week: Mom
I love Mommy (to the tune of "Frere Jacques")
(we did this song using the ASL signs for "Mom" "Love" and "Yes")
I love Mommy, I love Mommy
Yes I do, Yes I do.
Mommies are for hugging (hug self or mom)
Mommies are for kissing, (blow a kiss)
I love you, yes I do. (point to mother)
If you Love Mommy and You Know It (to the tune of "If You're Happy and You Know It")
If you love Mommy and you know it blow a kiss. (blow kiss)
If you love Mommy and you know it blow a kiss.
If you love Mommy and you know it then your face will surely show it
If you love Mommy and you know it blow a kiss!
Additional verses include giving a hug an jumping for joy.
Let's All Do a Little Clapping
(Tune:"We Wish You a Merry Christmas", modified 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 love right here!
Other actions can include jumping, stomping, spinning, etc.
Give Mom a Hug (from Storytime Katie)
Roar like a lion, growl like a bear (act like each animal)
Give Mom a hug, show her you care (give hug)
Hop like a bunny, flap like a bird (hop and flap your arms)
Quiet as a mouse now, don’t say a word.
Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed
I love you, you love me (from Barney the dinosaur)
Mama Says (with parachute)
Craft: We decorated a template of a flower pot and stamped our handprints as "flowers"
Literacy tip of the week: Sharing books with people they love is an important way your child will create positive associations with books and reading.
Wednesday, April 26, 2017
Money and Counting Storytime 4/25/17
Book read:
Benny's Pennies by Pat Brisson
Other book suggestions:
Pete the cat and his four groovy buttons by Eric Litwin
Bear counts by Karma Wilson
Baby Bear counts one by Ashley Wolff
ASL sign of the week: Money
Counting Friends (to the tune of "This Is the Way We Wash Our Hands", from Perry Public Library)
How many friends are here today,
At storytime to read and play?
How many friends are here today?
Count them all with me!
Numbers Jump
1, 2 Shake It On Your Shoe (from Jbrary)
1, 2, shake it on your shoe.
3.4 shake it on the floor.
5. 6 shake it really quick.
7, 8 hold it up straight.
9, 10 shake it with your friends!
Pin the money on the piggy bank
Craft: We decorated a money printout with torn paper and letter stickers.
Literacy tip of the week: The ordered sequence of events in counting rhymes can help your child develop their narrative, or storytelling, skills.
Benny's Pennies by Pat Brisson
Other book suggestions:
Pete the cat and his four groovy buttons by Eric Litwin
Bear counts by Karma Wilson
Baby Bear counts one by Ashley Wolff
ASL sign of the week: Money
Counting Friends (to the tune of "This Is the Way We Wash Our Hands", from Perry Public Library)
How many friends are here today,
At storytime to read and play?
How many friends are here today?
Count them all with me!
Numbers Jump
1, 2 Shake It On Your Shoe (from Jbrary)
1, 2, shake it on your shoe.
3.4 shake it on the floor.
5. 6 shake it really quick.
7, 8 hold it up straight.
9, 10 shake it with your friends!
Pin the money on the piggy bank
Craft: We decorated a money printout with torn paper and letter stickers.
Literacy tip of the week: The ordered sequence of events in counting rhymes can help your child develop their narrative, or storytelling, skills.
Thursday, April 13, 2017
Baby Storytime 4/13/17
Book read:
Big Fat Hen by Keith Baker
My hands say hello (to the tune of "The Farmer in the Dell", from Abby the Librarian)
My hands say hello
My hands say hello
Every time I see my friends
My hands say hello
Repeat using other body parts.
Friend of Mine (to the tune of "Mary Had A Little Lamb", from Kelly's Kindergarten)
Will you be a friend of mine, friend of mine, friend of mine?
Will you be a friend of mine and (insert action) around with me?
I'm a little cuckoo clock (from KCLS)
Tick tock, tick tock, (rock baby)
I'm a little cuckoo clock!
Tick tock, tick tock,
It's one o'clock!
CUCKOO! (lift baby once)
Tick tock, tick tock,
I'm a little cuckoo clock!
Tick tock, tick tock,
It's two o'clock!
CUCKOO! CUCKOO! (lift baby twice)
My Pony Macaroni (do three times with increasing speed) (from Born to Read)
I have a little pony, (bounce baby on lap)
His name is Macaroni.
He trots and trots and then he stops (stop bouncing)
Funny little pony!
Wheels on the Bus
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.
Literacy tip: The ordered sequence of events in counting rhymes can help your child develop their narrative, or storytelling, skills.
Big Fat Hen by Keith Baker
My hands say hello (to the tune of "The Farmer in the Dell", from Abby the Librarian)
My hands say hello
My hands say hello
Every time I see my friends
My hands say hello
Repeat using other body parts.
Friend of Mine (to the tune of "Mary Had A Little Lamb", from Kelly's Kindergarten)
Will you be a friend of mine, friend of mine, friend of mine?
Will you be a friend of mine and (insert action) around with me?
I'm a little cuckoo clock (from KCLS)
Tick tock, tick tock, (rock baby)
I'm a little cuckoo clock!
Tick tock, tick tock,
It's one o'clock!
CUCKOO! (lift baby once)
Tick tock, tick tock,
I'm a little cuckoo clock!
Tick tock, tick tock,
It's two o'clock!
CUCKOO! CUCKOO! (lift baby twice)
My Pony Macaroni (do three times with increasing speed) (from Born to Read)
I have a little pony, (bounce baby on lap)
His name is Macaroni.
He trots and trots and then he stops (stop bouncing)
Funny little pony!
Wheels on the Bus
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.
Literacy tip: The ordered sequence of events in counting rhymes can help your child develop their narrative, or storytelling, skills.
Wednesday, April 12, 2017
Chickens and Eggs Storytime 4/11/17 and 4/12/17
Books read:
Hurry, Hurry! by Eve Bunting
Shake a leg, Egg! by Kurt Cyrus
Other book suggestions:
Chickens to the rescue! by John Himmelman
Chicken Storytime by Sandy Asher
On our way to the farm (modified from Storytimes and More, to the tune of "Here we go round the Mulberry Bush")
Here we go marching down the road, down the road,
Here we go marching down the road, on our way to the farm today!
Additional verses can include: running, tiptoeing, stomping, flying, etc.
If You're a Chicken and You Know It
If you're a chicken and you know it cluck like this,
If you're a chicken and you know it cluck like this,
If you're a chicken and you know it, then your face will surely show it.
If you're a chicken and you know it, cluck like this.
Additional actions: flap wings, scratch, peck
Shake, Shake, Shake (to the tune of "Do your ears hang low?", from Storytimes and More)
Can you shake your egg up high?
Can you shake your egg down low?
Can you shake it side to side?
Can you shake it by your toe?
Can you shake it really fast?
Can you shake it really slow?
Can you shake your egg?
I Know a Chicken (from Laurie Berker's CD "Whaddaya Think of That?")
Little Chick, Little Chick (from Storytimes and More)
Little Chick, Little Chick,
Come out and play!
What color barn are you in today?
Making our chicken puppet "fly" on our parachute.
Craft: We made chicken puppets out of paper bags.
Literacy tip of the week: Books with few words (like "Hurry, Hurry") are good choices for reading together because you can ask questions and help your child use the pictures to understand the story.
Hurry, Hurry! by Eve Bunting
Shake a leg, Egg! by Kurt Cyrus
Other book suggestions:
Chickens to the rescue! by John Himmelman
Chicken Storytime by Sandy Asher
On our way to the farm (modified from Storytimes and More, to the tune of "Here we go round the Mulberry Bush")
Here we go marching down the road, down the road,
Here we go marching down the road, on our way to the farm today!
Additional verses can include: running, tiptoeing, stomping, flying, etc.
If You're a Chicken and You Know It
If you're a chicken and you know it cluck like this,
If you're a chicken and you know it cluck like this,
If you're a chicken and you know it, then your face will surely show it.
If you're a chicken and you know it, cluck like this.
Additional actions: flap wings, scratch, peck
Shake, Shake, Shake (to the tune of "Do your ears hang low?", from Storytimes and More)
Can you shake your egg up high?
Can you shake your egg down low?
Can you shake it side to side?
Can you shake it by your toe?
Can you shake it really fast?
Can you shake it really slow?
Can you shake your egg?
I Know a Chicken (from Laurie Berker's CD "Whaddaya Think of That?")
Little Chick, Little Chick (from Storytimes and More)
Little Chick, Little Chick,
Come out and play!
What color barn are you in today?
Making our chicken puppet "fly" on our parachute.
Craft: We made chicken puppets out of paper bags.
Literacy tip of the week: Books with few words (like "Hurry, Hurry") are good choices for reading together because you can ask questions and help your child use the pictures to understand the story.
Thursday, April 6, 2017
Baby Storytime 4/6/17
Book read:
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you see? by Bill Martin Jr.
ASL Sign of the Week: Bear
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)
A hippopotamus got on a city bus (from Jbrary)
A hip, a hip, a hippotamus,
Got on, got on, got on a city bus.
And all, and all, and all the people said,
"You're squishing us!" (hug)
A sheep, a sheep, a sheep
Got on, got on, got on a a city bus.
And all, and all, and all the people said,
"Baaaack up!" (lean back)
A cow, a cow, a cow
Got on, got on, got on a city bus.
And all, and all, and all the pople said,
"Mooove over!" (rock from side to side)
The airplane song by Laurie Berkner
I'm a little cuckoo clock (from KCLS)
Tick tock, tick tock, (rock baby)
I'm a little cuckoo clock!
Tick tock, tick tock,
It's one o'clock!
CUCKOO! (lift baby once)
Tick tock, tick tock,
I'm a little cuckoo clock!
Tick tock, tick tock,
It's two o'clock!
CUCKOO! CUCKOO! (lift baby twice)
Wheels on the Bus
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.
Literacy tip of the week: Sing with your baby as much as possible. It is both fun and beneficial to your little one's literacy development.
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you see? by Bill Martin Jr.
ASL Sign of the Week: Bear
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)
A hippopotamus got on a city bus (from Jbrary)
A hip, a hip, a hippotamus,
Got on, got on, got on a city bus.
And all, and all, and all the people said,
"You're squishing us!" (hug)
A sheep, a sheep, a sheep
Got on, got on, got on a a city bus.
And all, and all, and all the people said,
"Baaaack up!" (lean back)
A cow, a cow, a cow
Got on, got on, got on a city bus.
And all, and all, and all the pople said,
"Mooove over!" (rock from side to side)
The airplane song by Laurie Berkner
I'm a little cuckoo clock (from KCLS)
Tick tock, tick tock, (rock baby)
I'm a little cuckoo clock!
Tick tock, tick tock,
It's one o'clock!
CUCKOO! (lift baby once)
Tick tock, tick tock,
I'm a little cuckoo clock!
Tick tock, tick tock,
It's two o'clock!
CUCKOO! CUCKOO! (lift baby twice)
Wheels on the Bus
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.
Literacy tip of the week: Sing with your baby as much as possible. It is both fun and beneficial to your little one's literacy development.
Wednesday, April 5, 2017
Letter A Storytime 4/4/17 and 4/5/17
Book read:
I ain't gonna paint no more by Karen Beaumont
Other book suggestions:
Hooray for Amanda and her alligator! by Mo Willems
Alphabet under construction by Denise Fleming
ASL sign of the week: Letter A
Let's All Do a Little Clapping
(Tune:"We Wish You a Merry Christmas", modified 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 springtime cheer!
Other actions can include stomping, jumping, twirling, etc.
The Alligator Jump (modified from Storytime with Ms. Tara)
Alligators jump, (jump)
Alligators slide, (slide back and forth)
All the alligators move from side to side.
Alligators jump, (jump)
Alligators giggle, (pretend to laugh)
All the alligators like to turn around and wiggle! (shake your behind)
The airplane song by Laurie Berkner
Way up high in the apple tree (modified from Literary Commentary)
Way up high in the apple tree, (lift arms)
10 little apples smiled at me!
I shook that tree as hard as I could, (shake back and forth)
Down came the apples, (wave hands towards ground)
Boy were they good!
Craft: We colored a picture of an airplane.
Literacy tip of the week: Rhyming words, such as those in "I ain't gonna paint no more", are great for helping your child isolate the sounds in language. This is an important skill when they are learning to read.
I ain't gonna paint no more by Karen Beaumont
Other book suggestions:
Hooray for Amanda and her alligator! by Mo Willems
Alphabet under construction by Denise Fleming
ASL sign of the week: Letter A
Let's All Do a Little Clapping
(Tune:"We Wish You a Merry Christmas", modified 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 springtime cheer!
Other actions can include stomping, jumping, twirling, etc.
The Alligator Jump (modified from Storytime with Ms. Tara)
Alligators jump, (jump)
Alligators slide, (slide back and forth)
All the alligators move from side to side.
Alligators jump, (jump)
Alligators giggle, (pretend to laugh)
All the alligators like to turn around and wiggle! (shake your behind)
The airplane song by Laurie Berkner
Way up high in the apple tree (modified from Literary Commentary)
Way up high in the apple tree, (lift arms)
10 little apples smiled at me!
I shook that tree as hard as I could, (shake back and forth)
Down came the apples, (wave hands towards ground)
Boy were they good!
Craft: We colored a picture of an airplane.
Literacy tip of the week: Rhyming words, such as those in "I ain't gonna paint no more", are great for helping your child isolate the sounds in language. This is an important skill when they are learning to read.
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