Monkey Fun! Storytimes for the Week of Sept. 13

This week at Storytime we are having Monkey Fun!

Our Toddler Storytime linup included:

Song - Fingerpopping from Preschool Aerobic Fun

Introduction to the Letter M - M Is for Monkey!

Story - Just Mommy and Me by Tara Jaye Morrow

Flannel Story - Way Up High in the Banana Tree

Song - Milkshake from Songs for Wiggleworms

Story - Monkey and Me by Emily Gravett

Action Rhyme - Monkey See, Monkey Do

Song - Clap Your Hands from Wiggleworms Love You

Story - Mimi's Book off Opposites by Emma Chichester Clark

Our Preschool Storytime lineup included:

Song - Can't Wait to Celebrate from Jim Gill's Irrational Anthem

Draw and Tell Story - Banana Cream Pie from Draw-And-Tell by Richard Thompson

Introduction to the Letter M - M is for Monkey!

Story - Mo's Stinky Sweater by David Bedford

Song - Monkey Fun from Debbie's Ditties 3 by Debbie Clement

Action Rhyme - Monkey See, Monkey Do

Story - Monkey, Monkey, Monkey by Cathy MacLennan

Song - Milkshake from Songs for Wiggleworms

Ready to Read Skill: Phonological Awarness (Sounds)
Phonological Awareness means being able to hear and play with the smaller sounds in words. Working on this skill will help your child sound out words when they start reading. Ways to improve phonological awareness include saying rhymes (like the ones below) and emphasizing the rhyming words. Doing motions with the rhymes also helps your child break the words into smaller parts. Singing songs is another great way to work on this skill while having fun!

Action Rhyme: Monkey See, Monkey Do
Monkey See,
Monkey Do,
Monkey can clap his hands!
Can you clap too?

(...stomp his feet
...jump
...spin around
...peek-a-boo
...dance
...make monkey sounds
...make up your own!)

Flannel Rhyme: Way Up High in the Banana Tree

Way up high in the banana tree,
Five Bananas smiled at Monkey.
He shook that tree as hard as he could,
And down fell a banana!
Mmmmm! It was good!

(repeat with 4,3,2, and 1 bananas until they are all gone)

The theme for Bilingual Storytime this week was Underwear (Calzones), and the lineup included:

Story - No! That's Wrong! by Zhohua Ji and Cui Xu

Story - Pants by Giles Andreae

Story - What Color Is Your Underwear by Sam Lloyd

Song - Hola from Dr. Jean en Español

Song - Tu-ti-ta from Dr. Jean en Español

Song - Adios from Dr. Jean en Español