Music Storytimes - Week of September 28

This week our storytimes have been all about music.

The Toddler Storytime lineup included:
Song - Fingerpopping from Preschool Aerobic Fun
Introduce Rhythm Instruments and the Letter 'B' for Bell
Story - If You're Happy and You Know It by Jane Cabrera
Song - Walking, Walking from Songs for Wiggleworms
Story - Dance With Me by Charles R. Smith Jr.
Action Rhyme - Clap Your Hands
Song - Reach For the Ceiling from Toddlers on Parade
Puppet Story - Music In the Night



The Preschool Storytime lineup included:
Song- Can't Wait to Celebrate from Jim Gill's Irrational Anthem
Story - Animal Band by Christopher S. Jennings
Action Rhyme - Clap Your Hands
Story - Dooby Dooby Moo by Doreen Cronin
Song - This Old Man (sung by Miss Kim)
Flannel Story - Fiddle-I-Fee
Story- Old MacDonald Had a Farm by Nancy Hellen




The Family Storytime lineup included:
Song - Clap Your Hands from Wiggleworms Love You
Introduce Rhythm instruments and Letter 'B' for Bell
Story - If You're Happy and You Know It by Jane Cabrera
Flannel Story - Boom Boom Boom! Oom-pah-pah!
Song - Roll Your Hands from Toddlers On Parade by Carole Totsky Hammett
Story - Old MacDonald Had a Farm by Nancy Hellen
Song - Hop Like a Bunny from Toddlers on Parade by Carole Totsky Hammett
Puppet Story - Music in the Night from the book by Etta Wilson

Ready to Read Skill: Print Motivation (Loving Books)

Print Motivation means being interested in and enjoying books. There are many ways to encourage this skill with your child, but the best way is to make reading fun! Some ways to do this include helping your child choose books to read with you, trying funny voices for the characters in the books, having your child help you read by saying a repeating phrase, or choosing books that have a pop-up or lift-the-flap feature. Also, feel free to ask the librarians at the branch you visit for books about topics your child is interested in (for example: trains, frogs, princesses, etc.). Another way to foster a love of books is by reading some that involve movement or singing, like we did this week with If You're Happy and You Know It by Jane Cabrera.

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