Bears Storytime - Week of November 30

This week at storytime we are talking about bears!

Our Toddler Storytime Lineup included:
Song - Fingerpopping from Preschool Aerobic Fun
Story - My Bear and Me by Barbara Maitland
Flannel - Pooh's Honey Pots
Song - Jumping and Counting from Jim Gill's Irrational Anthem
Flannel - Dress the Bear (based on the book How Do I Put It On by Shigeo Watanabe)
Book - Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? by Bill Martin
Action Rhyme - The Polar Bear by Marie Wheeler from 1,001 Rhymes and Fingerplays
Song - Milkshake from Songs for Wiggleworms
Story - Teddy Bears, Teddy Bears by William Winburn




Our Preschool Storytime Lineup included:
Song - Can't Wait to Celebrate from Jim Gill's Irrational Anthem
Book - Sleep, Big Bear, Sleep by maureen Wright
Flannel Rhyme - Five Big and Grumpy Bears
Book - Where's My Teddy? by Jez Alborough
Song - Jumping and Counting from Jim Gill's Irrational Anthem
Book - A Bear and His Boy by Sean Bryan
Prop Story - Barnaby Bear Fell Into the Batter Bowl



Rhymes:

The Polar Bear (By Marie Wheeler)
The polar bear lives where it snows,
(Flutter fingers downward.)
He never gets cold in a storm.
(Shake your index finger.)
When he swims in the icy cold water,
(Make swimming movements.)
His heavy white coat keeps him warm.
(Hug self.)

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 animal sounds, like we did this week with Teddy Bears, Teddy Bears and Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear.