Storytimes On Break
Hilltop Storytimes are currently on winter break and will resume the week of January 11, 2010. Have a wonderful Holiday season and we'll see you in the new year!
Christmas Storytime in Review
Thanks to everyone who attended our Christmas Storytime! Miss Brandy and I had a lot of fun making snowmen and meeting Santa with you!
Our Christmas Storytime Lineup Included:
Song - Can't Wait to Celebrate from Jim Gill's Irrational Anthem
Nesting Letter S Boxes
Book - Ho, Ho, Ho, Tucker! by Leslie McGuirk
Flannel/Song - Must Be Santa
Puppet Story - Santa Duck adapted from the book by David Milgrim
Book - Mouse's First Christmas by Lauren Thompson
Song - Jingle Bells
Song - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Ready to Read Skill: Letter Knowledge (ABC's)
Letter knowledge means knowing that letters are different from each other, recognizing them everywhere, and knowing the sounds they make. Each week at Storytime we introduce a letter and discuss the sound it makes and words that begin with that letter. For Christmas Storytime, we had an extra special set of nesting 's' letter boxes that were filled with 's'-themed gifts from Santa. At home, you can do the same kind of thing - talk to your child and get them excited about what letter words begin with and how they sound. Another way to work on your child's Letter Knowledge is to use alphabet magnets to spell things on your refrigerator, or let them trace letter shapes with their fingers on a plate of whipped cream or shaving foam. Most importantly, make learning letters fun for you and your child!
Special Christmas Storytime December 19!
Join us this Saturday, December 19, at 11:00 a.m. for a special
Christmas Family Storytime!
There will be songs, stories, puppets, crafts, and best of all...
A VISIT FROM SANTA!
Storytime Week of December 14
This week in Toddler Storytime, we talked about Winter and snow!
Our Toddler Storytime Lineup included:
Song - Fingerpopping from Preschool Aerobic Fun
Book - Mouse's First Snow by Lauren Thompson
Song - Roll Your Hands from Toddlers on Parade
Rhyme/Song - There's a Mitten On My Nose
Book - In the Snow by Sharon Phillips
Song - Milkshake from Songs For Wiggleworms
Book - How To Make a Snowman by Jo Moon
Flannel Activity - Build a Snowman
Action Rhyme - Three Little Snowmen
This week at Preschool Storytime we heard some of Miss Kim's favorite stories and songs!
Our Preschool Storytime lineup included:
Song - Can't Wait to Celebrate from Jim Gill's Irrational Anthem
Book - I Ain't Gonna Paint No More by Karen Beaumont
Book - Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin
Song - I Took a Bath in the Washing Machine from Jim Gill's The Sneezing Song
Flannel Story - The Big Puddle
Book - The Blue Balloon by Mick Inkpen
Ready to Read Skill: Phonological Awareness (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 in the books above) 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!
Our Toddler Storytime Lineup included:
Song - Fingerpopping from Preschool Aerobic Fun
Book - Mouse's First Snow by Lauren Thompson
Song - Roll Your Hands from Toddlers on Parade
Rhyme/Song - There's a Mitten On My Nose
Book - In the Snow by Sharon Phillips
Song - Milkshake from Songs For Wiggleworms
Book - How To Make a Snowman by Jo Moon
Flannel Activity - Build a Snowman
Action Rhyme - Three Little Snowmen
This week at Preschool Storytime we heard some of Miss Kim's favorite stories and songs!
Our Preschool Storytime lineup included:
Song - Can't Wait to Celebrate from Jim Gill's Irrational Anthem
Book - I Ain't Gonna Paint No More by Karen Beaumont
Book - Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin
Song - I Took a Bath in the Washing Machine from Jim Gill's The Sneezing Song
Flannel Story - The Big Puddle
Book - The Blue Balloon by Mick Inkpen
Ready to Read Skill: Phonological Awareness (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 in the books above) 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!
