Ocean Animals Storyrtime - Week of February 22, 2010

This week at Storytime we learned about Ocean Animals!

Our Toddler Storytime Lineup included:
Song - Fingerpopping from Preschool Aerobic Fun
Introduction to the letter 'O' for Ocean and Octopus
Puppets - Sea Creatures
Book - Secret Seahorse by Stella Blackstone
Flannel - The Fish in the Ocean Go Swish, Swish, Swish
Song - Shake Your Sillies Out from More Singable Songs by Raffi
Book - I Saw the Sea and the Sea Saw Me by Megan Montague Cash
Action Rhyme - Fish On Sticks
Song - If You're Happy and You Know It from Songs For Wiggleworms
Book - Hooray For Fish by Lucy Cousins

Our Preschool Storytime Lineup included:
Song - Can't Wait To Celebrate from Jim Gill's Irrational Anthem
Introduction to the letter 'O' for Ocean and Octopus
Book - Way Down Deep In the Deep Blue Sea by Jan Peck
Action Rhyme - Fish on Sticks
Book - Pop-up Sea Creatures: Squirmy, Scary, Prickly Creatures from the Deep
Song - Shake My Sillies Out from More Singable Songs by Raffi
Flannel Story - Teasing Mr. Shark
Book - Secret Seahorse by Stella Blackstone

Ready to Read Skill: Vocabulary (Words)
Vocabulary means knowing the names of things. Knowing many words will help your child recognize written words and understand what he or she reads. Some great ways to work on this skill include talking to your child about what is going on around you, speaking clearly and using short sentences, and pointing out pictures in books when you say certain words. Books we looked at this week that are great for building vocabulary include Secret Seahorse and Pop-up Sea Creatures. Both offer new (more specific) words for concepts children are already familiar with; for example, names of different types of fish and other sea creatures.