Good Morning! Storytimes - Week of October 16, 2010

This week we said "Good Morning!" at storytime.

Our Family Storytime lineup included:
Song - Fingerpopping from Preschool Aerobic Fun
Props- Good Morning Frog! Let's get ready for today!
Story - Wake up, Me! by Marni McGee
Flannel Story - When the Rooster Crowed (from the book by Patricia Lillie)
Action Rhyme (with props) - Eggs on Your Nose (from the book by Ann McGovern)
Song - Milkshake from Songs for Wiggleworms
Story - Bear's Busy Morning by Harriet Ziefert
Song - Wake Up Toes from Morning Magic by Joanie Bartel

Our Toddler Storytime lineup included:
Song - Fingerpopping from Preschool Aerobic Fun
Props- Good Morning Frog! Let's get ready for today!
Story - Wake up, Me! by Marni McGee
Flannel Story - When the Rooster Crowed (from the book by Patricia Lillie)
Action Rhyme (with props) - Eggs on Your Nose (from the book by Ann McGovern)
Song - Milkshake from Songs for Wiggleworms
Story - Bear's Busy Morning by Harriet Ziefert
Song - Wake Up Toes from Morning Magic by Joanie Bartel

Our Preschool Storytime lineup included:
Song - Can't Wait to Celebrate from Jim Gill's Irrational Anthem
Story - Hey Pancakes by Tamson Weston
Action Rhyme (with props) - Eggs on Your Nose (from the book by Ann McGovern)
Story - The Giraffe Who Cock-a-Doodle-Doo'd by Keith Faulkner
Song - Grand Old Duke Of York from Toddlers on Parade
Flannel Story - How Do I Put It On? (from the book by Shiego Watanabe)
Story - Grumpy Bird by Jeremy Tankard

Ready To Read Skill - Narritive Skills (Storytelling)
Narritive Skills means being able to describe things and events and tell stories. Working on this skill will help your child understand what they are reading as they get older and move to more advanced books, because they will be able to recognize that stories have a beginning, middle, and end. Ways to improve Narritive Skills include telling your child are doing throughout the day, listening to them and asking questions, and encouraging them to tell stories. Another way to practice Narritive Skills is to take a favorite book and tell it or act it out in a different way like we did this week with our The Rooster Crowed, Eggs on Your Nose and How Do You Put It On?

Special Halloween Storytime

Join us for a Family

STORYTIME SPOOKTACULAR!

At the Hilltop
Branch:
Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010 at
11:00 a.m.

At the Franklinton Branch:
Saturday, Oct. 23, 2010 at
2:00 p.m.

Come dressed in costume and join us for fun (but not scary) Halloween puppets, stories, and songs! We’ll even make a spooky craft to take home!

Monkeys Storytime - Week of October 9, 2010

This week at Storytime we are having Monkey Fun!

Our Family Storytime lineup included:
Song - Shake Your Sillies Out from Raffi's More Singable Songs
Introduction to the Letter M - M Is for Monkey!
Story - Mo's Stinky Sweater by David Bedford
Song - I Took a Bath in the Washing Machine from Jim Gill Sings the Sneezing Song
Flannel Story - Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed
Song - Jumping and Counting from Jim Gill's Irrational Anthem
Story - Monkey and Me by Emily Gravett
Action Rhyme - Monkey See, Monkey Do
Story - Mimi's Book of Opposites by Emma Chichester Clark

Song - Monkey Dance from Hot Potatoes - The Best of the Wiggles

Our Toddler Storytime lineup 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 - Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed
Song - Jumping and Counting from Jim Gill's Irrational Anthem
Story - Monkey and Me by Emily Gravett
Action Rhyme - Monkey See, Monkey Do
Story - Mimi's Book of Opposites by Emma Chichester Clark
Song - Shake Your Sillies Out from Raffi's More Singable Songs

Our Preschool Storytime lineup included:
Song - Can't Wait to Celebrate from Jim Gill's Irrational Anthem
Introduction to the Letter M - M is for Monkey!
Story - Ten Naughty Little Monkeys by Suzanne Williams
Flannel Story - Five Little Monkeys Swinging in a Tree
Story - Gladys Goes Out to Lunch by Derek Anderson
Draw and Tell Story - Monkey Face
Story - Monkey and Me by Emily Gravett

Our Ready to Read Skill: Print Awareness (Using Books)
Print Awareness means noticing print, knowing how to handle a book and knowing how to follow the words on a page. Some great ways to practice this skill with your child include letting your child hold the book and showing them which way to turn the page, using your finger to follow along with the text on the page, and pointing out words and letters on signs when you are out and about. Books we used this week that highlight the use of text are Monkey and Me, where the shape of the text mimics the animals' movements, and Mimi's Book of Opposites, which capitalizes all of the opposite words. If you are worried that your child is too young to use books without tearing the pages, try using cloth or board books that are more durable. Don't forget that the library has books that are sturdy enough for all ages!

Our Rhymes:
Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed
Five little monkeys jumping on the bed.
One fell off and bumped his head.
Mama called the doctor and the doctor said,
"No more monkeys jumping on the bed!"

Five Little Monkeys Swinging in a Tree

Five little monkeys swinging in a tree,

Teasing Mr.Crocodile, "Can't catch me!"

Along comes crocodile quiet as can be,

And he snatches a monkey right out of that tree.

Monkey See, Monkey Do (Version 1)

Monkey see, monkey do.

Monkey does the same as you.

When you clap, clap, clap your hands.

Monkey clap, clap, claps his hands.
...Stomp feet

...Turn around

...Jump up high

...Touch your toes

Monkey See, Monkey Do (Version 2)
Monkey see, monkey do.
Monkey can clap his hands.
Can you clap too?

...Stomp feet
...Turn around
...Jump up high
...Touch your toes

Pets Storytimes - Week of October 4, 2010

This week we have been learning about pets at storytime.

Our Toddler Storytime lineup included:
Song- Fingerpopping from Preschool Aerobic Fun

Story- Peek-a-Pet by Marie Torres Cimarusti

Flannel- Pet Toys (Tuesday) or Going to Find a Pet (Thursday)

Song- Jumping and Counting from Jim Gill's Irrational Anthem

Story- Please Puppy Please by Spike Lee

Action Rhyme- Call the Dog

Song- Happy and You Know It from Songs for Wiggleworms

Story- Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell

Puppets - Pets and their names

Our Preschool Storytime Lineup included:

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

Story- What Pet to Get by Emma Dodd

Action Rhyme- I Had a Little Turtle

Story- The Best Pet Ever by Victoria Roberts

Song- Bringing Home a Baby Bumblebee from Toddlers on Parade

Flannel- Going to Find a Pet

Story- I Don't Like Gloria by Kaye Umansky

Our Rhymes Included:

Call the Dog

Call the dog,

Give him a bone.

Take him for a walk,

And put him in his home.

I Had a Little Turtle

I had a little turtle, he lived in a box.

He swam in a puddle and climbed on some rocks.

He snapped at a mosqito and he snapped at a flea,

He snapped at a minnow and he snapped at me.

He caught that mosquito and he caught that flea,

He caught that minnow, but he didn't catch me!


Our 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, like Peek-a-Pet and Dear Zoo. 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.).