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?