Music Storytimes - Week of October 24, 2010

This week our storytimes have been all about music.

Our Family Storytime lineup included:

Song - Hands Are For Clapping from Jim Gill Sings the Sneezing Song

Introduce the Letter 'B' for Bell

Book -I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly by Nadine Bernard Westcott

Song - Silly Dance Contest from Jim Gill Sings the Sneezing Song
Jim Gill Sings the Sneezing Song
Book -Soon Baboon Soon by Dave Horowitz
Flannel Story - Boom Boom Boom! Oom-pah-pah!

Action Ryme/Props - Rhythm Instruments/Marching Band

Book -Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear by Steve Scott

Our Toddler Storytime lineup included:

Song - Fingerpopping from Preschool Aerobic Fun

Introduce Rhythm Instruments and the Letter 'B' for Bell

Book - Jazz Baby by Carole Boston Weatherford
Flannel Story - Boom Boom Boom! Oom-pah-pah!

Song - Hands Are For Clapping from Jim Gill Sings the Sneezing Song

Action Rhyme - Clap Your Hands

Book - Dance With Me by Charles R. Smith Jr.
Song - Happy and You Know It from Songs For Wiggleworms

Our Preschool Storytime lineup included:

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

Book - Jazz Baby by Carole Boston Weatherford

Action Rhyme - Clap Your Hands

Book - Tanka Tanka Skunk by Steve Webb

Flannel Story - Boom Boom Boom! Oom-pah-pah!

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 and singing songs (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! Tanka Tanka Skunk is great for practicing phonological awareness because it has a great rhythm and breaks the words on the page into smaller parts that your child can see while reading.