Mice Storytimes - Week of November 6, 2010

This week at storytime we are talking about mice (squeak, squeak!).

Our Family Storytime included:
Song - Shake My Sillies Out from Raffi's More Singable Songs
Introduction to the letter M for Mouse
Book - A New House For Mouse by Peter Horacek
Flannel Story- Mother, Mother, I Want Another from the book by M. Polushkin Robbins
Song - If You're Happy and You Know It from Songs for Wiggleworms
Book - The Big Hungry Bear by Don and Audrey Wood
Action Rhyme - Hurry, Scurry, Little Mouse
Book and Prop Story - If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff
Song - Milkshake from Songs for Wiggleworms

Our Toddler Storytime Lineup Included:
Song - Fingerpopping from Preschool Aerobic Fun
Introduction to the letter M for Mouse
Book - Hickory Dickory Dock by Keith Baker
Action Rhyme - Hurry, Scurry, Little Mouse
Song - Walking, Walking
Book - Lunch by Denise Fleming
Flannel Story - Hide and Squeak from the book by Ed Heck
Book - Where Are You Going, Maisy by Lucy Cousins
Song - Milkshake from Songs for Wiggleworms

Our Preschool Storytime Included:
Song - Clap Your Hands from Wiggleworms Love You
Introduction to the Letter M for Mouse
Book - The Big Hungry Bear by Don and Audrey Wood
Action Rhyme - Hurry, Scurry, Little Mouse
Flannel Story - The Giant Carrot
Song - Milkshake from Songs for Wiggleworms
Book - Hide and Squeak by Ed Heck

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. At home, you can do the same thing - talk to your child 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!

Action Rhymes:

Hurry, Scurry, Little Mouse
Hurry, scurry little mouse,
Starts down at your toes.
Hurry, scurry little mouse,
Past your knees he goes.
Hurry, scurry little mouse,
To where your tummy is.
Hurry, scurry little mouse,
Gives a mousie kiss!