Frogs Storytimes - Week of March 26, 2011
This week at Storytime we're talking about frogs!
Our Toddler Storytime lineup included:
Song - Fingerpopping from Preschool Aerobic Fun
Introduction to the letter 'F' for frog
Book - Little Green Frogs by Frances Barry
Action Rhyme - Hop, Hop Went the Little Green Frog
Song - Shake Your Sillies Out from Raffi's More Singable Songs
Book - Five Green and Speckled Frogs by Priscilla Burris
Song - Clap Your Hands from Wiggleworms Love You
Book - The Wide-Mouthed Frog by Keith Faulkner
Flannel Story - Whose House Is This?
Our Preschool Storytime lineup included:
Song - Shake Your Sillies out from Raffi's More Singable Songs
Introduction to the letter 'F' for frog
Flannel Story - Whose House Is This?
Book - A Frog in the Bog by Karma Wilson
Action Rhyme - Hop, Hop Went the Little Green Frog
Book - The Wide-Mouthed Frog by Keith Faulkner
Book - Can You Make a Scary Face by Jan Thomas
Song and Flannel - Five Green and Speckled Frogs
Our Toddler Storytime lineup included:
Song - Fingerpopping from Preschool Aerobic Fun
Introduction to the letter 'F' for frog
Book - Little Green Frogs by Frances Barry
Action Rhyme - Hop, Hop Went the Little Green Frog
Song - Shake Your Sillies Out from Raffi's More Singable Songs
Book - Five Green and Speckled Frogs by Priscilla Burris
Song - Clap Your Hands from Wiggleworms Love You
Book - The Wide-Mouthed Frog by Keith Faulkner
Flannel Story - Whose House Is This?
Our Preschool Storytime lineup included:
Song - Shake Your Sillies out from Raffi's More Singable Songs
Introduction to the letter 'F' for frog
Flannel Story - Whose House Is This?
Book - A Frog in the Bog by Karma Wilson
Action Rhyme - Hop, Hop Went the Little Green Frog
Book - The Wide-Mouthed Frog by Keith Faulkner
Book - Can You Make a Scary Face by Jan Thomas
Song and Flannel - Five Green and Speckled Frogs
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, lift-the-flap, or die-cut feature, like Little Green Frogs and The Wide Mouthed Frog. These books definitely got the kids' attention at storytime! Come into the library and ask us for more fun books!
Jungle Storytimes - Week of March 19, 2011
This week we are learning about jungle animals!
Our Toddler Storytime lineup included:
Song - Fingerpopping from Preschool Aerobic Fun
Introduction to the letter T for 'Tiger'
Puppet Story - When Charlie Tiger Lost His Roar (Adapted from Charles Tiger by Siobhan Dodds)
Book - Kiss, Kiss by Margaret Wild
Song - Walking Walking from Songs for Wiggleworms
Action Rhyme - Willaby Wallaby Woo
Book - Splash by Flora McDonnell
Book - Splash by Flora McDonnell
Song - If You're Happy and You Know It from Songs for Wiggleworms
Book - Guess Who Safari Friends by Jodie ShepherdOur Preschool Storytime Included:
Song - Open Shut Them
Introduction to the letter 'T' for Tiger
Puppets- Safari Animals
Puppets- Safari Animals
Action Rhyme - Bananas of the World
Book - Giraffes Can't Dance by Giles Andrea
Book - Giraffes Can't Dance by Giles Andrea
Song - Silly Dance Contest from Jim Gill Sings The Sneezing Song
Book - Mommy, Carry Me Please! by Jane Cabrera
Song - The Monkey Dance from Hot Potato by The Wiggles
Song - The Monkey Dance from Hot Potato by The Wiggles
Flannel Story - Hippo-NOT-amus
Action Rhymes:
Willoughby
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, lift-the-flap, or die-cut feature, like Guess Who Safari Friends. 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.) or characters they love. For instance, we have tons of Sesame Street books to check out! Another way to foster a love of books is by reading some that include activities you can do or sounds you can make while reading, like in Kiss, Kiss and Splash!
Sea and Shore Storytimes - Week of March 12, 2011
Our Toddler Storytime Included:
Song - Fingerpopping from Preschool Aerobic Fun
Introduction to the letter S for Sun, Sea Shells
Props- What should Bear pack for the beach?
Book - I Saw the Sea and the Sea Saw Me by Megan Montague Cash
Song - If You're Happy and You Know It from Songs for Wiggleworms
Action Rhyme - Fish On Sticks
Book - Fish Wish by Bob Barner
Puppets - The Fish in the Ocean
Song - Jumping and Counting from Jim Gill's Irrational Anthem
Book - Where is Baby's Beach Ball? by Karen Katz
Our Preschool Storytime Lineup included:
Song - Wake Up, Warm Up from Preschool Aerobic Fun
Introduction to the letter S for Sun, Sea Shells
Puppets - Things that live in the Ocean
Book - Bebe Goes to the Beach by Jan Peck
Book - How Will We Get to the Beach by Brigette Luciani
Song - Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Flannel Story - Moving Day by Robert Kalan
Book - I'm the Biggest Thing in the Ocean by Kevin Sherry
Action Rhyme - Submarines on Sticks
Book - Clumsy Crab by Ruth Galloway
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 Fish Wish and I'm the Biggest thing in the Ocean. 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.
Song - Fingerpopping from Preschool Aerobic Fun
Introduction to the letter S for Sun, Sea Shells
Props- What should Bear pack for the beach?
Book - I Saw the Sea and the Sea Saw Me by Megan Montague Cash
Song - If You're Happy and You Know It from Songs for Wiggleworms
Action Rhyme - Fish On Sticks
Book - Fish Wish by Bob Barner
Puppets - The Fish in the Ocean
Song - Jumping and Counting from Jim Gill's Irrational Anthem
Book - Where is Baby's Beach Ball? by Karen Katz
Our Preschool Storytime Lineup included:
Song - Wake Up, Warm Up from Preschool Aerobic Fun
Introduction to the letter S for Sun, Sea Shells
Puppets - Things that live in the Ocean
Book - Bebe Goes to the Beach by Jan Peck
Book - How Will We Get to the Beach by Brigette Luciani
Song - Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Flannel Story - Moving Day by Robert Kalan
Book - I'm the Biggest Thing in the Ocean by Kevin Sherry
Action Rhyme - Submarines on Sticks
Book - Clumsy Crab by Ruth Galloway
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 Fish Wish and I'm the Biggest thing in the Ocean. 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.
Monsters Storytimes - Week of March 5, 2011
This week at Storytime we are talking about monsters!
Our Family Storytime Included:
Song - Clap Your Hands from Wiggleworms Love You
Introduction to the letter 'M' for Monster
Book - I'm Going to Eat You by Matt Mitter
Action Rhyme- Silly Monster, Silly Monster
Song - Games Monsters Play from Songs for Wiggleworms
Book - Glad Monster, Sad Monster by Ed Emberly
Flannel - Go Away Big Green Monster from the book by Ed Emberly
Song - Shake Your Sillies Out from More Singable Songs by Raffi
Book - Cookie See, Cookie Do
Our Toddler Storytime Included:
Song - Fingerpopping from Preschool Aerobic Fun
Introduction to the letter 'M' for Monster
Puppet Rhyme - Shape Monster with Cookie Monster
Book - Glad Monster, Sad Monster by Ed Emberly
Song - Shake Your Sillies Out from More Singable Songs by Raffi
Action Rhyme- Monster, Monster
Flannel - Go Away Big Green Monster from the book by Ed Emberly
Book - If You're A Monster and You Know It by Ed Emberly
Book - Cookie See, Cookie Do
Song - Milkshake from Songs for Wiggleworms
Our Preschool Storytime Included:
Song - Clap Your Hands from Wiggleworms Love You
Introduction to the letter 'M' for Monster
Book - Maggie and the Monster by Elizabeth Winthrop
Song - Games Monsters Play from Songs for Wiggleworms
Book - Leonardo The Terrible Monster by Mo Willems
Flannel - Go Away Big Green Monster from the book by Ed Emberly
Song - Head and Shoulders from More Singable Songs
Book - The Monster at the End of this Book by Jon Stone
Our Family Storytime Included:
Song - Clap Your Hands from Wiggleworms Love You
Introduction to the letter 'M' for Monster
Book - I'm Going to Eat You by Matt Mitter
Action Rhyme- Silly Monster, Silly Monster
Song - Games Monsters Play from Songs for Wiggleworms
Book - Glad Monster, Sad Monster by Ed Emberly
Flannel - Go Away Big Green Monster from the book by Ed Emberly
Song - Shake Your Sillies Out from More Singable Songs by Raffi
Book - Cookie See, Cookie Do
Our Toddler Storytime Included:
Song - Fingerpopping from Preschool Aerobic Fun
Introduction to the letter 'M' for Monster
Puppet Rhyme - Shape Monster with Cookie Monster
Book - Glad Monster, Sad Monster by Ed Emberly
Song - Shake Your Sillies Out from More Singable Songs by Raffi
Action Rhyme- Monster, Monster
Flannel - Go Away Big Green Monster from the book by Ed Emberly
Book - If You're A Monster and You Know It by Ed Emberly
Book - Cookie See, Cookie Do
Song - Milkshake from Songs for Wiggleworms
Our Preschool Storytime Included:
Song - Clap Your Hands from Wiggleworms Love You
Introduction to the letter 'M' for Monster
Book - Maggie and the Monster by Elizabeth Winthrop
Song - Games Monsters Play from Songs for Wiggleworms
Book - Leonardo The Terrible Monster by Mo Willems
Flannel - Go Away Big Green Monster from the book by Ed Emberly
Song - Head and Shoulders from More Singable Songs
Book - The Monster at the End of this Book by Jon Stone
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, lift-the-flap, or die-cut feature, like Cookie See, Cookie Do and Go Away Big Green Monster. 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.) or characters they love. For instance, we have tons of Sesame Street books to check out! Another way to foster a love of books is by reading some that include activities you can do while reading, like moving with If You're A Monster and YOu Know It and Cookie See, Cookie Do.
Flying Things Storytimes - Week of February 26, 2011
This week we are talking about things that fly!
Our Toddler Storytime lineup included:
Song - Fingerpopping from Preschool Aerobic Fun
Introduction the the letter B for Butterfly
Puppets - Things That Fly
Flannel Story - A Flying We Will Go
Book - Flip, Flap, Fly! by Phyllis Root
Song - Walking Walking from Songs For Wiggleworms
Book - Butterfly, Butterfly by Petr Horacek
Song - If You're Happy and You Know It from Songs For Wiggleworms
Action Rhyme - Zoom, Zoom, Zoom
Our Preschool Storytime Included:
Song - Can't Wait to Celebrate from Jim Gill's Irrational Anthem
Introduction to the letter F for Fly
Book - Ping Pong Pig by Caroline Jane Church
Action Rhyme - Zoom, Zoom, Zoom
Book - George and the Dragon by Chris Wormell
Song - The Airplane Song from Whaddaya Think of That? by Laurie Berkner
Action Rhyme - Here is the Beehive
Book - Grumpy Bird by Jeremy Tankard
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, singing songs and emphasizing the rhyming words in books. Doing motions with the rhymes also helps your child break the words into smaller parts, like we did with Zoom Zoom Zoom. Singing songs is another great way to work on this skill while having fun!
Our Toddler Storytime lineup included:
Song - Fingerpopping from Preschool Aerobic Fun
Introduction the the letter B for Butterfly
Puppets - Things That Fly
Flannel Story - A Flying We Will Go
Book - Flip, Flap, Fly! by Phyllis Root
Song - Walking Walking from Songs For Wiggleworms
Book - Butterfly, Butterfly by Petr Horacek
Song - If You're Happy and You Know It from Songs For Wiggleworms
Action Rhyme - Zoom, Zoom, Zoom
Our Preschool Storytime Included:
Song - Can't Wait to Celebrate from Jim Gill's Irrational Anthem
Introduction to the letter F for Fly
Book - Ping Pong Pig by Caroline Jane Church
Action Rhyme - Zoom, Zoom, Zoom
Book - George and the Dragon by Chris Wormell
Song - The Airplane Song from Whaddaya Think of That? by Laurie Berkner
Action Rhyme - Here is the Beehive
Book - Grumpy Bird by Jeremy Tankard
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, singing songs and emphasizing the rhyming words in books. Doing motions with the rhymes also helps your child break the words into smaller parts, like we did with Zoom Zoom Zoom. Singing songs is another great way to work on this skill while having fun!
Sick Storytimes - Week of February 21, 2011
This week at storytime, we are talking about being sick.
Our Toddler Storytime Lineup included:
Song - Fingerpopping from Preschool Aerobic Fun
Introduction to the letter D for Doctor
Book - Bark George by Jules Feiffer
Action Rhyme - Wash, Wash, Wash Your Hands
Song - Roll Your Hands from Toddlers on Parade
Book - Boo Hoo Boo-Boo by Marilyn Singer
Flannel - This Little Piggy Hurt His Toe
Song - Milkshake from Songs for Wiggleworms
Puppet Story - One Day in the Jungle based on the book by Colin West
Our Preschool Storytime Lineup included:
Flannel Story - This Little Piggy Hurt His Toe
Ready to Read Skill: Storytelling (Narritive Skills)
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 what you 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 One Day in the Forest and Hiccups for Elephant.
Rhymes
Wash, Wash, Wash Your Hands
(to the tune of Row, Row, Row Your Boat)
Wash, wash, wash your hands.
Get the nice and clean.
Wash the bottoms and the tops,
And fingers in between.
This Little Piggy Hurt His Toe
This little piggy hurt his toe.
This little piggy said, "Oh no!"
This little piggy laughed and was glad.
This little piggy cried and was sad.
But this little piggy was so good!
She got the first aid kit as fast as she could!
Our Toddler Storytime Lineup included:
Song - Fingerpopping from Preschool Aerobic Fun
Introduction to the letter D for Doctor
Book - Bark George by Jules Feiffer
Action Rhyme - Wash, Wash, Wash Your Hands
Song - Roll Your Hands from Toddlers on Parade
Book - Boo Hoo Boo-Boo by Marilyn Singer
Flannel - This Little Piggy Hurt His Toe
Song - Milkshake from Songs for Wiggleworms
Puppet Story - One Day in the Jungle based on the book by Colin West
Song - Can't Wait to Celebrate from Jim Gill's Irrational Anthem
Introduction to the letter B for Band-Aid and Boo-boo
Book - The Cow Buzzed by Andrea Zimmerman
Action Rhyme - If You're Sick and You Know It
Book - Boo Hoo Bird by Jeremy Tankard
Puppet Story - Hiccups for Elephant from the book Zebra's Hiccups by David McKee
Puppet Story - Hiccups for Elephant from the book Zebra's Hiccups by David McKee
Song - Five Little Monkeys from Wiggleworms
Book - Bark, George by Jules Feiffer
Flannel Story - This Little Piggy Hurt His Toe
Ready to Read Skill: Storytelling (Narritive Skills)
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 what you 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 One Day in the Forest and Hiccups for Elephant.
Rhymes
Wash, Wash, Wash Your Hands
(to the tune of Row, Row, Row Your Boat)
Wash, wash, wash your hands.
Get the nice and clean.
Wash the bottoms and the tops,
And fingers in between.
This Little Piggy Hurt His Toe
This little piggy hurt his toe.
This little piggy said, "Oh no!"
This little piggy laughed and was glad.
This little piggy cried and was sad.
But this little piggy was so good!
She got the first aid kit as fast as she could!
