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:

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

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!