Bugs Storytime - Week of November 9

This week at storytime we are learning all about bugs!

Our Tuesday Toddler Storytime lineup included:

Song - Fingerpopping from Preschool Aerobic Fun

Book - The Very Lazy Ladybug by Isobel Finn and Jack Tickle

Flannel Story - Five Little Ladybugs

Book - "Buzz, Buzz, Buzz" Went Bumblebee by Colin West

Action Rhyme - Bumblebee, Bumblebee

Song - The Eensy, Weensy Spider
Book - Bugs, Bugs, Bugs! by Bob Barner
Song - Jumping and Counting from Jim Gill's Irrational Anthem

Our Thursday Toddler Storytime lineup included:

Song - Fingerpopping from Preschool Aerobic fun

Book - Butterfly Butterfly by Petr Horácek
Flannel Story - The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

Song - Milkshake from Songs for Wiggleworms

Story - Bugs, Bugs, Bugs! by Bob Barner

Action Rhyme/Song - The Itsy Bitsy Spider

Song - Spider on the Floor from Singable Songs for the Very Young by Raffi

Story - "Buzz, Buzz, Buzz" Went Bumblebee by Colin West

Our Preschool Storytime lineup included:

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

Book - Aaaarrgghh, Spider! by Lydia Monks

Flannel Story - Caterpillar Buys New Shoes
Song - The Itsy Bitsy Spider
Book - The Very Lazy Ladybug by Isobel Finn and Jack Tickle
Flannel Story - The Very Hungry Caterppillar by Eric Carle

Book - Old Black Fly by Jim Aylesworth

Song - Milkshake from Songs For Wiggleworms

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 flannel story The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle, and our puppet story "Buzz, Buzz, Buzz" Went Bumblebee by Colin West.

WOW! Said the Owl!

We just got this brand new book at the Hilltop branch today, and I love it!!! Wow! Said the Owl by Tim Hopgood is the story of Little Owl who decides to stay up during the day to see what she is missing. What she discovers is that colors are everywhere! Kids will have fun saying "Wow!" along with Little Owl and pointing out the colors of the objects in her world.

...And speaking of fun books about colors, I have to mention another of my favorites :

In Butterfly, Butterfly by Petr Horácek, Lucy chases a colorful butterfly around the garden and finds many other insects along the way. Like Wow! Said the Owl, this book gives kids a chance to point out the colors, but it also has die cut holes that add some excitement. Best of all- there is a great popup at the end!


What color books do your children like the best?