Rain, Rain! Storytimes- Week of November 14, 2011

It's Wet and Rainy Day Storytimes this week!

Our Preschool Lineup:

"Can't Wait to Celebrate" from Jim Gill's Irrational Anthem
R is for Rain
Move Over Rover by Karen Beaumont
"Row, Row, Row Your Boat" from Songs for Wiggleworms
Raindrop Plop by Wendy Lewison
Middle of the Puddle- Flannel Story
"Itsy Bitsy Spider" from Songs for Wiggleworms
Thirsty Thursday by Phyllis Root
Stamps and Stickers

Our Toddler Lineup:

"Row, Row, Row Your Boat" from Songs for Wiggleworms
R is for Rain!

Thirsty Thursday by Phyllis Root
"Milkshake Song" from Songs for Wiggleworms
It's Raining- Flannel Story
Make a Rainstorm- Action Play
Ducks Like to Swim by Agnes Verboven
"Leaky Umbrella" from Jim Gill Sings The Sneezing Song
The Big Storm- Puppet Story
Stamps and Stickers

Make a Rainstorm

Hear the gentle rain (rub hands together)

Listen to the raindrops (snap fingers)

That rain is really coming down! (slap thighs)

It's really pouring now! (stomp feet)

It's starting to die down (slap thighs)

The rain is slowing (snap fingers)

The rainstorm is almost over (rub hands together)

Now here comes the sun! (arch arms overhead)


Ready 2 Read Skill: Sounds

Even very small children love to interact with sounds in books like Ducks Like to Swim. Have your child help "call the rain' with each animal.

Songs and rhymes are great ways for kids to have fun while developing understanding of different sounds.

Make a rainstorm with your little one! Show them all the different sounds you can hear in a rainstorm by making them with your hands and feet.

Colors Storytimes - Week of January 9, 2011

This week at storytime we talked about colors!

Our Toddler Storytime Lineup Included:
Song - Finger Popping from Preschool Aerobic Fun
Introduction to the Letter R for Rainbow
Book - Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert
Song - Tall Small from Wiggleworms Love You
Flannel Story - Rainbow Fish
Book - Duckie's Rainbow by Frances Berry
Song - Walking, Walking from Songs for Wiggleworm
Book - Can You Find Colors? from Scholastic
Song - Milkshake from Songs for Wiggleworms

Our Preschool Storytime lineup included:
Song - Clap Your Hands from Wiggleworms Love You
Introduction to the Letter R for Rainbow
Book - Dog's Colorful Day by Emma Dodd
Song - I Took a Bath in the Washing Machine from Jim Gill Sings the Sneezing Song
Book -Maisy's Rainbow Dream by Lucy Cousins
Song - If You're Happy and You Know It from Songs for Wiggleworms

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. This week, we learned lots of words for colors, and some more like waddle, paddle, and pollen.