Toddler storytime - Cats!

I was a bit tired today so this wasn't my best but it was far from my worst either. It was okay.

Plan:
Open shut them
Castle Full of Cats by Sanderson
   This is a brand new book that I picked up off of our new book shelf and just had to use it today. It might have been a little bit too old for this group but the parents enjoyed it.

Flannel - Three Little Kittens

Shake your sillies out - Raffi

Flannel/Book - Pete the cat and his 4 Groovy Buttons
   I did this with a flannel Pete and read the book. It kept the kids interested and singing their song!

Book - Feathers for Lunch - by Ehlart
   Mostly lost them at this point.

Shakers to The Cat Came Back by Laurie Berkner
   They liked this one

I misplaced my cd for my usual closing song (it fell behind something) so I did this for my closing:

I"m a little kitty cat
Soft and small
I like to climb or chase my ball.

If you pick me up and rub my fur
You can hear me purr purr purr!

It was a bit short but they were having much trouble with paying attention today.

Pete the Cat is Groovy!

This was a Saturday special for preschoolers. This means I didn't expect many kids but might get some babies.
I had 4 kids from 2 families. Their ages were 3,4,5, and 6.

Here is what I did:

You're a Real Cool Cat - Jbrary
Pete the Cat and his white shoes
Pete the Cat - Wheels on the Bus
Flannel Story of Pete the Cat and his 4 Groovy Buttons
Draw and Tell - The Black Cat
Kitty Hokey Pokey
If you're happy and you know it
Pete the Cat and his Magic Sunglasses
Laurie Berkner's The Cat came Back with instruments
Oh What a Miracle by Hap Palmer

For our craft we did a paper bag puppet of Pete the Cat

This went very well. They didn't really like the Draw and Tell...somehow they never go over as well as I would like. I read and sang Wheels on the bus while they did the motions and sang. Very good. All in all a great storytime...I will do parts of it next week since none of my usual kids came today.

Socks and Shoes - Toddler storytime

I am a bit under the weather today so this might have been better if I was feeling better but it was okay.

Opening song: Open Shut them
Shoe Baby by Dunbar
   Love this one! Very cute!

Action Song: Wake up Toes

Duck Sock Hop by Kohuth

Flannel Board Game - Sock Matching (like this)
   They loved this but some were a bit young to understand the concept. I made 19 pairs of socks and handed out one per kid. Then they came up to the flannel board when I showed their matching sock.

Song with Instruments: Runaway Shoes by Caspar Babypants

Closing Song: Oh what a miracle! by Palmer

Baby storytime - Under the Sea

Well this was my first babies since I came back to my branch (the beginning of July) so I was a little rusty.
I played my uke and they really liked it.
I forgot to bring out my choral reading book so I just did lots and lots of finger plays.

It went pretty well.

Here is what I did:

The more we get together - on uke
Roll Roll Sugar Babies
Row Row Row your boat
Have you ever seen a fishy? (with puppets)
5 little seashells
The fish in the sea go swim swim swim (to wheels on the bus)
Under the Sea with shakers (Disney)
Bathtime (Raffi) with bubbles

That was about it.

Bathtime! Toddlertime and headstart outreach

This week I did my theme Bathtime for both toddlertime and headstart outreach. They went okay but they were not very long.

Here was my plan:
Opening song -Open shut them

Kid Tea

Flannel
5 Elephants in the Tub
One Elephant in the bathtub going for a swim
Knock Knock (clap twice)
Splash Splash (slap knees twice)
Come on in! (motion come it)
Repeat to Five

Five Elephants in the bathtub going for a swim
Knock Knock
Splash splash
They all fell in! (knock all off flannel board)

Bears in the Bath

Shake your sillies out by Raffi

Bubble Bath Pirates!

Bubbles to Raffi's Bathtime

Toddler Storytime - Piggies!

Opening song - open shut them

Book #1 - If you Give a Pig a Pancake by Numeroff

Rhyme - To Market to Market (with clapping)

Piggy Pokey

Book #2 - I am Going by Willems as a puppetshow (like this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAAMx55W4T0)

Flannel Story - Three Little Pigs

Instruments to Perfect Piggies by Sandra Boynton

I'm a little piggy (to teapot)
I'm a little piggy short and stout
Here is my ears
Here is my snout
When I see my yummy food in my pail
I oink oink oink and wiggle my tail!

Closing song: Shake your Sillies Out - Raffie

Early Literacy tip - Phonological Awareness - Rhymes help learn syllables etc

This one was pretty good. I had an issue with a screaming kid during my puppet show. (forgot to mention leaving etc. in my intro), The kids were not very attentive today so I cut it short. Such is life.