Things that Go - Toddlers

Today I did Things that Go...or Transportation

Books:
Go Go Gorillas by Durango
Freight Train by Crews
A Bus For Us by Bloom

Songs:
Drive My Car by Berkner - did this twice since it is quick
Wheels on the Bus
Row Row Row your Boat
Zoom Zoom Zoom by Jbrary

How it went:
Just a few kids today and it really showed. I just haven't got as much energy today. Anyway, they really like Drive my Car, Freight Train, and Go, Go Gorillas but the star was A Bus For Us. It is always a hit. I messed up Zoom Zoom Zoom because I didn't have the words written down. So I just did one verse. Lesson learned!

Now a 6 week break! What will I do with myself? I think I will just make about 25 new toddler storytimes! Or not...

Cake - Toddler storytime

Today I did the theme Cake. I had a small group but a fun group.

Here is what I did:

Books:

If You Give A Cat A Cupcake by Numeroff
Who Made This Cake? by Nakagawa
Oh, No, George! by Haughton

Songs
Shake Your Sillies Out
Head Shoulders Knees and Toes
If You're Happy and You Know it
Cupcakes by Battersby Duo (shakers)
What a Miracle by Palmer

Fingerplays
Pat - a - Cake
Ten Little Candles

Flannel Rhyme

5 Little Cupcakes
5 little cupcakes, with frosting galore.
Mother ate the blue one, then there were 4.
4 little cupcakes, two and two you see
Father ate the green one, then there were three
3 little cupcaeks, but before I knew
Brother ate teh pink on, then there were two
2 little cupcakes, oh what fun.
Sister ate the white one then there was 1
1 little cupcake, we're almost done
I ate the last one,then there was none!

It was a good storytime even though I had to read over a loud little boy and later a mom coughing. The first book was the best. I have gotten much better participation from Oh No George but they were pretty passive today.

I have one more Toddler storytime before our summer break...I am looking forward to it!

Buggy Toddler Storyime

Today I did my Bugs storytime and it was great! I often do bugs for preschool and outreach but not as much for toddlers. (here's the last one) Here's the line up:

Books -
Tiny Little Fly by Rosen
Big Bug by Cole
Can you Make a Scary Face? By Thomas

Songs:
Itsy Bitsy Spider (with puppets)
Shake your sillies
Open Shut them
If you're happy and you know it
What a Miracle
Ants go Marching (with instruments)

Flannels-
Pretty Little Lady Bug
5 little lady bugs

How It Went:
I had a pretty big group but because about 4 people with strollers came in during the first book they were all clumped up by the door. I might try changing the direction and stand against the back wall. I have done that for babies but not toddlers. The Ants Go Marching is about a 4 minute song and by the end I had everyone marching (almost). All in all, a great one!