Australian Storytime - toddlers and preschool

This week I did Preschool storytime on Tuesday and Toddlers on Wednesday (today) so I used the same theme.

My Early Literacy topic was vocabulary.

Preschool:
Opening song: Open shut them
book #1 -Marsupial Sue by Lithgow
I just sang the chorus and read the rest.
Song #1  - If you go into the bush
book #2 - Australian Animals by Arnold
    I just showed photos and talked about the animals.
Puppet story - Who Stole the Cookie Dough? by Beaumont
    I used the animals I had
Song #2 - List of Dances by Jim Gill
book #3 - Wombats on Walkabout by Diggory-Shields
Closing song - Oh What a Miracle - by Hap Palmer
Craft - pouches made with paper plates. Threading yarn through holes punched in the sides

A large group with only a few adults so craft was a little much.

Toddlers
Opening song: Open shut them
Book #1 - Wombats on Walkabout by Diggory-Shields
    really held their attention!
Song #1 - Shake your sillies out - Raffi
Puppet story - Who Stole the Cookie Dough? by Beaumont
     They really were captivated by the puppets!
Book #2 - Australian Animals by Arnold
Song #2 - Give me a home among the gum trees by Bob Brown with shakers
     They liked this one.
Book #3 - Boing! by Bruel
   Defiantly lost them at this point.
Song #3 - Wheels on the bus
Closing - Oh what a miracle! by Hap Palmer
Craft - Kangaroo coloring sheet with kangaroo facts on top

Great group! Very attentive except for final book.

interesting blog post

summer reading lists

Toddler Time - Bugs!

I am back at my home branch and back doing toddlers. Here is what I did today:

Opening song: Open shut them
Book #1;The Very Hungry Caterpiller by Carle
Fingerplay:Itsy bitsy spider
Book #2: Tiny Little Fly by Rosen
Flannel Stories: 5 little ladybugs and 5 colorful butterflies
Song: Shoo Fly with puppets
Book #3: Can You Make a Scary Face? by Thomas
Butterfly by Mariah Carey with scarves
Scarves up and down with scarves by Johnette Downing
Closing song:Oh what a miracle!

This is a storytime I have done many times and it is a good one. The Mariah Carey song was not as popular as I was thinking so I switched to the Downing song. The Jan Thomas was a hit as always.

Preschool Storytime - Lazy Days of Summer

I filled in for a colleague who is on vacation.

My theme was beach or summer which I will use again so here are my thoughts.

Do Olivina Swims first...it is too long to do 2nd or 3rd.

Swimming Pool song was a hit!

The Waves on the Beach was good but needs more verses.

Flannel story was not great...skip next time.

Here is my plan:
Welcome song: Open shut them

Book #1 – Mouse’s First  Summer

Red Grammer's Down by the Sea

Book #2 – Playground Day

Flannel Story: 5 little ocean friends

Action song: The waves on the beach

Book #3: Olivina Swims

Action song: Swimming in a swimming pool

Action song: Shake your sillies out

Action Song: Alabama Mississippi

Craft - shells on the beach

16th baby storytime - favorites

As much as I like babies it will be nice to go back to doing toddlers.

Here is what I did today:

Opening song: The More we get together

Bounce: Roll, Roll, Sugar Babies

Action Song: Alabama Mississippi

Puppets – Old MacDonald had a farm

Fingerplay – 5 little Monkeys

Flannel – If you’re going to the pool wear your suit (from storytime katie)

Choral Reading book – Brown bear brown bear

Action song – The Wheels on the Bus

Finger play – Itsy Bitsy Spider

Goodbye song – May there always be sunshine

Shaker Song – Shake something by Raffi

Bubbles – Me and the Morning by Red Grammer

It's been fun doing babies and I feel like I can do babies when my colleagues are out with little warning.

Baby Storytime #15 - Food, Glorious Food!

Today I had a big group and it was fun.
I featured rhymes for my early literacy tips and handed out a sheet with rhymes on it.

Themey things I did:
Pat a Cake
The Very Hungry Caterpiller flannel story
5 little hotdogs - flannel rhyme
Song: I am Hungry! call and response from Jbrary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhRmtD7eomc&list=PLcw3Y8sV0xptYrNn_a8KSyohvEnw-f5Wg&index=3
Book: One Little Spoonful by Aliki
Bubble and Shaker Songs: Snacktime by Bare Naked Ladies - Raisins, Snacktime, Popcorn, Veggietown

I forgot to bring out the balls but there is always next week.

I like this