Baby Storytime - Farm

I have done better but it was okay.
Only 2 families today and both had lap babies. This kept it to bounces and singing.

I was a little tired as well.

Songs:
The more we get together
Roll Roll Sugar Babies (Bounce)
The animals get up in the morning (bounce)
Old MacDonald with puppets
Baby face with scarves
Head on down to the barn with shakers
Bathtime with bubbles
May there always be sunshine

Book:
Old MacDonald

Toddler Storytime - Things that Go

Since I did these back to back I figured I could do some repeats:

Hello song:
The more we get together (with signs) - went better than I expected. Parents did it mostly. Did the 2nd verse this time.


1st book - Red Car, Red Bus by Steggall
A little simple, might have been better as a 2nd book but they liked guessing what was next.

Shake your Sillies
If your'e Happy and You Know It

Second Book - A Bus for Us by Bloom
Also a good one for guessing what was next. Definitely enjoyed by all.

Action song: Drive My Car by Berkner

Wheels on the Bus by Willis
3rd  Book - The Wheels on the Bus to the zoo.
This one they were all over the place. I thought because it was an extension on the song it would work but no dice.

Shaker song: Trucks by Berkner

Goodbye song:
What a Miracle by Palmer
-I haven't used this a lot lately because I am a bit tired of it. I will get another signing one hopefully.

The kids were a little antsy, not used to sitting still after the summer. But they were pretty quiet except for the 3rd book. Going back to 2 will be for the best. Another back to back next week then only one more Preschool. Back to Toddler in October.

Preschool Storytime - Transportation

I only had 2 kids today but we still had fun. Since this is the first storytime since July I am not surprised.
Here is what I did:

Books:
Go Go Gorrillas by Durango
The Seals on the Bus by Hort
Don't Squish the Sasquatch by Redeker
Don't let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Willems

Songs:
The more we get together with signs
Wheels on the bus and extension to book The Seals on the Bus
Drive my Car by Berkner
Trucks by Berkner with shakers
What a Miracle by Palmer

Craft: Bus

How it went:
I can do more songs and books with only 2 kids so I did! I also gave them more choices...I asked, do you want to do this book? Do you want to dance? etc. They always said yes but it makes it more fun.

Preschool - Feelings

This one was great!

Books:
Grumpy Bird by Tamkard
Can you Make A Scary Face by Thomas
One by Otoshi
Pete the Cat and his Magic Sunglasses by Dean

Songs:
Happy by Pharrell Williams with instruments
If You're Happy and You Know it
One from the Left by Gill
Hands are for Clapping by Gill

Flannel:
Guess the Feeling game -uses emogies

The one went well. Everyone liked the stories and songs. I wish I had done more movement songs because they were pretty passive. All in all a good one!

This is my last one until September...it will be nice to have a break!

Toddlers - Farm

Well, it was a surprise storytime for me because a co-worker was sick. It was easy to do farm again with different books.

Here is what I did:

Songs:
Open Shut them
Old MacDonald with puppets
One from the left
Shake your sillies out
If you're happy and you know it
I know a Chicken with shakers

Books:
Z-z-z-oink! by Most
 - went over well.
Hurry Hurry by Bunting
-not as well but okay

Flannel-
Baa Baa Black Sheep

Went pretty well. Kids were all over by the end. I like doing One from the left at the end.

Preschool - Farm

As always one of my favs!

Books:
Click Clack Moo Cows that Type by Cronin
Book Book Book by Bruss
Sheep Can't Sleep by Beaumont with puppets
Mrs. Wish Washy's Farm by Cowley

Songs
Old MacDonald with puppets
I know a chicken with shakers
If you're happy and you know it
Hello and good bye songs (farmer in the dell tune)
One from the left by Gill
Mrs. Wishy Washy by The Learning station

I had a couple of older kids because school is out which was good because The Learning Station song is pretty difficult. I like it a lot so I did it anyway. The puppet shows went well. The books were okay. The kids didn't get the joke at the end of Book Book Book but the parents liked it.

Craft was paper corn cobs with gluing on popcorn (unpopped).

Preschool - Balloons

We are switching for the month of July so I have 3 PSSTs to do this month. I started with balloons!

This was a small group when I started only 3 kids so I opted for a long first book:

Harvey Potter's Balloon Farm by Nolen. I have loved this book since my kids were little but it is very long and you can't skip very well so I tried it. It went pretty well. The 3 I started with were attentive and like it. The younger ones that came in late not so much. Of  course, they came in during the middle of it, so that would be part of it. Since I did such a long story first I did 2 short ones after that. Perfectly Percy by Schmid and It's Tough to Lose your Balloon by Krosckza.

Songs:
Up Up and Away by the 5th dimension with scarves -
- They liked this one very much and danced with the scarves the whole song.

List of Dances - I need to find the original disc mine is skipping.

Finger Play - One from the left by Jim Gill
  - This is a new cd for Gill called Vote for Jim Gill. I like it and the kids did too.

Action song -
If you're happy and you know it

Flannel -
 Pete the Clown and his 5 balloons

Craft - hot air balloon out of a paper plate

This was  a great storytime! Nice one to start with. Next week Farms!