Preschool Outreach - Books

I have a very good repore with the head teacher at the preschool I went to today so I always enjoy it. She always likes starting with Books as a theme. She also is very disappointed when I don't bring by uke. Unfortunately, I had a sore throat so it was a difficult day.

Books:
No Pirates Allowed! by Greene
-The kids liked this but it might have been a bit long for them.

Book! Book! Book! by Brauss
Fall is not easy by Kelley
-flannel
I took my Frog to the Library by Kimmel
-puppets

Game:
Where is the blue bird?
- good one

Songs:
Books! Books! by Emily Arrow
 - with motions, good hello song
I know a chicken by Berkner
-with shakers
If you're happy and you know it
May there always be sunshine
-with uke
Wheels on the bus
-with uke
Spaghetti legs by Gill
-they loved this one

It was interesting how some of the kids don't quite have sitting still down yet. But the end of the year, they will be sitting and asking for more books. :-)

There was one parent/helper that bought a uke because of me and was disappointed I only did 2 songs. But, I have a sore throat so I don't mind.

Toddlers - Food

I did food today.

Books
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Carle - Flannel Board
Lunch by Fleming
If you give a Moose a Muffin by Numeroff

Songs
Jumping and Counting
The more we get together
I know a Chicken with shakers
What a Miracle

Activity
Stretchy Band
-not the best...need smaller group to learn what to do. I tried just doing row row row your boat and that was good but then I didn't really know what to do. I put on a song and we marched in a circle-kind of - not as good as I had hoped.

This was a very large group. They were quieter than last week, maybe because the roof men weren't working right over our heads. The kids started throwing shakers...not sure what to do about that. I just said I would take them away and they stopped.

Head Start and Early Head Start - Dogs

I did my dog program for both Head Star and Early Head Start.
It went well.
I added "Dog's Colorful Day" by Dodd as a flannel for HS.

For EHS I did more music, I did shakers with I know a chicken. I didn't do the puppet show.

It went pretty well. There were fewer kids and that helped the noise level.

For the second month, the HS people didn't know I was coming and  the teacher said it was her first day. They must have a lot of turnover!

Toddler storytime - Dogs

I knew the kids would be wound up because it rained all day yesterday. What I didn't expect was the grownups being wound up as well and having my largest Toddlers ever!

The kids were much louder than usual and I had trouble speaking over them. I might try a microphone next time.

Books:
Oh No George! by Haughton
One Pup's Up by Chall

Songs:
The more we get together
Shake your sillies out
If you're a dog and you know it
Bingo
There's a dog in school
Shaking everywhere
What a miricle

Well, it went pretty well but I need to set a few more ground rules. The loudest ones came in late however so it might not have mattered.

Fall Theme Toddlers

A nice group. The listened pretty well so I did 3 books. I was going to do a game (where is bluebird) but they weren't feeling the flannel board so I skipped it.

Books:
Full of Fall by Sayre - a book of photos and rhymes. Maybe a little long but they liked it.
Old Bear by Henkes - This one really is a winter story but it has leaves on the cover. Should do it for winter theme instead.
Mouse's First Fall by Thompson - Mouse is always a fav.

Flannel - Fall is not Easy based on a book by Kelley

Songs:
Jumping and Counting  by Gill
If you're happy and you know it
California Dreamin' by the Mamas and the Papas
Grey Squirrel, Grey Squirrel from Where's Thumpkin CD

Babies go Boo!

Okay! I had 8 babies and 8 adults! Amazing! Almost all were dressed up!

I did 2 books, I wouldn't ever recommend doing this but since it was a special day I did it anyway.

Halloween Colors! by McGrath
Pumpkin Party by Powell-Tuck

Songs:
Witches Brew by Palmer with shakers
Five little pumpkins by Raffi with glove flannels
May there always be sunshine (on uke)
The more we get together (with signs)
Little ghost (on uke)

Rhymes
I saw a little ghost
Pumpkin pumpkin
Itsy Bitsy spider

Bounce
Roll roll sugar babies

Bubbles and balls to Raffi (I forgot my bubble music but this worked fine)

Toddler storytime - Halloween

The kids didn't really want to listen to stories today just music. Might be because I started with a longish book. Here's what I did:

Books:
Click Clack Boo! by Cronin (this one might be a little long)
Can you Make a Scary Face? by Thomas (always a favorite)
The Chocolate Chip Ghost by               (with stick puppets)

Songs:
5 little pumpkins (with glove) first I said it then played Raffi's version. The kids stopped and listened to Raffi, not so much to me.
Jumping and Counting by Gill - a new favorite but they wouldn't sit down when it was over
If you're happy and you know it
Witches Brew by Palmer
What a Miracle by Palmer

Fingerplay:
I'm a little pumpkin

Wow! the kids were running round and loud! I think I lost my voice! Oh well, I think they had fun!