Pizza at Preschool Outreach

I did my pizza storytime. It was pretty good.

Books:
Strega Nona - a bit long for this bunch
The Little Red Hen makes a Pizza - good
Hi Pizza Man!

Songs:
Open shut them
Hands are for clapping
I am a pizza (on uke)
Bean Bag Rock
May there always be sunshine

Flannel
5 leftover pizza pieces

I will do it again on Tuesday so this was a good dry run.

Peek a boo! babies storytime

I covered for a colleague today during babies storytime.  I had 10 kids! That is alot for us, but I have done more at other branches so not a problem. I did have a problem that most of them were late and most are walking. There went my bounces!

It was fine.

Opening:

Songs:
Alabama, Mississippi
Shake everything with shakers
Can you wave your scarf at me? with scarves
Peek a book with scarves
Bathtime with bubbles

Fingerplay:
Itsy bitsy spider

Flannel:
Brown Bear Brown Bear

Book to pass out:
Peek a boo Baby

Closing:
Now it's time to say goodbye

I had some trouble with the CDs, I should have written down which cd the songs were on. I thought I would remember. Silly me!

Valentine Toddlers, Headstart, and Early Head Start

I had toddlers today and Headstart yesterday so I did Valentine's for both.

Books:
The Perfect Hug by Walsh (Toddlers)
How do Dinosaurs Say I love You? by Yolan (both T and HS)
A Kiss Like This by Murphy (EHS)
Please Baby Please by Lee (EHS)
How do you Hug a Porcupine by Isop (HS)

Songs
There's a little wheel turning in my heart (EHS and T)
Shake your Sillies out (T)
If you're happy and you know it
Skidamidink (EHS and T)
You are my Sunshine (T and HS)
You're my Rainbow on Uke (EHS)
Ring those Bells (T) with bells from H.U.M.

Fingerplay:
5 little valentines

This one went pretty well. All were a little short but that's because I skipped the flannel.
I just about lost my voice at Headstart so I only did CDs for toddlers. Tomorrow I do Babies. What a week!

Snow - toddlers

I did snow today even though it was raining and icy. I only had 5 kids because of school starting late.

Books:
Bear and Hare: Snow! by Gravett
The Snowy Day by Keats (big book) too long
Supertruck by Savage (a hit)

Songs:
The more we get together with signs
Shake your Sillies out
If you're Happy and you know it
It's not that Cold Outside (flannel)
What a Miracle
Snow day by Rebecca Frezza with shakers

Finger play
10 little mittens

Flannel
Building a Snowman

This was a pretty good group. They lost interest with The Snowy Day but like Supertruck.

Body Parts - Toddlers

Opening song: The more we get together

Sign language: Body

Book 1: Head to Toe by Carle

Songs:
Hands are for Clapping
Head Shoulders Knees and Toes
If your Happy and you Know it- this is where I lost some of them (they wanted to run around not listen to another story)

Book 2: My Octopus Arms by Baker - this lost a few more it was a bit long

Finger Play:
Where is my nose? got some back

Handed out Bean bags with rules - no throwing etc

Song: Bean Bag Rock

Song: Hokey Pokey

Coloring sheet

I didn't use my usual closing song because it was complete chaos. Had a few new kids today and they were not interested in being there. Made it hard to keep their interest. One of them started playing with a cart and I was afraid he would pinch his fingers. One came 15 minutes late and the door was closed do to a runner and I didn't see her. Luckily one of the other moms did.

Special Family program - Happy Unbirthday to everyone!

So I wasn't sure if I would get any people because we had a wildly popular program yesterday and got 35 kids. But I set up anyway because you never know. I might have decorated a bit more if I was a little surer but it was fine.

I had a 3 year old, a 4 year old, and a six year old in the beginning.  I told them about how Alice met Humpty Dumpty and he told her about Unbirthdays. I was going to read the chapter from Through the Looking Glass if I had older kids, but no need.

So I read 2 books.

A Birthday for Cow by Thomas (they liked this one)
Happy Birthday Cupcake by Border (not as successful)

Then we did the hokey pokey, musical hearts (like this), and pin the tail on the donkey.

Then another child came who was about 2.

So I went straight for the crafts. They needed quite a bit of help. They were preschool/kindergarten crafts. This and this (but it said Today is my Birthday)

Then I took out the musical instruments and put on music so if some were done they could play.

Next since most of them were done with their crafts, we had cake and lemonade. I cut the cake after we sang happy birthday. Since no one was singing I put on a CD with happy birthday on it.

I didn't have much else for them to do so I put on music and used my bubble gun. Then I said stay as long as you like and left for the desk.

Farm - toddlers

So I did my farm theme again. Toddler books and more music.

Books:
Cock-a-doodle Quack Quack by Baddiel
Farmyard Beat by Craig

Songs:
The more we get together - by Raffi
Shake your sillies out
If you're happy and you know it
Old MacDonald - with puppets
I love my rooster - with flannel
Down on the farm - with musical instruments
What a miracle