early head start - book and library

Books
Dinosaur vs. the library
Llama Llama love to read
Read it don't eat it

songs
Shake your sillies out
if youre happy and you know it
May there always be sunshine
The more we get together
Shake your shakers (uke) to twist and shout

Fingerplay
5 little books

Puppets
I took my frog to the library


Lots of eyes not much play.

Bugs - toddlers

Books:
Look Out Ladybug by Tickle
The Very Hungry Caterpiller by Carle (flannel board)
Can you Make a Scary Face? by Thomas

Songs:
A Fly on my Toe (to farmer's in the dell) with fly puppets
Jumping and Counting
Ants go Marching with instruments (marching!)
What a Miracle
The More we get together

I also did the signs for butterfly and bug.

This one when very well. I got the adults to participate more and  we all had fun.

Fall, leaves, Fall-toddlers

A good turn out today.
I got the adults up and moving for Jumping and counting!
Not much interest in my closing song but that's okay.

Books:
Mouse's First Fall by Thompson
Old Bear by Henkes

Songs:
The More we get together
Jumping and Counting
The leaves on the trees (to wheels on the bus)
Leaves are falling Rebecca Frezza with shakers and I threw little accucut leaves around the room - they loved this
What a Miracle

Flannels:
5 little leaves
Fall is not easy

toddlers - Rain

Not my best storytime just 7 kids but okay.

Books -
Rain by Usher
Itsy Bitsy Spider by Tarapani
It's Raining It's pouring by Eagle

Flannel -
5 little raindrops

Fingerplay - Itsy bitsy spider

Harmonica Pocket's - Gotta rain if you want a rainbow with scarves

What a miracle.

toddlers - Dinosaurs

I found a very cute book* on the new book shelf and thought it would work nicely for toddlers.

We Love Dinosaurs by Volpin *
Dinosaur Parade by Halpern
We are the Dinosaurs by Berkner with CD

Songs:
The more we get together
Jumping and Counting
Skinamadink
Dino-Pokey
Dinos in the swamp (to wheels on the bus)
Dino Ditty dum ditty do (not great)
Shopping with a Brontosaurus by Daddy Donut with shakers
I know a chicken with shakers

Fingerplay
5 little dinosaurs (not great)

When pretty well. Had a couple of older kids due to school being out.
Shopping with a brontosaurus didn't work very well so i did I know a Chicken to wrap up.
I wasn't going to do 3 books but they were pretty quiet and I didn't have a flannel. 3 boys left before the end.

County Fair with toddlers

Our county fair is this week so I did that as my theme. They had a coloring sheet in the fair catalog that I used for the coloring page.

Books:
Minerva Louise Goes to the Fair by Stoeke
I spy on the Farm by Gibbs

Songs:
The More we Get Together with signs
Jumping and County by Gill
County Fair by Lonestar with instruments
What a Miracle by Palmer

Felt board
Largest Watermelon Contest

puppets
On a Stick

Game:
I spy with puppets

The kids were pretty good today. I had a bunch come in late. (about 1/3)
2 parents in the back who came late and just chatted with their babies on their laps were not happy to hear country music.

Piggies! for toddlers

Books:
Who said Coo! by Ruddel
If you give a pig a pancake by Numeroff

Songs:
The more we get together with signs
Jumping and counting by Gill (tip: helps kids learn control)
Laurie's got a pig on her head - with uke
-when around with pig puppet putting it on their heads theuy told me their names
-PJ, John, Cassie, Joseph, Teague ugh!
the Piggies tail goes round and round to wheels on the bus
What a miracle

Kids were nuts! Some went into the cabinet by the sink. One went behind me under the table. Good energy for the pig on her head. I will do names again next week.

Went pretty well, considering there are many new young ones.