Valentines with toddlers

Not feeling great today but this went better than I expected.

Books:

How Do Dinosaurs Say I Love You? by Yolan
Big Hugs Little Hugs by Bond

Songs:
H-E-A-R-T to bingo
The more we get together
Skidamarink
If you're friendly and you know it
Love me do with instruments
Everyday should be Valentines day by Laughing Pizza with instruments
What a Miracle

Puppets
Frog and Toad are friends - a Story

The kids were very good. I wasn't able to sing loudly but I could sing a bit so it went better than I expected. They loved the puppets.

Preschool Outreach - Friendship/Valentines Day

This is a great group. Only 8 preschoolers but very engaged.

Books:
The perfect Hug by Walsh
Splendid Friend Indeed by Bloom
Making a Friend by Sauer

Songs:
May There Always be Sunshine on uke
If You're Happy and you know it
Everyday should be valentines day by Laughing Pizza with shakers
Wheels on the bus on uke
One from the right - Jim Gill
The more we get together with signs

Finger play - 5 Little Hearts

Puppet story - Frog and Toad - a story

Sign language - Happy Valentines Day!

Bath time - toddlers

Books:

The Pigeon Needs a Bath by Willems

Get out of my tub by Techentrup

Songs:

Jumping and Counting

The more we get together

What a Miracle

This is the way we wash our ... (to here we go round the mulberry bush)

Bubble songs:

Splish Splash

Bathtime by Raffi

Flannel

5 elephants in the bathtub

A good group of 15 kids and 12 adults. They went crazy for our bubble machine. 

toddlers - socks and shoes

Signs for Shoes and Socks.

Books:

New Shoes by Raschka
-a new book, did not go over as well as I thought it would

Pete the Cat, I love my white shoes
-Always a favorite.

Songs
The more we get together
B-O-O-T-S by Berkner
 - went okay. I used some of the socks from the sock game for the colors of the boots
Jumping and Counting
Runaway shoes by Caspar Babypants with maracas
What a miracle

Rhyme
1-2 buckle my shoe

Game
Sock game - I made a "washing machine" out of a box and added felt socks. One on the flannel board and one in the box. I had them pick out a sock. This took way too long. Then they were to match the sock they had with the one on the board. It was chaos but I expected that. I think they had fun.

The group was smallish but happy.

Toddlers on the farm

A large group again most likely because of the Federal Government shut down. Surprised how many came in late...maybe something on the road.

Books:
Hurry Hurry by Bunting
Barnyard Boogie by McCanna

Songs
the more we get together with signs
Jumping and counting
Old MacDonald with puppets
I know a chicken with shakers
When Cows get up in the morning with puppets (this one was a request for more puppets)
What a miracle

Flannels
Baa baa Black Sheep
Little bo peep

The kids were very attentive. They liked the puppets and the flannels. My voice is shot. The dry air mostly.

Farm theme for Early Headstart

I had a pretty good sized group ages 1-3.

Books:
Charlie Chick by Denchfield
Z-o-i-n-k by Most

Songs:
The more we get together with signs
I know a chicken with shakers
Shake your sillies out with shakers
Alabama Mississippi
May there always be sunshine
Old MacDonald with puppets

The kids were paying attention when we did songs but not so much with reading a book.

Snow - toddler storytime

I had a huge group today.

Books
Winter, Winter, Cold and Snow by Palermo - lots of noise but some were listening
Supertruck by Savage - always a hit

Songs
The more we get together
Jumping and counting
Winter Hokey pokey
The mittens on my hands - should have been to wheels on the bus but i did London Bridge - worked
What a miracle
Snow day by Rebecca Frezza with instruments

Flannel
Building a snowfriend

Sign language for snow

They seemed to really like this one. Good timing...snowed 3 days ago.