Toddlers - I like Me!

Books
Leo the Late Bloomer by Kraus - Love this one!

I am Enough by Byers - I like this one but it is too long. I skipped to the end.

Songs
The more we get together
Hands are for clapping
Jumping and counting
My energy on uke with shakers
What a miracle

Puppet story
Not your Typical Dragon by Bar-el

Finger Plays
Hands on your shoulders

I like me

Small group but good. I like this enough to try it again.

Extra books for next time

I love all of me by Grover
The ok book by Rosenthal
Only you can be you by Clarkson

Bathtime with toddlers

Pretty small group so much less crazy that usual.

Sign for bath

Books:

Dini dinosaur by Beaumont.  I hadn't done this one before but it is good.

Who's in the Tub by with flannel went well.

Get out of my Tub by Techentrup - great one very interactive.

Songs

The more we get together 

Jumping and counting 

Hands are for clapping 

Bathtime with bubbles 

Flannels

Colorful Bubbles

5 little elephants in a bathtub

I had plans for fingerplays but such a small group make it tough. Went pretty well.

Valentine Friendship fun!

I had a good group and some VIPs came to visit.

Books
Hold Hands by Varon - this one is a little slow
A Book of Love by Randall (with some pages clipped)

Songs:
The more we get together (with signs)
Hands are for Clapping
Jumping and Counting
You are my sunshine with signs
What a miracle

Flannel
Little Red Valentine I love you

Parachute -
Hello
Ring around the rosie
Wheels on the bus
Row Row Row your boat
Grand old duke of york - not the best
Shake your sillies out
Old MacDonald with puppets thrown on the parachute
Song about Slow Song about fast by Palmer - had them lie under the parachute and pretend to sleep
Good bye parachute - 2 girls got very unhappy with it went bye bye

Craft -
I love you to pieces - gluing on torn paper

I really liked You are My Sunshine with signs - not easy but fun! They loved the parachute of course. Went well with no problems.

Birds - toddlers

Books
Birds by Henke
Feathers for Lunch by Ehlert
Flip Flap Fly by Root (with puppets)

Songs
The more we get together
Jumping and Counting
Hands are for clapping
Three little birds on uke with shakers
I know a chicken with shakers
Goodbye friends
What a miracle

Fingerplay
2 little black birds

The kids were very energetic. Some where racing back and forth and I clapped my hands for the last song and they stopped for a second.

For next time - sign for birds, tell them to check out books on table

Jungle Animals - preschool outreach

This group did great today!

Books:
The Parrot Tico Tango by Witte
- a long story but the kids got into it
Sparky! by Offill
-not as good a choice for this group
It's a Tiger! by LaRouchelle
 - they loved the puppets
Spunky Little Monkey by Won
-good one!

Songs:
The more we get together
One from the right
List of Dances
If you're happy and you know it
Tap  your sticks - (palmer) with sticks
Thunder and Rain with sticks
Wheels on the bus with sticks
This is the way we --- our sticks ""

May there always be sunshine

I was a little nervous about the sticks but it went well. Only one kid wouldn't give them back so I just ignored her.

Jungle Animals - toddlers

Sign - Rain Forest

Books:
Still a Gorilla by Norman
If you're happy and you know it by Caraberra
It's a tiger by LaRochelle with puppets https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXIvGgsCt24

Songs:
Hands are for clapping
Jumping and counting
The more we get together
Lion Sleeps tonight on uke with shakers
What a Miracle

I had a large crowd and I have caught a cold so it was a little too much today. They loved the puppet show. They really didn't want to sit after the first book so it was a good 2nd book to do - very interactive. The puppet show was okay but I forgot the put the tiger away thing.

Snow with toddlers

Today I did snow.

Books
Supertruck by Savage
Bear and Hare: Snow! by Gravett

Songs
The more we get together
Hands are for clapping
Winter hokey pokey
Snow day by Rebecca Frezza with instruments
What a miracle by Palmer

Fingerplay
Snow on my forehead
snow on my knee
snow on my glasses
getting hard to see

Snow on my boots
snow on my hair
snow on my mittens
snow everywhere!

Some of the kids were having a great time listening to the books and music. Others were having a great time seeing what they could get into and they did. At least they all had a good time!