Toddlertime - colors

I did an old standby today. I could do this one in my sleep.

I know it so well, I can change on the fly as needed which makes for a great session!

Here is the rundown of what I did...

Opening song - Open Shut them
Book - One by Otashi
Flannel - Brown Bear Brown Bear by Carle
Extention of above - Puppet show (like this:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOsoIUxs2rY)
Book - Maisy's Rainbow Dream by Cousins
Song - What are you wearing?
Hand out scarves
London Bridge (Like this:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuCKI7t2tnE)
Rainbow Connection (Mary had a little amp)
Closing song: Oh what a miracle by Hap Palmer
Coloring sheet - rainbow

This is the first time I have gotten applause after a puppet show. (as far as I can remember) It was very cool. My Early literacy tip was on Print Awareness and I linked it to Reading.

All in all a good one!

Toddlertime - Body Parts

I have done this one before but not for a while. It was very successful!

Early Lit Tip - Vocabulary

Opening song: The More we Get Together (on uke)

Book #1: My Octopus Arms by Baker

Finger Play

On my Face - from storytime katie

On my face I have a nose (point to nose)

And way down here, I have ten toes, (point to toes)

I have two eyes that I can blink (blink eyes)

I have a head to help me think (put hands on head)

I have a chin and very near (point to chin)

I have tow ears to help me hear (put hands to ears)

I have a mouth with which to speak (point to mouth)

And when I run I use my feet. (pretend to run in place)

Here are my arms to hold up high (put arms up high)

And here's a hand to wave goodbye. (wave)

We did this one twice, it was so much fun!

Book #2 - We've All Got Bellybuttons by Martin

Song - Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes

Song - Hands are for Clapping by Jim Gill

Book #3 - Eyes, Nose, Fingers, and Toes by Hindley

Kind of lost them with this one, they came back with some interactive movements.

Dance - Bean Bag by Palmer

They loved the bean bags. Definitely a hit. Some preferred them to the coloring sheet.

May there Always be Sunshine (on uke)

I do this to try to learn names. Not my strong suit.

Closing song - Oh What a Miracle!

Coloring sheet - This is me!

Here are a couple of photos of the kids with the beanbags.

Worms! - Toddlertime

Here is what I did:
Opening song: Open Shut Them
Book #1 - Inch by Inch by Lionni

A favorite from my childhood.

Flannel Story -Herman the Worm (used vegan one here)
Book #2 - Noodle and Lou by Scanlon

    I started to lose some of the younger ones at this point. A great story about friendship.
Action Song - Shake your Sillies Out - Raffi
    Here I talked a bit about making letters with scarves - I could only do O and I, should have figured out more before hand
Action Song - Dancing to Walter the Waltzing Worm - Palmer

Book #3 -Ned's New Home  by Tseng

     I did this with a very dramatic voice and got some of the little ones back.

Closing song: Oh What a Miracle - Palmer

Early Lit Tip - Letter Knowledge

My toddlers are starting to skew younger so I will have to think about incorporating more music and movement. Closer to my baby storytimes.

Flannel Friday 7/24/2015 - Book, Book, Book! by Deborah Bruss

Here is a flannel story I created using clip art and a laminating machine.

It is based on the book, Book, Book Book! by Deborah Bruss.

The kids loved it and got chuckles from the adults as well!

Toddlertime - Dance

I expected a big group today since Early Head Start called to say they were coming with 20 kids. They did come but only had about 10 kids. And they were late. Oh well.

Here is what we did:

Open Shut Them
Hilda Must Be Dancing by Wilson

Silly Dance Contest by Jim Gill
    They wouldn't stand up. I am not used to that!

I Got the Rhythm by Schofield-Morrison

    Got them to say the action words and do some movements.

Hokey Pokey

Dancing Feet by Craig

    They didn't pay attention to this one since I finally got them up on their feet for the Hokey Pokey. Such a short book I didn't cut it short.

Mexican Hat Dance

Oh What a Miracle by Hap Palmer

Coloring sheet - Hilda in her water ballet suit

Early Lit tip - Background knowledge

A nice storytime that ran a little short since I didn't do anything that needed to be passed out and no flannel stories either. I think I will add them back in for the next one.

Preschool Storytime - Farm animals

Today I did my Farm Storytime for Preschoolers.

It was fantastic!

Here is the stuff I did:

Opening song: Open Shut them
Click Clack Moo! by Cronin
     (they didn't know what a typewritter was - so cute!)
Old MacDonald with puppets
       Very good participation!
Book, Book Book! by Bruss as a flannel board

Mrs. Wishy Washy by Learning Station- from you tube
    They liked this. I had some trouble with the iPad

Mrs. Wish Washy's Farm by Cowley

Farmyard Beat by Craig as a puppet show
    They love this one!

I know a Chicken by Laurie Berkner
     They really got into this song!

No Sleep for Sheep by Beaumont
     It seemed like they needed another one, but this one was too much like Farmyard Beat.

Early Lit Tips: Phonological Awareness, why we do songs with animal sounds.
     I got a few nods from parents. So cool!

Closing song: Oh what a miracle! by Palmer

All in all my best Preschool storytime I have done in a long time.  It was really fun!

Celebrate Summer Family Storytime

A small group and a bit subdued so it was a lot of work to get them interested.

Here is what I did:

The more we get together (uke)
Roland Rolls by Carrey
The wheels on the bus (uke)
Flannel - If you're going to the pool wear...
Flannel - 5 Little Ocean Friends
It's Vacation Time! by Korda
Song - Down by the Sea by Red Grammer
One Hot Summer Day by Crews
I brought our the parachute but not quite enough adults. We did balls and sang popcorn
Shakers to Surfin Safari
May there always be sunshine (uke)

Craft - Shells on the beach