Preschool Storytime - Cats

Books:
Lost by Mader
Pete the Cat, I Love My White Shoes by Litwin
Drat That Fat Cat by Patton
Cat's Purr by Bryan (with puppets)

Songs:
Jump Up by Jim Gill
Beanbag Rock by Stewart (with beanbags)
If you're happy and you know it
The More we get together
Soft Kitty on the uke

Cat - pete the cat - like this without eyes, nose, and whiskers - they had to draw them




I had a good group today. They really liked my puppet story and Pete the Cat. Some recited with me. This was my last regular preschool storytime for a while. Going back to Toddlers but doing outreach for 3-5s 2 times a month.

Toddler Storytime - Mice

Large crowd today (for us). 33 people!

Books:
The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear by Wood
Cat and Mouse by Schroenherr
Squeak-a-lot by Waddell (with puppets)

Songs:
The More we Get Together with signs
Open Shut them
Shake your sillies out
If you're happy and you know it
Bean Bag Rock
What a Miracle

Finger plays
5 little mice
one little mouse

Note to self, don't do bean bags with toddlers. One started throwing them and then more did. Not good. I didn't think to tell them not to. Went a little short, should have done a flannel.

Puppets went over better than yesterday. All enjoyed.

Preschool Storytime - Mice

Opening song:
The More We Get together with signs

Books:
The Big Hungry Bear by Wood (big book)
If you give a mouse a cookie by Numeroff
Cat and Mouse by Schoenherr
Squeak-A-lot by Waddell with puppets

Songs:
Silly Dance Contest by Gill
One from the left by Gill
House at the top of the tree by They Might Be Giants with instruments

Fingerplay
5 merry mice

Goodbye song: It's time to say good bye with some signs (not all)

I had 6 kids this time so more energetic than last time. I enjoyed it. The mouse craft might have been a little too involved but there was enough parents it worked out okay.

Baby Storytime - Farm

I have done better but it was okay.
Only 2 families today and both had lap babies. This kept it to bounces and singing.

I was a little tired as well.

Songs:
The more we get together
Roll Roll Sugar Babies (Bounce)
The animals get up in the morning (bounce)
Old MacDonald with puppets
Baby face with scarves
Head on down to the barn with shakers
Bathtime with bubbles
May there always be sunshine

Book:
Old MacDonald

Toddler Storytime - Things that Go

Since I did these back to back I figured I could do some repeats:

Hello song:
The more we get together (with signs) - went better than I expected. Parents did it mostly. Did the 2nd verse this time.


1st book - Red Car, Red Bus by Steggall
A little simple, might have been better as a 2nd book but they liked guessing what was next.

Shake your Sillies
If your'e Happy and You Know It

Second Book - A Bus for Us by Bloom
Also a good one for guessing what was next. Definitely enjoyed by all.

Action song: Drive My Car by Berkner

Wheels on the Bus by Willis
3rd  Book - The Wheels on the Bus to the zoo.
This one they were all over the place. I thought because it was an extension on the song it would work but no dice.

Shaker song: Trucks by Berkner

Goodbye song:
What a Miracle by Palmer
-I haven't used this a lot lately because I am a bit tired of it. I will get another signing one hopefully.

The kids were a little antsy, not used to sitting still after the summer. But they were pretty quiet except for the 3rd book. Going back to 2 will be for the best. Another back to back next week then only one more Preschool. Back to Toddler in October.

Preschool Storytime - Transportation

I only had 2 kids today but we still had fun. Since this is the first storytime since July I am not surprised.
Here is what I did:

Books:
Go Go Gorrillas by Durango
The Seals on the Bus by Hort
Don't Squish the Sasquatch by Redeker
Don't let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Willems

Songs:
The more we get together with signs
Wheels on the bus and extension to book The Seals on the Bus
Drive my Car by Berkner
Trucks by Berkner with shakers
What a Miracle by Palmer

Craft: Bus

How it went:
I can do more songs and books with only 2 kids so I did! I also gave them more choices...I asked, do you want to do this book? Do you want to dance? etc. They always said yes but it makes it more fun.