Dragons - toddler storytime

I have done dragons for toddlers on occasion but the books are not great for 18-36 months. I tried it anyway. It was okay, but a couple of the kids were not there to listen to the books and they got the others riled up. I came close to losing my voice.

Songs:
Open Shut Them
If you're Happy and you know it
Jumping and Clapping
Dragon Mountain with shakers
What a Miracle

Books:
The best pet of all by LaRochelle
Not Your Typical Dragon by Bar-el (couldn't even get them to settle down for a puppet story)
One Drowsy Dragon by Long    (they really didn't need 3 stories but I did it anyway, couldn't hurt)

Ten little dragons flannel

So not bad just not good.

Pizza for toddlers

Okay, well with this being my 3rd pizza storytime in a week, it went pretty well. The kids however were pretty loud and crazy.

Song:
The more we get together
Shake your sillies
If you happy and you know it (with additional verse - if you like pizza and you know it)
Pizza, Pizza, Pizza from Ratatouille (with instruments)
I am a pizza with uke
P-I-Z-Z-A (to bingo)

Books:
Hi Pizza Man by Walter
The Little Red Hen Makes a Pizza  by Strurges (a little long for these kids but sometimes you just have to do one that is a little longer)

Flannel
5 Leftover Pizza slices

Not too bad, I was having to speak loud over one kid's voice and then we cut it a little short due to kids running around but it was fine.

Pizza for Preschool Storytime

I filled in for a co-worker today. I did my old standby Pizza like I did last Friday.

There were only 4 kids but it went well.

Songs:
The more we get together with signs
Shaking Song by Gill - I was going to do List of Dances but my CD started skipping.
If you're happy and you know it
I am a pizza - echo song on uke
P-I-Z-Z-A on uke
Pizza by Mr. Jon with instruments
I cut this short since I was the only one marching around the room. It is a little slow for that.
What a miracle

Books:
Pizza Day by Iwai - this is a new one and not bad but a little small
Little Red Hen Makes a Pizza
Hi Pizza Man!  - finally back in print!

Flannel
5 leftover pizza pieces

It went fine but not very energetic. What can you expect with 4 kids.

Pizza at Preschool Outreach

I did my pizza storytime. It was pretty good.

Books:
Strega Nona - a bit long for this bunch
The Little Red Hen makes a Pizza - good
Hi Pizza Man!

Songs:
Open shut them
Hands are for clapping
I am a pizza (on uke)
Bean Bag Rock
May there always be sunshine

Flannel
5 leftover pizza pieces

I will do it again on Tuesday so this was a good dry run.

Peek a boo! babies storytime

I covered for a colleague today during babies storytime.  I had 10 kids! That is alot for us, but I have done more at other branches so not a problem. I did have a problem that most of them were late and most are walking. There went my bounces!

It was fine.

Opening:

Songs:
Alabama, Mississippi
Shake everything with shakers
Can you wave your scarf at me? with scarves
Peek a book with scarves
Bathtime with bubbles

Fingerplay:
Itsy bitsy spider

Flannel:
Brown Bear Brown Bear

Book to pass out:
Peek a boo Baby

Closing:
Now it's time to say goodbye

I had some trouble with the CDs, I should have written down which cd the songs were on. I thought I would remember. Silly me!

Valentine Toddlers, Headstart, and Early Head Start

I had toddlers today and Headstart yesterday so I did Valentine's for both.

Books:
The Perfect Hug by Walsh (Toddlers)
How do Dinosaurs Say I love You? by Yolan (both T and HS)
A Kiss Like This by Murphy (EHS)
Please Baby Please by Lee (EHS)
How do you Hug a Porcupine by Isop (HS)

Songs
There's a little wheel turning in my heart (EHS and T)
Shake your Sillies out (T)
If you're happy and you know it
Skidamidink (EHS and T)
You are my Sunshine (T and HS)
You're my Rainbow on Uke (EHS)
Ring those Bells (T) with bells from H.U.M.

Fingerplay:
5 little valentines

This one went pretty well. All were a little short but that's because I skipped the flannel.
I just about lost my voice at Headstart so I only did CDs for toddlers. Tomorrow I do Babies. What a week!

Snow - toddlers

I did snow today even though it was raining and icy. I only had 5 kids because of school starting late.

Books:
Bear and Hare: Snow! by Gravett
The Snowy Day by Keats (big book) too long
Supertruck by Savage (a hit)

Songs:
The more we get together with signs
Shake your Sillies out
If you're Happy and you know it
It's not that Cold Outside (flannel)
What a Miracle
Snow day by Rebecca Frezza with shakers

Finger play
10 little mittens

Flannel
Building a Snowman

This was a pretty good group. They lost interest with The Snowy Day but like Supertruck.