toddlers - Rain

Not my best storytime just 7 kids but okay.

Books -
Rain by Usher
Itsy Bitsy Spider by Tarapani
It's Raining It's pouring by Eagle

Flannel -
5 little raindrops

Fingerplay - Itsy bitsy spider

Harmonica Pocket's - Gotta rain if you want a rainbow with scarves

What a miracle.

toddlers - Dinosaurs

I found a very cute book* on the new book shelf and thought it would work nicely for toddlers.

We Love Dinosaurs by Volpin *
Dinosaur Parade by Halpern
We are the Dinosaurs by Berkner with CD

Songs:
The more we get together
Jumping and Counting
Skinamadink
Dino-Pokey
Dinos in the swamp (to wheels on the bus)
Dino Ditty dum ditty do (not great)
Shopping with a Brontosaurus by Daddy Donut with shakers
I know a chicken with shakers

Fingerplay
5 little dinosaurs (not great)

When pretty well. Had a couple of older kids due to school being out.
Shopping with a brontosaurus didn't work very well so i did I know a Chicken to wrap up.
I wasn't going to do 3 books but they were pretty quiet and I didn't have a flannel. 3 boys left before the end.

County Fair with toddlers

Our county fair is this week so I did that as my theme. They had a coloring sheet in the fair catalog that I used for the coloring page.

Books:
Minerva Louise Goes to the Fair by Stoeke
I spy on the Farm by Gibbs

Songs:
The More we Get Together with signs
Jumping and County by Gill
County Fair by Lonestar with instruments
What a Miracle by Palmer

Felt board
Largest Watermelon Contest

puppets
On a Stick

Game:
I spy with puppets

The kids were pretty good today. I had a bunch come in late. (about 1/3)
2 parents in the back who came late and just chatted with their babies on their laps were not happy to hear country music.

Piggies! for toddlers

Books:
Who said Coo! by Ruddel
If you give a pig a pancake by Numeroff

Songs:
The more we get together with signs
Jumping and counting by Gill (tip: helps kids learn control)
Laurie's got a pig on her head - with uke
-when around with pig puppet putting it on their heads theuy told me their names
-PJ, John, Cassie, Joseph, Teague ugh!
the Piggies tail goes round and round to wheels on the bus
What a miracle

Kids were nuts! Some went into the cabinet by the sink. One went behind me under the table. Good energy for the pig on her head. I will do names again next week.

Went pretty well, considering there are many new young ones.