Thanksgiving Storytime for Toddlers

I had a great group for this week. Since there are no storytimes next week I decided to do Thanksgiving early. Here was the lineup:

Opening song: Open shut them

Book #1 – Bear Says Thanks by Wilson

Flannel Song - Did you ever See a turkey? (like this) Storytime secrets

Song #2 - If You're Thankful and you know it

Book #2 – I know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie by Jackson

 - a bit long but I had to do this one!

Song #3 - The Turkey Pokey  - put your wing in, your beak, your claw, your tail, etc

Book #3 – The Thankful Book by Parr

- This one was a little long so I paperclipped some pages.

Song #4 - Thanks a lot - Raffi (scarves) and flannel

- I put laminated pictures of what Raffi was thankful of on the board as the song played. One little boy grabbed one of the pictures and yanked off the felt on the back. I was pretty shocked!

Closing Song - What a Miracle!

Dogs at Early Head Start and Head Start

I had outreach to Head Start and Early Head Start today, I did dogs again.

The books and music went okay.

Things to remember for next time:

19 kids in HS
Need speaker for tablet
No shaker eggs

For HS: JThere is one kid who talked loudly right by my left ear through everything I read. They liked the song cube. The second story - Dog's Colorful Day - on the flannel went pretty well. Yip!  Snap! Yap! did not go over well.

For EHS: one child was able to get an entire shaker egg in her mouth. Don't bring them again.
Really, only music would be good but I know that the adults like to have books.

Dogs - Toddler Storytime

Well, I really embarrassed myself this time with my uke. I messed up every song! It didn't help that the moms were making comments about it being wrong. Oh well!

Opening song - Open Shut them

Book#1 - Oh No, George! by Haughton
 - a great book, well received

Flannel/Song - BINGO

Book #2 - Yip! Snap! Yap! by Fuge
- they liked this one as well.

Action Songs - Shake your sillies out and If you're happy and you know it

Song - There's a dog in school

Alphabet song to London Bridge

Book #3 - The Pigeon Wants a Puppy by Willems
-the parents liked this one but the kids were not attentive. The pictures were too basic.

Shaker song - Doggie Doo Wop

Book #4 - How much is that Doggy in the Window? by Merrill
-I got them back by singing this one.

Closing song - What a Miracle

I lost them at the Alphabet song - the parents didn't like my mistakes on the uke and the shakers wound them up. Pretty typical storytime for toddlers!

boxes toddler story time

Today I did a Box storytime.
I had a bigger group than last week but they were all over the place. Maybe it is the beautiful Indian Summer day.

Books:
Sitting in my Box by Lillegard
Not in a Box by Portis
Meeow and the Big Box by Braun
Harry's Box by McAllister

The books were a little repetitive because they were all about make believing a box is something else. I think I should have skipped Harry's Box since it was longer but then it would have been too short.

Songs:
Open Shut them
Shake your Sillies Out - Raffi
Magic Box - Laurie Berkner
What a Miracle - Palmer

Finger Plays/Action rhymes
Jack in the Box
Here is a box
Little turtle

Early Literacy Tip
Play

I think I will do this again for my outreach to Head Start next week. I made a songcube but forgot to use it. It was so chaotic at the end I doubt it would have worked.

Halloween toddler storytime

I had a small group today, most likely because of the rain. But it was a fun time!

Opening Song - Open Shut them
Book #1 - Mouse's First Halloween by Thompson
   We have done alot of these lately.

Song/Book #2- If you're a Monster and you know it by Emblerly
    Singing books are very well received by this group.

Flannel Songs - I made they with clipart and laminating.
10 little ghosts
   One little, two little, three little ghosts
   Four little, five little, six little ghosts
   Seven little, eight little, nine little ghosts
   Ten little ghosts that can't scare me!
5 little ghosts
     Five little ghosts dressed all in white Were scaring each other on Halloween night.
     "Boo," said the first one, "I'll catch you."
     "Boo," said the second, "I don't care if you do."
     The third ghost said, "You can't run away from me."
     And the forth one said, "I'll scare everyone I see."
     Then the last one said, "It's time to disappear."
     "See you at Halloween time next year."

Book #3 Plumply, Dumply, Pumpkin by Serfozo
      A good one to demonstrate new vocabulary to talk about.

Musical Instruments for Harry's Haunted Halloween Circus by Ralph's World
      A great marching song.

Closing song - What a miracle by Palmer

Surprise Preschool storytime

Today I found out when I got here that I would be doing Preschool Storytime for my colleague who is sick. I quickly pulled out my Dance books and music. The plan for today was Dinosaurs but I haven't done that one for a while so I wasn't comfortable doing it. So I used her craft and did Dance ending with Brontorina so it tied in a bit. It was a little short but it went okay.

Opening song:Open Shut them
Book #1 - Hilda must be dancing
Song - List of Dances
Book #2 with movement - How Can you Dance?
Song - If you're happy and you know it - ending with "if you want to hear a story sit on down"
Book #3 - Brontoria
Bean Bag song - Bean Bag Boogie
Closing Song - What a Miracle

Transportation - toddler storytime

This is one I have done with preschoolers and with babies but never with toddlers.

It went well even though I am a bit under the weather.

Opening song: Open shut them

Book #1 - Go Go Gorillas by Durango
    This one is a bit long so I wasn't sure if I could do the whole thing but it kept their interest pretty well.

Song - Drive my Car - Laurie Berkner
    Definitely a winner.

Book #2 - Freight Train (Big Book) by Crews
   This one is great!

Song - Wheels on the Bus
   A classic.
     
Nursery Rhyme - To Market To Market

Book #3 - A Bus for Us by Bloom
    They really got into this one...perfect for the under 2's.

Song - Zoom, Zoom, Zoom by Jbrary
   I messed up a bit but they liked it.

Shaker song - I know a chicken by Berkner

Closing song - What a Miracle

All in all a great theme.