Penguins in toddlertime

This was a good one!

Opening song: Open Shut them

Book #1 Penguin and Pinecone by Yoon
 - I got some ahs from the caregivers
Penguin Puppets - I made paper penguin puppets (laminated) for the kids and we did up, down, in, out, high, low, around etc. Storytime ABCs is where I got this idea.
 - very good
Book #2 - Flip and Flop by Apperley
 - some of the younger ones started running round. Ignored them and kept on.
Action songs - Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes
Penguin Pokey and If you're happy and you know it. Last one "If you want to hear a story sit on down"
 - brings them back for a last short story

Book #3 - I am Small - by Dodd
 - definitely lost most of them but it is short so I finished it. I thought about cutting it short but it is so cute I had to finish it.

Shaker songs - Penguin Shuffle by Grunsky and "I know a Penguin" (thanks L. Berkner) that I sang

Closing song: What a Miracle by Palmer

The kids were a bit antsy today but it went okay. The only annoying thing was the parents first sat in the very back of the room - some of the kids came closer as time went on but even though I said something about how it is more of work for me if they sit back there, they weren't budging.

Preschool Outreach - Pizza

This preschool is small but I really like the director so I always make time to go there every other month.

I did my old standby Pizza for this one. I took my uke and it is a good thing because the heat was off in the room where they had their circle time and I didn't have access to a boom box.

Here is the run down:
Opening Song:
The more we get together (on uke)
Book:
The Little Red Hen Makes a Pizza by Struges
Flannel Board -
5 little pizza slices
Song:
I am a pizza by Charlotte Diamond (on Uke)
 - very well received, the director wanted my music, I told her I learned in on youtube
Book:
Hi Pizza Man! by Walter
Song:
If you want to eat pizza clap your hands!
Song:
Pizza man Pizza man turn around
Book:
Pizza Kittens by Voake
 - not the best one to end on but it went okay
Closing Song:
May there always be sunshine by Jim Gill (on Uke)

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

Saturday Babies storytime

I had some fun this morning doing a baby storytime. I used my Garden theme. I almost ran out of stuff so I repeated over and over again.

Opening song on the uke - The more we get together

Bounce - Roll Roll Sugar Babies

Fingerplay - 5 little flowers

Choral Reading - One Mole Digs a Hole

If you're Happy and you know it on the uke

Wheels on the bus

Shaker song: Garden Song

Closing Song - May There Aways be Sunshine on the uke

Bubble Song - Oats, Beans and Barley Grow

It was pretty good. There was a small group but they participated nicely.

Things I might do next time...More movement songs. Maybe a flannel. I am doing another Saturday baby storytime in January.

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!