Lost and Found with toddlers

I did a new theme today. There are many books about Lost and Found and I did a few for the toddlers today. The kids were a little stir crazy because of a few days of rain.

Books:
Knuffle Bunny by Willems
What's the matter Bunny Blue? by Smee
Little Lost Owl by Haughton

I don't usually do 3 books but they took a little break from running around the room and listened a bit.

Songs
Open shut them
Shake your sillies out
If you'er happy and you know it
I thought I lost you from Bolt with instruments'
What a miracle

Song:
Hug my bunny (tune: Found a Peanut)
Hug my bunny, hug my bunny, hug my bunny just now,
Just now I hug my bunny, hug my bunny, just now.

Load the laundry
Play outside
Lost my bunny
Can't stop crying
Check the washer
Found my bunny

Flannel Rhymes
Little Bo Peep
Little Boy Blue

With a new theme, I usually bomb the first time but this one went pretty well. It was a little short.  I might do a puppet story next time - Runaway Bunny - since I had done a puppet story last week I decided not to do it this week.

Worms with toddlers

I did my worm program again. It went well but it was a little short. I think I could have done another action song but I was out of ideas by the end.

Books:
Ned's New Home by Tseng
-Love this one for Toddlers
Inch by Inch by Lionni
-I remember this one from when I was young. Works pretty well for the toddlers as long as read with drama.

Flannel:
A Very Hungry Caterpillar by Carle
-this one went well.

Puppets:
Big Fat Worm by Van Laan
-One toddler insisted on standing at my knees. I tried to ignore but it was tough.

Action Rhyme with scarves:

WIGGLE WORMS

Wiggle your worms up, then wiggle them down.
Wiggle your worms around and around.

Wiggle them high, wiggle them low.
Wiggle them fast, wiggle them slow.

Wiggle them over, the tops of your toes.
Wiggle them under the tip of your nose.

Wiggle them up your arm to the top
Wiggle them down to your fingers and stop.

Wiggle your worm ‘cross the top of your head,
Then put your worm back in his own little bed.  (either put back in bag or cover up in hands.)

Songs:
Open Shut Them
Shake Your Sillies Out by Raffi
If you're happy and you know it
Walter the Waltzing Worm by Palmer with scarves
What a Miracle by Palmer

Early Head Start - Worms

I did my worms toddler storytime for Early Head Start.
It went okay. The kids had some fun. Because it is spring break there was an older sibling there and she liked to answer all the questions. Of course none of the little ones said a word.

Books
Inch by Inch by Lionni
Worms for Lunch by Gore
Bob and Otto by Bruel

Songs
Itsy bitsy Spider
The More we Get Together
Shake your Sillies out
If you're happy and you know it
May there always be sunshine
The Littlest Worm with shakers

Game
Where's Little Worm

Puppet show
Big Fat Worm by Van Laan

The game and puppet show weren't very successful. The kids didn't understand the game (the 5 year old loved it) and they were only mildly interested in the puppet story. The adults seemed to appreciate them.

Preschool Outreach - Cats

There was a very small group today but it went well.

Books:
Feathers for Lunch! by Ehlart
Lost Cat by Mader
Pete the Cat and his Magic Sunglasses by Dean
Drat that Cat! by Patton

Puppet show:
Cat's Drum (based on folk tale Cat's Meow)

Songs:
Open shut them
Little Cat (see below)
May there always be sunshine
List of Dances

It was all good!!!!

Cats - Toddlers

The kids were very wound up this time.

I did theses books:

Pete the Cat and His 4 Groovy Buttons by Litwin

Where is Tippy Toes by Lewin

Songs:
Little Cat by Nancy Stewart on uke with signs

Little Cat by Nancy Stewart
        C    G7            C          G7
Little cat (meow), little cat (meow)
           C                 F        G7           C
There’s a little cat walking all around
              G7           C    G7
Little cat (meow), little cat (meow)
            C               F              G7       C
There’s a little cat walking all around.

Mouse, duck, dog




Open Shut Them
Shake your Sillies out
Kitty Hokie Pokie
I know a chicken with shakers (I was going to do the Cat came Back but it is too long)

Finger play:
5 little kittens jumping on the bed
Flannel:
5 little kittens

The kids were a little crazy today. By the end there were about 3 or 4 of them running round the room. I haven't had that for a while. One had a breakdown just as we were ending.

There was at least one little boy who was turned off by the craziness. Not sure what to do about that. I ask nicely to get them to sit but I have given up anything else.

socks and shoes - toddler

I had a big group today. Only did 2 books, many songs, and one game. The game didn't go as well as I had hoped. They got a little out of control. Perhaps I should have used our large standing flannel board rather than the small portable one.

Books:
Pete the Cat: I love my white shoes by Litwin
Duck Sock Hop by Kohuth

Songs:
Everybody Knows I Love My Toes from jbrary
Head Shoulders knees and toes
Shake your Sillies out
If you're Happy and You Know It
Boots by Laurie Berkner with instruments
What a Miracle
Open Shut Them

Rhyme:
1,2 Buckle my Shoe

Shoes – finger play start with hands close together and move out with each addition

Baby shoes

Child shoes

Mother shoes

Father shoes

Clown Shoes

Giant Shoes

Game:

Socks (like this)

Things that Go! Toddler Storytime

I had a small group because the schools are opening late but I wasn't surprised. I was little surprised that the kids did not want to participate much. They all seemed very tired. I guess they played in the slush/snow yesterday.

Open Shut them

Digger and Tom by Braun

Shake your Sillies out

Bumping up and down in my little red wagon with uke

Hello Airplane by Cotter

Wheels on the bus

Flannel story - Freight Train by Crews

Row Row Row your boat

Action Rhyme: The Airplane

The airplane has great big wings (arms outstretched)

Its propeller spins around and sings “WWWW!” (make one arm go round)

The airplay goes up (lift arms)

The airplane goes down (lower arms)

The airplane flies high (arms outstretched, turn body around)

Over the town! (fly around)

The bus for us by Bloom

Drive my Car by Laurie Berkner with cushions for steering wheels

What a Miracle

Because there were only 4 kids, and they were sleepy, I got through all the books I had plus an extra. So different from my normal toddlers.