Pets Story Time – Preschool

January 31, 2014

Introduction: Talk about pets, what kind of pets we have at home.

Discuss: “Good Pet or Bad Pet?” Showed the kids photos of different animals and had them say whether it would make a good or bad pet.

Book: Katie Loves the Kittens by John Himmelman

Song: “There’s a dog in school” – Stuart Stotts and Tom Pease: Celebrate: A Song Resource

Book: Peanut by Linas Alsenas

Song: “Fiddle-i-Fee” – Dog on Fleas: Cranberry Sauce Flotilla

Book: The Pets You Get by Thomas Taylor, illustrated by Adrian Reynolds

Prop Story: Bark, George by Jules Feiffer

Movie: The Great Gracie Chase: Stop That Dog! By Cynthia Rylant, Spoken Arts

Craft: Dog ears headband

Stories from China Story Time – Preschool

January 31, 2014January 31, 2014

Introduction: This week is Chinese New Year or Lunar New Year, so today we will be sharing stories from China.

Opening song

Book: Bringing in the New Year by Grace Lin

Song (w/ panda puppet):
“Chinese Hello Song” (to the tune of “The Farmer in the Dell”)
Let’s wave and say “Ni hao (nee how),”
Let’s wave and say “Ni hao.”
Let’s say “hello” to all our friends,
Let’s wave and say “ni hao.”

Book: Fortune Cookies by Albert Bitterman

Song: “Wiggle Song” – Carole Peterson: Sticky Bubble Gum

Book: Round is a Mooncake: A Book of Shapes by Roseanne Thong, illustrated by Grace Lin

Book: The Seven Chinese Sisters by Kathy Tucker, illustrated by Grace Lin

Movie: Two of Everything by Lily Toy Hong, from Two Chinese Tales DVD, Nutmeg Media

Craft: Paper Lanterns

January 2014

Fingers and Toes Story Time – Baby

January 31, 2014January 31, 2014

Opening song

Book: Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes by Mem Fox, illustrated by Helen Oxenbury

Song: Face fingers feet and toes, feet and toes
Face fingers feet and toes, feet and toes
Ankles, knees, elbows and nose
Face fingers feet and toes, feet and toes.
(Source: King County Library System)

Rhyme: Roly poly ever so slowly [slowly roll baby’s hands]
Roly poly faster faster faster faster! [roll hands faster]

Song: “Round and Round You Go” (Tune: “The Bear Went over the Mountain”)
Our toes are starting to wiggle, our toes are starting to wiggle,
our toes are starting to wiggle, around and round they go. (slow, then fast)

Our fingers are starting to wiggle, our fingers are starting to wiggle,
our fingers are starting to wiggle, around and round they go. (slow, then fast)

(Credit: Librarian Lisa’s Storytimes)

Book: Ten Tiny Toes by Todd Tarpley, illustrated by Marc Brown

Song: “Hands Go Up and Down” – Fisher Price: Babbles to Books

Song: “Itsy Bitsy Spider”

Song: “Let’s Tap our Feet Together” (Tune: “The More We Get Together”)

Let’s tap our feet together, together, together,Let’s tap our feet together, because it’s fun to do.

Let’s clap our hands….
Let’s touch our nose…
Let’s touch our ears…

Song: “On my Toe There is a Flea” (play 2x) – John M. Feierabend and Luann Saunders: Frog in the Meadow

Book: Piggies by Audrey and Don Wood

Song (with shakers): “Fingers and Toes” – Milkshake: Happy Songs

Closing rhyme

Polar Animals Story Time – Toddler

January 29, 2014January 29, 2014

Opening song

Sign language for penguin

Book: If You Were a Penguin by Wendell Minor and Florence Friedmann Minor

Song: If You’re a Penguin and You Know It (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If you’re a penguin and you know it flap your wings,
If you’re a penguin and you know it flap your wings,
If you’re a penguin and you knot it, then your face will surely show it,
If you’re a penguin and you know it flap your wings,
…stomp your feet
…waddle around.

Book: Penguins, Penguins Everywhere! by Bob Barner

Song (dance with scarves): “It’s a Penguin Party / A la Fiesta de Pinguinos” – Linda Arnold: Splash Zone

Book: 10, 9, 8 Polar Animals by Rebecca Fjelland Davis (read first sentence on each page only)

Song: “Jumping and Counting” – Jim Gill: Jim Gill’s Irrational Anthem

Book: My Little Polar Bear by Claudia Rueda

Song: “I Like to Hop” – Brian Vogan & His Good Buddies: Born to Wiggle

Song: “Icky Sticky Bubble Gum” – David Landau: Kids and Kitties

Closing rhyme

Craft: Penguin coloring sheet

February 2014

Snow Story Time – Baby

January 17, 2014

Opening song

Book: Spot’s Snowy Day by Eric Hill

Song: “Snowflake, Snowflake” (Tune: “Twinkle, Twinkle”)

Snowflake, Snowflake, dance around,
Snowflake, snowflake, touch the ground,
Snowflake, landing on your nose,
Snowflake, landing on your toes,
Snowflake, Snowflake, dance around,
Snowflake, snowflake, touch the ground.

Rhyme: Jack Frost’s Nose

Where did you get that little red nose? (touch baby’s nose)
Jack Frost kissed it (pinch nose gently) I suppose.
He kissed it once (one kiss on nose)
He kissed it twice (two kisses)
Poor little nose, it’s as cold as ice (give baby’s nose a wiggle)

Book: Under My Hood I Have a Hat by Karla Kuskin, illustrated by Fumi Kosaka

Song: Boots and parka, scarf and hat (Tune: “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes”)
Boots and parka, scarf and hat, scarf and hat
Boots and parka, scarf and hat, scarf and hat
In wintertime we dress like that!
Boots and parka, scarf and hat, scarf and hat
(Credit: Mel’s Desk)

Rhyme: Roly poly ever so slowly [slowly roll baby’s hands]
Roly poly faster faster faster faster! [roll hands faster]

Song: “Hands Go Up and Down” – Fisher Price: Babbles to Books

Book: In the Snow -by Sharon Phillips Denslow, illustrated by Nancy Tafuri

Song: “Let’s Tap our Feet Together” (Tune: “The More We Get Together”)

Let’s tap our feet together, together, together,Let’s tap our feet together, because it’s fun to do.

Let’s clap our hands….
Let’s touch our nose…
Let’s touch our ears…

Rhyme: Tick tock, tick tock, I’m a little cuckoo clock (swing baby side to side)
Tick tock, tick tock, stop!
What time is it? It’s one-o-clock.
Cuckoo! (lift baby)

Song (with jingle bells): “Jingle Bells” – Kimbo Educational: Where is Thumbkin?

Closing rhyme

Penguins and Polar Bears – Preschool

January 13, 2014

Introduction: We are talking about some animals that live in VERY cold places, penguins & polar bears. What do we know about penguins & polar bears? Where do they live?

Opening song

Book: Polar Opposites by Erik Brooks

Action Song: “Walking Through the Arctic”
Walking through the arctic (echo)
And what do you think I saw? (echo)
A great big polar bear! (echo)
He said, Sta-and-UP! (everyone jump up)
And shake, shake, shake this way (everyone shake)
And shake, shake, shake, that way
Shake, shake, shake this way
And then sit down (sit down)

Book: My Little Polar Bear by Claudia Rueda

Song (dance with scarves): “It’s a Penguin Party / A la Fiesta de Pinguinos” – Linda Arnold: Splash Zone

Book: Penguins, Penguins Everywhere by Bob Barner

Song (w/ puppet): “I’m a Little Penguin” (tune: “I’m a Little Teapot”)
I’m a little penguin, black and white.
Short and wobbly, and adorable sight.
I can’t fly at all, but I love to swim.
So I’ll waddle to the water and dive right in!

Book: A Penguin Story by Antoinette Portis