Month: July 2014

Moon & Stars – Baby

Opening song

Sign language for moon, stars.

Book: The Moon by Robert Louis Stevenson

the moon

Song: I can make my hands go clap, clap, clap (tune of The Wheels on the Bus)

I can make my hands go clap, clap, clap
Clap, clap, clap
Clap, clap, clap
I can make my hands go clap, clap, clap
They’re a part of me.

I can make my feet go stomp, stomp, stomp, etc…
I can make my hands wave bye, bye, bye…

Book: The Sun is my Favorite Star by Frank Asch

sun is favorite star

Song: Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star

Twinkle, twinkle, little star
How I wonder what you are
Up above the world so high
Like a diamond in the sky
Twinkle, twinkle, little star
How I wonder what you are

Rhyme:  One arm goes up,

One arm goes up,
one arm goes down,
one arm goes up and down.
Two arms go up…
One leg goes up…
Two legs go up…

Book: Kitten’s First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes

 kittens first full moon

Song: You are my Sunshine

You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
You make me happy when skies are gray
You’ll never know dear, how much I love you
Please don’t take my sunshine away

Activity: Little clock, big clock

The little clock goes tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock (swing baby side to side while standing)
The big clock goes ding-dong, ding-dong, ding-dong (swing back front to back)

Song (with shaky eggs): Mr. Sun by Raffi

Closing rhyme

Senses Story Time – Toddler

Opening song

Sign language for touch and smell.

Rhyme: “Open, Shut Them”
Open, shut them
Open, shut them
Give a little clap, clap, clap!
Open, shut them
Open, shut them
Put them in your lap, lap, lap
Creep them, creep them
Creep them, creep them
Way up to your chin
Open up your little mouth,
But do not let them in!

Book: Cold, Crunchy, Colorful by Jane Brocket

cold crunchy colorful

Song: “The Sensey Pokey”
You put your seeing eyes in, you put your seeing eyes out,
You put your seeing eyes in and you shake them all about
You do the Sensey Pokey and you turn yourself around
That’s what it’s all about

(Sniffing nose, Hearing ears, Touching hands, Tasting tongue)

(Credit: Storytime Hooligans)

Rhyme: “A Nose”
A nose breathes in
A nose breathes out
A nose can smell and wiggle about.
A nose can blow
A nose can sneeze
Achoo! That’s what noses can do!

“For this next book, we’re going to see what our eyes can do with a little game of ‘I Spy.’ Do you think you can help me figure out what all the animals are?”

Book: I Spy Under the Sea by Edward Gibbs

i spy under the sea

Song: “Shake Your Sillies Out” – The Wiggles: Yummy Yummy

“Can you find your head? Your shoulders? Your knees? And your toes? We’re also going to find some of our sensing parts for this next song. Let’s sing it together!”

Song: “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes”

 “What kinds of sounds did you hear this morning? Birds singing? Dogs barking? Cars going by on the street? We’re going to read a book about the different things that Polar Bear hears. Feel free to read along if you know the words!”

Book: Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? by Bill Martin Jr., illustrated by Eric Carle

polar bear polar bear what do you hear

Song: “Monkey Dance” – The Wiggles: Yummy Yummy

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

Craft: Mr. Potato Head paper craft

Outer Space Story Time – Preschool

Opening song

Book: Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me by Eric Carle

papa please get the moon for me

Book: Kitten’s First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes

kittens first full moon

Song: “Moon, Moon, Moon” – Laurie Berkner: Victor Vito

Book: Zoom, Zoom, Zoom I’m Off to the Moon by Dan Yaccarino

zoom zoom zoom i'm off to the moon

Song: “Rocketship Run” – Laurie Berkner: Rocketship Run

Rhyme: Do you want to go up with me to the moon?
[Point to friend, self, then to sky.]
Let’s get in our rocket ship and blast off soon!
[Pretend to climb in ship, swish hands quickly.]
Faster and faster we reach to the sky.
[Jump and reach.]
Isn’t it fun to be able to fly?
We’re on the moon, now all take a look.
[Look down.]
Sit back down, and I’ll read you a book.
[All sit down.]

Book: Higher, Higher by Leslie Patricelli

Higher Higher

Song: “Jump Up, Turn Around” – Jim Gill: Moving Rhymes for Modern Times

 Craft: Staff hot glued the aliens (glow-in-the-dark! from Amazon) and the cups to the paper plates ahead of time. Kids used crayons, tissue paper squares, jewels and stickers to decorate them.

spaceship1spaceship2

 

Water Story Time – Preschool

Opening song

Show sign for water in sign language.

You can find water in all kinds of areas- can you think of some water you find outside? (Ocean, lakes, rivers, etc). Oceans are the largest body of water on our planet. This first book is about a fish in the ocean who is very grumpy.

Book: The Pout-Pout Fish by Deborah Diesen

pout pout fish

Song: “It’s raining/Itsy-bitsy spider medley” – Music for Little People: 101 Toddler Favorites

Rain is part of a water cycle, where the water comes up from the oceans, lakes, and rivers and evaporates into the sky. It turns into clouds, and when the clouds get full, it rains again down onto the ground. Our next book is about this water cycle. (Monday only)

Book: Water Dance by Thomas Locker (Monday only)

water dance

Activity: Make a rainstorm

Sometimes, it sprinkles a little bit of rain and sometimes we have big thunderstorms. Let’s make our very own rainstorm today. Grownups, I think we’re going to need your help today to make a really great rainstorm.

Start by rubbing hands together to make wind, the wind is rustling the leaves in the trees

Snap fingers for raindrops. The raindrops start falling.

Pat hands on lap/legs- The raindrops are falling faster!

Stomp feet- there’s some thunder too

Pat hands on lap/legs- the rain is slowing down

Snap fingers– now we have just little raindrops

Rub hands together- the rain stopped, and now all we have is the breeze through the leaves on the trees

Water can come from the earth and the sky but there is also water in your house. Can you think of some places you find water at home? (Sink, faucet, bathtub**)

Book: Bath Time by Eileen Spinelli

bathtime

Flannel: What’s in the bathtub?

Fill the tub with water, what do you see? I see bubbles floating with me.

…a washcloth, shampoo bottle, soap, a little boat, rubber ducky

Song: Row, row, row your boat
Row, row, row your boat
gently down the stream
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily
Life is but a dream

Rock, rock, rock your boat
gently down the stream
If you see a crocodile,
don’t forget to scream (“Ahhhh!”)

Row, row, row your boat
gently to the shore
If you see a lion there,
don’t forget to roar (“Rawwwwr!”)

Song: The Goldfish – Laurie Berkner: Victor Vito

Craft: Rainclouds made with small paper plates, cut in half; blue construction paper, cut into strips for rain; cotton balls for clouds

raincloud

Bird Story Time – Baby

Opening Song

Our sign for today is “bird.” Your thumb and forefinger make a beak in front of your mouth; open and close.

Book: Birds by Kevin Henkes, illustrated by Laura Dronzek

Cover of the book BIRDS by Kevin Henkes.

Song: Kookaburra (first two verses)

Photo of a kookaburra bird and several gumdrops.

Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree,
Merry merry king of the bush is he.
Laugh! Kookaburra, laugh!
Kookaburra, gay your life must be.

Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree,
Eating all the gumdrops he can see
Stop! Kookaburra, stop!
Kookaburra, save some there for me.

Rhyme: One arm goes up, one arm goes down, one arm goes up and down.
Two arms go up…
One leg goes up…
Two legs go up…

Book: What’s Up, Duck? by Tad Hills

Cover of the book WHAT'S UP, DUCK? by Tad Hills

Song: Little Bird
Little bird, little bird,
fly around the town.
Up to the sky,
Down to the ground.

Little bird, little bird,
flap your wings,
Open your beak
and sweetly sing.

Little bird, little bird,
fly right to your nest.
Now it’s time to
take a rest.

Song: I can make my hands go clap, clap, clap
I can make my hands go clap, clap, clap
Clap, clap, clap
Clap, clap, clap
I can make my hands go clap, clap, clap
They’re a part of me.

I can make my feet go stomp, stomp, stomp, etc…
I can make my hands wave bye, bye, bye…

Book: I am Small by Emma Dodd

Cover of the book I AM SMALL by Emma Dodd

Rhyme: “Four Little Owls”

Four little owls sitting in a tree.
They looked the same,
But they were as different as could be.
One little owl had a wide white stripe,
One little owl had a small brown dot.
One little owl said “Whooo, whooo, whooo,”
One little owl said “Zot, zot, zot!”

Photo of four flannel owls as described in the accompanying song.

Rhyme: The little clock goes tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock (swing baby side to side while standing)
The big clock goes ding-dong, ding-dong, ding-dong (swing back front to back)

Song (with shaky eggs): “Six Little Ducks” — Fisher Price Little People

Closing rhyme

 

Shapes Story Time – Preschool

Opening song

Book: Lots of Dots by Craig Frazier

lots of dots

Song: “Make a Circle, Draw a Square” (Tune: “Oh My Darling Clementine”)
Make a circle, make a circle, draw it in the sky
Use your finger, use your finger, make it round as pie
Make a square, make a square, make the lines so straight
Draw a square, draw a square, draw one or draw eight
Draw a triangle, draw a triangle, always start at the top
Make a tent, make a tent, use three lines and then stop!
(Credit: Best Kids Book Site)

Book: Duck! Rabbit! by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Tom Lichtenheld

duck rabbit

Song: “Baby Duck/Duckie Countdown” – Carole Peterson: Sticky Bubble Gum

Book: It Looked Like Spilt Milk by Charles G. Shaw

it looked like spilt milk

Activity: Look at spilt milk shapes from flannel backwards

Song: “Jump Up, Turn Around” – Jim Gill: Moving Rhymes for Modern Times

Activity: Pass out sound shapes. If you have a square, bang your drum, etc.

remo sound shapes

Craft: Shape monsters

shape monster

Weather Story Time – Preschool

Opening song

Talk about the weather, different types of weather, what the weather is like today

Book: Sun, Snow, Stars, Sky by Catherine and Laurence Anholt

sun snow stars sky

Song: (Tune: BINGO) (Write words on white board)

There was a day, when it was hot and sunny was the weather
S U N N Y
S U N N Y
S U N N Y
And Sunny was the weather.

There was a day when it was wet and rainy was the weather. RAINY
There was a day when it was cold and snowy was the weather. SNOWY
There was a day when I got blown and windy was the weather. WINDY

(Source: preschooleducation.com)

Book: Storm is Coming by Heather Tekavec, illustrated by Margaret Spengler

storm is coming

Song: “It’s raining/Itsy-bitsy spider medley” – Music for Little People: 101 Toddler Favorites

Book: Creak! Said the Bed by Phyllis Root, illustrated by Regan Dunnick

creak said the bed

Song: “If All of the Raindrops” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Songs for Wiggleworms

Craft: Umbrellas with cupcake liners and chenille stems on gray paper