First In-Person Storytime (In Over 2 Years!)

Storytime is back at the library after more than TWO years in hiatus!  It's been so good to back!!

I did three storytimes this week.  I'll do three each week until we get other staff trained.

Welcome Song

I tried out two different welcome songs:

Hello, Hello  (Music with Nancy)

Hello, hello, hello what do you know?

Hello, hello, hello what do you know?

Do you know where your head is?  Head!

Hello, hello, hello what do you know?

Hello, hello, hello what do you know?

Do your know where your shoulders are? Shoulders!

Do you know where your head is? Head!

Continue adding one body part...

Hello, hello, hello what do you know?

Hello, hello, hello what do you know?

Do your know where your toes are? Toes!

Do you know where your knees are? Knees!

Do you know where your tummy is? Tummy!

Do your know where your hands are? Hands!

Do you know where your shoulders are? Shoulders!

Do you know where your head is? Head!

Hello, hello, hello what do you know?

Hello, hello, hello what do you know?

Hello, Hello

Hello, hello, can you clap your hands? 

(clap, clap, clap)

-Repeat-

Can you reach up high?

Can you bend down low?

Can you turn around?

Can you say Hello? (Hello!)

Hello, hello, can you stomp your feet?

(stomp, stomp, stomp)

-Repeat-

Can you reach up high?

Can you bend down low?

Can you turn around?

Can you say Hello? (Hello!)

Fingerplay

Let's get the Rhythm (from Jbrary)

(I like this one because you can do as few or as many verses as you want)

Let’s get the rhythm of our knees

Let's get the rhythm of our knees

Let's get the rhythm of our knees, if you please

Let's get the rhythm of our knees.

Shoulders—big boulders
Head—oh, dread
Hands—for the bands

Book

First day:

Chuck's Band

by Peggy Anderson

(a little too long)

Switched to

One-osaurus, Two-osaurus

by Kim Norman, illustrated by Pierre Collet-Derby

Songs

If You're Happy and You Know It!

My Hands

My hands upon my head I'll place

Upon my shoulders, on my face

At my waist and by my side

And then behind me they will hide

Then I will raise them way up high

And let my fingers fly, fly, fly

Then clap, clap, clap and 1, 2, 3

Let's sit down quietly.

Book

Hooray for Fish!

Lucy Cousins

Flannel Board

On Saturday I got my wish
When I found a tank for fish.
 
But an empty tank is not much fun,
So I bought an orange fish and now I have 1.
 
I have a fish, but one won't do
So I bought a yellow one and now I have 2.
 
I have 2 fish swimming happily
But I bought a blue one and now I have 3.
 
I have 3 fish, but I want more!
So I bought a red (or purple) one and now I have 4
 
I have 4 fish that jump and dive
But I bought a green one and now I have 5.
 
A tank full of fish is lots of fun,
But the cat just saw them, so I'd better run! (and save my fish!)

Song

Silly Dance Contest (with Jim Gill)

Book

Animal Opposites: A Pop-up Book

by Petr Horacek 

Magnet Board Game

Curious George is playing hide-and seek

Is he behind the _______ (color) hat?

Let's take a peek!

Goodbye Song

My hands say goodbye with a clap, clap, clap

My feet say goodbye with a tap, tap, tap

Clap, clap, clap

Tap, tap, tap

I roll my arms and say...

Goodbye!