Time for Bed!

ABC Welcome

Flannel

Five in the Bed

There were 5 in the bed and the Red Ted said,

"I'm crowded! Roll over!"

So they all rolled over and _______ (color) fell out.

Counting until

There was 1 in the bed and the Red Ted said,

"I'm lonely"

There were 5 in the bed and the Red Ted said,

"Good Night!"

Book

Who Said Coo?

by Deborah Ruddell, illustrated by Robin Luebs

Published by Beach Lane Book, read with permission

Parent Tip

This book is full on rhyming words--coo, whoo, moo, Lulu, two and you. Reading books with rhyming words is a great way to develop phonological awareness--the ability to hear the smaller parts of words.  Research has shown that child who can rhyme have an easier time learning how to read.

Nursery Rhyme

(magnet board using clipart purchased from Etsy)

Wee Willie Winkie runs through the town

Upstairs and downstairs in his nightgown

Rapping at the windows, crying at the locks

Are your children all in bed for now it's eight o'clock!

Song

Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star

Animal Goodbyes

Beach Day!

ABC Welcome

Movement

Let's pretend we are going to the beach!

Walk in parking lot.

    I can walk on two feet, on two feet, on two feet

    I can walk on two feet, all day long.

Rund when we get to the sand

    I can run on two feet, on two feet, on two feet

    I can walk on two feet, all day long.

Sand gets in your shoes!  Take them off!  Oh, but the sand is HOT!

    I can hop on one foot, on one foot, on one foot

    I can hop on one foot, all day long.

Get to the water and jump in!

    I can jump on two feet, on two feet, on two feet

    I can jump on two feet, all day long.

Song

At the Beach, At the Beach

(tune: Are you sleeping?)

Put your hat on, put your hat on

Sunscreen too, sunscreen too

Run down to the water, run down to the water

It's cool and blue, cool and blue.

Get your buckets, get your shovels

Come let's dig, come let's dis

We will build a castle, we will build a castle

Tall and big, tall and big.

Throw a beach ball, catch a beach ball

With a friend, with a friend

Be careful as the wind blows, you never know where it will go

Down the beach, down the beach.

Book

Monkey Ono

by J.C. Phillipps

published by Viking, read with permission

Parent Tip

Monkey Ono wrote and drew about the plans he made.  Parents, when your child sees you write you are teaching print awareness, an understanding that print has meaning.  Show your child what you are writing and read what it says.  Together you could make a list of things you will do.  This encourages your child to begin to explore putting pencil or crayong to paper--one of the first steps to writing!

Flannel

Three Little Sandcastles

We are 3 little sandcastles sitting on the beach

Watching the boats go by

3 little sandcastles sitting on the beach

Watching the seagulls fly

3 little sandcastles sitting on the beach

Watching the clouds so high

When along came a wave and washed one away

And this is what the other ones said...

Continue with two and one

End: And now they've got nothing to say.

Animal Goodbyes

See ya later, Alligator

Give a kiss, Goldfish

Give a hug, Ladybug

Toodooloo, Kangaroo

Bye-bye, Butterfly

Out the Door, Dinosaur!

Baby Animals

 ABC Welcome

Magnet Board

I Like Baby Animals

(tune: Mary Had a Little Lamb)

I like baby animals, animals, animals

I like baby animals, I'll name a few for you 

Kittens, puppies, chicks and cubs

Chicks and cubs

Chicks and cubs

Kittens, puppies, chicks and cubs

I'll name some more for you.

Joeys, ducklings, lambs and calves

Lambs and calves

Lambs and calves

Joeys, ducklings, lamb and calves

I love baby animals!

(cubs--bear, lion, tiger)

(calves--cow, elephant, walrus)

Parent Tip

Having a rich vocabulary will help your child become a life-long learner.  Vocabulary is developed when adultes share words with children in context and talk about words--as we did with baby animal names.  The more words we introduce and talk about with our children the more prepared they will be to read.

Book

Wee Little Chick

by Lauren Thompson; illustrated by John Butler

Published by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

Song

Are You Sleeping?

Are you sleeping? Are you sleeping?

Little colt? Little colt?

Wake-up little colt, wake-up little colt

Gallop, gallop, gallop

Gallop, gallop, gallop!

Owlet

Hatchling (alligator)

Bunny

Snakelet

Pinkie (mouse)

Fingerplay

I'm a Little Kitty Cat

I'm a little kitty cat soft and sweet

Here are my whiskers, here are my feet.

When I go out hunting, mice beware

Or you might just get a ... SCARE!

Animal Goodbyes

Getting Dressed!--Zoom Storytime

 Just one family over Zoom last night... :(

Hello Song

Hello, Hello! Can you clap your hands? X X X

Hello, Hello! Can you clap your hands? X X X

Can you stretch up high? Can you touch your toes?

Can you turn around? Can you say, "Hello"?

Repeat with:  Can you stomp your feet?

Book

How to Dress a Dragon

by Thelma Lynne Godin; illustrated by Eric Barclay

Movement Song

Hickory Dickory Socks!
Hickory dickory dock

Let's put on our socks!

We'll walk around without a sound

Hickory, dickory, dock.

Other actions:

slide, tiptoe

Book

Whose Shoes?

by Anna Grossnickle Hines; illustrated by LeUyen Pham

Song

Colors on your Clothes

Red, red, is the color I see

If you have any red then show it to me.

Raise your hands high!

Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle

Then clap, clap, clap

And put them in your lap!

Flannel

Teddy Wore His Red Shirt

Teddy wore his red shirt, red shirt, red shirt

Teddy wore his red shirt all day long!

Blue pants, yellow socks, white shoes, green hat

Book

Not Now, Cow!

by Tammi Sauer; illustrated by Troy Cummings

Goodby Song

Our Hands
Our hands say goodbye with a clap, clap, clap
Our feet say goodbye with a tap, tap, tap
Clap, clap, clap
Tap, tap, tap
We roll our arms and say..."Goodbye!!"

Good Night--Zoom Storytime

My evening Zoom storytime for April was Bedtime.

Hello Song

Hello, Hello! Can you clap your hands? X X X

Hello, Hello! Can you clap your hands? X X X

Can you stretch up high? Can you touch your toes?

Can you turn around? Can you say, "Hello"?

Repeat with:  Can you stomp your feet?

Book

No, Silly!

by Ken Krug, Beach Lane Books

Movement Song

Teddy Bear Playhouse
Hap Palmer

We did this fun song twice!

Rhyme

Hug Your Bear!

(tune: Row, Row, Row Your Boat)

Hug, hug, hug your bear

Squeeze him very tight

Hold him high and help him fly

Then hug with all your might!

Book

Goodnight, Good Dog

by Mary Lyn Ray; illustrated by Rebecca Malone; HMH

Flannel

There were Five in the Bed
(Color Version)

There were 5 in the bed and the Red Ted said, "I'm crowded! Roll over!"

So they all rolled over and the _____ (color) Ted fell out.

There was 1 in the bed and the Red Ted said, "I'm loney!"

There were 5 in the bed and the Red Ted said, "Good night!"

Nursery Rhyme

Wee Willie Winkie

from Nursery Rhymes from Mother Goose

illustrated by Scott Gustafson, used with permission

Goodby Song

Our Hands
Our hands say goodbye with a clap, clap, clap
Our feet say goodbye with a tap, tap, tap
Clap, clap, clap
Tap, tap, tap
We roll our arms and say..."Goodbye!!"

Colors and Cars--Zoom Storytime

 In March my Evening Zoom Storytime was all about Colors and Cars!

Hello Song

Hello, Hello! Can you clap your hands? X X X

Hello, Hello! Can you clap your hands? X X X

Can you stretch up high? Can you touch your toes?

Can you turn around? Can you say, "Hello"?

Repeat with:  Can you stomp your feet?

Book

Colors

by Shelly Rootner and Anne Woodhull; photographs by Shelley Rotner; Holiday House

I was excited to use this new nonfiction book, but it wasn't the best choice for Zoom...

Flannel Board Song

Lots of Cars
Nancy Stewart

Lots of cars driving down the street
Tell me which color car do you see?
Big cars, little cars, beep, beep, beep!

Book

My Car 

by Byron Barton, Greenwill

Action Song

Driving in My Car
Ralph's World (used with permission)

Goodby Song

Our Hands
Our hands say goodbye with a clap, clap, clap
Our feet say goodbye with a tap, tap, tap
Clap, clap, clap
Tap, tap, tap
We roll our arms and say..."Goodbye!!"

Playground Fun!

Alphabet Welcome

Parent Tip

Playing games with your child where you mimic each other’s motions develops your child’s concentration and physical mobility, both of which are important for future learning.  Here’s a song about copying each other’s movements.  You can take turns choosing the action.  I’m going to start with rolling my hands.

Movement Song

Do as I'm Doing

Do as I'm doing

Follow, follow me

Do as I'm doing

Follow, follow me

If I do it high or low

If I do it fast or slow

Do as I'm doing

Follow, follow me

Do as I'm doing

Follow, follow me.

Let's Pretend!

It is a bright, sunny day and you get to go to the playground or park to play!  Let's walk to the park.

I can walk on two feet, on two feet, on two feet

I can walk on two feet all day long.

But we're very excited to get the park!  Let's run!

I can run on two feet, on two feet, on two feet

I can run on two feet all day long.

We just can't wait to get there.  We start jumping up and down!

I can jump on two feet, on two feet, on two feet

I can jump on two feet all day long.

Now, let's try something a little tricky.  Can you hop on one foot?

I can hop on one foot, on one foot, on one foot

I can hop on one foot all day long.

I don't think I would want to hop on one foot all the way to the playground! So let's walk

I can walk on two feet, on two feet, on two feet

I can walk on two feet all day long.

We made it to the playground!  Let's play!

Book

Playground Day!

by Jennifer J. Merz

Published by Clarion Books; read with permission

Parent Tip

The Washington State Early Learning and Development Guidelines recommend providing one to two hours of daily physical activity for young children.  This builds and strengthens muscles and gives children an opportunity to have fun and practice skills such as: bending, twisting, stretching, balancing, walking, running, marching, jumping, hopping or climbing. Let’s move like animals! 

Movement

Monkeys can climb and swing in trees,

Giraffes are tall and they eat leaves.

Parrots are colorful and they can fly,

Elephants can't, but would like to try.

Turtles are green and they can swim

Cheetahs can run and they always win.

Zebras gallop and they're stripped black and whit,

Hippos are big and they snore at night!

Goodbye