Fast and Slow

Two Storytimes with the same theme...one for toddlers and the other for family.  Same songs and activities but different books.

Toddler Books

Clip-Clop 

by Nicola Smee

Hurry!  Hurry!

by Eve Bunting; illustrated by Jeff Mack

Domino

by Claire Masurel; illustrated by David Walker

Family Books

Hurry Up and Slow Down

by Layn Marlow

Scoot!

by Cathryn Falwell

This is the Way

by Charles Fuge

Songs and Movement

Hello, Hello

Bread and Butter, Marmalade and Jam

(fast and slow)  

Hello

Count to 5 (family)

Clap hands

I've Changed My Mind

Jim Gill

with scarves

Itsy Bitsy Spider--5 Ways! (toddlers)

Big Hairy Spider

Very slow spider

Very fast spider

Silent spider

The Tempo Marches On (family)

Jim Gill

Two Little Blackbirds

My Hands Say Goodbye

Open-ended Activity

Balls, toy cars, tubes, cardboard, masking tape

Hearts and Hugs

Books

Full, Full, Full of Love

by Trish Cooke, illustrated by Paul Howard

Group Hug

by Jean Reidy, illustrated by Joey Chou

My Heart is Like a Zoo

by Michael Hall

Songs and Movement

Hello, Hello

H-E-A-R-T (Magnet Board)

(Bingo)

There is a shape that I can make

That shows that I love you

H-E-A-R-T

H-E-A-R-T

H-E-A-R-T

A heart shows that I love you!

If You're Happy and You Know It

Clap your hands

Give a hug

Blow a kiss

Run, Baby, Run

Casper Baby Pants

My Hands Say Goodbye

Open Ended Art

Cut and paste hearts, heart stickers, paper, scissors, glue sticks, crayons

Alternate Hug Books

The Longer the Wait, the Bigger the Hug

by Eoin McLaughlin and Polly Dunbar

For a younger crowd

The Cuddle Book

by Guido Van Genechten

Gift from a family

Hide and Seek Storytime

Books

Where is Bear?

by Leslea Newman, illustrated by Valeri Gorbachev

One-osaurus, Two-osaurus

by Kim Norman, illustrated by Pierre Collet-Derby

Find Fergus

by Mike Boldt

Songs and Movement

Hello, Hello

Two Little Friends

Two little friends went out to play

On a bright and sunny day

They ran, they jumped, they had such fun

They called another little friend to come,

"Come and play!"

Continue adding friends through 5 then end:

They played and played till the day was done!

We are the Dinosaurs

Laurie Berkner

Magnet Board

There's Something in the Garden

There's something in my garden,

Now what could it be?

There's something in my garden

That I can't really see.

I hear its funny sound...

Ribbit-ribbit-ribbit

A frog is what I found!

Squeak-squeak-squeak (mouse)

Tweet-tweet-tweet (bird)

Buzz-buzz-buzz (bumblebee)

Thump-thump-thump (rabbit)

Curious George

Curious George is playing hide and seek

Is he behind the ________ (color) hat?

Let's take a peek!

Activity

Dinosaur Scavenger Hunt

Books for a younger crowd at another location

One-osaurus, Two-osaurus

Bob and Flo Play Hide-and-Seek

by Rebecca Ashdown

Mr. Kitty is Lost!

by Greg Pizzoli

The Number Two

Books

Two Little Trains

by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Greg Pizzoli

Two Little Monkeys

by Mem Fox, illustrated by Jill Barton

The Missing Pairs

by Yvonne Ivinson

Songs and Movement

Hello, Hello

Jumping and Counting

adapted from Jim Gill

Jump, jump, jump, jump

Jumping's so much fun

But we'll stop jumping

While we count to one.

Jump, jump, jump, jump

Jumping's great to do

But we'll stop jumping

While we count to two.

Jump, jump, jump, jump

Jumping high are we

But we'll stop jumping

While we count to three.

Jump, jump, jump, jump

Jumping even more

But we'll stop jumping

While we count to four.

Jump, jump, jump, jump

Jumping 'cause you're alive

But we'll stop jumping

While we count to five.

Jump, jump, jump, jump

Jumping once again

But we'll be finished

Once we count to ten.

My Hands

My Hands Say Goodbye

Flannel and Movement

Two Little Octopi

Two little octopi swimming in the sea

One named Don and one named Dee

Swim away Don!  Swim away Dee!

Come back Don! Come back Dee!

Two little geese flying in the sky

One named Low and one named High

Two little mice running near a pole

One named Fast and one named Slow

Two little leaves sitting on a car

One named Near and one named Far

Two little children looking at the clouds

One named Quiet and one named Loud

Open Ended Art

Shape stencils, colored pencils, scissors, glue sticks, paper

Baby Storytime--Winter

Books
(one read aloud each session)

Baby Loves Winter

by Karen Katz

In the Snow

by Sharon Phillips Denslow; illustrated by Nancy Tafuri

No Two Alike

by Keith Baker

Songs/Rhymes/Bounces

You Ought to See My Baby

Baby-O

Hooray! 

At storytime we have _______ today

We're so glad let's shout, "Hooray!"

I Have a Little Cow

Roly Poly

Hey Diddle Diddle

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

Five Little Riders

Five little riders on a nice winter day

Jumped on their ponies and rode far away.

They galloped in the meadow

And they galloped up a hill

They galloped so fast,

That they all took a spill

The Elevator Song

(Baby-O)

Jingle Bells

Flannel Board

(one each session)

Three Snowflakes

1 little, 2 little, 3 little snowflakes

1 little, 2 little, 3 little snowflakes

1 little, 2 little, 3 little snowflakes

3 little snowflakes falling down.

Three Snowmen

3 little snowmen standing in a row

Each had to eyes and a carrot for a nose

Out came the sun and shone all day

And one little snowman melted away.

Five Warm Mittens

5 warm mittens handing on the line

The 1st one said, "We sure look fine."

The 2nd one said, "It sure is cold."

The 3rd one said, "It's winter I'm told."

The 4th one said, "I hear someone near."

The 5th one said, "Soon we'll be warm, there's nothing to fear!"

Then pluck went the mittens and in through the door

And five little mittens were hanging no more.

Feeling Sick

Books

Bear Feels Sick

by Karma Wilson, illustrated by Jane Chapman

Doctor Nice

by Valeri Gorbachev

The Greedy Goat

by Petr Horacek

Movement

Hello, Hello

I Can Walk on Two Feet

Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed

with flannel pieces

The Bean Bag Song

Hap Palmer

Head Shoulders Knees and Toes

Hop, Hop, Stop!

My Hands Say Goodbye

Open Ended Art

No art today because the table was broken 

Optional Books

Taking Care of Mama

by Mitra Modarressi

Don't You Feel Well, Sam?

by Amy Hest, illustrated by Anita Jeram

Llama Llama Home with Mama

by Anna Dewdney

Winter--Toddlers

Subbing in for Toddler Storytime again...(which I always enjoy)

Books

In the Snow

by Sharon Phillips Denslow; illustrated by Nancy Tafuri

Knitty Kitty

by David Elliott; illustrated by Christopher Denise

Bear & Hare Snow!

by Emily Gravett

Songs/Movement

Hello, Hello

If I was a Bird

If I was a bird,
I’d flap my wings all day (flap arms)
If I was a bird,
I’d flap my wings all day
Flap my wings all day
If I was a bird
 
If I was an elephant
I’d swing my trunk all day (swing arm)
If I was an elephant
I’d swing my trunk all day
Swing my trunk all day
If I was an elephant
 
If I was a kangaroo,
I’d hop and hop all day (jump)
If I was a kangaroo,
I’d hop and hop all day
hop and hop all day
If I was a kangaroo
 
If I was a monkey
I’d swing from branch to branch (swing arms back and forth)
If I was a monkey
I’d swing from branch to branch
Swing from branch to branch
If I was a monkey
 
If I was a snake
I’d slither in the grass all day (put hands together and wave your “snake” slowly side to side)
If I was a snake
I’d slither in the grass all day
Slither in the grass all day
If I was a snake
 
If I was a cheetah
I’d run really fast all day (run in place)
If I was a cheetah
I’d run really fast all day
Run really fast all day
If I was a cheetah

Jingle Bells

Once There was a Snowman

Once there was a snowman, snowman, snowman

Once there was a snowman, tall, tall, tall!

In the sun he melted, melted, melted

In the sun he melted small, small, small.

My Hands Say Goodbye

Flannel Board

Three Little Snowmen

3 little snowmen standing in a row

Each had two eyes and a carrot for a nose

Out came the sun and shone all day

And 1 little snowman melted away.

Where is Snowman?

(tune: Where is Thumbkin?)
 
Where is snowman? Where is snowman?
Look and see.  Look and see.
Itty bitty snowman. Itty bitty snowman.
Hiding from me. Hiding from me.
 
(different color felt mittens)

Open Ended Art

Contact paper across the table, sticky side up 

A variety of things to stick to it: feathers, foam shapes, pom-poms, and tissue paper squares

Play

Train

Wooden beads

Puzzles

Itty Bitty Snowman