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, 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
(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!
