Rain and Rainbows

Books

Move Over, Rover!

by Karen Beaumont, illustrated by Jane Dyer

Splish, Splash, Ducky!

by Lucy Cousins

The Rainbow Snail

by Karin Akesson

Songs and Movement

Hello, Hello

Dancing Rainbow Colors

Nancy Stewart

with scarves 

Five Little Ducks

My Hands Say Goodbye

Flannel Board

R-A-I-N-Y

There is a day when I get wet

And rainy is the weather

R-A-I-N-Y

R-A-I-N-Y

R-A-I-N-Y

And rainy is the weather?

The Rainbow

The rainbow paints the sky

With colors that are true.

Red, orange, yellow, green

Blue and purple too.

Open Ended Art

Dot Markers

Alternative Books

Wake Up, Color Pup

by Taia Morley

Raindrops to Rainbows

by John Micklos Jr.

Outreach Storytime--Doris Morrison Learning Center

The Doris Morrison Learning Center had its Grand Opening on Saturday, April 22 - Earth Day!  The library was invited to have a booth and to do four (20 minute) storytimes each hour. 

Theme:  Outside!

Books

Outside, You Notice

by Erin Alladin, illustrated by Andrea Blinick

Let's Go Outside!

by Ben Lerwill, illustrated by Marina Ruiz

Look and Listen

by Dianne White, illustrated by Amy Schimler-Safford

Songs and Movement

I Can Walk on Two Feet

There's a Ladybug in the Air

Two Little Blackbirds

Magnet Board

There's Something in the Garden

Little Bird, Little Bird

Additional Titles

Would You Come Too?

by Liz Garton Scanlon, illustrated by Diana Sudyka

The Whole Wide World and Me

by Toni Yuly

Hello, Puddle!

by Anita Sanchez, illustrated by Luisa Uribe

The Looking Book

by P.K. Hallinan; illustrated by Patrice Barton

Outreach Storytime--Bird Migration

West Valley Outdoor Learning Center

Little Home Bird

by Jo Empson

Forever Friends

by Carin Berger

Dino Duckling

by Alison Murray

Flannel Board

Five Little Birds

One little bird with feathers of blue,

Flew beside the ________ one and then there were two.

Two little birds singing in the tree

The _________ one came to join them and then there were three.

Three little birds wishing there were more,

Along came the _________ bird and then there were four.

Four little birds happy to be alive

Found a __________ one and then there were five.

Five little birds happy as can be

Singing beautiful songs just for you and me!

Fingerplay

Two Little Blackbirds

Hill--Jack and Jill

Sky--Low and High

Cloud--Quiet and Loud

Car--Near and Far

Pole--Fast and Slow

Magnet Board

Little Bird, Little Bird

Come out and play!

What color nest are you in today?

One of the animals at the Learning Center: Nelson...their tortoise that got to go outside because it was a sunny (a kind of warm) day out.  The masking tape on his shell tells friends just to touch his shell and not other parts of his body.

Alternative Books

Two Little Birds

by Mary Newll DePalma

North, South, East, West

by Margaret Wise Brown; illustrated by Greg Pizzoli

Display (nonfiction) Books

The Longest Journey: An Arctic Tern's Migration

by Amy Hevron

Tiny Bird: A Hummingbird's Amazing Journey

by Robert Burleigh; illustrated by Wendell Minor

Grandmas Storytime

Books (for older children)

Superhero Gran

by Timothy Knapman; illustrated by Joe Berger

I Really Want to See You, Grandma

by Taro Gomi

What Grandmas Do Best

by Laura Numeroff; illustrated by Lynn Munsinger

Books (for younger children)

Mimi's Book of Counting

by Emma Chichester Clark

One, Two, Grandma Loves You

by Shelly Becker; illustrated by Dan Yaccarino

What Grandmas Do Best

Songs and Movement

Hello, Hello

I've Changed My Mind

My Hands Say Goodbye

Flannel Board

Bread and Butter

Five Flowers

Where's the Ladybug?

Open Ended Art

Card board tubes, construction paper, scissors, tape, crayons, hole punches, yarn

Baby Storytime--Colors

Songs, Rhymes, Bounces

You Ought to See My Baby

(Baby-O)

My group is finally big enough to have to do "hellos" by threes instead of individually!

Good Morning

(tune: Happy Birthday)

Good morning to ________

Good morning to ________

Good morning dear ________

It's nice to see you!

Little Bear

Little Bear in the tree

Sitting oh so still

Won't you come out?

Yes, he will!

He looks to the left

He looks to the right

He looks straight ahead

Then he pops out of sight!

Old MacDonald had a Farm

Cow, horse, sheep, pig

My Little Hands

I take my little hands and go clap, clap, clap

I take my little hands and go clap, clap, clap

I take my little hands and go clap, clap, clap

Clap, clap all day long

Feet...tap

Knees...bend

Tiny Little Babies

Tune: Shortenin' Bread

Tiny little babies love bouncin', bouncin'

Tiny little babies love bouncin', yeah!

Tiny little babies love bouncin', bouncin'

Tiny little babies love bouncin' so...

Bounce to the left, bounce to the right

Hug that baby nice and tight!

I'm a Little Teapot

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

Toast

I am toast in the toaster

I'm getting very hot

Tick, tock, tick tock

Up I pop!

One Bright Scarf

Flannel Board

Brown Bear, Brown Bear What do you See?

Books

One per week

Cat's Colors

by Jane Cabrera

Yellow is My Color Star

by Judy Horacek

I Went Walking

by Sue Williams; illustrated by Julie Vivas

Lunch

by Denise Fleming

Freight Train

by Donald Crews

Dragons

Books

Knight Owl

by Christopher Denise

I Will Not Eat You

by Adam Lehrhaupt and Scott Magoon

How to Dress a Dragon

by Thelma Lynne Godin, illustrated by Eric Barclay

Songs and Movement

Run, Baby, Run

Casper Babypants

Bluegrass Jamboree

Hap Palmer

Parachute

Alabama Mississippi

Jim Gill

Science

Baking Soda and Colored Vinegar