Hibernation Storytime

Books

Winter Lullaby

by Dianne White; illustrated by Ramona Kaulitzki

William's Winter Nap

by Linda Ashman; illustrated by Chuck Groenink

Animal Opposites

by Petr Horacek

Songs/Movement

Hello, Hello

Jump Up, Turn Around

Jim Gill

Brown Bear, Brown Bear Turn Around

Are You Sleeping?

My Hands Say Goodbye

Flannel Board

There were Five in the Bed

Open-Ended Play

Giant foam blocks

If I did it again...

Time to Sleep

by Denise Fleming

Time for Bed

by Mem Fox; illustrated by Jane Dyer

Animals Opposites

by Petr Horacek

Alternative Books

Old Bear

by Kevin Henkes

Baby Bear Counts One

by Ashley Wolff

A Delicious Storytime!

For the week of Thanksgiving we had a storytime about eating!

Books

Mouse Went Out to Get a Snack

by Lyn Rossiter McFarland

illustrated by Jim McFarland

The Greedy Goat

by Petr Horacek

What Does an Anteater Eat?

by Ross Collins

Songs/Movement

Hello, Hello

Bread and Butter, Marmalade and Jam

I'm a Little Kitty Cat

Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes

Hop, Hop, Stop!

Run Baby Run!

Casper Babypants

My Hands

My Hands Say Goodbye

Flannel Board

Four Hungry Ants

Open Ended Art

Dot Markers and lots of white cardstock

Alternate Books if I had a younger crowd

Feast for 10

by Cathryn Falwell

Lunch

by Denise Fleming

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

by Eric Carle

Wheels!

Books

Bing! Bang! Chugga! Beep!

by Bill Martin Jr. and Michael Sampson; illustrated by Nathalie Beauvois

Is This the Bus for Us?

by Harriet Zieffert; illustrated by Richard Brown

Big Truck Day

by Rosanne Parry; illustrated by Niki Stage

Songs/Movement

Driving in My Car

The Wheels on the Bus

Flannel/Magnet Board

Lots of Cars

Nancy Stewart

Where's the Dog?

with a variety of vehicles

Open-ended Activity

I covered the craft table with black paper and left toy cars and four rolls of masking tape (to make roads).  The kids weren't interested in making roads, but a few drove cars on the few I made.

Fall Baby Storytime

Books

The Busy Little Squirrel

by Nancy Tafuri

Autumn Babies

by Kathryn O. Galbraith; illustrated by Adela Pons

In the Middle of Fall

first half of the book

by Kevin Henkes; illustrated by Laura Dronzek

Baby Loves Fall

Karen Katz

The Very Busy Spider

by Eric Carle

Autumn Babies

I'm a Little Pumpkin

Baby Loves Fall

Songs/Rhymes/Bounces

You Ought to See My Baby

Hello

tune: Goodnight Ladies

Hello ______

Hello ______

Hello ______

We're glad you're here today!

Little Bear

I Have a Little Cow

tune: Wheels on the Bus

I have a little cow that goes "moo, moo, moo"

"Moo, moo, moo! Moo, moo, moo!"

I have a little cow that goes "moo, moo, moo"

All day long!

Baby Hokey Pokey

You put your arms up

You put your arms down

You put your arms up

And you wave them all around

You wiggle, wiggle, wiggle

And tickle, tickle, tickle

That's what it's all about!

Feet

Baby

Tiny Little Babies

tune: Shortenin' Bread

Tiny little babies love bouncin', bouncin'

Tiny little babies love bounin', 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!

Humpty Dumpty

Where are Baby's Fingers?

Where, oh where, are baby's fingers?

Where, oh where, are baby's toes?

Where is baby's belly button?

'Round and 'round it goes!

Where, oh, where are baby's ears?

Where, oh where is baby's nose?

Where is baby's belly button?

'Round and 'round it goes!

The Itsy, Bitsy Spider

The Elevator Song

Baby-O

One Bright Scarf

Flannel

A small pumpkin

A big pumpkin

The biggest pumpkin I see

Now help me count them.

1, 2, 3!

A brown leaf, 

An orange leaf, 

A yellow leaf I see

Now help me count them

1, 2, 3!