Anyway. This problem only presented itself during the second of my three sessions today. Otherwise, this collection of books, songs, and rhymes worked very very well.
Opening Song: Hello, how are you?
Rhyme: This is Big, Big, Big
Rhyme: Blue is the Lake
Book: Ten Tiny Babies by Karen Katz (2008)
Song: I'm a Little Teapot
Song: Head and Shoulders
Song: Hands Are For Clapping
Flannel Board Rhyme: Five Little Apples
I didn't memorize this rhyme as well as I thought I had, so the words below are the ones I used today. It was a huge hit - all three sessions loved it. Apparently simple flannel boards are more appealing than I realized!
Five little apples hanging in a tree
As juicy and sweet as they could be
Along came the wind with an angry frown
And one little apple came tumbling down...
Four little apples...etc.
Song: One Little Finger
Song: Tommy Thumb
Song: ABCD Medley
Song: Chickadee
Goodbye Song: We Wave Goodbye Like This
A full description of this, and all my weekly story time programs can be found here.
Try to get the parents involved in the storytime, I've heard that works - have them help with rhymes etc. Do you have time for chatting before and/or after? We always have "social times" after storytime in the program room so everyone can talk and play.
ReplyDeleteI think the big issue is that they're not the parents. 90% of the adults are nannies who see this as free time for themselves. Most of the ones who are problems don't seem at all invested in whether the kids getting anything out of the story time or not. They are also the ones who refuse to participate, even when invited.
ReplyDeleteWe do leave the story room open pretty much all day, and there is plenty of room outside the story room for kids to color and adults to chat. But the nannies are using the story time like they might a TV set. They put the child down in front of me for 30 minutes and expect me to keep them entertained with no help from the nannies at all.