Opening Song: Hello, how are you?
The rhyming text in this book is clever and never forced, but it was somehow still difficult for me to read aloud. It's hard to get the right inflection and keep the rhythm at the same time.
Song: Roll Your Hands
You can never go wrong with Eric Carle, and this new book is a great challenge to those adults who believe that children must color things "correctly." The kids enjoyed telling me what each animal was, and the pink rabbit was an especially big hit.
Rhyme: Blue is the Lake
There is no picture book I enjoy reading to kids more than this one. It's funny for an adult, but also silly enough to appeal to very small kids. I saw nothing but smiles on the kids' faces as I read today. This book is my secret weapon and has yet to ever fail.
Song: Rum Sum Sum
Song: Ten Little Icicles
Kids do not know what icicles are. This is something I need to remember in the future.
I had forgotten about this book and chose it as an alternative to The Snowy Day. I also really wanted a story with a boy at its center, and I wanted to add some diversity to my repertoire.
Goodbye Song: We Wave Goodbye Like This
Sounds like a great story time. Thanks for sharing, Katie!
ReplyDeleteI read The Artist this week at storytime too and the pink bunny was the favorite here as well. :)
ReplyDeleteLove your blog, so much! So inspirational. It's great having a storytime "secret weapon" isn't it?
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