Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Toddler Lap Time, 10/25/12 & 10/26/12

This story time had a day and night theme, and this time, I even announced the theme to the group!

Song: Way Up in the Sky

Song with Puppets: When Cows Get Up in the Morning
I have never used this song at story time before, though I have always known it. It worked really well with this group.


Book: Hello, Day by Anita Lobel

Song:
Itsy Bitsy Spider

Song:
Mr. Sun
Book: What the Sun Sees by Nancy Tafuri

Song:
Moon Moon Moon (Thursday session); Mrs. Moon, based on Mr. Sun (Friday session)


Book: What the Moon Sees by Nancy Tafuri

Song:
Moon Moon Moon (Friday session)

Song:
Five in the Bed

Book: A Book of Sleep by Il Sung Na

Song with Puppets:
Goodnight

Song:
ABCs (Thursday session)

Song:
Twinkle Twinkle

Song:
Sing a Happy Song

Songs with Shakers:

I use the same hello and goodbye songs at almost every session. Click here for the tunes and words. For descriptions of each of my story times, click here.

Drop-In Story Time, 10/23/12

Book: Let’s Go For a Drive by Mo Willems
This book is long for toddlers, but it has a lot of call and response stuff, and the characters are well known, so I gave it a shot. It was a smart move. Everybody loved it! 

Song with ukulele: Let’s Take a Ride in an Automobile (from Sesame Street)

Book: Sputter Sputter Sput by Babs Bell, illustrated Bob Staake
I wondered how this book would go over, and I think it was kind of a flop. The text is just a bit too stilted to make sense. The illustrations are perfect, though.

Book: The Wheels on the Bus by Annie Kubler
You can never go wrong singing The Wheels on the Bus, with or without a book.

Letter of the Day: Letter J

Songs with Ukulele: ABCs/Twinkle Twinkle Little Star/Baa Baa Black Sheep

Flannel Board Rhyme: Signs of Fall
I wrote this rhyme last year and never used it, so I tried it out. It was good, but there were people sitting behind me, who insist on leaning against a wall, so it was hard to keep the rhythm of the rhyme and make sure everyone could see the flannel pieces at the same time.  

Song: Brown Squirrel
Rhyme: Blue is the Lake

Song: If You’re Happy and You Know It

Song: Chickadee

I use the same hello and goodbye songs at almost every session. Click here for the tunes and words. For descriptions of each of my story times, click here.
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