It's Raining, It's Pouring Toddler Lap Time, 3/14/13

  It's Raining, It's Pouring Toddler Lap Time, 3/14/13

Book: The Big Storm by Nancy Tafuri
This book has yet to be really successful. The illustrations are great, but I think the text is confusing.

Song: I Like to See the Raindrops Fall

Book: Rain Dance by Kathi Appelt
The kids got really into making animal noises with me - it was so much fun!

Song: Itsy Bitsy Spider

Book: Ollie the Stomper by Olivier Dunrea
This is a story with a bit more of a plot, and these toddlers were completely engrossed.

Song: I Can Walk With Two Feet

Songs & Rhymes with Foam Flowers:

• Song: Oh, Little Flower
  I had planned to do this with the flannel board while  the kids held their flowers, but they were too busy so I just sang the same verse three times and moved onto the next rhyme.
• Rhyme: Flowers Tall and Small
  I changed the last line of this rhyme (at my husband's suggestion) to "one for everyone."
• Song: There’s a Little Flower Growing...
  My husband started singing this to the tune of There's a Little Wheel a-Turnin' in My Heart in the car on the way to work this morning, and I ran with it. We put the flower on our heads, knees, arms, backs, and toes.

Song: Hands Up High

Song: Shake My Sillies Out

Song: Sunny Day

Song: Monkeys on the Bed

Song: If You’re Happy and You Know It

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.

It's Raining, It's Pouring Drop-In Story Time, 3/12/13

 It's Raining, It's Pouring Drop-In Story Time, 3/12/13

I was planning to do a rain theme this week no matter what, but it was nice to kick it off with an actual rainy day!

Book: Rain by Robert Kalan, illustrated by Donald Crews

Song: I Like to See the Raindrops Fall

Book: The Big Storm by Nancy Tafuri

Song with Animal Puppets: Rain, Rain, Go Away

Book: Split! Splat! by Amy Gibson 
One mom told me she liked this book, but her daughter did not. I think most of the kids were distracted by this point, because even the silly language of the story didn't get their attention.
 
Flannel Board Song: Red Umbrella Keeps Me Dry

Letter of the Day: J

• Song: Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed
• Rhyme: Whoops Johnny
  I was surprised by how much the kids liked this one. I only used one hand (not two, like the lady in the video at this link), and I repeated the rhyme a second time using the name Jenny.
• Rhyme: Jumbo Jet

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

Song: I'm a Little Teapot

Song: Here We Go Up, Up, Up

Song: If You're Happy and You Know It

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.