Signs of Spring Pajama Story Time, 4/3/13

Signs of Spring Pajama Story Time, 4/3/13*image from mycutegraphics.com

I haven't done this story time in a few weeks, and we have some new kids! I was surprised by how active two of them were - we almost never have kids jumping around and dancing at this story time! These books were not the greatest choices - they would have been fine individually, but together they didn't really work. 

Book: Hurray for Spring! by Patricia Hubbell

Rhyme: Blue is the Lake 

Book: Bunny Days by Tao Nyeu
I like this quirky little story about bunnies who get muddy and dusty and lose their tails, only to have order restored each time by a knowledgeable bear.

Rhyme: Hop Your Bunnies

Book:  Spring Blossoms by Carole Gerber
I suspected that this book was too fact-focused with not enough  story and I was absolutely right.

Flannel Board Rhyme: My Garden 

Song: Shake My Sillies Out

Book: Sleepy Places by Judy Hindley
I asked the kids "Where do you sleep?" One boy took one look at the cover of  this book and announced "In the roses!" This book would normally have gone over well, but they were an antsy bunch tonight, so we quickly read to the end.

Song: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

Song: Moon Moon Moon 

Song: Goodnight 

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. 

Signs of Spring Drop-In Story Time, 4/2/13

Signs of Spring Drop-In Story Time, 4/2/13

I walked out of the house without the ukulele yesterday morning and opted not to go back for it. It was actually nice not to have an additional prop to worry about on my first day back after a five-day weekend, but I'll definitely have it with me again on Friday!


Book: Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert
I don't like Lois Ehlert, but this book works well for this group, so occasionally I bring it out.

Flannel Board Rhyme: My Garden
I didn't have a flower rhyme I felt particularly confident in, so I wrote this new one:

Here’s my garden in the sun.
Flowers grow here one by one.
This one is yellow.
This one is blue.
Here’s an orange one.
A pink one, too.
The last one is green -
How many do you see?
Let’s count as we pick them
Ready? Count with me!

Book: In the Tall Tall Grass by Denise Fleming
This book consistently flops. I don't understand why, as it has lots of great onomatopoeia. Perhaps it is just the groups I have tried it with.

Song: Hands Up High

Book: There was a Tree by Rachel Isadora
I wasn't expecting people to know this song, but they did, and they did the entire book with me as a call and response. It was great! 


Letter of the Day: O

• Rhyme: This is Big, Big, Big (opposites)
• Rhyme: There’s a Wide Eyed Owl
• Song with Puppets: Old MacDonald

Songs (without ukulele): ABCs / Twinkle Twinkle Little Star / Baa Baa Black Sheep

Song: Wheels on the Bus

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.