Opening Song: Story Time is Starting
Book: Monkey See, Look at Me by Lorena Siminovich
This is the second time I have read this book to this audience, but there were a few different families in attendance this time, so it was new for at least half the room. There was one toddler boy in particular who got really into it and gleefully called out the names of all the animals.
Song: These Are My Glasses
Song: Chickadee
Rhyme: Five Little Monkeys
Book: Mama, Look! by Patricia Murphy, illustrated by David Diaz
Book: Mama, Look! by Patricia Murphy, illustrated by David Diaz
This is a brand-new book, and I love the pictures. It worked really well as a one-on-one read at home, but somehow it seemed to lose momentum in story time, especially toward the end. I would want to try it again before saying it's not a story time book, but for this group, it just didn't work.
Song: Butterfly Gals
Song: Butterfly Gals
This song always goes over so well. It seemed to be an even bigger hit this time than usual.
Rhyme: See See See
Rhyme: See See See
This was a repeat from last week, and the kids did better with it this time around.
Song: Mr. Sun
Song: Put Your Hands Up High
Song: Mr. Sun
Song: Put Your Hands Up High
I threw this song in mostly for my own kids, who both love to sing it at home. It was a particular hit with the new families for whom the "punchline" was new.
I think this book was a little bit too similar to Mama, Look! and maybe a bit too long to be the final book. It went okay, but I felt like I needed to talk a lot about each page to create a sense of enthusiasm.
Songs with Shaker Eggs:
Songs with Shaker Eggs:
Song: We All Go Traveling By
The original version of this song is transportation-themed, but I wrote my own verses to help it match the "looking at animals" theme. These are the four verses I used:
- bluebird… tweet tweet tweet
- yellow duck… quack quack quack
- green frog… ribbit ribbit ribbit
- red snake… hiss hiss hiss
Song: These Are My Glasses
Song: Chickadee
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