Park and Read/Lunch Box Storytime

Presented at Washington Park on Monday, June 17, 2013.
Presented at Bellevue Public Library on Monday, June 17, 2013.

Books:

How Martha Saved Her Parents From Green Beans by David LaRochelle, illustrated by Mark Fearing

There Was an Old Pirate Who Swallowed a Fish by Jennifer Ward, illustrated by Steve Gray

Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs by Mo Willems

Some photos from the Washington Park event:

"I Dig Gardening"

Presented at Bellevue Public Library on June 12 & 13, 2013.

Books:
Tops and Bottoms by Janet Stevens

Rah, Rah, Radishes: A Vegetable Chant by April Pulley Sayre

Jo MacDonald Had a Garden by Mary Quattlebaum, illustrated by Laura J. Bryant

Songs:

We Dig Books!
(tune: "Three Blind Mice")

We dig books!
Books!  Books! Books!

We're hooked on books!
Books!  Books!  Books!

Whenever we have some time to spare,
We curl up in a comfy chair,
And read about people from here to there.

In books, books, books!
Books!  Books!  Books!



Activities:

Plant a Little Seed

Dig a little hole,
(make a fist and poke a hole using the pointer finger of the other hand) 
Plant a little seed.
(pretend to place a seed in the hole)
Pour a little water,
(pretend to pour water over the seed)
Pull a little weed.
(pretend to pull a weed)

Here comes the sun,
(look up and squint)
Warms the seed below,
(look down into the hole in fist)
Up springs the seed,
(bring other hand up through hole in fist)
See it grow, grow, grow.
(fist opens up as plant grows and grows)

Open, Shut Them
(a goodbye chant)

Open, shut them,
(open hands, then close into fists)
Open, shut them,
Give a little clap, clap, clap.
(clap 3 times)

Open, shut them,
(open hands, then close into fists)
Open, shut them,
Lay them in your lap, lap, lap.
(pat your legs three times)

Waving, waving, waving, waving,
High up in the sky, sky, sky.

Wave to me, I'll wave to you,
Now let's all say "Goodbye, bye, bye!"

Start out s-l-o-w-l-y, then increase the speed on the second time through.  Can you go even faster when you say it for the third time?!

Library News:
Our next Reading ROCKS! Storytime will be held on June 19 & 20, 2013!


Each Reading ROCKS! Storytime includes activities that support one or more of the five early literacy practices identified as essential in helping your child develop the skills they need before they can learn to read. The five practices – singing, talking, reading, playing and writing –were developed for Every Child Ready to Read®, an initiative of the Association for Library Services for Children (ALSC) and the Public Library Association (PLA).

Every Child Ready to Read^® @ your library^®, PLA and ALSC logos are registered trademarks of the American Library Association and are used with permission.

Songs and S'mores

Presented at Bellevue Public Library on Tuesday, June 11, 2013.

Songs and S'mores is just what it sounds like: we sing songs... and then we make s'mores!
Here are pictures from last night's event:

SONGS!

If you dropped by the library on Tuesday evening you would have heard us belting out such favorites as "If You're Happy and You Know It", "My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean", "The Farmer in the Dell" and  "She'll Be Comin' 'Round the Mountain".  While singing "The More We Get Together", we (of course!) had to sing "The more we read together, the happier we'll be!"  One young singer wisely suggested that we sing, "The more we read together, the smarter we'll be!"  We liked his suggestion so much that we decided to sing that verse, too!!

S'mores!

Baby and Me Storytime

Presented at Bellevue Public Library on Thursday, June 13, 2013 at 9:15 AM and 6:30 PM.

Book:

 Hugs and Kisses by Roberta Grobel Intrater

Songs:

Let's Shout Hooray!
(tune: "Old MacDonald")

At Storytime we have ( child's name ) today.
We're so glad, let's shout, "Hooray"!


You Are My Sunshine

You are my sunshine, my only sunshine.
You make me happy when skies are gray.
You'll never know, dear, how much I love you.
Please don't take my sunshine away!





Activities:

Pizza, Pizza, Pumpernickel

Pizza, pizza, pumpernickel,
My little baby shall have a tickle.
One on the nose,
And one on the toes,
And one on the tummy where the pizza goes!


Good Morning, Toes!

Good morning, toes,
Good morning, toes,
And how are you today?
I trust you had a good night's sleep
And now you're ready to play!

Good morning knees...eyes...hands...cheeks...etc.

For the evening program we changed the words slightly to reflect the time of day:
Hello, toes,
Hello, toes,
And how are you today?
I trust you had a nice long nap
And now you're ready to play!


I Saw a Snake Go By One Day(© Lois Simmie) 

I saw a snake go by one day (make snake motion with arm)
Riding in his Chevrolet (hands on steering wheel)
He was long (extend arms to show "long")
And he was thin (arms show "thin")
And he didn't have a chin. (point to chin)

He had no chin,
But what the heck (shrug)
He had lots and lots and lots of neck! (Touch or tickle baby's neck)

This week's group activity was Beanbags!  Here are a couple pictures taken at the evening session:

We had great attendance again this week!  I love seeing all the beautiful babies and how wonderfully the parents/grandparents/caregivers interact with their little ones!  Thank you for sharing your wee ones with me.

  ~ Mrs. B.

Park & Read Storytime at Golden Hills Park

Presented at Golden Hills Park  at noon on Wednesday, June 5, 3013.

Ribbit! by Rodrigo Folgueira, illustrated by Poly Bernatene 

Goldilocks and Just One Bear by Leigh Hodgkinson

Prairie Chicken Little by Jackie Mims Hopkins, illustrated by Henry Cole

Each Park & Read Storytime includes activities that support one or more of the five early literacy practices identified as essential in helping your child develop the skills they need before they can learn to read. The five practices – singing, talking, reading, playing and writing – were developed for Every Child Ready to Read®, an initiative of the Association for Library Services for Children (ALSC) and the Public Library Association (PLA).

Every Child Ready to Read^® @ your library^®, PLA and ALSC logos are registered trademarks of the American Library Association and are used with permission.

Park and Read at Two Springs Park

Presented at Two Springs Park on Wednesday, June 12, 2013.

Stories:

The Big Adventures of the Smalls by Helen Stephens

Even Aliens Need Snacks by Matthew McElligott

One Dark Night by Lisa Wheeler, illustrated by Ivan Bates

Tammy and I had a great time reading stories at Two Springs Park!  The weather was beautiful and the playground equipment was getting quite a workout!  Thanks to everyone who came out to enjoy an hour of stories, prizes and picnics under the trees!

Next Wednesday night we will be at Pawnee Elementary School (7310 S. 48th St.) at 6 PM!  We hope to see you then!

Park & Read/Lunch Box Storytime

Presented at Washington Park (Olde Towne Bellevue) at noon on Monday, June 10, 3013.
Presented at Bellevue Public Library at 6 PM on Monday, June 10, 2013.

The Book of Bad Ideas by Laura Huliska-Beith 

Here Comes Trouble by Corinne Demas, illustrated by Noah Z. Jones

The Princess and the Pig by Jonathan Emmett, illustrated by Poly Bernatene

Photos from today's Washington Park event:

Each Park & Read Storytime includes activities that support one or more of the five early literacy practices identified as essential in helping your child develop the skills they need before they can learn to read. The five practices – singing, talking, reading, playing and writing – were developed for Every Child Ready to Read®, an initiative of the Association for Library Services for Children (ALSC) and the Public Library Association (PLA).

Every Child Ready to Read^® @ your library^®, PLA and ALSC logos are registered trademarks of the American Library Association and are used with permission.