Presented at Bellevue Public Library on Thursday, September 20, 2012.
I love using this theme for the first storytime each fall!
Books:
"Buzz, Buzz, Buzz," Went Bumblebee by Colin West
My Friend and I by Lisa Jahn-Clough
Bear's New Friend by Karma Wilson
Songs:
The More We Get Together
(tune: "Did You Ever See A Lassie?")
The more we get together, together, together,
The more we get together, the happier we'll be.
'Cause your friends are my friends
and my friends are your friends.
The more we get together, the happier we'll be.
(Children are invited to suggest other things that friends can do together (e.g. play, sing, clap, jump)
First We Wave Our Hands Up High
(tune: "London Bridge")
First we wave our hands up high, hands up high, hands up high.
First we wave our hands up high. Then we clap them!
Then we shake our hands down low, hands down low, hands down low.
Then we shake our hands down low. Then we hide them!
Storytime Has Ended
(tune: "Did You Ever See a Lassie?")
Storytime has ended, has ended, has ended.
Storytime has ended 'til we meet again.
(Children wave to each other as we continue)
'Til we meet, 'til we meet, 'til we meet, 'til we meet.
Storytime has ended 'til we meet again.
Activities:
Our Hands Say Hello
Our hands say hello with a clap, clap, clap.
Our feet say hello with a tap, tap, tap.
Clap, clap, clap,
Tap, tap, tap.
Turn around and take a bow.
Sit right down. It's Storytime now!
One Little Bee
One little bee flew and flew.
He/She met a friend, and that made two.
Two little bees, busy as could be.
Along came another and that made three.
Three little bees, wanted one more,
Soon found another and that made four.
Four little bees, going to the hive.
Invited little brother/sister, and that made five.
The sun is out, it's time to play,
He/She met a friend, and that made two.
Two little bees, busy as could be.
Along came another and that made three.
Three little bees, wanted one more,
Soon found another and that made four.
Four little bees, going to the hive.
Invited little brother/sister, and that made five.
The sun is out, it's time to play,
Off you go, bees. Buzz, buzz away!
(Children can act this out by standing up and "flying" to their friends at the appropriate time. In Storytime the children held paper bees suspended from fishing line. When it was their turn they stood up and "flew" and "buzzed" to meet their friends.)
Two Little Friends
Two little friends are better than one. (show 2 fingers, then 1 finger)
And three are better than two! (show 3 fingers)
And four little friends are better still. (show 4 fingers)
Just think what they could do!
(After reciting this rhyme, the children can take turns saying saying they would do with their friends)
Glad to see you got this up!! How exciting! It won't be long and you'll be doing it in your sleep!
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