Tuesday, October 2, 2012

New Books for September! - Toddler Storytime

Presented at Bellevue Public Library on Thursday, September 27, 2012.

Books:

My Friend Fred by Hiawyn Oram and Rosie Reeve




















Where Do Diggers Sleep at Night? by Brianna Caplan Sayres

















On My Way to the Bath by Sarah Maizes


















Songs:

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 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!


For this week's enrichment activity  I encouraged the children and adults to spend some time walking outside during these beautiful autumn days.  I challenged them to listen for the sounds that the leaves make as they are being blown around, as they are being raked or walked over.  This is a great opportunity to experiment with making sounds!  Can you imitate the different sounds you hear?

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