Bears and Hibernation

Presented to the students in Miss Amy's morning and afternoon classes at Golden Hills Head Start on Monday, December 16, 2013.

Tell Me The Day Backwards by Albert Lamb, illustrated by David McPhail

Sleep, Big Bear, Sleep by Maureen Wright, illustrated by Will Hillenbrand

 

Brown Bear, Brown Bear

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, turn around.
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, touch the ground.
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, reach up high.
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, touch the sky
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, bend down low.
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, touch your toes.
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, go to bed.
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, rest your head
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, turn out the light.
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, say "Good Night."


I want to wish all the children, teachers and administrators at Golden Hills Head Start and Early Head Start a very blessed Christmas and a New Year that is filled with new friends, new discoveries and new opportunities! 
  ~ Mrs. B. 

Fairy Tales

Presented at Miss Jenny's Golden Hills Head Start class on Monday, December 16. 2013.

Books:

The Princess and the Pea by Rachel Isadora

Will Princess Isabel Ever Say Please? by Steve Metzger, illustrated by Amanda Haley

Songs:

Five Green and Speckled Frogs

Five green and speckled frogs sat on a speckled log
Eating some most delicious bugs -- YUM YUM! (rub tummy)
One jumped into the pool where it was nice and cool
Then there were four green and speckled frogs. (ribbit, ribbit!)

Four green and speckled frogs sat on a speckled log
Eating some most delicious bugs -- YUM YUM! (rub tummy)
One jumped into the pool where it was nice and cool
Then there were three green and speckled frogs. (ribbit, ribbit!)

Three green and speckled frogs sat on a speckled log
Eating some most delicious bugs -- YUM YUM!  (rub tummy)
One jumped into the pool where it was nice and cool
Then there were two green and speckled frogs. (ribbit, ribbit!)

Two green and speckled frogs sat on a speckled log
Eating some most delicious bugs -- YUM YUM! (rub tummy)
One jumped into the pool where it was nice and cool
Then there was one green and speckled frogs. (ribbit, ribbit!)

One green and speckled frogs sat on a speckled log
Eating some most delicious bugs -- YUM YUM! (rub tummy)   
One jumped into the pool where it was nice and cool
Then there were no green and speckled frogs. (ribbit, ribbit!)


I want to wish all the children, teachers and administrators at Golden Hills Head Start and Early Head Start a very blessed Christmas and a New Year that is filled with new friends, new discoveries and new opportunities! 
  ~ Mrs. B. 

Christmas With the Animals

This Toddler Storytime was presented at Bellevue Public Library on Wednesday, December 18, 2013.

Books:
Bear's Christmas Star by Mireille D'Allance

Jingle-Jingle by Nicola Smee

The children helped me tell this story, by adding the sound effects!  Children chose to play either jingle bells or wood blacks to recreate the sounds of the horses jangling, clip-clopping hooves.

Songs:

Everybody Say Hello!
(tune: "London Bridge")
Everybody say hello, say hello, say hello,
Everybody say hello, hello Wesley!

(Wesley is my turtle puppet who pops out of my apron pocket whenever we sing this song.  Then he sits quietly on his rock and listens to the stories and sings along with us.  At the end of storytime he says goodbye to the children, gives them high fives, eats pretend food from their hands, blows kisses, and plays hide and seek!


Good Morning!
(tune: "Frere Jacques")
Good morning! (echo)
How are you? (echo)
I'm so glad to see you! (echo)
Wesley is too! (echo)


If You're Ready For a Story
(tune: "If You're Happy and You Know It")
If you're ready for a story, take a seat.
If you're ready for a story, take a seat.
Clap your hands and stomp your feet,
Make your hands all nice and neat.
If you're ready for a story, take a seat.

Playtime Activity:
We took advantage of the season to play another round of Christmas Bingo!
Here are some photos:





Our next Toddler Storytime will be held on Wednesday, January 8, 2014, when I will be sharing some of my favorite New Books that have recently been added to the library's collection.

Each Toddler 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.

Baby & Me Storytime

Presented at Bellevue Public Library on Tuesday, December 17 and Thursday, December 19, 2013.

Book:
Pat-a-Cake by R.A. Herman, illustrated by Olga and Aleksey Ivanov

I'm So Glad to See You

(tune: “Frere Jacques”)

Where is (child’s name)? (echo)  

There (s)he is! (echo) 

I’m so glad to see you! (echo) 

Peek-a-boo! (echo) 

The adults introduce themselves and their little ones, then we sing this song for each child.


Ten Little Tootsie Toes
(tune: "One Little, Two Little")

Take advantage of your little one's bare feet and enjoy this song together!

One little, two little,
Three little tootsies,
Four little, five little,
Six little tootsies.
Seven little, eight little, 
Nine little tootsies,
Ten little tootsie toes!

Ten little, nine little,
Eight little tootsies,
Seven little, six little,
Five little tootsies,
Four little, three little,
Two little tootsies,
One little tootsie toe!


Jingle Bells

Dashing through the snow,
In a one-horse open sleigh,
O'er the fields we go,
Laughing all the way!

Bells on bobtail ring,
Making spirits bright,
What fun it is to ride and sing
A sleighing song tonight!

Oh, jingle bells, jingle bells,
Jingle all the way.
Oh, what fun it is to ride in a
One-horse open sleigh! (repeat)


Activities:

Icka Backa Soda Cracker

Icka backa, soda cracker,
Icka backa boo! (play peek-a-boo!)
Icka backa soda cracker,
I love you! (give your little one a BIG hug!)


As I Went Walking to Town One Day
(Underlined words and syllables represent the 
stressed beats in this rhyme.)

As I went walking to town one day,
Oh, it was a sunshiny day!
As I went walking to town one day,
I met a cow along the way!
And what do you think that cow did say?
Mooooo!

What other animals could you meet along the way? 
What sounds do they make?


Two Little Hands

Two little hands go clap, clap, clap.
Two little hands lay in my lap.
Two little feet go bump, bump, bump.
Two little feet give one big jump!
Two little hands reach oh, so high.
Two little hands wave bye, bye, bye.

Our activity this week was Jigsaw Puzzles!


Library News:
This week we welcomed new friends Eliza, Elianna, Ana Maria and Lexi.

Our next Baby and Me Storytime will be Tuesday, January 7 and Thursday, January 9, 2014.

Each Baby & Me 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).

Crafts and Cocoa!

Held at Bellevue Public Library on Friday, December 13, 2013.

We had a nice turnout of just over 50 people at our Come and Go Craft event! 
Here are some photos: