Book:
Bye-Bye Time by Elizabeth Verdick, illustrated by Marieka Heinlen
Songs:
Hello, Friends!
(tune: "Goodnight Ladies")
Hello friends.
Hello friends.
We're glad you came today!
(After singing the song I invite an adult to introduce him/herself and their child. We repeat the song, substituting the child's name for the word "friends". We do this until everyone has been introduced and all the children have been serenaded!)
Where is Baby?
(tune: "Frere Jacques")
Where is (child's name)? Where is (child's name)?
(Cover child's face with a blanket or scarf)
There you are! There you are!
(pull cover away)
I'm so glad to see you! I'm so glad to see you!
(lots of smiles!)
Peek-a-boo! Peek-a-boo!
(cover and uncover child's face again)
Ten Little Tootsies
(tune: "One Little, Two Little, Three Little")
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!
Activities:
Everybody Knows I Love My Toes
(By Barbara Allyn, copyright SOCAN)
Everybody knows I love my toes.
Everybody knows I love my toes.
I love my noggin', my knees,
my neck and my nose,
And everybody knows I love my toes!
Everybody knows I love my eyes.
Everybody knows I love my eyes.
I love my legs, my lips,
my neck and my nose,
And everybody knows I love my toes!
Everybody knows I love my feet.
Everybody knows I love my feet.
I love my skin, my chin,
my neck and my nose,
And everybody knows I love my toes!
Pizza, Pizza, Pumpernickel
Pizza, pizza pumpernickel,
(gently pat child's legs in rhythm on the underlined syllables)
My little baby shall have a tickle.
(continue patting child's leg )
One on the nose,
(gently tickle child's nose)
And one on the toes,
(tickle toes)
And one on the tummy
(gently pat child's leg in rhythm on the underlined syllables)
where the pizz-a goes!
(gently pat child's tummy in rhythm on the underlined syllables)
Our feet say goodbye with a tap, tap, tap.
Clap, clap, clap,
Tap, tap, tap.
We roll our hands around and say... "Let's do it again!"
Our hands say goodbye with a clap, clap, clap.
Clap, clap, clap,
Tap, tap, tap.
We roll our hands around and say... "Goodbye!"
Our ExploreTime Activity this week was hand puppets! We have a nice selection of puppets available for our use during storytimes, but you can very easily (and cheaply!) make your own puppets for use at home. Watch for sales of stuffed animals at stores, garage sales and second-hand stores. Make a slit along the bottom. Often there is a seam that runs along the bottom of the animal. Pull out the stuffing and voila! To give your puppets more body you can opt to leave in some of the stuffing, such as at the top of the head or at the ends of the arms and legs. Every Child Ready to Read® recommends frequent playtime with your child. Playing with puppets will help your little one develop vocabulary and narrative skills as you and your child talk about the various animals, the sounds they make, their habitats, and the color and feel of their skin or fur. Spark your child's imagination as you enjoy the creative fun of making up stories about the puppets.
Library News:
On Tuesday morning it was sea of pink, with five little girls and their mommies! Our newest friends at Baby & Me Storytime are Samantha and Hannah who joined us on Tuesday. We welcome you both and look forward to sharing lots of fun stories, songs and rhymes with you!
Wednesday's storytime was canceled due to the wintry weather and Bellevue school closings. Stay home with your precious little ones...it might be a good day to turn an old stuffed animal into a puppet!
Hello Alice...my name is Barbara Allyn and I am the writer of the song 'Everybody Knows I Love My Toes' copyright SOCAN. I am hoping that you would put my name and "copyright SOCAN underneath the lyrics you have noted in your post. I am delighted to see the song and appreciate you sharing it! I will keep you posted on my new project to be released soon...Thanks again. You can contact me at barbaraallyn@hotmail.com.
ReplyDeleteBarbara, I am very happy to acknowledge you as the writer. I found the words somewhere on the net and I did not realize it is a song. I have been using it - very successfully! - as a chant in my storytimes. I look forward to learning the melody!
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