Book:
Barney Plays Nose to Toes by Margie Larsen and Mary Ann Dudko
Songs:
Let's Shout Hooray!
(tune: Old McDonald)
At storytime we have (child's name) today.
We're so glad, let's shout hooray!
Hello, Friends!
Hello, (child's name),
Hello, (child's name),
Hello, (child's name),
We're glad you came today!
Come Along and Sing With Me
(tune: "Mary Had a Little Lamb")
Come along and sing with me,
Sing with me, sing with me.
Come along and sing with me
On a windy Tuesday (Wednesday)!
Come along and clap with me...
Come along and roll with me...
Come along and stretch with me...
Come along and sway with me...
These Little Fingers
(tune: "The Wheels on the Bus")
These little fingers go wiggle, wiggle, wiggle,
wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle.
These little fingers go wiggle, wiggle, wiggle,
And now they're on my head!
These little fingers go pat, pat, pat,
pat, pat, pat, pat, pat, pat.
These little fingers go pat, pat, pat,
And now they're on my neck...
Make up verses as you go, such as: your fingers go rub, rub, rub on your child's legs, they go tap, tap, tap on his knees, tickle, tickle, tickle on his tummy, etc.
Activities:
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)
Jelly On My Head
Jelly on my head, (touch baby's head)
Jelly on my toes. (touch baby's toes)
Jelly on my shirt and(touch baby's shirt)
Jelly on my nose. (touch baby's nose)
Laughin' and a-playin', (pat baby's legs in rhythm)
Having me a time,
Jelly on my belly,(touch baby's belly)
But I like... it... fine! (clap on each underlined word)
Our hands say goodbye with a clap, clap, clap.
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!"
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).
Our ExploreTime Activity this week was Jigsaw Puzzles!
Every Child Ready to Read® recommends playtime as a wonderful opportunity to enjoy your child's emerging personality AND help her learn and grow! Jigsaw puzzles, especially those with large handles, bright colors and recognizable shapes and designs, can be a great starting point for talking to your baby. Even though it will be awhile before she can say "circle" (or even recognize what a circle looks like), there is much you can do now to help that process. Use the word several times, outline the circle with your finger, and find other objects that have a circle shape. (e.g. "This puzzle piece is a circle. Do you see the circle? A circle shape goes around...and around...and around. Your ball is a circle, too! We can make our hands go around and around like the wheels on the bus! (sing:) The wheels on the bus go round and round, round and round..."
Library News: This is Seuss Week! For those who have stopped in at the library I hope you are enjoying the daily activities at our DIY Table in the Childrens' area this week. You can also join the conversation on Facebook as we share our favorite Seuss stories and participate in daily online activities. Don't forget our 10th annual Seussathon which is this Saturday, March 2 from 9AM to 5 PM! We hope you will come and be part of the fun!
Girls definitely ruled on Tuesday, when we had 14 little ones - and only one of them was a boy! We welcomed new friends Addison, Chloe, Alana and Natalei on Tuesday!
On Wednesday we had a more even mix of boys and girls, and we welcomed two new friends: Avram and Adalyn! We hope you will all join us again soon!!
Our next Baby and Me Storytime will be Tuesday and Wednesday, March 5 & 6, 2013!
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