Baby & Me Storytime ~ October 28 & 30, 2014

This Baby & Me Storytime was presented at Bellevue Public Library on October 28 & 30, 2014.

Book:
Peek-a-Boo! by Roberta Grobel Intrater

Songs:

Hello, Friends
(tune: "Goodnight, Ladies")

Hello, friends.
Hello, friends.
Hello, friends,
We're glad you came today!


This is a great song to use when introducing the children and parents in the group!  After singing it the first time, we repeat it for each child, inserting his or her name in place of "friends".

Hickory, Dickory, Dock!

Hickory, Dickory Dock,
The mouse ran up the clock.
The clock struck one (clap once)
The mouse ran down,
Hickory, Dickory, dock!

additional verses"
...The clock struck two..the mouse said "Wooo!"
...The clock truck three,,,the mouse said, "Weeee!"
...the clock struck four...The mouse said, "No more!"

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 roll our hands down low,
Hands down low, hands down low.
Then we roll our hands down low.
Then we hide them! 

Rhymes:

Pizza, Pizza, Pumpernickel

Pizza, pizza, pumpernickel,
My little baby shall have a tickle.
One on the nose,
And one on the toes,
And one on the tummy where the pizza goes!

Criss Cross Applesauce

Criss cross, applesauce 
(draw an X on baby's back)
Spiders crawling up your back.
(use fingers to walk up child's back)
Crawling here, crawling there,
(lightly tickle one shoulder, then the other)
Spiders crawling in your hair.
(tickle baby's scalp)
Tight squeeze
(ghive a gentle hug)
Cool breeze (gently blow on child's neck or face)
And now you've got the shivers!
(tickle baby all over)

Our activity this week was Scarves!

Photos:

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).

Pumpkins!

This Toddler Storytime was presented at Bellevue Public Library on October 29, 2014.

Books:
Apples and Pumpkins by Ann Rockwell, illustrated by Lizzy Rockwell

Plumply, Dumply Pumpkin by Mary Serfozo, illustrated by Valeria Petrone

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!)


Pumpkins Growing
(tune: "Are You Sleeping?")

Pumpkins growing...(echo)
On the ground (echo)
Look at all the pumpkins (echo)
Orange and round (echo)


Rhymes: 

Pumpkin, Pumpkin
Pumpkin, pumpkin, sitting on a wall,
(sit up straight and tall)
Pumpkin, pumpkin, tip...and fall!
(lean to one side, then fall over)
Pumpkin, pumpkin, rolling down the street
(roll across the floor)
Pumpkin, pumpkin, trick or treat!
(sit up straight)



Playtime Activities:

What's in the Green Box?
(tune: "Sally Wore a Red Dress")

What's in the green box,
The green box, the green box?
What's in the green box
For us to play?

Today I offered a cut pumpkin for the children to explore!  This type of experience can provide a great opportunity to enrich your child's vocabulary!  Why not try using some of these words while describing a pumpkin to your child?:
Lined, Little, Smelly, Light, Fat, Orange, Rough, Round, Hard, Short, Green, Speckled, Big, Bumpy, Plump, Tall, Smooth, Heavy, White, Squishy, Cold, Stringy, Slimy, Soft, etc.

Here are photos from today's storytime:

I left the pumpkin out until Miss Michelle's Preschool Storytime dismissed.  Here are a few photos of some of the children in her Preschool program:



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).

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Papa Bear & Me Storytime

This Papa Bear and Me Storytime was presented at Bellevue Public Library on October 28, 2014.

Books:

Let's Build by Sue Fliess, illustrated by Miki Sakamoto

Mighty Dads by Joan Holub, illustrated by James Dean

Tap the Magic Tree by Christie Matheson

Daddy's Zigzagging Bedtime Story by Alan Lawrence Sitomer, illustrated by Abby Carter

Each Papa Bear & 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).

Reading at the Ranch 2014!

Reading at the Ranch, a Wake Robin Elementary School activity sponsored by Wake Robin's PTA, was held at Bellevue Berry Farm and Pumpkin Ranch on October 23, 2014. 

Books:

Let's Sing a Lullaby with the Brave Cowboy by Jan Thomas

Spider Sandwiches by Claire Freedman, illustrated by Sue Hendra

Monster Needs a Costume by Paul Czajak, illustrated by Wendy Grieb

Song:

"The Monster Pokey"

Check out the BEAUTIFUL evening we enjoyed at the ranch!

Here is Miss Michelle reading "Monster Needs a Costume"

Here are some photos from the event:

My chihuahua, Henry, put on his favorite costume for Reading at the Ranch.

Miss Michelle and I thank Principal Zavala and the Wake Robin PTA for inviting us to be guest readers at Reading at the Ranch again this year.  We had a wonderful time!