SLP 2017: Caterpillars Storytime: July 6, 2017

This Caterpillars Storytime, for babies from birth-24 months, was presented at Bellevue Public Library on July 6, 2017.

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!

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are.
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are. 

Here We Go Up, Up, Up!
(tune: "Here We Go Looby Loo")

Here we go up, up up!
Here we go down, down, down!
Here we go up, up, up!
Here we go down, down, down!

This is a fun, easy song to enjoy with your little one.  It is great for introducing spacial concepts such as up and down.  You could also sing...
Here we go left, left, left!
Here we go right, right, right!
Here we go left, left, left!
Here we go right, right, right!

Here we go to the front!
Here we go to the back!
Here we go to the front!
Here we go to the back!

Here we go side to side! (sing 4 times)

Here we go round and round! (sing 4 times)

Peek-a-Boo!

(tune: “Frere Jacques/Are You Sleeping”)

Peek-a-boo!  Peek-a-boo!
I see you!  I see you!
I see your button nose,
I see your tiny toes!
Peek-a-boo!  Peek-a-boo!

Goodbye, Friends!
(tune: "Goodnight Ladies")

Goodbye friends.
Goodbye friends.
Goodbye friends.
We're glad you came today!

Action Rhymes:

I Have a Little Heart

I have a little heart and it goes thump, thump, thump!
(put hand over Baby's heart and pat gently in rhythm)

It keeps right on beating when I jump, jump, jump!

(Pat gently in rhythm, then lift Baby up or bounce on knee three times)

I get a special feeling when I look at you!

(Smile at Baby and give a hug)

It makes me want to give you a kiss or two!

(shower Baby with kisses!)

It's Raining!

It's raining!  It's raining!
(bring fingers down to simulate rain)
How the wind does blow!
(move hands from side to side as you gently blow on Baby's forehead)
Raindrops falling from the sky!
(bring fingers down to simulate rain)
Oops!  One fell on my...nose!
(touch Baby's nose)

Repeat this rhyme, choosing a different body part each time!

Play:

Our enrichment activity this week was Scarves!
Scarves are such a simple, inexpensive plaything for babies!  At our Storytimes we have a veritable rainbow of colors with which to play.  Beside playing "Peek-a-boo!", we talk with the little ones about the colors of the scarves.  They are often used to make a pirate bandana, a cowboy kerchief, a superhero cape, a ballerina skirt... 
We also love throwing a handful of scarves into the air and watching them float to the floor.  It's also silly fun to stuff them under our shirt, balance them on our head, and use them to cover our feet, hands, and legs!

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).