Each Toddler Storytime includes activities that support all or most 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:
One Day in the Jungle by Colin West
(There's something going around in the jungle. First one animal, then another and another starts to sneeze. A little sneeze, a not-quite-so-little sneeze, a medium-sized sneeze...what will it sound like when the ELEPHANT sneezes??!)
(Llama Llama is cared for by his loving Mama Llama when he starts to feel sick. But who will take care of Mama when she starts to sneeze?)
Singing:
Hello, Friends!
(tune: "Goodnight Ladies")
Hello friends.
Hello friends.
Hello friends.
We're glad you came today!
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!)
Sneeze in Your Elbow
(tune: "Up On The Housetop")
Sneeze in your elbow, please, please, please,
So you don't get germs on me.
Sneeze in your elbow, quick, quick, quick!
So nobody else gets sick, sick, sick!
Put Your Finger On
(Here is a cute video of a little boy doing the actions to this song! It may also help if you are not familiar with this song by Parachute Express.)
Put your finger on, put your finger on,
Put your finger on your...nose.
Put your finger on, put your finger on,
Put your finger on your...nose.
Turn around and clap, clap.
Turn around and clap, clap.
Turn around and clap, clap.
Turn around and clap, clap.
Goodbye, Friends!
(tune: "Goodnight Ladies")
Goodbye friends.
Goodbye friends.
Goodbye friends.
We're glad you came today!
(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 today?
Our green box held an activity sheet and a craft this week!
The activity sheet was provided by the UNL Extension Office and can be seen here.
This was our craft:
The activity sheet was provided by the UNL Extension Office and can be seen here.
This was our craft:
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