Baby & Me Storytime: 1/23 & 1/25, 2018

This Baby & Me Storytime was presented at Bellevue Public Library on January 23 and 25, 2018.

Book:
Splash! 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. 

You Can Clap Your Hands
(tune: "If You're Happy and You Know It")

You can clap your hands, clap your hands.
You can clap your hands, clap your hands.
When the day is done and you want to have some fun,
You can clap your hands, clap your hands.

Try this song using other possible actions, such as:
You can tap your feet, tap your feet...
You can give a hug, give a hug...
You can peek-a-boo, peek-a-boo!...
You can blow a kiss, blow a kiss...

I'm a Little Teapot

I'm a little teapot, short and stout.
Here is my handle, here is my spout.
When I get all steamed up, then I shout!
Just tip me over and pour me out!

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

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

Rhymes:

A Smooth Road

A smooth road, a smooth road, a smooth road, a smooth road!
(gently sway from side to side with Baby)
A bumpy road, a bumpy road, a bumpy road, a bumpy road!
(change action to a gentle up-and-down motion)
A rough road, a rough road, a rough road, a rough road,
(bouncing becomes more intense - but still gentle enough for Baby)
A rough road, a rough road,
A HOLE!
(lean forward with Baby to simulate falling into a hole)


X Marks the Spot

X marks the spot with a dot, dot, dot,
(on Baby's chest or back, trace an X, then 3 dots)
And a daaash, and a daaash,
(trace two long lines)
And a question mark.
(trace a question mark)
Tickle up!
Tickle down!
Tickle Baby all around!

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

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

Our activity this week was Bean Bags!

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).

Toddler Storytime: Cookies!

This Toddler Storytime was presented at Bellevue Public Library on January 24, 2018.

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:

The Cow Loves Cookies by Karma Wilson, illustrated by Marcellus Hall

Mr. Cookie Baker by Monica Wellington

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!)

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

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


The Bakery Shop

Down around the corner

at the bakery shop,
There were ten little cookies
with sprinkles on top.
Along came (child's name), all alone.
She/he bought a cookie and went back home.

Our display board featured frosted cookies made from felt.  Each child was called up by name when it was their turn to buy a cookie and take it back home.

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 today?

The Green Box this week included a frosted cookie for each child.  There were also two food-related activities:









Cookie Dough Play Set:

























Play Food Set:

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Preschool Storytime: Cookies!

This Preschool Storytime was presented at Bellevue Public Library on January 24 & 25, 2018.

Each Preschool 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:

The Cow Loves Cookies by Karma Wilson, illustrated by Marcellus Hall

Who Took the Cookies From the Cookie Jar? by Bonnie Lass & Philemon Sturges, illustrated by Ashley Wolff

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!)

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

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



I Am Making Cookie Dough

I am making cookie dough (form bowl with arms)
Round and round the beaters go (roll hands)
Add some flour from a cup (pouring action)
Stir and stir the batter up (stirring action)

Roll them, cut them, nice and neat (rolling pin action)
Put them on a cookie sheet (place pretend cookies)
Bake them, count them, 1-2-3 (count on fingers)
They're ready for my friends and me! (eating action)



Great Big Cookie
I am a great big cookie, chocolatey and round,
Filled with lots of chocolate chips, the very best around!

I am a great big cookie.  Take a bite of me!
Tasty, sweet, delicious, I'm oh, so yummy!

I WAS a great big cookie, the very best around.
Now there's nothing left of me, just crumbs upon the ground.

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 today?

Along with a frosted cookie for each child, the Green Box held two food-related activities:

Cookie Dough Play Set:

Play Food Set:

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Papa Bear: December 2017

This Papa Bear & Me Storytime was presented at Bellevue Public Library on December 19, 2017.

Books:

Bear's Christmas Star by Mireille D'Allance

Let's Go, Froggy! by Jonathan London, illustrated by Frank Remkiewicz

Daddies Are Awesome by Meredith Costain, illustrated by Polona Lovšin

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).

Preschool Storytime: Monkeys!

This Preschool Storytime was presented at Bellevue Public Library on January 10 & 11, 2018.

Each Preschool 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:

Warning: Do Not Open This Book! by Adam Lehrhaupt, illustrated by Matthew Forsythe

Counting Monkeys by Mac Barnett, illustrated by Kevin Cornell

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!)

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

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



Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed

Five little monkeys jumping on the bed.
One fell off and bumped his/her head.
Mama called the doctor and the doctor said,
"No more monkeys jumping on the bed!"

Four little monkeys...
Three little monkeys...
Two little monkeys...
One little monkey...


For this chant, children were chosen in groups of five to act out the rhyme.  As we said the chant, the children held one of our silly inflatable monkeys:

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 today?

Five Little Monkeys felt story

Every Child Ready to Read^® @ your library^®, PLA and ALSC logos are registered trademarks of the American Library Association and are used with permission.

Preschool Storytime: Penguins!

This Preschool Storytime was presented at Bellevue Public Library on January 17 & 18, 2018.

Each Preschool 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:

Tacky the Penguin by Helen Lester, illustrated by Lynn Munsinger

** Here is my post about getting to meet Helen Lester! **

Puffins Climb, Penguins Rhyme by Bruce McMillan

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!)

One Little Penguin
(can be chanted or sung to "Five Little Ducks".  You can also use "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" - with the first two lines repeated at the end)

One little Penguin in the snow,
Waddles fast and waddles slow.
Flaps his wings and calls, "Come on!
Join me for some winter fun!"

Each participant was given a felt-backed penguin to bring up and add to the felt board when their name was called.

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

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

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 today?

Feed the Penguins activity:
Numbered penguins on laminated cards tell us how many goldfish crackers to place on each one's belly!

One Little Penguin felt story:

Children and adults could recreate the rhyme used during Storytime.

Every Child Ready to Read^® @ your library^®, PLA and ALSC logos are registered trademarks of the American Library Association and are used with permission.

Toddler Storytime: Waddle We Do With Penguins?!

This Toddler Storytime was presented at Bellevue Public Library on January 17, 2018.

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:

Penguins, Penguins, Everywhere! by Bob Barner

If You Were a Penguin by Wendell and Florence Minor

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!)

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

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




Rhyme/Felt Story:

Six Little Penguins

Their suits are black and their vests are white.
They waddle to the left and they waddle to the right.
They stand on the ice and they look very near,
As they waddle along on their little flat feet.

Six little penguins off an iceberg did dive.
One bumped his beak, and then there were five.

Five little penguins swam the ocean floor.
One chased a whale and then there were four.

Four little penguins spun around, wheee!
One spun away and then there were three.

Three little penguins with nothing to do.
One went fishing and then there were two.

Two little penguins having lots of fun.
One fell off and then there was one.

One little penguin, when the day was done,
Went home to sleep and then there were none.

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 today?

Feed the Penguins activity:
Numbered penguins on laminated cards tell us how many goldfish crackers to place on each one's belly!

Six Little Penguins rhyme:
Children and adults could recreate the rhyme used during Storytime.

Every Child Ready to Read^® @ your library^®, PLA and ALSC logos are registered trademarks of the American Library Association and are used with permission.