Stories Rhymes and Singalong Times!: Reading ROCKS

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Wednesday, July 10, 2013

"I Dig Dinosaurs"

Presented at Bellevue Public Library on July 10 & 11, 2013.

Books:

How to Raise a Dinosaur by Natasha Wing, illustrated by Pablo Bernasconi

Thesaurus Rex by Laya Steinberg, illustrated by Debbie Harter
(This is a great book for reminding us how important it is to expose our little ones to a rich, extensive vocabulary! Challenge yourself to find other descriptive words when talking with your young one about things that are "big", "little", "soft", etc. Have fun introducing your child to the wonderful world of words!)

All Aboard the Dinotrain by Deb Lund, illustrated by Howard Fine

Songs:

We Dig Books!
(tune: "Three Blind Mice")

We dig books!
Books! Books! Books!

We're hooked on books!
Books! Books! Books!

Whenever we have some time to spare,
We curl up in a comfy chair,
And read about people from here to there.

In books, books, books!
Books! Books! Books!

The Dino Pokey
(tune: "The Hokey Pokey")

You put your claws in,
You put your claws out.
You put your claws in
And you shake them all about.
You do the Dino Pokey and
You turn yourself about.
That's what it's all about!

Additional verses:
You put your feet in...stomp them all about...
You put your teeth in...chomp them all about...
You put your tail in...wag it all about...

Activities:

Dinosaur, Dinosaur, Turn Around
(adapted by Kapila S. Love)

Dinosaur, dinosaur, turn around,
Dinosaur, dinosaur, stomp the ground.
Dinosaur, dinosaur, show your claws,
Dinosaur, dinosaur, snap your jaws.
Dinosaur, dinosaur, turn around.
Dinosaur, dinosaur, sit right down!

Open, Shut Them
(a goodbye chant)

Open, shut them,
(open hands, then close into fists)
Open, shut them,
Give a little clap, clap, clap.
(clap 3 times)

Open, shut them,
(open hands, then close into fists)
Open, shut them,
Lay them in your lap, lap, lap.
(pat your legs three times)

Waving, waving, waving, waving,
High up in the sky, sky, sky.

Wave to me, I'll wave to you,
Now let's all say "Goodbye, bye, bye!"

Start out s-l-o-w-l-y, then increase the speed on the second time through. Can you go even faster when you say it for the third time?!

Library News: This is our last week for Reading ROCKS! Storytime. We will wrap things up next week with a Storytime Play Day on Wednesday, July 17 from 10-11 AM. There will be indoor and outdoor activities, weather permitting, with a variety of fun activities for babies, toddlers and preschoolers! We hope to see you and your young ones there!

Each Reading ROCKS! 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).

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

Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Park & Read/Lunchbox Storytime

Presented at Washington Park at noon on Monday, July 1, 3013.
Presented at Bellevue Public Library at 6 PM on Monday, July 1, 2013.

Big Mean Mike by Michelle Knudsen, illustrated by Scott Magoon

My Crocodile Does Not Bite by Joe Kulka

Horseplay by Karma Wilson, illustrated by Jim McMullan

What a beautiful day we had for our Park and Read and Lunchbox Storytimes today! Between the two venues we welcomed almost 120 picnickers!

Library News: We have just over 2 weeks left in our Summer Reading Program. How quickly the days have flown! We have two more Mondays for our outdoor picnic storytimes - July 8 & 15.

Each Park & Read 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).

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

Wednesday, June 26, 2013

"I Dig Big Machines"

Presented at Bellevue Public Library on June 26 & 27, 2013.

Books:

The Three Little Rigs by David Gordon

Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site by Sherri Duskey Rinker, illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld

My favorite machine is a back hoe.

I sure like the way that it works.

My favorite machine is a backhoe.

Oh, come watch my backhoe at work!

Scoop dirt, scoop dirt,

I sure like the way that it works, it works!

Scoop dirt, scoop dirt,
Oh, come watch my backhoe at work!

My favorite machine is a dump truck.

I sure like the way that it works.

My favorite machine is a dump truck.

Oh, come watch my dump truck at work!

Dump dirt, dump dirt,

I sure like the way that it works, it works!

Dump dirt, dump dirt,
Oh, come watch my dump truck at work!

I’m a Little Dump Truck
(tune: “I’m a Little Teapot”)
Adapted by Kapila S. Love and Sarah Northshield

I’m a little dump truck strong and stout.
(Make arm motions demonstrating strength and stoutness)
Hauling stuff around is what I’m about!
(Motion carrying things)
When I get all filled up the workers shout,
(Cup hands by mouth as if shouting)
Dump me over and pour me out!
(Fingers interlaced over head, tip to one side)

Activities:

Building a House

Building a house is lots of work.
(wipe brow)
First you dig up lots of dirt,
(pretend to dig)
Then you pour a concrete floor,
(touch floor)
And don't forget to add a door!
(draw a rectangular door in the air)
Lots of windows go in fast,
(stack open hands, palms facing you, then separate them by moving the top hand up and the bottom hand down)
Now your house is done at last!
(hands form roof above head)

Open, Shut Them
(a goodbye chant)

Open, shut them,
(open hands, then close into fists)
Open, shut them,
Give a little clap, clap, clap.
(clap 3 times)

Open, shut them,
(open hands, then close into fists)
Open, shut them,
Lay them in your lap, lap, lap.
(pat your legs three times)

Waving, waving, waving, waving,
High up in the sky, sky, sky.

Wave to me, I'll wave to you,
Now let's all say "Goodbye, bye, bye!"

Start out s-l-o-w-l-y, then increase the speed on the second time through. Can you go even faster when you say it for the third time?!

LIBRARY NEWS: Reading ROCKS! Storytime will NOT be held next week due to the 4th of July holiday. Our next Reading ROCKS! Storytime will be held on July 10 & 11, 2013!

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

Saturday, June 22, 2013

"I Dig Hidden Treasure"

Presented at Bellevue Public Library on June 19 & 20, 2013.

Books:
Max & Ruby's Treasure Hunt by Rosemary Wells

What a Treasure! by Jane and Will Hillenbrand

The Day I Went to Sea

I jumped aboard a pirate ship,
The day I went to sea.

We were looking for some treasure,

And the captain said to me:
We're going this way and that way,

And forward and backward,

Across the deep blue sea.

Here is a video showing how the children enjoyed this rhyme while playing with our parachute!

Open, Shut Them
(a goodbye chant)

Open, shut them,
(open hands, then close into fists)
Open, shut them,
Give a little clap, clap, clap.
(clap 3 times)

Open, shut them,
(open hands, then close into fists)
Open, shut them,
Lay them in your lap, lap, lap.
(pat your legs three times)

Waving, waving, waving, waving,
High up in the sky, sky, sky.

Wave to me, I'll wave to you,
Now let's all say "Goodbye, bye, bye!"

Start out s-l-o-w-l-y, then increase the speed on the second time through. Can you go even faster when you say it for the third time?!

Our next Reading ROCKS! Storytime will be held on

June 26 & 27, 2013!

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

Sunday, June 16, 2013

"I Dig Gardening"

Presented at Bellevue Public Library on June 12 & 13, 2013.

Books:
Tops and Bottoms by Janet Stevens

Rah, Rah, Radishes: A Vegetable Chant by April Pulley Sayre

Jo MacDonald Had a Garden by Mary Quattlebaum, illustrated by Laura J. Bryant

Plant a Little Seed

Dig a little hole,
(make a fist and poke a hole using the pointer finger of the other hand)
Plant a little seed.
(pretend to place a seed in the hole)
Pour a little water,
(pretend to pour water over the seed)
Pull a little weed.
(pretend to pull a weed)

Here comes the sun,
(look up and squint)
Warms the seed below,
(look down into the hole in fist)
Up springs the seed,
(bring other hand up through hole in fist)
See it grow, grow, grow.
(fist opens up as plant grows and grows)

Open, Shut Them
(a goodbye chant)

Open, shut them,
(open hands, then close into fists)
Open, shut them,
Give a little clap, clap, clap.
(clap 3 times)

Open, shut them,
(open hands, then close into fists)
Open, shut them,
Lay them in your lap, lap, lap.
(pat your legs three times)

Waving, waving, waving, waving,
High up in the sky, sky, sky.

Wave to me, I'll wave to you,
Now let's all say "Goodbye, bye, bye!"

Start out s-l-o-w-l-y, then increase the speed on the second time through. Can you go even faster when you say it for the third time?!

Library News:
Our next Reading ROCKS! Storytime will be held on June 19 & 20, 2013!

Each Reading ROCKS! 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).

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

Thursday, June 6, 2013

"I Dig Getting Dirty"

Presented at Bellevue Public Library on June 5 & 6, 2013.

Books:

Hogwash by Karma Wilson, illustrated by Jim McMullan

Stuck in the Mud by Jane Clarke, illustrated by Garry Parsons

I'm Dirty by Kate & Jim McMullan

Ten Little Bubbles
(Tune: "Michael Finnegan")

One little, two little, three little bubbles,
(blow bubbles)
Four little, five little, six little bubbles,
(blow bubbles)
Seven little, eight little, nine little bubbles,
(blow bubbles)
Ten little bubbles go pop, pop, pop!
(clap on each "pop")

Pop, pop, pop those bubbles!
(pop bubbles by clapping on them)
Pop, pop, pop those bubbles!
Pop, pop, pop those bubbles!
Ten little bubbles go pop, pop, pop!
(clap on each "pop")

Having fun popping bubbles!

Activities:
Five Little Piggies

Five little piggies, rolling in the mud.
Squishy, squashy, squishy, squashy,
Rolling in the mud.
Along came the farmer,
and took one to the tub,
And that left four piggies rolling in the mud.

To roll in the mud: make hands into fists and
“roll” arms around each other. Preschoolers
may enjoy the challenge of rolling only their
pointer fingers over one another. “Squishy
squashy” can be enacted by stomping feet
(sitting or standing), and/or motioning
hands up and down, with fingers stretched
out. Motion someone walking for “along
came the farmer.” Motion heaving a little
piggy over your shoulder. Count the number
of piggies on your fingers. Try speeding up
the rhyme as you repeat it!

Open, Shut Them
(a goodbye chant)

Open, shut them,
(open hands, then close into fists)
Open, shut them,
Give a little clap, clap, clap.
(clap 3 times)

Open, shut them,
(open hands, then close into fists)
Open, shut them,
Lay them in your lap, lap, lap.
(pat your legs three times)

Waving, waving, waving, waving,
High up in the sky, sky, sky.

Wave to me, I'll wave to you,
Now let's all say "Goodbye, bye, bye!"

Start out s-l-o-w-l-y, then increase the speed on the second time through. Can you go even faster when you say it for the third time?!

Library News:

Our next Reading ROCKS! Storytime will be held on June 12 & 13, 2013. Our theme will be "I Dig Gardening!"

Each Reading ROCKS! 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).

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