Baby & Me Storytime

This storytime was presented at Bellevue Public Library on Tuesday, March 11 and Thursday, March 13, 2014.

Book:
Baby Touch and Feel: Wild Animals

Songs:

You Are My Sunshine

You are my sunshine, my only sunshine,
You make me happy when skies are gray.
You'll never know, dear, how much I love you.
Please don't take my sunshine away!

I Can Make My Baby Smile 

(tune: Muffin Man”)

I can make my baby smile,

My baby smile, my baby smile.

I can make my baby smile

When I tickle your toes!

Additional verses:

...when I tickle your...nose, neck, tummy, etc.

Activities:

As I Went Walking to Town One Day

(Underlined words and syllables represent the 
stressed beats in this rhyme.)

As I went walking to town one day,

Oh, it was a sunshiny day!

As I went walking to town one day,

I met a cow along the way!

And what do you think that cow did say?

Mooooo!

What other animals could you meet along the way? 

What sounds do they make?

Icka Backa Soda Cracker

Icka backa soda cracker, Icka backa boo.

Icka backa soda cracker. Up goes you!

Icka backa soda cracker, Icka backa boo.

Icka backa soda cracker. I love you!

(bounce baby side to side, then lift up on “up goes you” and hug or kiss on “I love you”)

Our activity this week was Scarves!
I enjoyed watching as adults and little ones found creative ways to play with our brightly-colored scarves.  
Every Child Ready to Read® recommends creative play because it provides opportunities for adults to use descriptive language with their little ones. During our play time on Tuesday and Thursday I heard many comments and conversations such as:
"Can you give me the pink one?"
"You have two scarves. Which one is green?  I have a purple one."
"Where did you go?!  Peek-a-boo!"
"Let's share some of our scarves with (child's name)."

  

Library News:
During the past couple of weeks we have welcomed these new friends: Amelia, Oakley, Ethan, Kamalani, Diann and Hyo Ju.  We are so glad you joined us and we hope to see you again very soon!

Our next Baby and Me Storytime will be March 18 & 20, 2014!

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).

Baby & Me Storytime

This storytime was presented at Bellevue Public Library on Tuesday, January 21 and Thursday, January 23, 2014.

Book:
Where is Baby's Yummy Tummy? by Karen Katz

Songs:

Let's Shout Hooray!
(tune: “Old McDonald”)

At storytime we have (child's name) today. 
We're so glad, let's shout hooray!


These Little Fingers
(tune:"The Wheels on the Bus")

These little fingers go wiggle, wiggle, wiggle,
wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle,
These little fingers go wiggle, wiggle, wiggle,
And now they're on my...head!

There are endless possibilities when singing this song with your wee one!  
For example:
Your fingers can go pat, tickle, rub, clap, wave, tap...
on your baby's feet, back, head, tummy, knees, cheeks...


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.


Activities:

On My Foot There is a Flea

On my foot there is a flea.

Now he’s climbing up on me.

Past my belly, past my nose,

On my head, where my hair grows.

On my head there is a flea.

Now he’s climbing down on me.

Past my belly, past my knee,

On my foot, take that, you flea! (shake feet)

Rub-a-Dub-Dub

Rub-a-dub-dub, one child in a tub,
(rub knuckles gently up and down child's chest)
Tell me what you see.
One foot with toes,
(point to parts of child's body)
A hand, a nose,
As clean as they can be!
(rub hands together)

Rub -a-dub-dub, one child in a tub,
(rub knuckles gently up and down child's chest)
Tell me what you see.
Two ears, a cheek,
(point to parts of child's body)
So clean they squeak,
(gently rub child's cheeks)
A chin, a tummy, a knee.
(point to parts of child's body)

Rub -a-dub-dub, one child in a tub,
(rub knuckles gently up and down child's chest)
Tell me what you see.
Legs and arms,
So clean and warm.
Do they have a hug for me?

Our activity this week was Scarves!

The little ones are always great clean-up helpers!

Library News:
This week we welcomed two new friends - Miss Seren and Quinten!

Our next Baby and Me Storytime will be Tuesday, January 28, 2014!

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).

Baby & Me Storytime

Presented at Bellevue Public Library on Tuesday, November 5 and Thursday, November 7, 2013.

Book:
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin, Jr., illustrated by Eric Carle

Before we passed out our new "Brown Bear" board books I showed everyone my little sleeping bag:

 As I was showing them the sleeping bag, something started to pop out of the top!:

 Hmmm, it's brown and furry.  What could it be?:

It's a little brown bear!  I'm glad he woke up for Storytime!





Songs:

Wave Your Bells Up In The Air
(tune: "If You're Happy and You Know It")

Wave your bells up in the air, in the air!
Wave your bells up in the air, in the air!
Wave your bells up in the air,
Oh, wave them way up there!
Wave your bells up in the air, in the air!

Shake your bells up and down, up and down!
Shake your bells up and down, up and down!
Shake your bells up and down,
and shake them all around!
Shake your bells up and down, up and down!




The Baby in the Cradle
(tune: "The Wheels on the Bus")

The baby in the cradle goes rock-a-rock-a-rock.
(rock baby gently)
The baby in the cradle goes rock-a-rock-a-rock.
 The baby in the cradle goes rock-a-rock-a-rock.
The baby in the cradle goes rock-a-rock-a-rock.

Additional verses:
The clock on the dresser goes tick-a-tick-a-tock...
(pick up baby and gently swing from side to side)

The rain on the window goes tap-a-tap-a-tap...
(gently tap fingers on baby's head)

Out comes the sun so we clap-a-clap-a-clap...
(clap hands)


Rhymes:

It's Raining!

It's raining!  It's raining!
(wiggle fingers downward in front of baby)

How the wind does blow!
(move arms from side to side, sway, or blow gently toward baby's face)

Raindrops falling from the sky.
(wiggle fingers downward)

Oops!  One landed on my nose!
(touch baby's nose)

Additional verses:
Choose other parts of baby's body to highlight, such as foot, head. tummy, etc!


'Round and 'Round the Garden

'Round and 'round the garden,
Goes the little mouse.
(draw circles on baby's palm with your finger - or - draw circles on baby's back or tummy)

Up, up, up he creeps
(walk your fingers up baby's arm)

Up into his house.
(tickle under baby's arm)


'Round and 'round the garden,
Goes the teddy bear.
(draw circles on baby's palm with your finger - or - draw circles on baby's back or tummy)

One step, two steps,
(walk your fingers up baby's arm)

Tickle you under there!
(tickle under baby's arm or chin)



Our activity this week was Scarves!

This is a new addition to our set of rotating activities which also includes jigsaw puzzles, musical instruments, bean bags, hand puppets and board books.  The adults and babies seemed to enjoy finding fun ways to play with scarves. I saw scarves used as capes, belts, skirts and hats. I saw them thrown up in the air and wadded up into a ball.  And, of course, we used them to play peek-a-boo! 
Every Child Ready to Read® recommends this type of play as a way to stimulate your baby's brain.  Watching scarves get tossed in the air, then seeing them float to the floor helps them start to understand how our world works (yes, they're learning about gravity!)

 Library News:
I'm a little behind on welcoming our newest members to Baby & Me Storytime, so here is a couple weeks' worth of new friends!: Rory, Parker, Warren, Samuel, Evelyn, Annabeth and Addysin.

Our next Baby and Me Storytime will be Tuesday, November 12 and Thursday, November 14, 2013!

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).