Here's what I have planned for family storytime this week:
Hello - Everybody Count One
Everybody count one, ONE!
Storytime has just begun,
Everybody count two, TWO!
Shake your shoulders, show your shoes,
Everybody count three, THREE!
Listen very carefully,
Everybody count four, FOUR!
And put your bottoms on the floor.
Stretch – Yoga poses
Song - Skidamarink
Early Literacy Tip: SING
Singing slows language down and breaks words into syllables. Early literacy tip for caregivers-Sing “Old MacDonald Had a Farm” with an adult and choose the animals. Act the animals out together or use puppets or stuffed animals.
Book – Lemons are NOT Red by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
Rhyme - Jump, Jump, Jump
Can you jump, jump, jump,
One, two, three.
Can you wiggle, wiggle, wiggle,
Just like me!
Jump, jump, jump.
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle.
Now let’s sit on our lily pads
Quiet as can be.
Prop - Bird Shape Flannel Story
Game - Sleeping, Sleeping...
Book - Counting Ovejas by Sarah Weeks
Rhyme - If You’re Wearing…
If you’re wearing any RED,
If you’re wearing any RED,
If you’re wearing any RED… put your hands on your head!
If you’re wearing any YELLOW… wave up high and say hello!
If you’re wearing any BLUE… reach down and touch your shoe!
If you’re wearing any GREEN… let’s be a jumping bean!
If you’re wearing ANY COLOR… let’s all scream and holler!
Rhyme - I Wiggle My Fingers
I wiggle my fingers,
I wiggle my toes,
I wiggle my shoulders,
I wiggle my nose. Now no more wiggles Are left in me, So I can sit as still as can be.
Book – Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons by James Dean and Eric Litwin
Song w/ Scarves - Locomotion on the Dancin' Magic soundtrack.
Rhyme – If You’re Happy and You Know It
You all know this one. I ask everyone to show me how happy they are by singing this song loud!
Goodbye - See You Later Alligator
See you later, alligator (Wave goodbye)
In a while, crocodile
Give a hug, ladybug (Hug yourself)
Blow a kiss, jellyfish (Blow a kiss)
See you soon, big baboon
Out the door, dinosaur (March)
Take care, polar bear
Wave goodbye, butterfly (Wave goodbye)
How'd it go:
This was a really great storytime! The kids were really great and building in those wiggle breaks that end with sitting, really helped.
That's all for now!
-M-