Saturday Story Stew!

Had another fun Saturday morning! We had a small group, but there was so much energy!

Shake My Sillies Out
BOOK: How Do Dinosaurs Say I Love You? – Jane Yolen
5 Green and Speckled Frogs
Baby Bumblebee
BOOK: Tumble Bumble – Felicia Bond
Five Little Fingers
If You’re Happy and You Know It
Down by the Bay
BOOK: The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the
Big Hungry Bear – Don and Audrey Wood
5 in the Bed
Head Shoulders Knees and Toes
BOOK: Mooses Come Walking – Arlo Guthrie
Bubblegum
Ants Go Marching
Goodbye Song

Love! Baby Storytime

It’s February, and a perfect time to share our favorite stories about the things that we love!

Welcome Song
Put Your Hands Up High
Kissing Rhyme
Zoom!
BOOK: The I Love You Book – Todd Parr
Itsy Bitsy Spider
This is the Way…
Let’s Go Riding in an Elevator
10 Little Fingers
This is Big, Big, Big (Thanks to Melissa for this one!)
Peekaboo!
BOOK: I Love Animals – Flora McDonnell
Pat a Cake
The Merry Duke of York
Tickle Bees
If You’re Happy and You Know It
Goodbye Song

Farm! Baby Storytime

I’m very late in posting about our storytime from last week, but here it is! We had lots of fun sharing stories and songs about the farm!

Welcome Song
Clap Your Hands
Down on Grandpa’s Farm (with puppets)
Kissing Rhyme
Cheek, Chin
BOOK: Faraway Farm – Ian Whybrow
Tickle Bees
Peekaboo!
Old MacDonald (with puppets)
Let’s Go Riding in an Elevator
The Merry Duke of York
This is Big, Big, Big
BOOK: Hello, Day! – Anita Lobel
Open, Shut Them
This is the Way…
Itsy Bitsy Spider
Zoom!
Goodbye Song

Counting! Baby Storytime

Today we shared stories and rhymes about counting. We also played with our new parachute and small beach balls, which was a lot of fun!

Welcome Song
This is the Way…
Open, Shut Them
MAGNET SONG: 3 Little Ducks
This is Big, Big, Big
Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes
BOOK: One, Two, Buckle My Shoe – Jane Cabrera
Tickle Bees
10 Little Fingers
Let’s Go Riding in an Elevator
Wheels on the Bus
MAGNET RHYME: Feathered Birds
The Merry Duke of York
Clap Your Hands
BOOK: One Beautiful Baby – Martine Oborne
Peekaboo!
Itsy Bitsy Spider
Zoom!
Five Little Fingers
Goodbye Song

Winter! Baby Storytime

Hooray! Today was our first storytime of the new year! We read stories about winter and snow today, despite the fact that the high was 73 degrees here in Arizona!

Welcome Song
Put Your Hands Up High
Kissing Rhyme
Itsy Bitsy Spider
BOOK: Snow – Manya Stojic
Tickle Bees
Can You Hide Your Eyes?
Let’s Go Riding in an Elevator
Zoom!
MAGNET SONG: Boots and Jacket, Scarf and Hat (Thanks Melissa!)
Five Little Fingers
Cheek Chin
Clap Your Hands
BOOK: Snowy, Blowy Winter – Bob Raczka
This is Big, Big, Big
The Merry Duke of York
The Wheels on the Bus
Goodbye Song

Baby Storytime!

We had a great time reading and playing today! Sadly, today was our last baby storytime until January. I’m hoping to come up with a lot of fun new things to share when we get together again!

Welcome Song
This is the Way We…
Kissing Rhyme
Itsy Bitsy Spider
*Mommy Hugs – Karen Katz
Touching Game (blue sheet)
Let’s Go Riding in an Elevator
Zoom!
*Moo, Baa, La La La! – Sandra Boynton
Old MacDonald
Five Little Fingers
Cheek Chin
Clap Your Hands
*Cat & Mouse – Ian Schoenherr
Tickle Bees
The Merry Duke of York
Put Your Hands Up High
The Wheels on the Bus
If You’re Happy and You Know It
Goodbye Song

Music used: 101 Toddler Favorites Disc 2

Baby Storytime!

There were a few new faces in baby storytime today! We had fun looking at one of our big books, and we learned a new rhyme about trains!

Welcome Song
Put Your Hands Up High
The Elephant Goes
Zoom!
*Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs – Byron Barton
Touching Game (blue sheet)
Let’s Go Riding in an Elevator
Jack in the Box
*Baa Baa Black Sheep – magnet board
This is the Way We…
Itsy Bitsy Spider
5 Little Fingers
*Here a Chick, Where a Chick? – Suse MacDonald
Clap Your Hands
Tickle Bees
10 Little Fingers
*Train Rhyme – magnet board
The Merry Duke of York
The Wheels on the Bus
If You’re Happy and You Know It
Goodbye Song

Music used: 101 Toddler Favorites Disc 2

Baby Storytime!

We did a new magnet board story, In the Farmyard, and had fun making all of the animal sounds! We also had lots of fun with our action rhymes today! Only 2 baby storytimes left before we take our winter break.

Welcome Song
This is the Way We…
This is Big, Big, Big (thanks to Melissa)
Clap Your Hands
*Meeow and the Big Box – Sebastien Braun
Open, Shut Them
Let’s Go Riding in an Elevator
5 Little Fingers
In the Farmyard (Magnet Story)
Head and Shoulders
10 Little Fingers
Cheek, Chin
Merry Duke of York
Tickle Bees
*Please be Quiet! – Mary Murphy
Itsy Bitsy Spider
Kissing Rhyme
Zoom!
The Wheels on the Bus
Goodbye Song

Welcome music used: 101 Toddler Favorites Disc 2

Saturday Story Stew!

Today we read one of my favorite stories, Bark, George! We always have a great time with that one! After our stories we made art with Wikki Stix we had leftover from our summer reading program.

Shake My Sillies Out
*The Juggling Pug – Sean Bryan
5 Green and Speckled Frogs
Baby Bumblebee
*Hilda Must Be Dancing – Karma Wilson
Five Little Fingers
*Planting a Rainbow – Lois Elhert
Head Shoulders Knees and Toes
*Bark, George – Jules Feiffer
Doggie Pokey (paws, ears, tail, whole self)
Bubblegum Song
Goodbye Song

Craft:
Wikki Stix Art

Baby Storytime!

Books:
Mommies Say Shhh! – Patricia Polacco
1, 2 Buckle My Shoe – Anna Grossnickle Hines
Eats – Marthe Jocelyn

Songs and Rhymes: (Words in Songs and Rhymes Index)
Welcome Song
This is the Way We…
Tickle Bees
Old MacDonald Had a Farm
Merry Duke of York
Pudding on the Plate
10 Little Fingers
Head and Shoulders
Roly Poly
Cheek, Chin
This is Big, Big, Big
Kissing Rhyme
Itsy Bitsy Spider
Wheels on the Bus
Zoom!
Open, Shut Them
Goodbye Song

Music used: 101 Toddler Favorites Disc 2