Wee Read - My Body

Early Literacy Tip: Stop reading when your baby is fussy. Don’t be afraid to stop reading midway through the book if it is not working.

Books

• This Little Piggy by Annie Kubler
• Whose Knees are These? by Jabari Asim
• Wiggle Your Toes by Karen Katz
• Read Together book

Songs/Rhymes

All the Little Babies

Sung to: “Short’nin’ Bread”

All the little babies love bouncing, bouncing
All the little babies just to love bounce!

All the little babies love bouncing, bouncing
All the little babies just to love bounce!

Lean to the left, lean to the right

Hug that baby nice and tight!

--Katie at Sharing Soda

Fingers Like to Wiggle Waggle

Repeat with: way down low, on my knee.

--Mother Goose on the Loose by Betsy Diamant-Cohen. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc., 2006.

Head and Shoulders, Baby

Head and shoulders baby, 123

Head and shoulders baby, 123

Head and shoulders, head and shoulders,

Head and shoulders baby, 123

Repeat with: Knees and ankles, tummy and back, shake 'em all.

--Katie at Sharing Soda

Three Little Monkeys

Three little monkeys jumping on the bed

One fell off and bumped his head!

Mama called the doctor and the doctor said,

“No more monkeys

Jumping on the bed!”

Continue to one little monkey.

-- Traditional

The Great Big Spider

--from Lapsit Services for the Very Young II by Linda L. Ernst. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc, 2001.

*Ernst suggests using this version instead of its tiny counterpart because babies are able to use their gross motor skills before their fine ones. With this version, the young ones are able to participate more.

Eyes and Nose

--Storytime Crafts: Crazy Days by Kathryn Totten. Ft. Atkinson, WI: Upstart Books, 2004.

Wee Read - Hello

Early Literacy Tip: Pick a “sound of the day”. Whenever you use that sound in conversation or encounter it while reading, emphasize it. Look for that sound at the beginning or ending of words.

Books

• Hello, Day! by Anita Lobel
• Llama Llama Wakey-Wake by Anna Dewdney
• Saffy and Ollie by Paola Opal
• Read Together book

Songs/Rhymes

Hello/Goodbye Friends

-- Storytime Magic: 400 Fingerplays, Flannelboards, and Other Activities by Kathy MacMillan and Christine Kirker. Chicago: American Library Association, 2009.

*Only used the Hello verse.

Good Morning, Mrs. Perky Bird

--Mother Goose on the Loose by Betsy Diamant-Cohen. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc., 2006.

*With crow puppet.

Storytime Hello and Good-bye Song

--Storytime Magic: 400 Fingerplays, Flannelboards, and Other Activities by Kathy MacMillan and Christine Kirker. Chicago: American Library Association, 2009.

*Only used the Hello verse.

Who’s That Knocking?

--Children’s Programming Monthly v. 1 no. 12 pg. 27 by Judy Nichols

*On the magnetic board.

Cheek Chin

Cheek, chin, cheek, chin

Cheek, chin, nose.

Cheek, chin, cheek, chin

Cheek, chin, toes

Cheek, chin, cheek, chin,

Up baby goes!

--Katie at Sharing Soda

Roll Roll Sugarbabies

Roll, roll sugarbabies (arms roll)
Roll, roll sugarbabies.
Push, pull,
Clap, clap, clap!

--Rain Makes Applesauce

Storytime - Hello!

Books
Hello, Hello by Miriam Schlein

• Toddler

Hello? Is That Grandma? by Ian Whybrow

• Toddler

The Hello, Goodbye Window by Norton Juster

• Preschool
• This is a great book, but didn't work for my group.

Songs/Rhymes

H-E-L-L-O

There is a greeting I like to say,

And Hello is its name-o!

H-E-L-L-O x3

And Hello is its name-o!

--Miss Mollie

*I made this song up right before storytime. I used magnetic letters on the board to sing it, but if I ever use it again I'll make a felt set.

Activities
Who’s That Knocking? Felt board

--Children’s Programming Monthly v. 1 no. 12 pg. 27 by Judy Nichols

*I hid an animal behind the door and said the rhyme. The toddlers guessed which animal was hiding.

Parachute (Toddlers Only)

Come Under My Umbrella

Come under my umbrella,

Umbrella, umbrella.

Gently wave the parachute up and down.

Come under my umbrella,

It’s starting to storm.

Move parachute faster.

There’s thunder and lightning

And wind and rain.

Come under my umbrella,

It’s starting to storm.

--MCLS Kids

Row Boat, Row Boat

Row boat, row boat go so fast (shake the chute fast).

Row boat, row boat go so slow (wave the chute slowly).

Row boat, row boat the waves are getting worse (shake fast again).

Row boat, row boat put it in reverse (stop the chute by pulling towards you).

--Kendra at Delectable Dabbling

Ring Around the Rosie

Lead the group around in a circle.

Ring around the rosy
A pocketful of posies
"Ashes, Ashes"
We all fall down!

Everyone falls down.

--Traditional

Craft (Preschool Only)You Are My Sunshine

Materials: Yellow construction paper die-cut circles, orange construction paper rays, tape, glue, crayons, and scissors.

Flannel Friday - Petey the Pirate

Happy Friday, everyone!

This Flannel Friday post is brought to you by the lovely librarian ladies Kristi, Dorothy, and Emily!

Our reading program theme last summer was Dig Up a Good Book. To get the message out to the schools, Kristi and Dorothy created a trailer for the program. Starring in their debut roles were fabulous felt puppets Petey the Pirate and his sidekick Julie Child. Petey and Julie followed a treasure map around the library until they found the hidden loot: books!

This year, Dorothy and Emily put together another trailer for our Get a Clue at the Library summer program. It starred Investigator Petey and his lovely assistant, Julie.

They've already started on our bug theme for next year, too!

Thanks for sharing your awesome creations, ladies! It's amazing how much you can do with felt!

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