Toddler
Books: Dinosaur Roar! By Paul and Henrietta Stickland and Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs
by Byron Barton.
Songs /
Rhymes: “Good
Morning”, “Hello, How Are You?”, “Open, Shut Them”, “Stomp, Stomp, Stomp Around”,
“If You’re Happy and You Know It”, “I Wiggle My Fingers”, “Come Under My
Umbrella” with parachute, “These Are the Colors Over You” with parachute, “Ring
Around the Rosie” with parachute, “Row Boat, Row Boat” with parachute, and “The
More We Get Together”.
Craft: There was no craft today. We played with the parachute instead.
Preschool
Books: How Do Dinosaurs Go to School by Jane Yolen and Dino Bites! by Algy
Craig Hall.
Songs /
Rhymes: “Welcome
to the Library”, “Hello, How Are You?”, “Hi There, So Glad You Came”, “Open,
Shut Them”, “Stomp, Stomp, Stomp Around”, “If You’re Happy and You Know It”, “Head
and Shoulders”, and “The More We Get Together”.
Special Activity: Storytime
Graduation. We celebrated the preschoolers who were moving up to
Kindergarten. Each graduate received a
special Storytime Diploma! There were 17 graduates in all. They’ll be
missed, but we look forward to hearing about their adventures in Kindergarten! The storytime diploma can be found here. The template originally came from Microsoft's template site.
Craft: There was no craft today.
Songs/Rhymes
Songs/Rhymes
Stomp, Stomp, Stomp AroundSung To: "Row, Row, Row Your Boat"
Stomp, stomp, stomp around
On your great big feet.
Swish your tail
Then turn around,
Now go take your seat!
Stomp, stomp, stomp around
On your great big feet.
Swish your tail
Then turn around,
Now go take your seat!
If You’re Happy and You Know It
If you’re happy and you know it,
Clap your hands.
If you’re happy and you know it,
Clap your hands.
If you’re happy and you know it,
And you really want to show it,
If you’re happy and you know it,
Clap your hands.
Repeat with stomp your feet, shout hooray, do all three.
--Traditional
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.
These are the Colors Over You
Sung to: "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star"
Pink and green and orange and blue
These are the colors over you
Pink as a blossom, green as a tree
Orange as a carrot (yellow as the sun), blue as the sea
Pink and orange and green and blue
These are the colors over you.
--Kendra at Read, Sing, Play
Ring Around the Rosie
Ring around the rosie
A pocket full of posie
Ashes, ashes, we all fall down!
--Traditional
Row Boat, Row Boat
Row boat, row boat go so slow (wave the chute slowly).
Row boat, row boat go so fast (shake the chute fast).
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 Read, Sing, Play
Head and Shoulders
Head and shoulders, knees and toes,
Knees and toes
Head and shoulders, knees and toes,
Knees and toes
Eyes and ears and mouth and nose
Head and shoulders, knees and toes
Knees and toes!
-- Traditional
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