Wee Read - Shake Your Shakers

Early Literacy Tip of the Week:

Going for a walk and talking about all of the things you see, hear, and smell stimulates your baby’s language development, his attention span, and his observation skills. It will also strengthen your emotional connection. --TheBump.com

Good Morning

Hello, How are You?

I Touch My Eyes

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

Open Shut Them

Book One

When Autumn Falls by Kelli Nidey

One, Two, Shake It On Your Shoe

One, two, shake it on your shoe.

Three, four, shake it on the floor.

Five, six, stir and mix.

Seven, eight, stand up straight.

Nine, ten, wave to all your friends.

--Lisa's Library Land

Shake Your Egg With Me

Sung to: “London Bridge”

use shaker eggs

Can you shake your egg with me,

Shake your egg along with me

It’s as easy as can be

Now put it on your knee!

Repeat with head, tummy, etc.

--Nancy Stewart

Shake Your Shaker

Shake your shaker in the air, in the air,

Shake it here and everywhere.

Shake it up,

And shake it down.

Shake it, shake it all around the town.

Shake your shaker in the air, in the air.

--Lisa's Library Land

I Wiggle My Fingers

Book Two

Hot, Cold, Shy, Bold by Pamela Harris

Reach for the Ceiling

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

I’ll Touch My Chin

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

Read Together

Counting Kisses by Karen Katz

The More We Get Together

Storytime - Snowmen

Toddler

Books: Snow! by Christine Ford and Snowy Blowy Winter by Bob Raczka

Songs / Rhymes: “Good Morning”, “Hello, How Are You?”, “If You’re Happy and You Know It”, “Open, Shut Them”, “The Hokey Pokey”, “Four Little Snowmen Riding on a Sled” on the felt board, “I Wiggle My Fingers”, and “The More We Get Together”. 

Craft: Make a Snowman. Materials: snowman printout, cotton balls, crayons, glue, and tape. The toddlers colored in their snowmen and then used their fine motor skills to glue the cotton balls to him. The snowman printout came from Early Learning Activities.

Preschool

Books: Sneezy the Snowman by Maureen Wright

Songs / Rhymes: “Welcome to the Library”, “Hello, How Are You?”, “If You’re Happy and You Know It”, “Open, Shut Them”, “The Hokey Pokey”, “Four Little Snowmen Riding on a Sled” on the felt board, and “The More We Get Together”.

Special Activity: I brought in Snow in a Can. You can check out the post I made about it here.

Craft: There was no craft today. I sent home a snowman worksheet and homemade playdoh so the preschoolers could make their own snowmen. I used this recipe courtesy of Mommy Moment. 

Songs/Rhymes

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

The Hokey Pokey

You put one arm in,

You take one arm out.

You put one arm in,

And you shake it all about.

You do the Hokey Pokey,

And you turn yourself around.

That’s what it’s all about!

Substitute different body parts. For more advanced children, use left and right.

--Traditional

Four Little Snowmen

Four little snowmen riding on a sled
One fell off and bumped his head
Frosty called the doctor and the doctor said,
“No more snowmen riding on that sled!”
(Continue in this fashion until you get to zero)

--PreschoolEducation

Wee Read - We're Going to the Zoo

Early Literacy Tip of the Week:

To keep your baby focused, remove everything that competes with your face and voice. –KT Paxton

Good Morning

Hello, How are You?

Animals Wake Up

Bunnies wake up with a hop, hop, hop.

Horses wake up with a clop, clop, clop.

Cows wake up with a moo, moo, moo.

Roosters wake up with a cock-a-doodle-doo.

Monkeys wake up with a scratch, scratch, scratch.

But I wake up with a yaaaaaaaawn and a stretch.

--Children’s Programming Monthly v. 1 no. 5 pg. 5 by Kathy MacMillan and Christine Kirker

Open Shut Them

Book One

Dotty by Paola Opal

I Went to the Zoo One Day

I went to the zoo one day.

I saw a [lion] across the way.

And what do you think the [lion] did say?

[roar, roar, roar].

Substitute other animals.

--Originally "I Went to the Farm One Day" from Mother Goose on the Loose by Betsy Diamant-Cohen. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc., 2006.

An Elephant Goes Like This and That

An elephant goes like this and that.

(Move on all fours, slowly like an elephant)

He's terribly big.

(Stand up, reach arms high)

And he's terribly fat.

(Stretch arms out to the sides)

He has no fingers,

(Make fists, hiding fingers.)

He has no toes,

(Wiggle toes)

But goodness gracious, what a nose!

(Point to nose)

-- PreschoolEducation.com

One Elephant Went Out to Play

One Elephant went out to play

Upon a spider’s web one day

He had such enormous fun

He called another elephant to come.

(HEY, ELEPHANT!)

Two elephants went out to play

Upon a spider’s web one day

They had such enormous fun,

They called another elephant to come…

etc.

--Miss Mary Liberry

I Wiggle My Fingers

Book Two

One Gorilla by Atsuko Morozumi

Jump, Jump, Kangaroo Brown

--Babies in the Library by Jane Marino. Lanham, MD: The Scarecrow Press, 2003.

Row, Row, Row Your Boat

Row, row, row your boat,

Gently down the stream.

Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,

Life is but a dream!

--Traditional

Read Together

Saffy and Ollie by Paola Opal

The More We Get Together

Storytime - Winter is Here

Toddler

Books: Under My Hood I Have a Hat by Karla Kuskin and Mouse’s First Snow by Lauren Thompson.

Songs / Rhymes: “Good Morning”, “Hello, How Are You?”, “The Winter Pokey”, “Open, Shut Them”, “Boots, Jacket, Scarf, and Hat”, “Four Little Snowflakes” on the felt board, “I Wiggle My Fingers”, and “The More We Get Together”. 

Craft: Snowy Pictures. Materials: Elmer’s glue, shaving cream, silver glitter, dark blue construction paper, and paintbrushes. Mix equal parts shaving cream and glue into a cup and add glitter. The toddlers painted their blue paper with the snow paint. When the paint dries, they will have a three dimensional picture of a winter wonderland!

Preschool

Books: Snow by Manya Stojic and The Story of Snow: The Science of Winter’s Wonder by Mark Cassino and Jon Nelson (non-fiction title).

Songs / Rhymes: “Welcome to the Library”, “Hello, How Are You?”, “Hi There, So Glad You Came”, “The Winter Pokey”, “Open, Shut Them”, “Boots, Jacket, Scarf, and Hat”, and “The More We Get Together”. 

Craft: See Toddler craft above.

Songs/Rhymes

The Winter Pokey
Sung to: "The Hokey Pokey"

You put your mittens in,
you take your mittens out,
you put your mittens in
and you shake it all about.

You do the winter pokey
and you turn yourself around.
That's what it's all about.

Additional verses:
You put your boots in . . .
You put your hat in . . .
You put your snowsuit in . . .

--PreschoolEducation

Boots, Jacket, Scarf, and Hat

Sung to: “Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes”

Boots, jacket, scarf, and hat,

Scarf and hat.

Boots, jacket, scarf, and hat,

Scarf and hat.

In wintertime we dress like that.

Boots, jacket, scarf, and hat,

Scarf and hat.

--Mel’s Desk

Four Little Snowflakes

One little snowflake with nothing to do,

Along came another and then there were… two!

Two little snowflakes laughing with me,

Along came another and then there were…three!

Three little snowflakes looking for some more,

Along came another and then there were…four!

Four little snowflakes having so much fun!

Out came the sun, and then there were none!

--Loons and Quines at Librarytime

*note: my set only has four snowflakes. 

Original last line for "Five Little Snowflakes":

Four little snowflakes dancing a jive,

Along came another, and then there were…five!

Five little snowflakes, having so much fun!

Out came the sun, and then there were none!

Wee Read - Down on the Farm

Early Literacy Tip of the Week:

By the time your baby reaches six months, he realizes that some objects have purposes. He now realizes that books have fun pictures and include time spent with his caregiver. –-KT Paxton

Good Morning

Hello, How are You?

To Market, to Market

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

Open Shut Them

Book One

Barnyard Banter by Denise Fleming

I Went to the Farm One Day

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

Cluck Cluck, Red Hen

Use a chicken puppet and two plastic eggs

Sung to: "Baa Baa, Black Sheep”

Cluck, cluck, red hen, have you any eggs?

Yes, sir, yes, sir, as many as my legs: 1,2

--Storytime Source Page

This Little Cow

This little cow eats grass

This little cow eats hay

This little cow drinks water

This little cow runs away

This little cow lies in the grass all day

Let's tickle, tickle, tickle her until she wants to play.

--Storytime with Miss Tara and Friends

I Wiggle My Fingers

Book Two

Wee Little Lamb by Lauren Thompson

Three Dirty Piggies

Three dirty piggies rolling in the mud.

Squishy, squashy, felt so good!

Then along came the farmer,

who took one for a bath.

Continue to one little piggy

-- PreschoolEducation.com

Three Pigs So Squeaky Clean

Five pigs so squeaky clean

Cleanest you’ve ever seen

Wanted to go outside and play

Oink! Oink!

One jumped into the mud

Landed with a great big THUD

Then there were two clean squeaky pigs.

--Mel’s Desk

Read Together

Touch and Feel Farm Animals by Julie Aigner-Clark

The More We Get Together