Bathtime – Infant Storytime

Posted on January 23, 2014 by jeninthelibrary

This season it is time for me to host our infant/toddler storytime session. So you’ll be seeing storytimes for those age groups for about the next ten weeks. Today was the first storytime of the session, and I kicked things off by getting clean with a bathtime theme.

MOVEMENT: Welcome Song*

MOVEMENT: Peek-a-Boo*

BOUNCE: Ride a Little Pony*

BOOK:

Maisy Takes a Bath by Lucy Cousins

MOVEMENT: “Clap, Tap and Bend” from It’s Toddler Time by Carol Hammett and Elaine Bueffel

FLANNELBOARD:
Five Elephants in the Bathtub

Flannelboard pieces and rhyme from ArtFelt
(I know I use this a lot, but it’s just such fun!)

1 elephant in the bathtub
going for a swim.
Knock, knock (clap hands for each knock)
Splash, splash (pat lap for each splash)
Come on in! (Wave hand invitingly)

2 elephants in the bathtub
going for a swim.
Knock, knock (clap hands for each knock)
Splash, splash (pat lap for each splash)
Come on in! (Wave hand invitingly)

3 elephants in the bathtub
going for a swim.
Knock, knock (clap hands for each knock)
Splash, splash (pat lap for each splash)
Come on in! (Wave hand invitingly)

4 elephants in the bathtub
going for a swim.
Knock, knock (clap hands for each knock)
Splash, splash (pat lap for each splash)
Come on in! (Wave hand invitingly)

5 elephants in the bathtub
going for a swim.
Knock, knock (clap hands for each knock)
Splash, splash (pat lap for each splash)
And they all fell in! (Knock all the elephants and tub off the flannelboard!)

BOUNCE: “Ladies Ride” from Wiggleworms Love You by Old Town School of Folk Music

BOOK:

Ten Dirty Pigs by Carol Roth

FLANNELBOARD:
Rub a Dub Dub

Template and Rhyme from Mother Goose’s Playhouse by Judy Sierra

TICKLE: Round and Round the Garden*

MOVEMENT: “Itsy Bitsy Spider” from Children’s Favorite Songs Volume 3 from Walt Disney

MOVEMENT: “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” from Songs for Wiggleworms by the Old Town School of Folk Music

MOVEMENT: Storytime’s Over*

ADDITIONAL MATERIAL IDEAS:

Ten Clean Pigs by Carol Roth (This is actually the flip side of Ten Dirty Pigs. It’s a two-in-one book.)

HOW IT WENT:
I thought it might be difficult to get back into the infant/toddler saddle, but it was really quite fun. I do need to look for some additional good bathtime books for infants — a lot of them seem good for toddlers, but not so much for the younger ones. Maybe some large format board books?

ATTENDANCE: 38 people

* For these songs, please see my page Storytime Movements & Music

Hats – Infant Storytime

Posted on November 5, 2013 by jeninthelibrary

My colleague was at CLA today, so I got to sub for her at today’s infant and toddler storytimes. I always worry when I jump in for someone for just one week that our storytimers will be disappointed by the change. But flexibility is a virtue, right?

MOVEMENT: Welcome Song*

MOVEMENT: Peek-a-Boo*

BOUNCE: Ride a Little Pony*

BOOK:

Ten Cats Have Hats by Jean Marzollo

MOVEMENT: “Clap, Tap and Bend” from It’s Toddler Time by Carol Hammett and Elaine Bueffel

FLANNELBOARD:
Hats of Every Color

Taken from Totline Magazine March/April 2000 issue pages 25-26

I’m a clown, a jolly fellow
My hat is the color yellow.
When I fight fires, I protect my head
My hat is the color red.
I catch robbers, here’s a clue:
My hat is the color blue.
I had rabbits in my magic hat
My hat is the color black.
I’m a chef, I cook just right
My hat is the color white.
I’m a king, my crown is old
It’s a shiny shade of gold.

BOUNCE: “Smooth Road to London Town” from A Smooth Road to London Town: Songs from the Parent-Child Mother Goose Program by Kathy Reid-Naiman

BOOK:

Brownie and Pearl See the Sights by Cynthia Rylant

TICKLE: Round and Round the Garden*

MOVEMENT: “Roll Your Hands” from Toddlers on Parade by Carol Hammett and Elaine Bueffel

FLANNELBOARD:
One, Two, Buckle My Shoe

Template and Rhyme from Mother Goose’s Playhouse by Judy Sierra

MOVEMENT: “Itsy Bitsy Spider” from Children’s Favorite Songs Volume 3 from Walt Disney

MOVEMENT: “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” from Songs for Wiggleworms by the Old Town School of Folk Music

MOVEMENT: Storytime’s Over*

ADDITIONAL MATERIAL IDEAS:

Book: Hats, Hats, Hats by Ann Morris

HOW IT WENT:
It was a fun storytime, though I think I used most of the same materials that I did in a hat storytime back in 2010 or so. I need to look for some more good hat books for this age group if I want to continue doing this storytime. Anyone have any great suggestions?

ATTENDANCE: 49 people

* For these songs, please see my page Storytime Movements & Music

Let’s Eat – Infant Storytime

Posted on June 4, 2013 by jeninthelibrary

Today at infant storytime we celebrated the joy of eating!

MOVEMENT: Welcome Song*

MOVEMENT: Peek-a-Boo*

BOUNCE: Icky Bicky Soda Cracker*
Ride a Little Pony*
In the Toaster*
The Grandfather Clock*

BOOK:

One Little Spoonful by Aliki

MOVEMENT: “Clap, Tap and Bend” from It’s Toddler Time by Carol Hammett and Elaine Bueffel

FLANNELBOARD:
Lunch

Based on the book by Denise Fleming, with inspiration from Roving Fiddlehead and LibrarianLindz. I didn’t make a template for this one, just free-handed it.

I placed all the fruits and veggies on the board and had the kids name them. Then I said I had a friend who was very hungry and brought out the mouse puppet. I asked the kids to name the color of the food the mouse was eating. Then after each thing he gobbled I asked the audience if they thought it was full yet. After everything was finished being eaten, I finished the way the book ends, “And then mouse took a nap until it was… Dinnertime!”

BOUNCE: “Smooth Road to London Town” from A Smooth Road to London Town: Songs from the Parent-Child Mother Goose Program by Kathy Reid-Naiman

BOOK:

Brownie and Pearl Grab a Bite by Cynthia Rylant

TICKLE: Round and Round the Garden*
Slowly Slowly Very Slowly Goes the Little Snail*
Chicken in the Barnyard*
These are Baby’s Fingers*

NURSERY RHYME:
This Little Piggy

I got this template from a co-worker a long time ago and have no idea where it was frum

MOVEMENT: “Itsy Bitsy Spider” from Children’s Favorite Songs Volume 3 from Walt Disney

MOVEMENT: “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” from Songs for Wiggleworms by the Old Town School of Folk Music

MOVEMENT: Storytime’s Over*

ADDITIONAL MATERIAL IDEAS:

Spoonful by Benoit Marchon
Tickle Tum by Nancy Van Laan

HOW IT WENT:
This was the last storytime in my infant Spring Session. It’s amazing how quickly ten weeks go by. At the end of each session, I enjoy doing a refresher with all the bounces and tickles that we have done throughout the series, so parents can remember them and continue it at home. Because we did all that I took out “Baby’s Little Self” from the routine. I think One Little Spoonful worked really well with this age group because the parents can touch their babies where things are mentioned in the story. I don’t know that the flannelboard was a very good one, I think it was better suited to older children. Overall I think this storytime went pretty well, and I think the session as a whole was a good one too. As always, I think I need to find some new songs/movements to use next time around.

ATTENDANCE: 29 people

* For these songs, please see my page Storytime Movements & Music

Construction – Infant Storytime

Posted on May 28, 2013 by jeninthelibrary

Today we dug into some great construction stories!

MOVEMENT: Welcome Song*

MOVEMENT: Peek-a-Boo*

BOUNCE: The Grandfather Clock*

BOOK:

Machines at Work by Byron Barton

MOVEMENT: “Clap, Tap and Bend” from It’s Toddler Time by Carol Hammett and Elaine Bueffel

FLANNELBOARD:
Find Bruno’s Hammer

Taken from RovingFiddlehead KidLit

Bruno built so many toolboxes that he cannot remember in which one he put his favorite hammer. Can you help Bruno find his missing hammer? In what toolbox should we look first?”

After a color is chosen, say the following phrase before removing that color toolbox.

Bruno needs his hammer lots and lots.
Is it hiding in the (color) toolbox?

Repeat until the hammer is found.

BOUNCE: “Smooth Road to London Town” from A Smooth Road to London Town: Songs from the Parent-Child Mother Goose Program by Kathy Reid-Naiman

BOOK:

Tip Tip Dig Dig by Emma Garcia

TICKLE: Slowly Slowly Very Slowly Goes the Little Snail*

SONG & MOVEMENT: “Babies Little Self” from the album Here I Am! by Caspar Babypants

NURSERY RHYME:
Little Bo Peep

Template and Rhyme from Mother Goose’s Playhouse by Judy Sierra

MOVEMENT: “Itsy Bitsy Spider” from Children’s Favorite Songs Volume 3 from Walt Disney

MOVEMENT: “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” from Songs for Wiggleworms by the Old Town School of Folk Music

MOVEMENT: Storytime’s Over*

ADDITIONAL MATERIAL IDEAS:

Get to Work Trucks by Don Carter
Trucks by Debbie Powell

HOW IT WENT:
Why have I never done a construction storytime before? There are so many good books and activities on this topic. Must do it again soon.
Most things went pretty well at this storytime, but Machines at Work might have been a little long for this group. Also, the flannelboard didn’t work quite as well as I envisioned it. The kids all wanted to come and pull the things off the flannelboard, and I kept hiding the hammer in the lower toolboxes. It took a couple tries to realize that I really should hide it up higher in the area where little hands cannot grab it.

ATTENDANCE: 39 people

* For these songs, please see my page Storytime Movements & Music

Bouncing – Infant Storytime

Posted on May 21, 2013 by jeninthelibrary

Everyone was happy as we went up and down through our bouncing storytime today.

MOVEMENT: Welcome Song*

MOVEMENT: Peek-a-Boo*

BOUNCE: In the Toaster*

BOOK:

Bouncing Time by Patricia Hubbell

MOVEMENT: “Clap, Tap and Bend” from It’s Toddler Time by Carol Hammett and Elaine Bueffel

FLANNELBOARD:
Five Green and Speckled Frogs

(Presented by our new Librarian Jane)

BOUNCE: “Smooth Road to London Town” from A Smooth Road to London Town: Songs from the Parent-Child Mother Goose Program by Kathy Reid-Naiman

BOOK:

The Ball Bounced by Nancy Tafuri

TICKLE: These are Baby’s Fingers*

SONG & MOVEMENT: “Babies Little Self” from the album Here I Am! by Caspar Babypants

NURSERY RHYME:
Jack Be Nimble

Pieces from Little Folk Visuals
(Presented by our new librarian Jane)

MOVEMENT: “Itsy Bitsy Spider” from Children’s Favorite Songs Volume 3 from Walt Disney

MOVEMENT: “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” from Songs for Wiggleworms by the Old Town School of Folk Music

BOUNCE: Ride a Little Pony*

MOVEMENT: Storytime’s Over*

ADDITIONAL MATERIAL IDEAS:

Llama Llama Hoppity-Hop by Anna Dewdney
Hop, Hop, Jump! by Lauren Thompson

HOW IT WENT:
This was a fun storytime, and an especially great theme to use with infants because you can incorporate so many bounces for the parents to do with their babies. I was worried that Bouncing Time would be too long to use with the infants, but it seemed to work fine. I think in the future though I might end the story after the family waves bye to the bouncing animals in the zoo. That would shorten it a little, but still complete the story. I love doing Jack Be Nimble as a nursery rhyme and then as a bounce, so that worked perfectly in with this storytime.

ATTENDANCE: 31 people

* For these songs, please see my page Storytime Movements & Music

Dinosaurs – Infant Storytime

Posted on May 20, 2013 by jeninthelibrary

There was a lot of over-sized fun at last week’s dinosaur infant storytime.

MOVEMENT: Welcome Song*

MOVEMENT: Peek-a-Boo*

BOUNCE: In the Toaster*

BOOK:

Dinosaur Roar! by Paul & Henrietta Stickland

MOVEMENT: “Clap, Tap and Bend” from It’s Toddler Time by Carol Hammett and Elaine Bueffel

FLANNELBOARD:
Four Dinosaurs (I know there are 5 here, but I didn’t use one for the rhyme.)

Templates from Microsoft Word clip art

“Four Dinosaurs”
Four dinosaurs standing in a row
The green one said, “I think I’ll go”
And he walked away so very slow
Tramp, tramp, tramp, tramp, tramp.
Other verses:
Three… orange
Two… purple
One…yellow
How many dinosaurs are left? Zero!

BOUNCE: “Smooth Road to London Town” from A Smooth Road to London Town: Songs from the Parent-Child Mother Goose Program by Kathy Reid-Naiman

BOOK:

Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs by Byron Barton

TICKLE: These are Baby’s Fingers*

SONG & MOVEMENT: “Babies Little Self” from the album Here I Am! by Caspar Babypants

NURSERY RHYME:
Jack and Jill

Pieces from Little Folk Visuals

MOVEMENT: “Itsy Bitsy Spider” from Children’s Favorite Songs Volume 3 from Walt Disney

MOVEMENT: “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” from Songs for Wiggleworms by the Old Town School of Folk Music

MOVEMENT: Storytime’s Over*

ADDITIONAL MATERIAL IDEAS:

Ten Terrible Dinosaurs by Paul Stickland
Dini Dinosaur by Karen Beaumont

HOW IT WENT:
I really need to get better about updating my blog right after the storytimes occur. Things have just been really busy at work and I haven’t had a chance to do that.

ATTENDANCE: 33 people

* For these songs, please see my page Storytime Movements & Music

Mothers – Infant Storytime

Posted on May 13, 2013 by jeninthelibrary

I did this storytime last Tuesday as an early Mother’s Day theme. I’m just getting around to posting it now though.

MOVEMENT: Welcome Song*

MOVEMENT: Peek-a-Boo*

BOUNCE: In the Toaster*

BOOK:

I Love My Mom by Anna Walker (read by our new LI)

MOVEMENT: “Clap, Tap and Bend” from It’s Toddler Time by Carol Hammett and Elaine Bueffel

FLANNELBOARD:
Mothers & Babies Match Game

From A Storytime Year by Susan M. Dailey.
See information on the flannelboard story on my flannel friday post here

BOUNCE: “Smooth Road to London Town” from A Smooth Road to London Town: Songs from the Parent-Child Mother Goose Program by Kathy Reid-Naiman

BOOK:

I Love My Mommy by Sebastien Braun

TICKLE: These are Baby’s Fingers*

SONG & MOVEMENT: “Babies Little Self” from the album Here I Am! by Caspar Babypants

NURSERY RHYME:
1, 2 Buckle My Shoe

Template and Rhyme from Mother Goose’s Playhouse by Judy Sierra

MOVEMENT: “Itsy Bitsy Spider” from Children’s Favorite Songs Volume 3 from Walt Disney

MOVEMENT: “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” from Songs for Wiggleworms by the Old Town School of Folk Music

MOVEMENT: Storytime’s Over*

ADDITIONAL MATERIAL IDEAS:

I Love Mommy by Lizi Boyd

HOW IT WENT:
Well. Since it was a week ago now, I don’t have much to say, but I wanted to make sure I included in my blog.

ATTENDANCE: 37 people

* For these songs, please see my page Storytime Movements & Music

Wake Up & Good Morning! – Infant Storytime

Posted on April 30, 2013 by jeninthelibrary

Since the infants and toddlers I share stories with on Tuesdays make my mornings good, I thought this would be an appropriate theme.

MOVEMENT: Welcome Song*

MOVEMENT: Peek-a-Boo*

BOUNCE: Ride a Little Pony*

BOOK:

Hello, Day! by Anita Lobel

MOVEMENT: “Clap, Tap and Bend” from It’s Toddler Time by Carol Hammett and Elaine Bueffel

FLANNELBOARD:
Millie Wants to Play

Story from Millie Wants to Play by Janet Pedersen.
Pattern for figures from “Good Morning Cow” in 2’s Experience Felt Board Fun by Liz & Dick Wilmes

BOUNCE: “Smooth Road to London Town” from A Smooth Road to London Town: Songs from the Parent-Child Mother Goose Program by Kathy Reid-Naiman

BOOK:

Llama Llama Wakey-Wake by Anna Dewdney

TICKLE: Chicken in the Barnyard*

SONG & MOVEMENT: “Babies Little Self” from the album Here I Am! by Caspar Babypants

NURSERY RHYME:
Hickory Dickory Dock

Template and Rhyme from Mother Goose’s Playhouse by Judy Sierra

MOVEMENT: “Itsy Bitsy Spider” from Children’s Favorite Songs Volume 3 from Walt Disney

MOVEMENT: “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” from Songs for Wiggleworms by the Old Town School of Folk Music

MOVEMENT: Storytime’s Over*

ADDITIONAL MATERIAL IDEAS:

Good Morning Toucan by Dwell Studios
Wake Up, Me! by Marni McGee

HOW IT WENT:
I thought this was a fun theme to use. We made a lot of animal noises with both Hello, Day! and the flannelboard. I liked Llama Llama, Wakey-Wake, but I think the board book might have been too small to use successfully. And it was very short, so I added the song “Baby’s Little Self” in there. I put on the music and then had the parents touch the different parts mentioned in the song. It worked really well. It also helped because the children were a little antsy and the song seemed to be soothing to them. Maybe I will add that in.

ATTENDANCE: 44 people

* For these songs, please see my page Storytime Movements & Music

Eggs – Infant Storytime

Posted on April 23, 2013 by jeninthelibrary

As I was planning for my infant toddler storytime sessions, I was also working on a storybox to send around to the branches. Since my theme for the storybox was eggs, I thought I would just use all the hard work I did twice and do an egg infant and toddler storytime theme as well.

MOVEMENT: Welcome Song*

MOVEMENT: Peek-a-Boo*

BOUNCE: Ride a Little Pony*

BOOK:

Hurry Hurry by Eve Bunting

MOVEMENT: “Clap, Tap and Bend” from It’s Toddler Time by Carol Hammett and Elaine Bueffel

FLANNELBOARD:
Five Eggs and Five Eggs

Template and Rhyme taken from Storytime Katie who got it from Mel’s Desk

Five eggs and five eggs
(Add a clutch of eggs each time you say “five eggs”)
And that makes ten
Sitting on top
(Add the hen)
Is Mother Hen
Cackle cackle cackle
(Clap hands as you say Cackle!)
What do I see?
Ten fluffy chickens
(Flip over each clutch of eggs.)
Yellow as can be.

BOUNCE: “Smooth Road to London Town” from A Smooth Road to London Town: Songs from the Parent-Child Mother Goose Program by Kathy Reid-Naiman

BOOK:

First the Egg by Laura Vaccaro Seeger

TICKLE: Chicken in the Barnyard*

NURSERY RHYME:
Hickety Pickety My Black Hen

Template and Rhyme from Mother Goose’s Playhouse by Judy Sierra

Hickety pickety, my black hen, (place hen on board)
She lays eggs for gentlemen. (place gentlemen on board)
Gentlemen come every day
To see what my black hen doth lay.
Sometimes nine and sometimes ten,
Hickety, pickety, my black hen.

How many eggs did the hen lay today? (place either 9 or 10 eggs on board)
Count the eggs with the audience.

MOVEMENT: “Itsy Bitsy Spider” from Children’s Favorite Songs Volume 3 from Walt Disney

MOVEMENT: “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” from Songs for Wiggleworms by the Old Town School of Folk Music

MOVEMENT: Storytime’s Over*

ADDITIONAL MATERIAL IDEAS:

Whose Chick Are You? by Nancy Tafuri

HOW IT WENT:
Eggs is a great theme for a spring storytime! Everything went well and I would use all these again.

ATTENDANCE: 33 people

* For these songs, please see my page Storytime Movements & Music

Horses – Infant Storytime

Posted on April 16, 2013 by jeninthelibrary

MOVEMENT: Welcome Song*

MOVEMENT: Peek-a-Boo*

BOUNCE: Ride a Little Pony*

BOOK:

Giddy-up! Let’s Ride! by Flora McDonnell

MOVEMENT: “Clap, Tap and Bend” from It’s Toddler Time by Carol Hammett and Elaine Bueffel

FLANNELBOARD:
I Gave My Horse An Apple

Template and idea from In the Children’s Room
Rhyme from here

I gave my horse an apple,
(pretend to give something)
And she gave me a neigh.
(neigh)
I gave my horse a carrot,
(pretend to give something)
And she moved her head this way.
(move head up and down)
I gave my horse a sugar lump,
(pretend to give something)
She gave me a smile.
(smile big)
And then she took me for a ride,
For more than half a mile.
(slap hands on thighs like galloping)

BOUNCE: “Smooth Road to London Town” from A Smooth Road to London Town: Songs from the Parent-Child Mother Goose Program by Kathy Reid-Naiman

BOOK:

Clip-Clop! by Nicola Smee

TICKLE: Round and Round the Garden*

NURSERY RHYME:
Humpty Dumpty

Pattern and Rhyme from Mother Goose’s Playhouse by Judy Sierra

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall.
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
All the king’s horses
And all the king’s men
Couldn’t put Humpty Dumpty together again.

MOVEMENT: “Itsy Bitsy Spider” from Children’s Favorite Songs Volume 3 from Walt Disney

MOVEMENT: “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” from Songs for Wiggleworms by the Old Town School of Folk Music

MOVEMENT: Storytime’s Over*

HOW IT WENT:
Horses is an especially fun storytime theme to use with infants, because there are so many bounces you can do with the kids! I tried using my flannelboard See, See which I think is the weirdest flannelboard I’ve made. It didn’t go over well, so I didn’t even include it in this line up.

ATTENDANCE: 39 people

* For these songs, please see my page Storytime Movements & Music

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Category Archives: Infants

Bathtime – Infant Storytime

Hats – Infant Storytime

Let’s Eat – Infant Storytime

Construction – Infant Storytime

Bouncing – Infant Storytime

Dinosaurs – Infant Storytime

Mothers – Infant Storytime

Wake Up & Good Morning! – Infant Storytime

Eggs – Infant Storytime

Horses – Infant Storytime