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My Body – Toddler Storytime

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Today we shared books and stories that identified and got different parts of us moving!

SONG: Now it’s Time to Say Hello*
taken from jbrary

MOVEMENT:  “Wake Up Toes” from Morning Magic by Joanie Bartels

MOVEMENT: Open Shut Them*

SIGN: ASL sign for BODY

BOOK:
We've all got bellybuttons by Martin
We’ve All Got Bellybuttons! by David Martin, illustrated by Randy Cecil’

MOVEMENT: “Reach for the Ceiling” from Toddlers on Parade by Carol Hammett and Elaine Bueffel

COUNTING SONG:*
10 hands flannelboard cropped name
10 Hands

FLANNELBOARD:
Here Comes Little Bird
little bird flannelboard 1 cropped name little bird flannelboard 2 cropped name little bird flannelboard 4 cropped name
(Pattern and Rhyme taken from Felt Board Fingerplays by Liz & Dick Wilmes, art by Janet McDonnell)

Here comes little bird
He’s landing on your HEAD.
Bye bye little bird.
Bye! Bye! Bye!

To this rhyme, I added a little bit.  After we identified where the bird landed I something along the lines of, “Do you want a bird on your foot?  No?  Ok, let’s shake him off!”  Then we shook that body part and the felt bird flew off the felt girl, only to land a moment later on a different body part.

MOVEMENT: “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” from Songs for Wiggleworms by the Old Town School of Folk Music

BOOK:
Nose to Toes you are yummy by Harrington
Nose to Toes, You are Yummy! by Tim Harrington

MOVEMENT: “Two Little Blackbirds” from Fingerplays and Footplays by Rosemary Hallum and Henry “Buzz” Glass

VIDEO:
Classical Baby The Music Show DVD
“Baby’s Hands”, “Baby Steps” and “Musical Faces” from Classical Baby: The Music Show

MOVEMENT: Now it’s Time to Say Goodbye taken from jbrary

 

ADDITIONAL MATERIAL IDEAS:
Toes Earys and Nose by BauerMy Nose Your Nose by WalshAll of Me by BangCanYouMakeAScaryFacebyThomas Elmo has Two DVD

Book: Toes, Ears & Nose! A Lift-the-Flap Book by Marion Dane Bauer, illustrated by Karen Katz
Book: My Nose, Your Nose by Melanie Walsh
Book: All of Me! A Book of Thanks by Molly Bang (I might use the paperclip trick to shorten this one for toddlers though.)
Book: Can You Make a Scary Face? by Jan Thomas
DVD: “Feet” from Elmo’s World: Elmo Has Two! Hands, Ears & Feet
Flannelboard: Where is Your Bellybutton?

THOUGHTS ON THIS STORYTIME:
This was a really fun storytime.  I love all the movement and fun that comes along with books about body parts.  This was my first time reading Harrington’s Nose to Toes… and it basically begs to be sung instead of read, so I did that.  While you can find the official song that goes with the book here, I just used my only melody and did what felt right for me for the story.

ATTENDANCE:  10 am:  40 people      11 am: 46 people

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

Feet – Toddler Storytime

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Feet are fun!  There are more books on this topic than I originally thought there would be.

MOVEMENT: Welcome Song*

MOVEMENT: “Clap Everybody and Say Hello” from Sally Go Round the Sun by Kathy Reid-Naiman

MOVEMENT: Open Shut Them*

BOOK:

Shoes by Elizabeth Winthrop, illustrated by William Joyce

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

MOVEMENT: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

COUNTING SONG:*
10 Feet Flannelboard
Feet

FLANNELBOARD:
Counting Feet
Counting Feet Flannelboard 1Counting Feet Flanneboard 2
(template and pattern adapted by Jean Warren from an idea by Janice Bodenstedt, Jackson MI. from Totline Magazine March/April 1994. pg 24.)

How many boots should a duckling buy
To keep his feet nice and dry?
Let’s count her feet and then we’ll know –
We can count.  Let’s go!
One, Two.
Two new boots is what he should buy.
That will keep the duckling dry.
(Place boots on duckling and count again.)

How many boots should a bunny buy
To keep her feet nice and dry?
Let’s count her feet and then we’ll know –
We can count.  Let’s go!
One, two, three, four.
Four new boots is what she should buy.
That will keep the bunny dry.
(Place boots on bunny and count again.)

How many boots should a spider buy
To keep his feet nice and dry?
Let’s count his feet and then we’ll know –
We can count.  Let’s go!
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.
Eight new boots is what he should buy.
That will keep the spider dry.
(Place boots on spider and count again.)

I like to end this one by counting all the feet we have on the board, then having the kids say goodbye to each animal as I take them off the flannelboard.

MOVEMENT: “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” from Songs for Wiggleworms by the Old Town School of Folk Music

MOVEMENT: Itsy Bitsy Spider

BOOK:

10 am: Who Has These Feet?  by Laura Hulbert, illustrated by Erik Brooks
11 am: Dancing Feet! by Lindsey Craig, illustrated by Marc Brown

MOVEMENT: “Two Little Blackbirds” from Fingerplays and Footplays by Rosemary Hallum and Henry “Buzz” Glass

VIDEO:
Max and Ruby A Visit with Grandma DVD
“Ruby’s New Shoes” from Max & Ruby: A Visit with Grandma

MOVEMENT:  Storytime’s Over*

ADDITIONAL MATERIALS IDEAS:

Book: This Little Piggy by Tim Harrington
Book: Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes by Mem Fox, illustrated by Helen Oxenbury
Book: Duck Sock Hop by Jane Kohuth, illustrated by Jane Porter
Book: Hello Toes!  Hello Feet! by Ann Whitford Paul, illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott
Book: Hooray for Feet! by Susan Pearson, illustrated by Rosanna Baer-Block

HOW IT WENT:
This was my first time using a big book (Shoes) during toddler storytime.  We do have a smaller version, but it really is a small book, so I thought it would be nice to use the big version.  It felt a little awkward holding the book, however, so I think I need to practice a bit more with it.  I noticed my regular storytime arm muscles were developed, but not my big book storytime arm muscles.  I just made the Counting Feet flannelboard last night, but I really love how that one turned out.  It was fun, the kids all got into the counting, and there was laughing at how silly the animals looked in boots.  With Who Has These Feet? I had to cut down the length of the book a bit, since the kids were a little restless.  For 11am I tried Dancing Feet! because I thought the actions might work a little better.  Turns out it did!  I still like Who Has These Feet? and its interactivity, though.

ATTENDANCE:  10 am:  44 people      11 am: 27 people

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

Feet – Infant Storytime

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I’ve done a hands storytime, and I’ve done a body storytime, but I thought it was time to focus on feet!

MOVEMENT: Welcome Song*

MOVEMENT: Peek-a-Boo*

BOUNCE: Icky Bicky Soda Cracker*

BOOK:

Busy Toes by C.W. Bowie, illustrated by Fred Willingham

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

FLANNELBOARD:
Counting Feet
Counting Feet Flannelboard 1Counting Feet Flanneboard 2
(template and pattern adapted by Jean Warren from an idea by Janice Bodenstedt, Jackson MI. from Totline Magazine March/April 1994. pg 24.)

How many boots should a duckling buy
To keep his feet nice and dry?
Let’s count her feet and then we’ll know —
We can count.  Let’s go!
One, Two.
Two new boots is what he should buy.
That will keep the duckling dry.
(Place boots on duckling and count again.)

How many boots should a bunny buy
To keep her feet nice and dry?
Let’s count her feet and then we’ll know —
We can count.  Let’s go!
One, two, three, four.
Four new boots is what she should buy.
That will keep the bunny dry.
(Place boots on bunny and count again.)

How many boots should a spider buy
To keep his feet nice and dry?
Let’s count his feet and then we’ll know —
We can count.  Let’s go!
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.
Eight new boots is what he should buy.
That will keep the spider dry.
(Place boots on spider and count again.)

I like to end this one buy counting all the feet we have on the board, then having the kids say goodbye to each animal as I take them off the flannelboard.

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

BOOK:

Whose Feet? by Jeannette Rowe

NURSERY RHYME FLANNELBOARD:
One, Two, Buckle My Shoe
12BuckleMyShoeFlannelboard
Template and Rhyme from Mother Goose’s Playhouse by Judy Sierra

One, two buckle my shoe.
Three, four knock on the door.
Five, six pick up sticks.
Seven, eight lay them straight.
Nine, ten a big fat hen!

TICKLE: These are Baby’s Fingers*

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: Funny Feet by Liesbet Slegers
Book: Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes by Mem Fox, illustrated by Helen Oxenbury

HOW IT WENT:
This was a fun storytime, and I really like Busy Toes for all the diversity that the book includes.  Whose Feet? also worked extremely well — I wish that one was still in print, because our copy is a little worse for wear.  This time, I started a new bounce, but I didn’t bring my stuffed animal in to illustrate the bounce.  Last time the stuffed bear was there, one of the infants really wanted it and started crying.  But I think it works better to show with the animal, so I may try bringing it again next time I change up the bounce or tickle.

ATTENDANCE: 38 people

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

Flannel Friday – Where is Your Bellybutton?

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For today’s Flannel Friday I have a really simple flannelboard that I love using with my infant and toddler storytimes, especially when I am doing a “body” theme.

Where is Your Bellybutton?
Where is Your Bellybutton
Pattern and idea from: Flannelboard Stories for Infants and Toddlers by Ann Carlson & Mary Carlson

Begin by saying:

This is baby’s head.
Where is your head?
Have child or parent identify their head.

Continue identifying as many body parts as you wish.  Don’t forget to include the bellybutton though — as everyone knows (and is reinforced when I do this activity), bellybuttons are HILARIOUS!