Moms should be celebrated more often than once a year. (Also, I didn’t have as many of these books last week to do a Mothers storytime before Mother’s Day.)
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 MOTHER
taken from Costello, Elaine Ph.D. Random House Webster’s American Sign Language Dictionary. 1994.
BOOK:
Piglet and Mama by Margaret Wild, illustrated by Stephen Michael King
MOVEMENT: “Reach for the Ceiling” from Toddlers on Parade by Carol Hammett and Elaine Bueffel
COUNTING SONG:*
10 Hearts (because Mom loves us)
FLANNELBOARD:
Mothers and Babies Match
This baby makes a mooing sound
when his mother’s not around.
Calf is the name of this baby.
What is his mother called?
COW
Other verses:
Barking, puppy, dog
Meowing, kitten, cat
Quacking, duckling, duck
Oinking, piglet, pig
Growling, cub, bear
Roaring, cub, lion
Cheeping, chick, hen
For a more in-depth look at this flannel board see when I posted it as a Flannel Friday entry.
MOVEMENT: “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” from Songs for Wiggleworms by the Old Town School of Folk Music
BOOK:
Mommy Mine by Tim Warnes, illustrated by Jane Chapman
MOVEMENT: “Two Little Blackbirds” from Fingerplays and Footplays by Rosemary Hallum and Henry “Buzz” Glass
VIDEO:
“Is Your Mama a Llama?” from Is Your Mama a Llama?…and more stories about growing up
MOVEMENT: Now it’s Time to Say Goodbye taken from jbrary
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL IDEAS:
Book: I Love My Mommy by Sebastien Braun
Book: Mommy Hugs by Karen Katz
Book: Mommy, Carry Me Please! by Jane Cabrera
Book: My Mom by Anthony Browne
GREAT RESOURCES FOR MORE IDEAS
Jen in the Library – Mothers Toddler Storytime from 5/13/2013
THOUGHTS ON THIS STORYTIME:
Moms are a sweet topic for storytime. I think that Piglet and Mama might have been too long for my 10am group. It seemed to go alright with the 11am, so I think it does work for toddlers, it just depends on the group that you have. So, when picking my books I may need to be a little more aware of length of the story.
ATTENDANCE: 10 am: 41 people 11 am: 46 people
* For these songs, please see my Storytime Movements & Music page
Jen in the Library 