Here’s another storytime where I filled in for a staff member. This happened back in November — I’m trying to catch up on my posts and backlog!
****** MOVEMENT: Welcome Song*
MOVEMENT: “Clap Your Hands” from Wiggleworms Love You by Old Town School of Folk Music
MOVEMENT: Open, Shut Them*
BOOK: Little White Rabbit by Kevin Henkes
MOVEMENT: “Driving in My Car” from Ralph’s World by Ralph’s World MOVEMENT: “Row, Row Row Your Boat” from Songs for Wiggleworms by Old Town School of Folk Music
FLANNELBOARD:
“The Giant Carrot” Pattern and story taken from The Flannel Board Storytelling Book by Judy Sierra
MOVEMENT: Itsy Bitsy Spider
SONG: “It’s Time to Read a Book”
BOOK: Grandma Rabbitty’s Visit by Barry Smith
MOVEMENT:
“We are the Dinosaurs” from Whaddaya Think of That? by The Laurie Berkner Band
SHAKERS:
“Shake Freeze” from Welcome Home to Maestroville by Little Maestros
MOVEMENT: If You’re Happy and You Know It*
MOVEMENT: Storytime’s Over*
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL IDEAS:
Book: Bear & Hare: Snow! by Emily Gravett (Or any Bear & Hare Book
Book: Rabbits & Raindrops by Jim Arnosky
Book: Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale by Mo Willems
Book: What Does Bunny See? by Linda Sue Park, illustrated by Maggie Smith
Book: Bunny Fun by Sarah Weeks, illustrated by Sam Williams
Book: What’s the Matter, Bunny Blue? by Nicola Smee
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 PIG
from My Smart Hands
BOOK: This Little Piggy by Tim Harrington
MOVEMENT: “Reach for the Ceiling” from Toddlers on Parade by Carol Hammett and Elaine Bueffel
COUNTING SONG:*
10 Pigs
FLANNELBOARD: Old MacDonald from The Flannel Board Storytelling Book 2nd Edition by Judy Sierra. You can find the pattern for the flannelboard here.
MOVEMENT: “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” from Songs for Wiggleworms by the Old Town School of Folk Music
BOOK: Ten Clean Pigs by Carol Roth, illustrated by Pamela Paparone
MOVEMENT: “Two Little Blackbirds” from Fingerplays and Footplays by Rosemary Hallum and Henry “Buzz” Glass
VIDEO: “Iggy’s Pet Friends” from Baby’s First-Word Stories: Pets
MOVEMENT: Now it’s Time to Say Goodbye taken from jbrary
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL IDEAS:
Book: Pigs Love Potatoes by Anika Denise and Christopher Denise
Book: Day by Day by Susan Gal
Flannelboard: This Little Piggy
Flannelboard: Five Pigs so Squeaky clean
THOUGHTS ON THIS STORYTIME: This was a fun storytime. I think that This Little Piggy might have been a bit long for the group. I was hoping that the kids/parents would play along on their fingers and toes, but that didn’t really happen. Maybe I need to look into the song that comes as a download with the book. Using Ten Clean Pigs as my second book seemed to be exactly the right length. While that book has two stories in one, I think I’ve read the Ten Dirty Pigs for other storytimes, so I thought I’d try something new.
I think that the Baby’s First-Word stories are some of the best for this age group. They are so slowly paced, and the kids get so quiet while watching them. It really holds their attention.
Spring session has sprung, so it felt only appropriate to pay homage to bunnies in this storytime!
SONG: Now it’s Time to Say Hello*
taken from jbrary
(to the tune of “Mary Had a Little Lamb”)
Now it’s time to say hello,
say hello, say hello,
Now it’s time to say hello,
And start our storytime.
MOVEMENT: 10am: “Wake Up Toes” from Morning Magic by Joanie Bartels
11 am:“Clap Everybody and Say Hello” from Sally Go Round the Sun: songs and rhymes from the parent-child Mother Goose program by Kathy Reid-Naiman
MOVEMENT: Open Shut Them*
BOOK: 10 am: Bunny Fun by Sarah Weeks, illustrated by Sam Williams
11 am: Peek-a-Boo Bunny by Holly Surplice
MOVEMENT: “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes” from It’s Toddler Time by Carol Hammett and Elaine Bueffel
COUNTING SONG:*
10 Bunnies
FLANNELBOARD: Giant Carrot (Pattern and story taken from The Flannel Board Storytelling Book by Judy Sierra)
MOVEMENT: “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” from Songs for Wiggleworms by the Old Town School of Folk Music
Two little feet go stamp, stamp, stamp
Two little hands go clap, clap, clap
One little body stands up straight
One little body turns around
One little body sits quietly down
BOOK: 10 am: Peek-a-Boo Bunny by Holly Surplice
11 am: Grandma Rabbitty’s Visit by Barry Smith
MOVEMENT: “Two Little Blackbirds” from Fingerplays and Footplays by Rosemary Hallum and Henry “Buzz” Glass
VIDEO: “Rebecca Rabbit” from Peppa Pig: My Birthday Party
(to the tune of “Mary Had a Little Lamb”)
Now it’s time to say goodbye,
say goodbye, say goodbye,
Now it’s time to say goodbye,
I’ll see you all next week.
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL IDEAS:
Book: Rabbits and Raindrops by Jim Arnosky
Book: Little White Rabbit by Kevin Henkes
Book: Moonlight by Helen V. Griffith, illustrations by Laura Dronzek
Book: Small Bunny’s Blue Blanket by Tatyana Feeney
THOUGHTS ON THIS STORYTIME: I forgot that sometimes you need to start storytime out with books for really little ones, even if you’re doing the older age group. I find that helps the kids adjust to me and get used to storytime, since they’ve had a different storyteller if they were in the session prior.
Time for a new round of Infant Toddler Storytime! We kicked off the spring session with some hippity hoppity fun.
SONG: Now it’s Time to Say Hello*
taken from jbrary
(to the tune of “Mary Had a Little Lamb”)
Now it’s time to say hello,
say hello, say hello,
Now it’s time to say hello,
And start our storytime.
MOVEMENT: Peek a Boo*
(to tune of Frere Jacques)
Peek-a-boo, Peek-a-boo (play peek-a-boo)
I see you, I see you (point at baby)
I see your little nose (touch baby’s nose)
I see your tiny toes (touch baby’s toes)
Peek-a-boo. Peek-a-boo. (play peek-a-boo again)
BOUNCE: To Market, To Market*
(Bounce baby on lap as you recite the rhyme)
To market to market to buy a fat pig
Home again, home again jiggity jig.
To market, to market to buy a fat hog
Home again, home again jiggity jog.
To market, to market to buy a plum bun
Home again, home again market is done.
SIGN LANGUAGE: Make the sign for Rabbit
Taken from My Smart Hands
BOOK: Grandma Rabbitty’s Visit by Barry Smith
MOVEMENT: “Clap, Tap and Bend” from It’s Toddler Time by Carol Hammett and Elaine Bueffel
FLANNELBOARD: Run Run Rabbit
Pattern and Rhyme from 2’s Experience Felt Board Fun written by Liz & Dick Wilmes, illustrated by Janet McDonnell
There once was a fox.
A sly, silver fox.
Who was looking for a rabbit.
Run, run rabbit
Run, run rabbit
Run, run rabbit fast as you can.
Don’t let him catch you
Don’t let him catch you
Don’t let him put you in the rabbit stew.
We did this one as a bounce, so as the rabbit was running, the caregivers bounced their little ones on their laps.
BOUNCE: “Ladies Ride” from Wiggleworms Love You by Old Town School of Folk Music
MOVEMENT: Patty Cake
BOOK: Bedtime Bunnies by Wendy Watson
TICKLE: Round and Round the Garden*
Round and round the garden (circle finger around baby’s bellybutton)
Goes the teddy bear
A one step, a two step, (move fingers up the chest)
A tickle-y under there. (tickle under the chin)
MOVEMENT: “Itsy Bitsy Spider” from Children’s Favorite Songs Volume 3 from Walt Disney
Jack and Jill
went up the hill,
to fetch a pail of water.
Jack fell down
And broke his crown.
And Jill came tumbling after
MOVEMENT: “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” from Songs for Wiggleworms by the Old Town School of Folk Music
MOVEMENT: Now it’s Time to Say Goodbye
taken from jbrary
(to the tune of “Mary Had a Little Lamb”)
Now it’s time to say goodbye,
say goodbye, say goodbye,
Now it’s time to say goodbye,
I’ll see you all next week.
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL IDEAS:
Flannelboard: Little Mouse, Little Mouse I thought I could adapt my Little Mouse house flannelboard set and hide a bunny instead of a mouse and say:
“Little Rabbit, Little Rabbit
What color house do you inhabit?
Are you in the ______ house?”
This seemed slightly ridiculous, so I didn’t do it, but maybe it could work?
HOW IT WENT: In the future, I probably shouldn’t take a vacation right before infant toddler time without a little more prep. It worked out fine, but I think I would have been more together if I had started a little earlier.
We have an AppleTV hookup in our storyroom, so I was playing around with the idea of seeing if I could play my music over my iphone, so that I didn’t have to rush up and down the stairs to turn the cd player on and off. But it doesn’t seem like we can play music with the projector turned off. I’ll have to chat with our tech guys about this and see if they know some way of doing it. Do you?
The week before Easter, we shared bunny stories at storytime!
MOVEMENT: Welcome Song*
MOVEMENT: “Can’t Wait to Celebrate” from Jim Gill’s Irrational Anthem by Jim Gill
BOOK:
MOVEMENT: Bunny Pokey (to the tune of “Hokey Pokey”) You put your bunny ears in
You put your bunny ears out
You put your bunny ears in
And you shake them all about
You do the Bunny Pokey
And you hop yourself around
That’s what it’s all about!
You put your bunny nose in..
You put your bunny paws in..
You put your bunny tail in..
FLANNELBOARD: The Giant Carrot (Pattern and story taken from The Flannel Board Storytelling Book by Judy Sierra)
MOVEMENT: “Shake My Sillies Out” from More Singable Songs for the Very Young by Raffi
BOOK: Uwungelema A Boy and His Bunny by Sean Bryan, illustrated by Tom Murphy
MOVEMENT: Did You Ever See a Bunny?
(to tune of “Did You Ever See a Lassie?”
Did you ever see a bunny, a bunny, a bunny
Did you ever see a bunny that hops so slow
He hops and he hops and he hops and he hops
Did you ever see a bunny that hops so slow?
That hops so… fast
… backwards
… on one foot
VIDEO:
“Bunny Cakes” from Party Time with Max and Ruby
MOVEMENT: Storytime’s Over*
THOUGHTS ON THIS STORYTIME: It took me so long to get to this blog post…. I don’t remember. Except bunny tails are a hit.
Jen in the Library 
