Spring 2010 Storytimes

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Songs:

Five Little Monkeys

Five little monkeys jumping on the bed.

One fell off and bumped his head.

Mama called the doctor and the doctor said,

"No more monkeys jumping on the bed!"

(repeat, counting down to zero)

Apples and Bananas

I like to eat, eat, eat apples and bananas,

I like to eat, eat, eat apples and bananas.

I like to oot, oot, oot ooples and banoonoos,

I like to oot, oot, oot ooples and banoonoos.

I like to ite, ite, ite ipples and baninis, (long i sound)

I like to ite, ite, ite ipples and baninis.

(repeat with other short and long vowel sounds)

Rhymes:

Swing, Swing

Silly little monkeys swinging in the tree,

All hold hands and swing with me!

Swing up high,

Swing down low,

Sing in the tree now and don't let go!

Swing high,

Swing low,

Swing like I do,

Swing like monkeys in the zoo!

Babygarten I

Picture Books:

Baby Loves by Michael Lawrence (DK, 1999)

One Naked Baby by Maggie Smith (Knopf, 2007)

Crafts:

Kool-Aid Playdoh recipe

Feathers

Board Books:

Barnyard Dance by Sandra Boynton (Workman, 1993)

Picture Books:

Birds by Kevin Henkes (Greenwillow Books, 2009)

Feathers for Lunch by Lois Ehlert (Harcourt Brace, 1990)

The Backyard Birdsong Guide by Donald Kroodsma (Chronicle, 2008)

Rhymes:

Funny Duck

Waddle, waddle, waddle duck,

Waddle to the pond.

Paddle, paddle, paddle duck,

Paddle round and round.

Tail up, head down, funny little duck!

Tail up, head down, funny little duck!

Mrs. Perky Bird

Good morning, Mrs. Perky Bird,

Perky Bird, Perky Bird,

Good morning, Mrs. Perky Bird,

Where are you?

I'm flying in the air, the air,

The air, the air, the air, the air,

I'm flying in the air, the air,

And down to the ground.

Two Little Dickey Birds

Two little dickey birds sitting on a cloud,

(place hands on shoulders)

One named "Soft," and one named "Loud."

(speak names softly and loudly)

Fly away, Soft!

(speak softly, move one hand behind back)

Fly away, Loud!

(speak loudly, move one hand behind back)

Come back, Soft!

(speak softly, bring one hand back to shoulder)

Come back, Loud!

(speak loudly, bring one hand back to shoulder)

Babygarten II

Picture Books:

Hello, Baby! by Mem Fox (Beach Lane Books, 2009)

Everywhere Babies by Susan Meyers (Harcourt, 2001)

Rhymes:

I'm a Little Teapot

I'm a little teapot, short and stout.

Here is my handle, here is my spout.

(put one hand on waist, stick other hand out)

When I get all steamed up, hear me shout!

Just tip me over and pour me out. (tip over)

Spring Cleaning

Board Books:

Mrs. Wishy Washy by Joy Cowley (Philomel, 1999)

Picture Books:

Rhyming Dust Bunnies by Jan Thomas (Atheneum, 2008)

Songs:

"Dancing Scarf Blues" by Carole Peterson, from Dancing Feet

Babygarten III

Board Books:

What Does Baby Say? by Karen Katz (Little Simon, 2004)

Where is Baby's Mommy? by Karen Katz (Little Simon, 2000)

Baby Faces by Margaret Miller (Little Simon, 1998)

Songs:

"I Am a Fine Musician" by Carole Peterson, from Sticky Bubble Gum

Handouts:

Myths About Reading With Children

Rain

Board Books:

The Itsy Bitsy Spider by Iza Trapani (Whispering Coyote Press, 1993)

Picture Books:

The Thingamabob by Il Sung Na (Knopf, 2010)

Raindrop, Plop! by Wendy Lewison (Viking, 2004)

Fran's Flower by Lisa Bruce (HarperCollins, 2000)

Songs:

"Ducks Like Rain" by Carole Peterson from H.U.M. Highly Usable Music

Babygarten IV

Board Books:

Skidamarink! I Love You by Michael Scott (Hyperion, 2004)

Maybe My Baby by Irene O'Book (HarperCollins, 1998)

Tickle, Tickle! by Helen Oxenbury (Aladdin, 1987)

All Fall Down by Helen Oxenbury (Aladdin, 1987)

Barnyard Dance by Sandra Boynton (Workman, 1993)

Spring Time

Board Books:

Haiku Baby by Betsy Snyder (Random House, 2008)

Barnyard Dance by Sandra Boynton (Workman, 1993)

Picture Books:

Same, Same by Marthe Jocelyn (Tundra Books, 2009)

Songs:

"Red, Red Robin" by Carole Peterson, from Stinky Cake

"It's Raining, It's Pouring" (traditional)

It's raining, it's pouring,

The old man is snoring.

He bumped his head,

and fell out of bed,

and couldn't get up in the morning.

"Rain, Rain, Go Away" (traditional)

Rain, rain, go away,

come again some other day.

Rain, rain, go away,

all the children want to play.

Rhymes:

The Beehive

Here is the beehive. (make a fist)

Where are the bees?

Hidden away where nobody sees. (point to fist)

Here they come, creeping out of their hive -

One, two, three, four, five! (slowly lift fingers one by one)

They're alive! Bzzzz! (wiggle fingers)

Babygarten V

Board Books:

Carry Me by Rena D. Grossman (Star Bright Books, 2009)

Where is Baby's Mommy? by Karen Katz (Little Simon, 2000)

Counting Kisses by Karen Katz (Little Simon, 2003)

I Kissed the Baby by Mary Murphy (Candlewick, 2005)

Picture Books:

Best Baby Ever by David Milgrim