If You See a Piece of Garbage, Pick it Up!

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Welcome back to storytime! We took a spring break last week…but came back strong this week with stories about GARBAGE!

Stories Shared:
We Need Garbage Collectors by Lisa Trumbauer
Trashy Town by Andrea Zimmerman
Smash! Mash! Crash! There Goes the Trash! by Barbara Odanaka

Rhymes (Can be found on Toddler Storytime Rhymes Sheet–Spring 2009):
If You’re Happy and You Know It
Hammer Song
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Open, Shut Them
Where is Thumbkin?
Five Little Sausages
I’m a Little Teapot

Bonus Rhyme:
(To the tune of “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If You See a Piece of Garbage, Pick it Up!
If You See a Piece of Garbage, Pick it Up!
If You See a Piece of Garbage,
If You See a Piece of Garbage,
If You See a Piece of Garbage, Pick it Up!

Music:
Sesame Street: Platinum All-Time Favorites (I Love Trash)
Carole Peterson: Sticky Bubble Gum and Other Tasty Tunes (The Wiggle Song)

Craft:
For a simple craft, we glued cut-out clip art images of a garbage truck and a trash can to a piece of paper. We also glued onto the paper some paper shreds (“garbage”).

I Love My Sisters…and Brothers, Too!

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My sister Mari is visiting me this week! In her honor, we did stories about siblings today…

Stories Shared:
Hello, Lulu by Caroline Uff
My Little Sister Ate One Hare by Bill Grossman
Kitty’s Cuddles by Jane Cabrera
Minnie and Her Baby Brother by Melanie Walsh
The Three Little Kittens

Rhymes (Can be found on Toddler Storytime Rhymes Sheet–Spring 2009):
Skidamarink
Tony Chestnut
Hammer Song
Open, Shut Them
I’m a Little Teapot
If You’re Happy and You Know It

Music:
Brother Yusef: Kids Get the Blues Too
Jim Gill Sings the Sneezing Song and Other Contagious Tunes (Silly Dance Contest)

A Lil' Storytime

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Today’s storytime was all about people and animals that are little/small… like leprechauns! Happy early St. Patricks Day, everyone! We’ll have storytime again next week… but we are taking a one-week break on March 27th. Also: photos from last week’s Royalty Storytime are now posted on my Flickr page (see the sidebar on this blog).

Stories Shared:
Pot O’ Gold by Kelly Green
What Shall We Do with the Boo-Hoo Baby? by Cressida Cowell
Whose Baby am I? by John Butler (pattern pieces here)
The Enormous Turnip (traditional folktale, pattern pieces can be found here)

Rhymes (Can be found on Toddler Storytime Rhymes Sheet.):
If You’re Wearing Red Today
Sometimes
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Old MacDonald
If You’re Happy and You Know It
Stretching Fun

Music:
Greg and Steve’s Kids in Motion (Animal Action)

It's Easy Being Green!

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Yesterday, I did a guest storytime over at our Buena Vista library. We did stories about things that are the color GREEN in honor of St. Paddy’s Day coming up! (I’m still doing my regular storytime this Friday, though I’m planning on doing some different stories…)

Stories Shared:
Pot O’ Gold by Kelly Green
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Wide Mouthed Frog by Keith Faulkner

Rhymes (Can be found on Toddler Storytime Rhymes Sheet.):
If You’re Happy and You Know It
If You’re Wearing Red Today
Sometimes
Five Little Sausages
I’m a Little Teapot
Stretching Fun

Bonus Rhyme:
Five Green and Speckled Frogs
Five green and speckled frogs,
Sitting on a speckled log,
Eating the most delicious flies…yum, yum.
One jumped into the pool
Where it was nice and cool.
Then there were four green speckled frogs. Ribbit Ribbit!

Continue until only one frog is left

One green and specked frog.
Sitting on a speckled log,
Eating the most delicious flies…yum,yum.
He jumped into the pool
Where it was nice and cool.
Now there are no green speckled frogs.

Music:
Jim Gill Sings the Sneezing Song and Other Contagious Tunes (Silly Dance Contest)

Hear Ye! Hear Ye! A Royal Storytime

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Boys and girls from all over the land of Burbank came to dream of being princes, princesses, knights, queens and kings today. After listening to stories, we made darling crowns (cut from Ellison dies and decorated with “jewel” stickers discovered at Lakeshore Learning in Pasadena). Pictures will be posted on my Flickr by the end of the weekend!

Nursery Rhyme of the Week:
Humpty Dumpty
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 together again.

Stories Shared:
King Bidgood’s in the Bathtub by Audrey Wood
Do Knights Take Naps? by Kathy Tucker
Ballerina Princess by Melissa Lagonegro (a Disney Princess story)

Rhymes (Can be found on Toddler Storytime Rhymes Sheet. We started a NEW “Spring” rhyme sheet this week!):
Where is Thumbkin?
Open, Shut Them
Five Little Monkeys
Five Little Sausages
If You’re Happy and You Know It

Bonus Rhyme:
“Five Elephants in a Bathtub” felt board rhyme
(My Five Elephants in the Bathtub felt board set came from Artfelt.)

One elephant in the bathtub going for a swim.
Knock, Knock,
(Clap twice with “Knock, Knock.”)
Splash, Splash,
(Slap knees twice with “Splash, Splash.”)
Come on in!
(Motion with both hands to come in.)

Two elephants…
Three elephants…
Four elephants…

Five elephants in a bathtub
Going for a swim.
Knock, Knock,
Splash, Splash,
They all fell in!

Music:
Raimond Lap: Baby Classics
Jim Gill Sings the Sneezing Song and Other Contagious Tunes (Silly Dance Contest)

Good Night, Sleep Tight!

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Yaaawn…I think that after storytime, I might go take a nap!

Nursery Rhyme of the Week:
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky!
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!

Stories Shared:
Spot Says Goodnight by Eric Hill
Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
Don’t Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late! by Mo Willems
Goodnight, Me by Andrew Daddo
From Head to Toe by Eric Carle

Rhymes (Can be found on Toddler Storytime Rhymes Sheet.):
My Eyes Can See
Ten in the Bed
Tommy Thumb
Tony Chestnut

Bonus Flannel Song:
Aiken Drum
There was a man lived in the moon,
lived in the moon, lived in the moon,
There was a man lived in the moon,
and his name was Aiken Drum.
And he played upon a ladle,
a ladle, a ladle,
He played upon a ladle,
and his name was Aiken Drum.
And his eyes were made of gum drops…
And his nose was a banana…
And his mouth was a watermelon…
And is hair was made of green beans…
(Templates can be found in the book 52 Programs for Preschoolers: The Librarian’s Year-Round Planner by Diane Briggs.)

Music:
Rockabye Baby!: Lullaby Renditions of the Beatles
Rockabye Baby!: Lullaby Renditions of the Rolling Stones
Me and My Bean Bag (Take that Bean Bag)

Bath Time!

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SPLISH SPLASH I was taking a bath…or at least reading stories about bath time at the library!

Stories Shared:
Bath Time by Sandra Boynton
Big Red Tub by Julia Jarman
Elephant Small and the Splashy Bath by Sally Grindley
I Can Take a Bath! by Shigeo Watanbe

Rhymes (Can be found on Toddler Storytime Rhymes Sheet.):
Itsy Bitsy Spider
If You’re Happy and You Know It
Old MacDonald
I Have Something in My Pocket
Tommy Thumb
Round and Round the Garden
Tony Chestnut
Five Little Sausages

Bonus Rhyme:
“Five Elephants in a Bathtub” felt board rhyme
(My Five Elephants in the Bathtub felt board set came from Artfelt.)

One elephant in the bathtub going for a swim.
Knock, Knock,
(Clap twice with “Knock, Knock.”)
Splash, Splash,
(Slap knees twice with “Splash, Splash.”)
Come on in!
(Motion with both hands to come in.)

Two elephants…
Three elephants…
Four elephants…

Five elephants in a bathtub
Going for a swim.
Knock, Knock,
Splash, Splash,
They all fell in!

Music:
Carole Peterson: Sticky Bubble Gum and Other Tasty Tunes (The Wiggle Song)

Hugs & Kisses for Valentine's Day!

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Happy Valentine’s Day, Friends!

Nursery Rhyme of the Week:
Roses are Red
Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
Sugar is sweet;
And so are you!

Stories Shared:
No Matter What by Emma Dodd
Snuggle Wuggle by Jonathan London
Won’t You Be My Kissaroo? by Joanne Ryder
Stop Kissing Me! By Ethan Long

Rhymes (Can be found on Toddler Storytime Rhymes Sheet.)
If You’re Wearing Red Today
My Eyes Can See
Five Little Sausages
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Tony Chestnut

Bonus Rhyme:
Valentines, valentines, how many do I see?
Valentines, valentines, share them now with me.
I have red ones.
I have orange ones.
I have yellow ones, too.
I have green ones.
I have purple ones.
I have some that are blue.
Valentines, valentines, how many do I see?
Valentines, valentines, count them now with me.
1-2-3-4-5-6!

Music:
Raffi in Concert with the Rise and Shine Band (Shake My Sillies Out)

The Three Little Pigs

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Super Saturday Stories is back! A few times each year, I do a special family storytime that focuses on a classic folktale. Last Saturday, I presented our “Three Little Pigs Go Hog Wild!” program over at the Buena Vista library. Fun times!

OPENING:
Intro Music: “Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?” versions from Vintage Children’s Favourites, Simply Mad About the Mouse , and Reggae for Kids: Movie Classics
Opening Song: Let Everyone Clap Hands with Me

PROGRAM:
Read-aloud #1: The Three Little Pigs retold by James Marshall
Storytelling Activity: The Three Little Pigs (Children dressed up and acted out the parts.)
Read-aloud #2: The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka
Tandem Poem: “The Three Little Pigs” from You Read to Me, I’ll Read to You: Very Short Fairy Tales to Read Together by Mary Ann Hoberman
Read-aloud #3: The Three Horrid Little Pigs by Liz Pichon
Song: Laurie Berkner: Buzz Buzz (Pig on Her Head)

MOVIE:
Muppet Classic Theater (The Three Little Pigs)

CRAFT OR HANDOUT:
Upon entering, children choose between a pig and a wolf cut-out to wear during the program. As they left, each child was given a pig sticker.

What's Inside the Mailbox? A Valentine?

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I love getting mail! I especially love getting Valentine’s Day cards! Today, we talked about the post office, mail carriers, and things you might find in your mailbox (like Valentines!)…

Stories Shared:
We Need Mail Carriers by Lola M. Schaefer
Not a Box by Antoinette Portis
If You’ll Be My Valentine by Cynthia Rylant

Rhymes (Can be found on Toddler Storytime Rhymes Sheet.)
Itsy Bitsy Spider
Cap, Mittens, Shoes and Socks
I Have Something in My Pocket
Sometimes
I’m a Little Teapot
My Eyes Can See
Round and Round the Garden
Tony Chestnut

Bonus Rhyme:
Valentines, valentines, how many do I see?
Valentines, valentines, share them now with me.
I have red ones.
I have orange ones.
I have yellow ones, too.
I have green ones.
I have purple ones.
I have some that are blue.
Valentines, valentines, how many do I see?
Valentines, valentines, count them now with me.
1-2-3-4-5-6!

Music:
Carole Peterson: Sticky Bubble Gum and Other Tasty Tunes (I am a Fine Musician)

Craft:
We made simple Valentine’s Day cards and envelopes