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Jack Be Nimble…and Happy Halloween!

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Happy Halloween, everyone! We had a blast today at storytime. Once again, I was able to do a guest visit over at the Buena Vista Library. I had a super time! I also had fun seeing lots of my friends at the Fall Fun Fest.

Nursery Rhyme of the Week:
Jack Be Nimble
Jack, be nimble,
Jack, be quick,
Jack, jump over the candlestick.

Books Shared:
Five Little Pumpkins by Iris Van Rynbach
Ten Red Apples by Pat Hutchins
Pumpkin Pumpkin by Jeanne Titherington
Plumply, Dumply Pumpkin by Serfozo

Rhymes (Can be found on Toddler Tales Rhymes sheet. Extra copies available at the Library.):
Apples
Autumn Leaves
Roll Your Hands
Tommy Thumb
Tony Chestnut

Flannel Story:
The Enormous Turnip

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

Pumpkin Pie Rhyme:
Five little pumpkins sitting on a gate.
A witch flew by…
“Ahhahahahaha, I’m going to make you into pumpkin pie!”
Four little pumpkins… (and so on)

Little Miss Muffet…Monsters

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After missing last week because of a vacation to Florida, Miss Jennifer is back! She even got to do some guest visits over at the Buena Vista Library on Wednesday.

Nursery Rhyme of the Week:
Little Miss Muffet
Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet,
Eating her curds and whey.
There came a big spider,
He sat down beside her.
And frightened Miss Muffet away!

Books Shared:
Maisy’s Halloween by Lucy Cousins
Five Ugly Monsters by Tedd Arnold
Go Away, Big Green Monster by Ed Emberley

Rhymes (Can be found on Toddler Tales Rhymes sheet. Extra copies available at the Library.):
Itsy Bitsy Spider
Tommy Thumb
Ten Little Fingers
Ten in a Bed
Tony Chestnut

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

Pumpkin Rhyme
Pumpkin, pumkin, round and fat
Turned into a jack-o-lantern just like that!

Storytime has begun!!! Baa, Baa Black Sheep

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Today, we started Toddler Tales at the Central Library. Every week, we will will experience new nursery rhymes, stories, songs and fingerplays. We will always start storytime with the rhymes The More We Get Together and end storytime with We Wave Goodbye Like This. (Young children find routines comforting.) We also end our day by gathering together to color special nursery rhyme sheets and to chat. Some weeks (about once a month or so), we do a special craft.

This blog is a great way to remember what happened at storytime and to track down stories and activities that were especially enjoyed by your children. I also hope to suggest additional related books and activities as well as share some early literacy tips in the future (once this blog gets rolling). Thanks for stopping by!

Nursery Rhyme of the Week:
Baa, Baa Black Sheep
Baa, baa, black sheep,
Have you any wool?
Yes, sir, yes, sir,
Three bags full;
One for the master,
One for the dame,
And one for the little boy
Who lives down the lane.

Books Shared:
Maisy’s Rainbow by Lucy Cousins
Lunch by Denise Fleming

Rhymes (Can be found on Toddler Tales Rhymes sheet. Extra copies available at the Library.):
If You’re Wearing Red Today
Apple Tree
The Quiet Mouse
Fun With Hands

Music:
Raffi in Concert with the Rise and Shine Band
Me and My Bean Bag (Take that Bean Bag)