Welcome to the Adventures of a Caffeinated Children's Librarian. My name is Jenni, also known as Miss Jen to the tiny humans. I am in my sweet 16th year of working as a children's librarian, but have been raised to be in this profession with a preschool teacher mom and an elementary art teacher grandma. I have become known around the library for being super energetic, filled with crazy ideas, and willing to try just about anything! These are stories of my adventures!
Thursday, April 26, 2018
Book reviews coming soon
I recently signed up for a NetGalley account meaning that I will have access to manuscripts that are coming soon before they are published. Hopefully I'll be able to find some great things to share so stay tuned!
Spring 2018 Music & Movement Storytime: Week Eight 4-25-18
What better way to celebrate the last storytime of the session but to bring out just about everything in the storytime closet! We had shakers! We had scarves! We had ribbons! There were multiple puppets and bubbles! Plus we added plastic balls to our parachute activity for a whole new level of fun! It was the best kind of storytime madness. We also read another rock star barnyard animal themed book. You can't get much better than that! This session flew by, and we had an absolute blast! I noticed a ton of progress in the kiddos, especially in the younger sibs who used to come in infant carriers who are now full-on, active participants in the program. It's awesome!
Spring 2018 Music & Movement Storytime
Week Eight: 4-25-18
Opening Song: “Good Morning” (Track #1 Songs for Wiggleworms)
Song: “If You’re Happy and You Know It” (Track #6 Songs for Wiggleworms)
Rhyme: “We Clap and Sing Hello!”
Ribbon Rhyme: “The Elevator Song”
Yoga Activity: “Where is Your Breath?” Breathe Like a Bear / Kira Willey, illustrated by Anni Betts
Shaker Song/Rhyme: “I Know a Chicken” (Track #11 Whaddya Think of That? / Laurie Berkner
Band)
Scarf Song/Rhyme: “Popcorn Kernels”
Transition Rhyme: “If You’d Like to Read a Book”
Book: Cock-a-Doodle-Doo-Bop!
/ Michael Ian Black, drawn by Matt Myers
Nursery Rhyme of the Day: “The Little Green Frogs” (Track #20 It’s Toddler Time / Carol Hammett and
Elaine Bueffel)
Activity: Kaboom game
Song: “Bubbles”
(Track #7 Superhero / Laurie
Berkner Band)
Parachute activity
Closing Rhyme: “Thanks For Coming”
Closing Song: “Goodbye” (Track #38 Songs for Wiggleworms)
Spring 2018 Preschool Storytime: Week Eight 4-24-18
And that's a wrap on Spring 2018 Preschool Storytime! Wow! This session flew by! The kids did such a great job and really enjoyed hearing picture book "classics". This summer I am going to focus on classic authors and highlight several of their books in each program. We're also going to focus on kindergarten readiness skills since many of my munchkins in attendance, my daughter included, are headed that way this Fall. I also brought back on old fan favorite as our closing song. Total storytime club atmosphere!
Spring 2018 Preschool Storytime
Week Eight: 4-24-18
Opening Song: “Hello Everybody!” (Track #1 Sticky Bubble Gum / Carole Peterson)
What’s the weather like today?
Color of the Day: Black and White
Transition Rhyme: “If You’d Like to Read a Book”
Book: Mama Cat Has Three Kittens /
Denise Fleming
Song: “Boogaloo” (Track #6 Action! Fun! Dance! / The Learning Station)
Book: Duck on
a Bike / David Shannon
Interactive Activity (iPad, Powerpoint
rhyme, YouTube): “Baby
Shark” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqZsoesa55w)
Book: Trashy
Town / Andrea Zimmerman and David Clemesha, illustrated by Dan Yaccarino
Skill of the day: Community Helpers (Talk about who we see and what they do.)
Scarf Rhyme: “Popcorn Kernels”
Song: “Bubbles” (Track #7 Superhero / Laurie Berkner Band)
Shaker Song: “The Shaker Hop” (Track #14 Dancing Feet / Carole Peterson)
Closing Song: “Sticks on the Move” (Track #12 Rhythm Sticks Rock)
Wednesday, April 18, 2018
Spring 2018 Music & Movement Storytime: Week Seven 4-18-18
I can't believe next week is the last week of our spring storytime session. Of course it has still felt very much like winter for the last couple of weeks which could be leading to the confusion! The kiddos have been doing a great job this session, and I have been witnessing a lot of growth in them. Many have been coming to the program since they were in infant carriers and now quite a few are going big siblings soon. Wow!
Spring 2018 Music & Movement Storytime
Week Seven: 4-18-18
Opening Song: “Good Morning” (Track #1 Songs for Wiggleworms)
Song: “If You’re Happy and You Know It” (Track #6 Songs for Wiggleworms)
Rhyme: “We Clap and Sing Hello!”
Ribbon Rhyme: “The Elevator Song”
Yoga Activity: “Be a Bumblebee” Breathe Like a Bear / Kira Willey, illustrated by Anni Betts
Shaker Song/Rhyme: “It’s Silly Time” (Track #4 30 Toddler Songs)
Scarf Song/Rhyme: “Popcorn Kernels”
Transition Rhyme: “If You’d Like to Read a Book”
Book: Acoustic
Rooster and His Barnyard Band / Kwame Alexander, illustrated by Tim Bowers
Nursery Rhyme of the Day: “There Were Five in the Bed” (Track #2 Laurie Berkner’s Favorite Classic Kids Songs
disc 1)
Song:
“Take the Sun” (Track #1 More, Please! / Caspar Babypants)
Activity: Kaboom game
Parachute: “The Parachute Goes Up and Down”
Closing Rhyme: “Thanks For Coming”
Closing Song: “Goodbye” (Track #38 Songs for Wiggleworms)
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