Fall 2018 Music & Movement: Weeks Five & Six 10/3/18 & 10/10/18

Playing a bit of catch-up this week.  I didn't post last week's storytime outline despite being convinced that I had!  Oh well, better late than never, right?  So this week in week six I am introducing a new yoga activity.  This past weekend I attended a conference on play presented by the USA Toy Library Association, and one of the breakout sessions was about introducing yoga to kids.  I got lots of great ideas, suggestions, and links to music and activities that we actually did during the presentation.  "Dancing Bear" was one of my favorites so I did it with the kids this week.  At the same conference I also got to dance and sing on stage with Eric Litwin which may be one of the biggest highlights of my career and makes me pretty darn cool in the eyes of my own children. :)

Fall 2018 Music & Movement Storytime

Week Five:  10/3/18

Opening Song:  “Everybody Wake Up!” (Track #7 Lisa Loeb’s Songs for Moving and Shaking)

Song:  “I Can Wiggle” (Track #2 30 Toddler Songs)

Song:  “Bingo” (Track #10 Early Childhood Classics / Hap Palmer)

Let’s Get Moving Activity Song:  “I’m a Nut” (Track #12 Groovy Green / Eric Litwin)

Pick out four of the activity mats.  Play song twice for four repetitions of the song, using each mat as the movement.

Yoga/Breathing Activity

Pick a breathing card and practice it.  Then pick a yoga pose card.  Practice the pose while breathing in and out.

Where are we going to fly today?

Ribbons / Scarves Song:  “The Airplane Song” (Track #9 The Ultimate Laurie Berkner Band Collection)

Transition Song:  “If You’d Like to Read a Book”

Book:  Dinosaur Zoom! / Penny Dale

Song / Fingerplay:   “Let Everyone Clap Hands Like Me” (Track #7 30 Toddler Songs)

Song:  “We Are the Dinosaurs” (Track #4 The Best of the Laurie Berkner Band)

Scarf Song:  “Popcorn Kernels”

Book:  How Do Dinosaurs Learn to Read? / Jane Yolen & Mark Teague

Activity:  Kaboom!

Parachute

Shaker Song:  “Hold Still” (Track #5 Music is Awesome vol. 2)

Closing Song:  “Shake My Sillies Out” (Track #1 Fun in the Sun disc 2)

Fall 2018 Music & Movement Storytime

Week Six:  10/10/18

Opening Song:  “Everybody Wake Up!” (Track #7 Lisa Loeb’s Songs for Moving and Shaking)

Song:  “I Can Wiggle” (Track #2 30 Toddler Songs)

Song:  “Bingo” (Track #10 Early Childhood Classics / Hap Palmer)

Let’s Get Moving Activity Song:  “I’m a Nut” (Track #12 Groovy Green / Eric Litwin)

Pick out four of the activity mats.  Play song twice for four repetitions of the song, using each mat as the movement.

Yoga/Breathing Activity:  “Dancing Bear”

https://barikoral.com/kids-yoga/teacher-tools/

Where are we going to fly today?

Ribbons / Scarves Song:  “The Airplane Song” (Track #9 The Ultimate Laurie Berkner Band Collection)

Transition Song:  “If You’d Like to Read a Book”

Book:  The Day the Crayons Quit / Drew Daywalt, pictures by Oliver Jeffers

Song / Fingerplay:   “Ha-Ha This-a-Way” (Track #13 Bob’s Favorite Sing-a-Long Songs)

Song:  “Color Game” (Track #11 Jim Gill Sings Do Re Mi)

Scarf Song:  “Popcorn Kernels”

Book:  The Day the Crayons Came Home / Drew Daywalt, pictures by Oliver Jeffers

Activity:  Kaboom!

Parachute

Shaker Song:  “Hold Still” (Track #5 Music is Awesome vol. 2)

Closing Song:  “Shake My Sillies Out” (Track #1 Fun in the Sun disc 2)

Litwin pics!!!!