Fall 2018 Music & Movement Storytime Week One 9/5/18

Well, much like my preschool storytime yesterday, a lot of my kiddos have graduated on to kindergarten or regular preschool programs, but their younger siblings were there as well as a lot of new faces which was awesome!  Despite occasional technical difficulties with my mic, we rocked it out and had a blast.  This is going to be a very fun and very silly group.  I'm trying two books this session as opposed to just one book and one book where we read a poem or passage.  They did a great job sitting for stories along with all of our crazy dancing, but with a mixed age group like this you never know. So I have some extra rhymes and activities added to the mix.  We didn't have time for parachute today, but I know we will in the future.  I'll make the time for it!  It was so good to see all those smiling faces and be reminded that this is why I do what I do.

Fall 2018 Music & Movement Storytime

Week One:  9/5/18

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:  It’s Your First Day of School, Busy Bus! by Jody Jensen Shaffer and Claire Messer

Song / Fingerplay:  “Look at the Monkeys” (Track #24 30 Toddler Songs)

Song:  “The Wheels on the Bus” (Track #14 Laurie Berkner’s Favorite Classic Kids Songs disc 1)

Scarf Song:  “Popcorn Kernels”

Book:  Dino Pets Go to School by Lynn Plourde, illustrated by Gideon Kendall

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)