Fall 2017 Music & Movement Storytime: Week Two 9-13-17

Fall 2017 Music & Movement Storytime

Week Two:  9-13-17

Opening Song:  “Good Morning” (Track #1 Songs for Wiggleworms)

Song:  “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” with ribbons (Track #2 Songs for Wiggleworms)

Song:  “If You’re Happy and You Know It” (Track #6 Songs for Wiggleworms)

Rhyme:  “Mr. Sun”

Animal Yoga

Book:  Firebird / Misty Copeland, illustrated by Christopher Myers

Scarves Song:  “Let’s Go Fly a Kite” (Track #1 Musical Scarves and Activities)

Shakers Song:  “Milkshake” (Track #18 Songs for Wiggleworms)

Song:  “Boom Boom Ain’t It Great To Be Crazy” (Track #6 Sing and Dance)

Book:  Old MacDonald Things That Go / Jane Clarke, illustrated by Migy Blanco

Song:  “You Are My Sunshine” (Track #37 Songs for Wiggleworms)

Closing Song:  “Goodbye Song” (Track #38 Songs for Wiggleworms)

Fall 2017 Music & Movement Storytime: Week One 9-6-17

Many thanks to my amazing co-worker Holly for leading this program while I was at preschool orientation with my daughter!  Can't wait to get back in the action next week!

Fall 2017 Music & Movement Storytime

Week One:  9-6-17

Opening Song:  “Good Morning” (Track #1 Songs for Wiggleworms)

Song:  “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” with ribbons (Track #2 Songs for Wiggleworms)

Song:  “If You’re Happy and You Know It” (Track #6 Songs for Wiggleworms)

Rhyme:  “Mr. Sun” (2x)

Animal Yoga

Book:  Rupert Can Dance / Jules Feiffer

Scarves Song:  “Shake Your Scarves” (Track #3 The Second Line / Johnette Downing)

Shakers Song:  “Shaker Hop” (Track #14 Dancing Feet / Carole Peterson)

Song:  “This Little Light of Mine” (Track #27 Sing Along with Bob #1 / Bob McGrath)

Book:  Old MacDonald Things That Go / Jane Clarke, illustrated by Migy Blanco

Song:  “You Are My Sunshine” (Track #37 Songs for Wiggleworms)

Closing Song:  “Goodbye Song” (Track #38 Songs for Wiggleworms)

Awesome new book alert!

So I was sitting at the reference desk this morning looking at some of the new books that have come in, and I discovered an absolutely beautiful book with an amazing message that I think everyone should read.

The book Come with me by Holly M. McGhee and illustrated by Pascal Lemaitre speaks a message that is so important during these troubling and challenging times in our world.  It embraces the importance of being kind, treating others with respect, and how simple acts can make such a positive difference in the world.  It is told in such a way that it is easy for little ones to understand.  I will be reading this to my girls at bedtime tonight and in storytimes next week for sure!


From the inside cover:

"As the news tells and tells and retells of anger and hatred, a little girl asks her parents what she can do to make the world a better place.

'Come with me,' says her papa.
'Come with me,' says her mama.

One step at a time, the little girl begins to understand that her part, as small as it may seem, matters to the world.

From author, Holly M. McGhee and illustrator Pascal Lemaitre comes this powerful and timely story of kindness, bravery, and friendship in the face of intolerance and uncertainty."

 

Fall 2017 Preschool Storytime: Week One 9-5-17

Yay!  We're back in action!  That August storytime break seemed a bit longer than usual this year.  Everyone was eagerly awaiting the return of storytimes, myself included!  This time around I am adding things like letter of the day and math topic of the day as well as a nursery rhyme.  It's amazing how many kids don't know nursery rhymes anymore.  For today's math topic, we talked about the concept of counting and how counting to 20 and identifying numbers 1-20 by sight is an important skill for kindergarten.  The kids loved counting out the number of balls that was on each card and putting them into a basket.  It was something so simple, but very fun and very important.  It's great to be back.  It's going to be a very fun fall!

Fall 2017 Preschool Storytime

Week One:  September 5, 2017

Opening Song:  “Good Morning” (Track #1 Songs for Wiggleworms)

Rhyme:  “Oh Mr. Sun” (2x)

Mother Goose Rhyme:  “Old King Cole” (Track #2 Nursery Rhyme Time)

Letter of the Day:  R  (Go on an "R" hunt and find as many things as you can throughout the day that begin with that letter.)

Book:  Girl & Gorilla Out and About / Rick Walton, illustrated by Joe Berger

Song:  “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” w/ ribbons (Track #2 Songs for Wiggleworms)

Math Topic of the Day:  Counting

Math Book:  Mouse Count / Ellen Stoll Walsh

Math Activity:  Count number of balls on each number card and put them into a basket.

Book:  How Do Dinosaurs Go to School? / Jane Yolen & Mark Teague

Shaker Song:  “Goin’ to Kentucky” (Track #10 Baloney! / Miss Carole)

Closing Song:  “Happy Trails” (Track #21 Fun the Sun disc two)

Goodbye Rhyme:  “Open Shut Them”