10th Storytime of 2006

Theme:
March Authors

We Read:

I Can Read With My Eyes Shut
By Dr. Seuss
Birthday March 2, 1904!

Boo to a Goose
By Mem Fox
Birthday March 5, 1946!

Rap A Tap Tap Here’s Bojangles-Think of That!
By Leo and Diane Dillon
Leo’s birthday is March 2 and Diane's is March 13


We Sang

Flannel Song-Five sad and lonely books

Five sad and lonely books
Sat where now one would look
Crying some most unhappy tears- boo hoo.

One found a child in need
Who really liked to read
Then there were four sad, lonely books.

Continue till
Then There were no sad, lonely books.


We danced...

Shake your Sillies out!

Teddy Bear Playtime

9th storytime of 2006

Theme:
Elephants

We read:
Never Ride your Elephant to School by Doug Johnson
A Nose Like a Hose – Jenny Samuels
Looking after little Ellie by Dosh and Mike Archer


Fingerplay – A Great Big Elephant
(‘Itsy Bitsy Spider’ tune)
A great big elephant (bend over, clasp hands and swing ‘trunk’)
Went out one day to play
Down came the rain (flutter fingers down)
And then he couldn’t stay
But up came the sun (circle arms above head)
And dried up all the rain
And the great big elephant (bend over, clasp hands and swing ‘trunk’)
Went out to play again.

We sang:

Song – The Elephant’s Lullaby
In the jungle, late at night
All the little elephants are tucked in tight
Except that one little elephant won’t close her eyes
And so we sing the elephant’s lullaby
All the animals under the stars
Listen for the sound wherever they are
And by the light of a jungle moon
Big Mama Elephant starts to croon
She sings go to sleep, little elephant, go to sleep

Chorus
Little elephants need to get their rest
To grow up big and strong
To make their ears so big and floppy
To make their trunks so long, (make elephant noise)

All the elephants like to play hide and seek and tag all day
They slide down trees and swim in the creeks
And take a long bath every day of the week
But at the end of the day it’s time to hit the hay

Chorus

So if your elephant has been up late
Is tired and hungry don’t hesitate
Just give ‘em some peanuts so they won’t cry
And then sing the elephant’s lullaby
It goes, go to sleep, little elephant, go to sleep

Chorus



Song – One Elephant
One elephant went out to play,
On a spider's web one day.
He had such enormous fun,
That he called for another elephant to come!

Two elephants went out to play...

8th Storytime of 2006

Theme:
Feelings

WE Read:
My Many Colored Days by Dr. Seuss
When Sophie Gets Angry Really, Really Angry By Molly Bang
Who Love’s Me? By Patricia MacLachlan



We Sang:
Zip a dee doo dah, Zip a dee ay

Zip a dee doo dah, Zip a dee ay,
My, on my, what a wonderful day!
Plenty of sunshine, headin’ my way,
Zip a dee doo dah, Zip a dee ay,
Mister bluebird on my shoulder,
It’s the truth, it’s natural Everything is satisfactull,
Zip a dee doo dah, Zip a dee ay,
Wonderful feeling, Wonderful day!

Song- You Are My Sunshine

You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
You make me happy, when skies are grey
You never know dear
How much I love you
So please don't take my sunshine away

We Danced
Show me how you feel

7th Storytime of 2006

Theme:
Valentine's Day

We read:
I love you with all my Heart – by Norris Kern
Sweet Hearts – by Jan Carr

Flannel Story- Five Valentines

Finger Play:
Love is a circleLove is a circle, Round and round (make a circling motion with arm)
Love goes up, (raise arms up)
And Love comes down, (lower arms)
Love is on the inside, (pull hands inward towards chest)
Trying to get out, (pull hands away from chest)
Love is whirling and twirling about! (move hands in a spinning motion)

We Sang:

If You’re Happy and You Know It
If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands!
If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands!
If you’re happy and you know it,
Then your face will surely show it, (BIG smile!)
If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands!
Stomp your feet! Shout hurray! Do all three!


Song- HUGS
Everybody wants one, Everybody needs one,
Everybody loves a hug!
Big hugs, little hugs, even itty bitty hugs.
Hugs for everyone!



HEARTS ON THE MOVE (sung to the tune of “He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands”)
Wave your valentine In the air.
Wave your valentine In the air.
Wave your valentine In the air.
Wave your valentine in the air.

Put your valentine On your [nose].
Put your valentine On your [nose].
Put your valentine On your [nose].
Put your valentine on your [nose].

Repeat the last verse, replacing the word with other body part words in turn, such as head, arm, and foot

6th Storytime of 2006

Theme:
February Authors

We Read:
The Secret Room
By Uri Shulevitz
Birthday February 27!

Good Morning Digger
By Anne Rockwell
Birthday February 8!

Off We Go!
By Jane Yolen
Birthday February 11!


We Danced-

Shake your Sillies out!

Rock & Roll Freeze


Flannel Rhyme: Ten Little Candles

Ten little candles on a Chocolate Cake
Wh! Wh! Now there are eight.
Eight little candles on a candlestick;
Wh! Wh!
Now there are six!
Six little candles and not one more;
Wh! Wh! Now there are four!
Four little candles, red, white and blue;
Wh! Wh! now there are two!
Two little candles standing in the sun;
Wh! Wh! Now there’s none.


We sang:

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday to you, happy birthday to you
Happy Birthday dear authors!
Happy Birthday to you,

5th Storytime of 2006

Theme:

Monkeys!

We read:

Ten Monkey Jambore by Dianne Ochiltree
Monkey Among Us by Dave Horowitz
Monkey Do by Allan Ahlberg




Song- - I'm a Little Monkey(To the Tune of: I'm a little teapot)

I'm a little monkey in the tree Swinging by my tail so merrily

I can leap and fly from tree to tree I have lots of fun you see.

I'm a little monkey watch me play Munching on bananas every day

Lots of monkey friends to play with me

We have fun up in the tree.



Song/Fingerplay – Itsy Bitsy Monkey
(‘Itsy Bitsy Spider’ tune)

The itsy bitsy monkey climbed up the coconut tree
(have hands climb)
Down came a coconut and bopped him on the knee
(drop fist from over head to hit yourself on the knee)
Along came his Mama, who kissed away the pain
(kiss your fist)
Then the itsy bitsy monkey climbed up the tree again
(climb hands again - stretch as high as you can reach!)









Dance/Song: Monkey See, Monkey Do

When you clap, clap, clap your hands

The monkey clap, clap, claps his hands

Monkey see and monkey do,

Monkey does the same as you.

When you stamp, stamp, stamp your feet,

The monkey stamp, stamps, stamps his feet,

Monkey see and monkey do,

Monkey does the same as you.

When you turn, turn, turn around

The monkey turn, turn, turns around,

Monkey see and monkey do,Monkey does the same as you.

When you jump, jump, jump up high,

The monkey jump, jump, jumps up high.Monkey see and monkey do.

Monkey does the same as you.

4th Storytime of 2006

Theme:

Chinese New Year!

We Read:

This Next New Year – by Janet S. Wong

A Kamishibai Play from Japan:How the Years Were Named Adapted byChizuko Kamichi

Lion Dance Song

(To the Tune of: Mary Had a Little Lamb)
See the lion dance and prance,

Dance and prance, dance and prance.

See the lion dance and prance

On Chinese New Year's Day.
Hear the firecrackers pop,

Pop, pop, pop; pop ,pop, pop

Hear the firecrackers pop

On Chinese New Year's Day.



Song: Here Come The New Years(To the Tune of: Old MacDonald Had a Farm)

Here come the new years Marching round, E-I-E-I-O

And one of the yearsIs the year of the Rat, E-I-E-I-O

With a squeak, squeak here,And a squeak, squeak there,

Here a squeak, there a squeak,

Everywhere a squeak, squeak.

Here come the new yearsMarching round, E-I-E-I-O.

Additional Verses:Year of the...Ox - moo, moo Tiger - grr,grrr Rabbit - sniff, sniff Dragon - roar, roarSnake - hiss, hiss Horse - neigh, neigh Sheep - baa, baa Monkey - chee, chee Rooster - cock-a-doodle Dog - bow, wow Pig - oink, oink

3rd Storytime of 2006

Theme:

ME

We Read:

I Like Myself – by Karen Beaumont

Incredible Me by Kathi Appelt


Dances
Shake your Sillies out

Touch your toes to your nose!

Finger plays:
Ten Fingers
I have ten fingers, they all belong to me
I can make them do things, would you like to see?
I can shut them up tight – (make fists)
I can open them wide – (spread fingers out)
I can put them on my head – (put hands on head)
And put them by my side – (hold hands at side)
I can hold them up high – (raise hands high)
I can hold them down low – (put hands on floor)
I can put them in my lap, and hold them just so!


In My Mirror
In my mirror I can see
Two little eyes that look at me.
two little ears, one little nose,
Ten little fingers, ten little toes.
One little mouth I open wide,
two little rows of teeth inside
A tongue that pops both in and out,
lots of joints that bend about.
When I look in the mirror, what do I see?
A beautiful person looking back at me!

2nd storytime of 2006

Theme
Animals ROCK!!


We Read:

Hip Cat by Jonathan London
Punk Farm by Jarrett J. Krosoczka
Pigs Rock! By Melanie Davis Jones

Flannel Play- Five Little Crickets

The first little cricket played a violin.
The second little cricket joined right in.
The third little cricket made a crackly song.
The fourth little cricket helped him along.
The fifth little cricket cried,
"Crick-crick-cree.
The orchestra is over and it's time for tea!

We Sang:

Song- Sing, Sing, Sing
(To the Tune of: Row, Row, Row your boat)

Sing, sing, sing with me.
Sing out loud and clear
To tell the Animals everywhere
That Music time is here.
Sing, sing, sing with me.
Sing out loud and clear
Animals rock, they won’t stop
Music time is here.



Old MacDonald had a Band…

Old MacDonald had a Band, E-I, E-I, O.
And in this band he had a guitar, E-I, E-I, O.
And in this band he had a jug
And in this band he had a banjo
And in this band he had a fiddle
And in this band he had some singers

1st Storytime of 2006

Theme:
Happy Birthday January Authors

We read:

Tops & Bottoms
Adapted by Janet Stevens
Birthday January 17!

Timothy Goes to School
By Rosemary Wells
Birthday January 29!

Where once there was a wood
By Denise Fleming
Birthday January 31!


We Sang:
Winnie the Pooh
The song inspired by author A.A. Milne’s Book
Birthday January 18!

Deep in the hundred acre wood where Christopher Robin Plays.
You'll find the enchanted neighborhood of Christopher's childhood days

A donkey named Eeyore is his friend and Kanga and little Roo
There's Rabbit and Piglet and there's Owl,
but most of all Winnie the Pooh
Winnie the PoohWinnie the Pooh
tubby little cubby all stuffed with fluff
He's Winnie the Pooh
Winnie the Pooh
Willy nilly silly old bear

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday to you, happy birthday to you
Happy Birthday dear authors!
Happy Birthday to you,

Sang & Danced:

Up, Down And Touch The Ground
(Also a Winnie the Pooh Song)
Up, down, up
When I up, down and touch the ground
It puts me in the mood,
Up, down and touch the ground
In the mood for food
I am stout, round and I have found
Speaking poundage wiseI improve my appetite
When I exerciseI am short, fat and proud of that
And so, with all my mightI up, down and up, down to
My appetite's delightWhile I up, down and touch the ground
I think of things to chew, like honey
With a hefty happy appetite
I'm a hefty happy Pooh
With a hefty happy appetite
He's a hefty happy Pooh

We Danced:
Teddy Bear Playtime from Hap Palmer's CD So Big