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