Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear

We love bears at storytime! We also love dancing the “Silly Dance Contest”! We were dancing so silly that a flower from Miss Jennifer’s hat came off! It’s okay, though, because she fixed her hat right away:)

Nursery Rhyme of the Week:
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, Turn around.
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, Touch the ground.
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, Shine your shoes.
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, Read the news.
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, Go upstairs.
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, Say your prayers.
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, Turn out the light.
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, Say Goodnight.

Stories Shared:
The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear by Don Wood
Jamberry by Bruce Degen
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin and Eric Carle
Teddy Bears, Teddy Bears photos by William Winburn

Rhymes (Can be found on Toddler Tales Rhymes sheet. Extra copies available at the Library.):
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
The Beehive
Round and Round the Garden
Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes
Fun with Hands

Bonus Song:
“The Bear Went Over the Mountain”
One version of song can be found here

Music:
Bill Shontz: Teddy Bear’s Greatest Hits
Jim Gill Sings the Sneezing Song and Other Contagious Tunes (Silly Dance Contest)

NEW Storytime Resources Page

Hello Everybody, How Do You Do?

I just finished writing a new page for my blog. Under Pages, you’ll find “Storytime Resources”. Here, I share my favorite books and websites that I use for storytime planning including resources on program planning, puppets, flannels, props, nursery rhyme coloring sheets, Mother Goose, music, storytelling and early literacy. Throughout the years, I’ve received many questions from parents, teachers and fellow librarians about where I purchase my “toys”, how I get my ideas, and where one can find out more about early language development. Hopefully, this new page will help answer some questions and also inspire more fun with language. Storytime is a wonderful way to help get young children excited about books, reading and learning…not to mention it’s a lot of fun! I am sure that I will continue to update this Resources page as new resources come to my attention.

Catch a Tiger…at the ZOO!

Nursery Rhyme of the Week:
Eeny, meeny, miny, moe
Eeny, meeny, miny, moe
Catch a tiger by the toe
If he hollers let him go,
Eeny, meeny, miny, moe.

Stories Shared:
Down by the Station by Will Hillenbrand
Whose Baby am I? by John Butler
Zoo Animals 123 by Rebecca Fjelland Davis
Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? by Bill Martin

Rhymes (Can be found on Toddler Tales Rhymes sheet. Extra copies available at the Library.):
Skidamarink
Blackbirds
Round and Round the Garden

Bonus Rhyme:
“Five Elephants in a Bathtub” felt board rhyme
(My Five Elephants in the Bathtub felt board set came from Artfelt.)

One elephant in the bathtub going for a swim.
Knock, Knock,
(Clap twice with “Knock, Knock.”)
Splash, Splash,
(Slap knees twice with “Splash, Splash.”)
Come on in!
(Motion with both hands to come in.)

Two elephants…
Three elephants…
Four elephants…

Five elephants in a bathtub
Going for a swim.
Knock, Knock,
Splash, Splash,
They all fell in!

Music:
Animal Planet Presents Sing with the Animals
Greg and Steve’s Kids in Motion (Animal Action)

Humpty Dumpty and Chickens!

What a fun storytime today! Miss Jennifer loves stories about chickens, so this was one of her favorite storytimes. She especially enjoyed seeing everyone do the Chicken Dance! Afterwards, everyone seemed to enjoy our new Big Cozy Books furniture that we just got at the library

Nursery Rhyme of the Week:
Humpty Dumpty
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall.
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
All the king’s horses and all the king’s men
Couldn’t put Humpty together again.

Stories Shared:
Charlie Chick by Nick Denchfield and Ant Parker (Pop-up Book)
Big Fat Hen by Keith Baker
Five Little Chicks by Nancy Tafuri
Little Red Hen

Rhymes (Can be found on Toddler Tales Rhymes sheet. Extra copies available at the Library.):
If You’re Wearing Red Today
If You’re Happy and You Know It
I’m a Little Teapot
Down on Grandpa’s Farm
Skidamarink

Bonus Poem:
“This Little Chick” felt board rhyme
Can be found here

Music:
Raffi: Everything Grows
The Chicken Dance

How Does Your Garden Grow?

Nursery Rhyme of the Week:
Mary, Mary
Mary, Mary, quite contrary,
How does your garden grow?
With silver bells, and cockle shells,
And pretty maids all in a row.

Stories Shared:
The Neighborhood Mother Goose by Nina Crews
In My Garden by Ward Schumaker
Fran’s Flower by Lisa Bruce
The Enormous Turnip

Rhymes (Can be found on Toddler Tales Rhymes sheet. Extra copies available at the Library.):
Round and Round the Garden
Blackbirds
The Beehive
Fun With Hands

Bonus Song:
“Green Grass Grows All Around”
Full version of the song can be found here

Music:
John Lithgow: Singin’ in the Bathtub
Me and My Bean Bag (Take that Bean Bag)