Halloween Cats

Happy Halloween, Friends! Black cats are a must for Halloween fun, so today’s storytime centered mostly on cats with a few Halloween treats thrown in.

Nursery Rhyme of the Week:
Hickory Dickory Dock
Hickory Dickory Dock,
The mouse ran up the clock.
The clock struck one,
The mouse ran down!
Hickory Dickory Dock.

Stories Shared:
In a Dark, Dark Wood pop-up version by David Carter
Kitty’s Cuddles by Jane Cabrera
What Will Fat Cat Sit On? by Jan Thomas
Three Little Kittens illustrated by Lorianne Siomades
Go Away, Big Green Monster! by Ed Emberley

Rhymes (Can be found on Toddler Storytime Rhymes Sheet.):
I Wiggle My Fingers
The Quiet Mouse
Old MacDonald
Apples
Fun with Hands

Bonus Rhyme:
Pumpkin, pumpkin, round and fat
Turned into a jack-o-lantern just like that!

Music:
Wee Sing: For Halloween
Raffi: More Singable Songs (Shake My Sillies Out)

Jungle Animals

Hello, everybody!!! Miss Jennifer is back! I missed everyone while I was out sick last week with bronchitis:( But, I am so happy to be back sharing stories with all of my friends. Today’s theme was Jungle Animals. We had a wild and fun time!

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:
Walking through the Jungle by Julie Lacome
If You’re Happy and You Know It (Jungle Edition) by James Warhola
Peek and Pat: Hiding in the Jungle by Emma Davis

Rhymes (Can be found on Toddler Storytime Rhymes Sheet.):
Ten Little Fingers
If You’re Happy and You Know It
One Elephant
Itsy Bitsy Spider
Not Say a Single Word

Bonus Rhyme:
Teasing Mr. Crocodile (Words can be found here. Felt board set came from Artfelt.)

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:
Carol Hammett: Toddlers on Parade
Carole Peterson: Sticky Bubble Gum and Other Tasty Tunes (I am a Fine Musician)

Farm Animals, E-I-E-I-O!

Wowsers! We were all very good listeners today, so we got to read lots of books about farm animals. Miss Jennifer was very silly…she balanced lots of animals on her head: a pig, a chicken, a dog, a cat and a sheep! She also had a BOOK on her head…and it didn’t fall off when she walked across the room! So silly! Storytime is so much fun

Nursery Rhyme of the Week:
Baa, Baa Black Sheep
Baa, baa, black sheep,
Have you any wool?
Yes, sir, yes, sir,
Three bags full;
One for the master,
One for the dame,
And one for the little boy
Who lives down the lane.

Books Shared:
Cows in the Kitchen by June Crebbin
Barn Sneeze by Karen B. Winnick
Moo, Baa, La La La! by Sandra Boynton
Clip Clop by Nicola Smee
The Farmer in the Dell (pictures by Mary Maki Rae)
Silly Sally by Audrey Wood

Rhymes (Can be found on Toddler Storytime Rhymes Sheet.):
Old MacDonald
Mr. Turkey Went Out One Day
I Wiggle My Fingers
Not Say a Single Word
If You’re Happy and You Know It

Music:
Music for Little People: A Child’s Celebration of Folk Music
Laurie Berkner: Buzz Buzz (Pig on Her Head)
Greg and Steve’s Kids in Motion (Animal Action)

Deep in the Forest…

Today’s storytime was all about FOREST ANIMALS! Owls! Bears! Wolves! Oh my!

Stories Shared:
Who’s There? by Mary Serforzo
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin and Eric Carle
The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear by Don Wood
The Three Little Pigs

Rhymes (Can be found on Toddler Storytime Rhymes Sheet.):
I Wiggle My Fingers
Animals on the Bus
Apples
The Quiet Mouse
Fun with Hands

Music:
Raffi: Everything Grows
Me and My Bean Bag (Take that Bean Bag)