Baker’s Man, Bake Me Some Cookies!

Today’s books were all about bakers and baking…yum! Only four more weeks of storytime left:( We’ll have information about our summer reading program out soon, though… so stay tuned!

Nursery Rhyme of the Week:
Pat-a-Cake
Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker’s man.
Bake me a cake as fast as you can.
Pat it and roll it and mark it with “B”
And put it in the oven for Baby and me.

Books Shared:
The Baker’s Dozen by Dan Andreasen
Who Took the Cookies From the Cookie Jar? by Bonnie Lass
It Looked Like Spilt Milt by Charles Shaw
The Gingerbread Man

Rhymes (Can be found on Toddler Storytime Rhymes Sheet–Spring 2009):
Tony Chestnut
Hammer Song
Five Little Monkeys
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
If You’re Happy and You Know It
I’m a Little Teapot
Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes

Music:
Carole Peterson: Sticky Bubble Gum and Other Tasty Tunes (Hokey Pokey)

Firefighters to the Rescue!

We had a very “smokin’” storytime today all about firefighters.

Nursery Rhyme of the Week:
Jack Be Nimble
Jack, be nimble,
Jack, be quick,
Jack, jump over the candlestick.

Books Shared:
“Fire! Fire!” Said Mrs. McGuire by Bill Martin, Jr.
Fire Truck by Peter Sis
Firefighters to the Rescue! by Kersten Hamilton

Rhymes (Can be found on Toddler Storytime Rhymes Sheet–Spring 2009):
Skidamarink
Where is Thumbkin?
Sometimes
Five Little Sausages
Stretching Fun
Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes

Bonus Rhyme:
Birthday Cake
Ten candles on a birthday cake (Fingers up)
All lit up for me! (Fingers wiggle)
I’ll make a wish and blow them out. (Fingers up)
Watch and you will see. Whhh! (Blow and bend fingers down)

Bonus Song:
The Wheels on the Bus
(Melody and lyrics can be found here.)
(Patterns can be found here, though link does not always work.)

Music:
John Denver: All Aboard!
Carole Peterson: Sticky Bubble Gum and Other Tasty Tunes (Little Old Wagon)
Barney’s Favorites Volume 1 (Hurry, Hurry Drive the Fire Truck)

The Farmer in the Dell

Today’s stories were about farming and gardening (and pesky rabbits!). I hope that everyone has a good Easter weekend!

Stories Shared:
The Farmer in the Dell (pictures by Mary Maki Rae)
This is the Farmer by Nancy Tafuri
The Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss
Mrs. Wishy-Washy by Joy Cowley

Rhymes (Can be found on Toddler Storytime Rhymes Sheet–Spring 2009):
If You’re Wearing Red Today
Where is Thumbkin?
Old MacDonald
Open, Shut Them

Flannel:
Little Mouse, Little Mouse, Are you in the [insert color] house?
(Underneath different colored flannel houses, I place different flannel animals. Using a cat puppet, we go in search of the mouse flannel…)

Bonus Song:
“Little Bunny Foo Foo” (Music and lyrics can be found here.)

Music:
Julian Lloyd Webber: Lullaby
Jim Gill Sings the Sneezing Song and Other Contagious Tunes (I Took a Bath in a Washing Machine)

If You See a Piece of Garbage, Pick it Up!

Welcome back to storytime! We took a spring break last week…but came back strong this week with stories about GARBAGE!

Stories Shared:
We Need Garbage Collectors by Lisa Trumbauer
Trashy Town by Andrea Zimmerman
Smash! Mash! Crash! There Goes the Trash! by Barbara Odanaka

Rhymes (Can be found on Toddler Storytime Rhymes Sheet–Spring 2009):
If You’re Happy and You Know It
Hammer Song
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Open, Shut Them
Where is Thumbkin?
Five Little Sausages
I’m a Little Teapot

Bonus Rhyme:
(To the tune of “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If You See a Piece of Garbage, Pick it Up!
If You See a Piece of Garbage, Pick it Up!
If You See a Piece of Garbage,
If You See a Piece of Garbage,
If You See a Piece of Garbage, Pick it Up!

Music:
Sesame Street: Platinum All-Time Favorites (I Love Trash)
Carole Peterson: Sticky Bubble Gum and Other Tasty Tunes (The Wiggle Song)

Craft:
For a simple craft, we glued cut-out clip art images of a garbage truck and a trash can to a piece of paper. We also glued onto the paper some paper shreds (“garbage”).