Closing Movement: Parachute Play Post storytime activity: Make-Your-Own Puppy Coloring Book!This was so easy. I printed out several different puppy coloring pages from the Internet, gave the kids a piece of construction paper to decorate, folded the construction paper over the coloring sheets and Voila! They're own coloring book that keeps giving and giving (depending on how many pages you give them!) Here are some coloring pagesthat might work for you.
Who’d have thought this Lance Armstrong controversy would
lead to discussions about pubic librarianship? I sure didn’t. But here we are,
half the library world is up in arms about it and the rest are just sitting
around trying to change the channel, like me.
The problem is that the Up-In-Armers want to make some
changes and that makes us Channel Surfers have to stand up and say something.
What are some libraries doing? Well, right now there’s a lot
of librarian discussions about what different systems are planning to do with
Armstrong books. You’ve probably seen the viral picture from Manly Library, Sydney, Australia.
And word on the listservs is that several Southern
California libraries will actually remove Armstrong books from their
collections. That, in my, and I’m sure other librarians’ opinions, is where
the line gets crossed.
First of all, think about it from a capitalistic point of
view: Now that there’s a controversy, the books are more likely to circulate,
so you’re limiting your own circulation by not letting those books go out.
Now
from a library activist's point of view: Dude. We’re not here to censor. We’re
not here to define truth or lies for people. Libraries exist to provide the
public with the tools to make those decisions for themselves. You cross the
line when you start to make decisions for the public telling them what they can’t
read. And I don’t want to hear someone come back with a jab at collection
development policies. I’m focusing here on banned books and censoring. Think
about what Reverend Shaw Moore in Footloose (1984) said:
"The devil isn't
in these books. It's in here. It's in our hearts."
Why are Mythologies and Folklore found in the nonfiction
section? Mythology is usually based in religion or a belief system and is or
was believed to be true. Folklore is often true stories that have been
stretched by the telephone game of time and distance. Basically, both myth and
folklore are based in truth or are believed to be true by one or more groups of
people. Lance Armstrong really did what he did, whether he did it with help or not. That all really happened. It wasn't CGI or Photoshop.
Process that and then think about what you should do with Lance
Armstrong books.
He said if you want it this is what you've gotta do.
He said clap clap
clap.
CLAP CLAP CLAP!
You’ve gotta clap clap clap.
CLAP CLAP CLAP!
You’ve gotta clap
clap clap.
CLAP CLAP CLAP!
He said clap clap
clap.
And the monkey
said to stop!
Other Verse:Stomp stomp
stomp!
Another verse: Scratch scratch scratch!
Literacy:Five Little Monkeys Jumping On the Bed by Eileen Christelow read and followed with having the kids stand up and saying the rhyme together kinda like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tperYYMCYE
Closing Fingerplay:
Two Little Blackbirds Post storytime activity:Zoo Animals Foam Pieces Collage We have a lot of these from Discount School Supply, so we gave each kids some with a green piece of construction paper and a glue stick. Some kids made a zoo, another made a safari, another made a safari in the zoo. That was my favorite!
Do you know what shape this is? What shape this is? What shape this is? Do you know what shape this is? I think that it’s a ______
and/or
Can You Make a Shape (circle/heart/square/diamond/triangle). I learned it from Super Simple Learning, but I modified it slightly.
A circle! A circle! Can you make a circle? A circle! A circle! Can you make a circle? Ready…Set…Go!
Literacy: Felt Shape Story I was trying to use the ArtFelt kit for Mouse Shapes by Ellen Stoll Walsh, but that was more elaborate than I had room in my brain for. So, I found this Little Story Bug video and copied it and cut out my own felt shapes to use.
The Shape Story Once there was a blue square but the blue square was very
lonely. One day PLOP! Out of the sky fell a red triangle and landed
on top of the blue square. They were so happy to meet each other, When PLOP! Out of the
sky fell a yellow circle
that landed just above them and it brightened up their day and they were all
happy together. Until one day PLOP! PLOP! A brown rectangle and a green
triangle fell from the sky and landed right next to them. They were so happy to meet the new shapes when again,
another PLOP! PLOP! And two small squares landed on top of the blue square. And then suddenly another PLOP! When a small rectangle fell out
of the sky and landed right on top of the blue square, too. Guess what? All together these shapes made something! What
did all the shapes make? A house! A tree! A sun! And they all lived happily ever after.
Closing Fingerplay:
Two Little Blackbirds
Post storytime activity:Shape Collage I had my assistant for the day sort out different foam shapes and gave each parent/child an amount along with a piece of black construction paper and a glue stick. They knew what to do from there. It was great. Parents were asking their children to identify colors and shapes. Yay! Job well done!
I had to plan my first baby storytime at the last minute because I was pretty busy in the days proceeding. So I borrowed an outline from a librarian who is seasoned in baby-storytiming and modified it for me and my audience. It turned out pretty well! The parents (although there were only two) were really responsive and enjoyed doing all the different movements and songs. It was pretty fun. And I'm excited about my next one!
Welcome Patter: Welcome to baby
storytime. Today we’re going to sing songs, do some tickles, bounces and
fingerplays, read some nursery rhymes, and share books together. The activities
we do today are ways that you can stimulate brain development especially,
language development in your baby. Your baby might
not want to participate right now and that’s okay. If your baby doesn’t seem to
be paying attention, their brain is still being stimulated by what they see and
hear around them. If your baby
isn’t happy here please take them out until they calm down and come back when
you think he or she is ready.
Okay, let’s
begin.
Welcome song: Good Morning to You (To the tune of Happy Birthday)
Good Morning to
You! Good Morning to
You! Good Morning Dear
Baby (or insert name)! Good Morning to
You!
Wiggle fingers and
toes along with the book and kisses at the end.
Tickle: Baby's Fingers and ToesThis version has another verse to it, but its easy to pick up.
These are baby’s
fingers. These are baby’s
toes. This is baby’s
belly button, Round and round
it goes! These are baby’s
ears. This is baby’s
nose. This is baby’s
belly button, Round and round
it goes!
Parent patter: By pointing out your baby’s body
parts, you are teaching them that they are made up of many parts and all of these
parts have names.
Fingerplay: This Little Piggy WiggleThis can also be a tickle, too. This little piggy went to the market. This little piggy stayed home. This little piggy had roast beef. This little piggy had none. And this little piggy cried Wee! Wee! Wee! All the way home!
Parent patter: Playing peekaboo teaches your baby
that sometimes you might go away, but you’ll always come back to them. They
also learn that even though they can’t see something, its still there.
Pass out color
scarves and have parents play peek-a-boo with their hands or the scarves while
reading the book. Then give them a minute or two to play after the book.
Read to your baby time: Play a song in the background and pass
out a basket of board books giving the parents a few minutes to share a book with
their baby.
Bounce: Tiny Little Baby (To the tune of Shortenin' Bread) Tiny, little baby loves bouncing bouncing. Tiny, little baby loves bouncing so!
Tiny, little baby loves bouncing bouncing. Tiny, little baby loves bouncing so!
Bounce to the left,
Bounce to the right,
Now hug that baby nice and tight!
Parent patter: Making animal sounds helps
children identify animals, associate sounds with things, and learning the
sounds from you helps them learn to talk. Let them see your mouth as you talk
to them and say these animal sounds.
I didn't actually use this one because I think two doses of patter is enough for each storytime.
Animals sounds book: I Went Walking by Sue Williams Have the parents repeat
the phrase “What did you see?” and the corresponding animal sound.
Animal sound song: Animals In the Morning (I don't remember where I got this from, but this is a similar song from Nancy Stewart) When the cow gets up in the morning You'll always hear her say: Moo! Moo! She'll always say Moo! When the cat gets up in the morning You'll always hear him say: Meow! Meow! He'll always say Meow! You can substitute any noise making animal in here, I think. I used this with puppets, but you can print out images of different animals and dance them around for the babies to enjoy.
Classic nursery rhyme: Humpty Dumpty (I used this as a bounce) Humpty dumpty sat on a wall.(Bounce then hold the baby up) Humpty dumpty had a great fall. (Bounce then sit the baby down) All the king's horses and all the king's men, Couldn't put Humpty together again. (Bounce then wiggle)
Walking bounces: I got this idea and this rhyme from this video. I'm going to add another rhyme, I just haven't decided which, yet. I don't do too much up and down movement because I know some people have back problems. Keep that in mind when you're planning to do bounces. So we walk in a circle, bouncing and singing.
Zoom Zoom Zoom
Zoom! Zoom! Zoom! (Walk in a circle, bouncing to the beat) We're going to the moon. Zoom! Zoom! Zoom! We're going to the moon. If you'd like to take a trip, Climb aboard my rocket ship. Zoom! Zoom! Zoom! We're going to the moon. Zoom! Zoom! Zoom! We're going to the moon. In 5...4...3...2...1...Blast off!(Bend down and then lift the baby up for blast off)
Closing patter: Thank you for coming to baby storytime.
Please hang out for the next 20 minutes and meet other parents and babies and play.
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what you think.
Chorus: But the one little duck with the feather on his back
He led the others with a quack, quack, quack!
Quack, quack, quack! Quack, quack, quack!
He led the otherswith a quack, quack!
Down to the river they would go
Wibble, wobble, wibble, wobble, to and fro
Chorus
Back from the river they would come
Wibble, wobble, wibble, wobble, ho, hum, hum
Chorus
Six little ducksthat I once knew
Fat ones, skinny ones, fair ones, too
Chorus
Closing Fingerplay:
Two Little Blackbirds Post storytime activity:My plan was to make handprint ducks and geese (http://funhandprintart.blogspot.com/2009/08/rainy-day-handpint-duck.html), but the kids just had fun with fingerpaints and the parents were grateful for the disposable aprons!
