Books Shared:
Froggy Green by Anna Walker
Songs and Rhymes:
Welcome Song: ____ Is Here Today (to the tune of “Farmer in the Dell”) *
If You’re Happy and You Know It *
We Wave Good-Bye Like This (to the tune of “Farmer in the Dell”)*
Music:
Do You Like Fruits? (Songs about Me)
If You Have This On (More Songs abou Me)
Shake Your Eggs (Milk and Cookies)
Flannelboard Story:
The Very Hungry Caterpillar, available here.
We’ll be starting again on Monday, March 9 at 10am at the All Cultures Equal Building. Hope to see you there!
Books Shared:
I Love you Through and Through by Bernadette Rossetti Shustak
Yummy Yucky by Leslie Patricelli
The Gingerbread Man
Songs and Rhymes:
Welcome Song: ____ Is Here Today (to the tune of “Farmer in the Dell”) *
If You’re Happy and You Know It *
Tommy Thumb *
Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes *
Music:
Milk and Cookies (Kindermusik – Milk and Cookies, disc 2)
Clap Your Hands (Lisa Yves – Jazz for Kids)
Musical Instruments and the Ames Public Library
Many of the instruments we used today were checked out from the Ames Public Library. Did you know that, as a resident of Iowa, you are eligible to get a library card at just about any library in the state? If you are in Ames sometimes, check out the children’s area at their public library. They have a wonderful collection of books, music, movies, big books and instruments as well as lots of great programs and fun things to do.
* The songs and rhymes with an asterisk are found on the Toddler Storytime Rhymes and Songs page at the top of the blog.
Monday, February 9, 2009
Books Shared:
Farm Faces , a Book of Masks by Lucy Schultz
The Seals on the Bus by Lenny Hort
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See by Bill Martin, Jr./Eric Carle
Songs and Rhymes:
Welcome Song: ____ Is Here Today (to the tune of “Farmer in the Dell”) *
If You’re Happy and You Know It *
Old McDonald Had a Farm
Fun With Hands *
Sometimes I’m Tall *
Music:
Piece of Paper (William Janiak – Songs about Me)
Clap Your Hands (Lisa Yves – Jazz for Kids)
Brown Bear, Brown Bear Flannelboard
(You can find the pattern for this and other stories at http://www.kizclub.com/stories.htm.)
You could easily make a flannelboard at home. I clipped a very large piece of felt to an easel for my board. I printed the pictures on cardstock paper and then attached some stiff pieces of felt to the back. I’ve also heard that you can attach little magnet strips on the back and use a cookie sheet as your board. Flannelboard stories are good for helping kids practice sequencing and storytelling.
* The songs and rhymes with an asterisk are found on the Toddler Storytime Rhymes and Songs page at the top of the blog.
Monday, February 2, 2009
Books Shared:
Cars, Trucks and Planes by Gladys Rosa-Mendoza (English/Spanish bilingual book)
My Car by Byron Barton
I Love Trucks by Philemon Sturges
Songs and Rhymes:
Welcome Song: ____ Is Here Today *
If You’re Happy and You Know It *
10 Little Fingers *
Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes *
Open Them, Shut Them *
Music:
Drivin’ In My Car (Ralph Covert – Ralph’s World)
Wheels on the Bus (Raffi-Rise and Shine)
Shake Your Eggs (Kindermusik – Milk and Cookies, disc 2)
Wheels on the Bus Flannelboard
(You can find the pattern for this and other stories at www.kidzclub.com.)
This was the first week I used a flannelboard and you could easily make one at home. I clipped a very large piece of felt to an easel for my board. I printed the pictures on cardstock paper and then attached some stiff pieces of felt to the back. It worked well. I’ve also heard that you can attach little magnet strips on the back and use a cookie sheet as your board. Flannelboard stories are good for helping kids practice sequencing and storytelling.
* The songs and rhymes with an asterisk are found on the Toddler Storytime Rhymes and Songs page at the top of the blog.
January 19, 2009
Books Shared:
Head, Shoulders Knees and Toes by Annie Kubler
Where Is Baby’s Belly Button? by Karen Katz
From Head to Toe by Eric Carle (big book available from Ames Public Library)
Songs and Rhymes:
Welcome Song: ____ Is Here Today (to the tune of “Farmer in the Dell”) *
If You’re Happy and You Know It *
Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes
Music:
Bean Bag Rock (Bean Bag Activities and Coordination Skills by Georgiana Stewart)
* The songs and rhymes with an asterisk are found on the Toddler Storytime Rhymes and Songs page at the top of the blog.
