Books “Freight Train” by Donald Crews “Chugga Chugga Choo Choo” by Emma Garcia “I Love Trains” by Philemon Sturges Choo Choo Train Here’s a little choo choo train Chugging down the track (chug arms) Now it’s going forward (lean forward) Now it’s going back (lean backwards) Hear the bell ringing (ring a bell) Now the whistle blows (blow train whistle)… Read More Storytime: Trains
Books “Llama Llama Gram and Grandpa” by Anna Dewdney “Guess How Much I Love You” by Sam McBratney “The Family Book” by Todd Parr Grandma’s Glasses These are grandma’s glasses (circle fingers around eyes) This is grandma’s hat (place hands above head) And this is the way she folds her hands (interlace fingers) And lays… Read More Storytime: Family
When I first started having babies in story time I was very intimidated. I was used to have preschoolers who would answer open-ended questions and followed along to songs. I quickly learned that for baby story time it is important to speak instructions and use a stuffed animal to demonstrate (I still feel silly doing… Read More Baby Storytime Favorites: Lap Bounces
Books “Blueberry Mouse” by Alice Low “The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry and the Big Hungry Bear” by Don & Audrey Wood Picked a Berry (Tune: Clementine) Picked a blueberry, picked a blueberry (picking motion) That was growing in the sun (circle arms above head) Then I washed it and I ate it (pretend… Read More Storytime: Fruit