Books “Giraffes Can’t Dance” by Giles Andreae “Baby Danced the Polka” by Karen Beaumont “Down by the Cool of the Pool” by Tony Mitton Five Ballerinas I love having the children stand up, spin in a circle and jump. Five dancing ballerinas Dancing on their toes One twirls, spins and jumps Then off the stage… Read More Storytime: Dance
Books “Brontorina” by James Howe “Giraffes Can’t Dance” by Giles Andrea “Dancing Feet!” by Lindsay Craig Tommy Thumbs Up This is sure to get some giggles, at my last place of employment I had a 2 year old start singing this song every time she saw me! Tommy thumbs up (hold up thumbs and raise… Read More Storytime: Dance
Books “Mouse Paint” by Ellen Stoll Walsh “Pete the Cat I Love My White Shoes” by Eric Litwin “Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?” by Bill Martin Jr. I Have a Crayon I gave each child a crayon before we began the rhyme, when their color was called they came and stuck it… Read More Storytime: Colors
Books “Jazzy in the Jungle” by Lucy Cousins “Sheep in a Jeep” by Nancy Shaw “Jump” by Scott M. Fischer ABC Magnets I like to start and end the Alphabet program by singing our ABCs. To start I put out all of the letter magnets and have the children tell me what letter is missing,… Read More Storytime: Letter J
I hope everyone had a safe and happy New Year! In honor of the New Year we had a “Countdown to New Year’s” party. Children of all ages were invited to celebrate the New Year by counting down to 12 noon. We had a total of 25 children (ages 1 to 7) and 17 adults.… Read More Countdown to Noon
Book “Dog’s Colorful Day” by Emma Dodd “Ten Terrible Dinosaurs” by Paul Strickland “Dancing Feet” by Lindsay Craig ABC Magnets I like to start and end the Alphabet program by singing our ABCs. To start I put out all of the letter magnets and have the children tell me what letter is missing, that becomes… Read More Storytime: Letter D
Here are some songs and activities that are perfect for getting the wiggles out. These songs are guaranteed to get the kids moving and engaged. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated and will be added to the list! Roly Poly (Tune: Where is Thumbkin) Roly poly, roly poly (roll arms) Up, up, up (raise arms)… Read More Storytime Go To Songs