Tuesday, December 22, 2015

Polar Animals


Opening Song: Hello, Friends and Open, Shut Them

Book 1: Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? by Bill Martin

Rhyme: Polar Bear, Polar Bear Turn Around
Polar bear, polar bear turn around,
Polar bear, polar bear touch the ground,

Polar bear, polar bear bend down low,
Polar bear, polar bear touch your toe.

Polar bear, polar bear slide on the ice,
Polar bear, polar bear spin around twice.

Polar bear, polar bear reach up high,
Polar bear, polar bear wave goodbye.
(from: http://readvirginia.org/)

Book 2: Virgil and Owen by Paulette Bogan

Rhyme: Two Little Penguins
Two little penguins sitting on a hill. (hold up two fingers)
One named Jack and one named Jill.
Waddle away Jack. Waddle away Jill. (place hands behind back)
Come back Jack. Come back Jill. (bring hands back to front)

Two little penguins sitting on the ice. (hold up two fingers)
One bows once, the other bows twice. (make index fingers bow)
Waddle little penguins. Waddle away. (put fingers behind back)
Come back penguins. Time to play! (bring fingers to the front)

(from sunflowerstorytime.com)

Book 3: Tacky the Penguin

Song: Penguin Pokey
You put your right flipper in, you take your right flipper out.
You put your right flipper in and you shake it all about.
You do the penguin pokey and you turn yourself around.
That's what it's all about.
(continue on with left flipper, right foot, left foot, beak, etc.,)


Book 4: Where's Walrus and Penguin? by Stephen Savage

Book 5: Flora and the Penguin by Molly Idle

Craft:

http://www.allkidsnetwork.com/crafts/shapes/oval-penguin

Monday, December 21, 2015

Christmas

I've been trying to cover all of the holidays this year, but I have to admit that this is one my favorites. 

Opening Songs: Hello, Friends and Open, Shut Them.

Book 1: Just Right for Christmas by Birdie Black


Book 2: Click, Clack, Ho! Ho! Ho! by Doreen Cronin


Action Rhyme: 

Reindeer Pokey

(Tune: “The Hokey Pokey”)
You put your antlers in. You put your antlers out.
You put your antlers in and you shake them all about.
You do the Reindeer Pokey and you turn yourself around.
That’s what it’s all about!
Additional verses:
You put your hooves in…
You put your red nose in…
You put your fluffy tail in…
You put your reindeer body in…
(from: http://laptimesongs.com/reindeer-pokey/)

Flannel Fun: Rudolph, Rudolph! (http://loonsandquines.blogspot.com)
Rudolph, Rudolph, what will you do?
You can’t guide Santa’s sleigh if your nose is BLUE
The rhyme continues through many different colors, until finally….
Rudolph, Rudolph, the children are in bed
And now we can get on our way because your nose is RED.

Book 3: Froggy's Best Christmas by Jonathan London

Book 4: A Chick 'n Pug Christmas by Jennifer Sattler

Song: Jingle Bells with real bells that kids can shake

Craft: Christmas Tree Bookmark (Oriental Trading)



Ninja Storytime

Opening Song: Hello, Friends and Open, Shut Them

Book 1: The Three Ninja Pigs by Corey Rosen Schwartz

Song: If You’re a Ninja and You Know It

(Tune: If you're happy and you know it)
If you’re a ninja and you know it,
Be really quiet. (Shhh!)
If you’re a ninja and you know it,
Be really quiet. (Shhh!)
If you’re a ninja and you know it,
then your face will surely show it.
If you’re a ninja and you know it,
Be really quiet. (Shhh!)
Additional verses:
If you’re a ninja and you know it walk on tip toe (tip toe)
If you’re a ninja and you know it say HIYAH (HIYAH!)
If you're a ninja and you know it take a bow.
If you're a ninja and you know spin around.
(Credit: http://www.literaryhoots.com/2015/02/ninja-storytime.html)


Book 2: Ninja Bunny by Jennifer Gray Olson

Book 3: Ninja! by Arree Chung

Action Rhyme:
Action Rhyme:
Ninja, ninja – sneak around.
Ninja, ninja – on the ground.
Ninja, ninja – climb up high.
Ninja, ninja – touch the sky.
Ninja, ninja – jump down low.
Ninja, ninja – touch your toe.
Ninja, ninja – take a bow.
Ninja, ninja – sit on down.
(Credit: http://www.literaryhoots.com/2015/02/ninja-storytime.html)

Book 4: Dojo Daytrip by Chris Tougas

Craft: Ninja Finger Puppet

Here's the template that I used:



Sunday, December 6, 2015

Hanukkah

I've never done a Hanukkah storytime, but since I've done a Diwali storytime and I'll be doing a Christmas one, I wanted to expose kids to as many holidays and cultures as possible this year. 
Here's the program:
Opening Songs: Hello, Friends and Open, Shut Them
Book 1: Chanukah Lights Everywhere by Melissa Iwai
Rhyme: One Menorah Candle (from http://storytimesecrets.blogspot.com)
One menorah candle
burning oh so bright.
Now we'll add another one -
it's Hanukkah's second night!

(Repeat, counting up to eight candles.)

Eight menorah candles
burning oh so bright.
We're celebrating Hanukkah -
the festival of lights!

(this can be done as a fingerplay or you can also use a pattern from DLTK: http://www.dltk-kids.com/world/jewish/mpaper.html).
Book 2: The Hanukkah Mice by Ronne Randall
Book 3: Oskar and the Eight Blessings by Richard Simon and Tanya Simon
Rhyme: Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
Book 4: The Runaway Latkes by Leslie Kimmelman
Craft: Star of David Ornament