Friday, June 15, 2012

Summer Storytimes

I haven't posted lately because I didn't develop/plan storytimes for the summer.  At our library we do a combined toddler/preschool storytime through the summer reading program and the Children's Librarian planned this summer's storytimes while I worked on school-age events--Guardians of Ga'Hoole; Tutus and Castles and Wings, Oh My!; Stuffed Animal Sleepover; Magic Tree House Night Adventurs; and Super Heroes.

So I don't have anything of my own to post, but I will add my few outreach storytimes.  My preschool storytimes will start up again mid-September.

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Z is for...

(Sorry, just realized I didn't publish this--we start our summer storytimes tomorrow!)

Welcome Song

Henrietta’s Basket: Zero (I forgot to bring the zoo map from home!)

Song: Be my echo (6 syllables x 2) zoom and zebra; zipper and zucchini

Flannel Board: The Buzzing Busy Bee

The bee is such a busy soul.
She buzzes all around.
You see her flit from flower to flower,
Making her sweet buzzing sound. Buzzzzzzzzzzzzz

She sips each flower’s nectar sweet,
‘Til she can drink no more.
Then back to her hive to prepare a treat
Of honey which she’ll store. Buzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Once in her hive, she doesn’t stop.
Her chores continue on.
Feeding queen and young and fanning her hive,
Singing her sweet buzzing song. Buzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Book: Zero (Otoshi)

Song: ZOO ANIMALS — an action song to the tune of If You’re Happy and You Know It

If you want to be a monkey, go Ohh, Ohh!
If you want to be a monkey, go Ohh, Ohh!
If you want to be a monkey, if you want to be a monkey,
If you want to be a monkey, go Ohh, Ohh!

Parrot — flap your wings
Elephant — swing your trunk
Lion — roar out loud
Giraffe — stand up tall
Kangaroo—hop, hop

Nursery Rhyme: There was an old woman

Book: Life-Size Zoo (Komiya)

ABC Chant

Good bye Chant

Enrichment: ABC dot-to-dot, trace/cut zig-zag lines, Little People zoo/train play set, zoo file folder game, zoo stamps