January 27, 2016 Story Time - Jump & Hop

If you missed this weeks story time here is what we did:

*marks the books we read

Jump!  by Scott M. Fischer*
Hilda Must Be Dancing  by Karma Wilson
Can You Cuddle Like a Koala?  by John Butler*
Hop! Plop!  by Corey Rosen Schwartz & Teli Klein
Wiggle Waggle  by Jonathan London*
Hoptoad  by Jane Yolen
Hop-Skip Jump-a-roo Zoo  by Jane Belk Moncure

For our craft we made a frog headband like the one pictured here:

Extra activities:
Five Little Monkeys
Five little monkeys jumping on the bed
one fell off and bumped it's head
momma called the doctor and the doctor said
"no more monkeys jumping on the bed!"

repeat verses until only one monkey is jumping on the bed, then sing
one little monkey jumping on the bed
she fell off and bumped her head
momma called the doctor, and the doctor said
"put those monkeys back to bed!"

We danced to:
"If You're Happy and You Know It" from the CD "Preschool Action Songs" and "Wiggy Wiggles Freeze Dance" from the CD "Two Little Sounds" by Hap Palmer

January 20, 2016 Story Time - Romp & Stomp

If you missed this weeks story time here is what we did

*marks the books we read

Romping Monsters, Stomping Monsters  by Jane Yolen*
Rainforest Romp  by Tony Mitton
Rhino Romp  by Jean Craighead George
Dinosaurumpus!  by Tony Mitton*
If You're a Monster and You Know It  by Rebecca & Ed Emberley*


For our craft we made a dinosaur puppet (like the one pictured here):

We covered the dinosaur with small pieces of tissue paper and taped it to a colored craft stick to make it a puppet.

Extra activities:
Open, Shut them
Open, shut them, open, shut them, give a little clap
open, shut them, open, shut them, lay them in your lap
creep them, creep them, creep them, creep them, right up to your chin
open wide your little mouth....
but do not let them in!
open, shut them, open, shut them, give a little clap
open, shut them, open, shut them, lay them in your lap

Five Enormous Dinosaurs
(we talked about what enormous means, then did this fingerplay)
Five enormous dinosaurs,
letting out a roar
one danced away,
then there were four!
Twist, twist, twist, twist, twist, twist, ROAR!
Four enormous dinosaurs,
crashing down a tree
one skipped away,
then there were three!
skip, skip, skip, skip, skip, skip, ROAR!
Three enormous dinosaurs,
eating tiger stew
one twirled away,
then there were two!
twirl, twirl, twirl, twirl, twirl, twirl, ROAR!
Two enormous dinosaurs,
resting in the sun
one shook away,
and then there was one!
shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, ROAR!
One enormous dinosaur,
left all alone
he wiggled away,
and then there were none!
wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, ROAR!

December 13, 2016 Story Time - Let's Dance

If you missed this weeks story time here is what we did:

*marks the books we read

Frances Dean Who Loved to Dance and Dance  by Birgitta Sif*
Elephants Cannot Dance!  by Mo Willems
Prancing Dancing Lily  by Marsha Diane Arnold
I Wish I Could....DANCE! A Story About Being Happy  by Tiziana Bendall-Brunello*
The Nuts: Sing and Dance in Your Polka-dot Pants  by Eric Litwin
Underpants Dance  by Marlena Zapf
Do Crocodiles Dance? A Book About Animal Habits  by Laura Purdie Salas*
Rupert Can Dance  by Jules Feiffer
Penguin cha-cha  by Kristi Valiant

For our craft we made dance wands by coloring cardstock taped to a craft stick and then decorating with different colored strands of crepe paper

Extra activities
We danced to the song "Body Parts" performed by Greg & Steve, from their CD "Shake, Rattle & Rock"

January 6, 2016 Story Time - Let's Move!

If you missed this weeks story time here is what we did:

*marks the books we read

Make it Move  by Leon Read*
Everybody Move Your Feet  by Jodi Huelin
Row, Row, Row Your Boat  by Jane Cabrera*
How Do We Move?  by Sally Morgan
Wiggle  by Doreen Cronin*
Can You Make a Piggy Giggle?  by Linda Ashman*

For our craft we made a shaker by putting rice between two small paper plates and stapling them together. Then we decorated them with markers and stickers

Extra activities:

Open, Shut Them
Open, shut them, open shut them, give a little clap
open, shut them, open shut them, lay them in your lap
creep them, creep them, right up to your chin
open wide your little mouth, but do not let them in!
open, shut them, open shut them, give a little clap
open, shut them, open shut them, lay them in your lap

My Body Action Song
Two little hands go clap, clap, clap
one little foot goes tap, tap, tap
two little feet go stomp, stomp, stomp
one little foot goes hop, hop, hop
one little body turns around
all little bodies sit quietly down

We listened and followed along to the song "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" from the CD "Mommy & Me"

We listened and followed along to the song "Head, Shoulders, Knees & Toes" from the CD "Little Tikes Preschool Action Songs"

December 30, 2015 Story Time - Winter

If you missed this weeks story time here is what we did:

*marks the books we read

Winter  by Cynthia Amoroso and Robert B. Noyed*
No Two Alike  by Keith Baker
Winter  by Ann Herriges
Snow Day!  by Lester L. Laminack*
Winter in the Woods  by Linda Ruggieri
It's Snowing!  by Gail Gibbons
I See Winter  by Charles Ghigna*
Blizzard  by John Rocco
First Snow  by Bernette Ford*
One Winter's Day  by M. Christina Butler
If It's Snowy and You Know It, Clap Your Paws!  by Kim Norman
Kipper's Snowy Day  by Mick Inkpen
Sizing up Winter  by Lizann Flatt
Winter is Coming  by Tony Johnston
Winter White  by Christianne C. Jones*
What Happens in Winter?  by Sara L. Latta

I found our craft here:
http://goo.gl/MUne5V

Extra activities:
We talked about what we wear when it gets cold. Hats, mittens, boots, coats, etc and where they are worn on our bodies.

Five Little Snowflakes
Five little snowflakes flying by my door
one blew away and then there were four
Four little snowflakes falling down on me
one blew away and then there were three
Three little snowflakes falling down on you
one blew away and then there were two
Two little snowflakes having lots of fun
one blew away and then there was one
One little snowflake sitting in the sun
it melted away and then there was none

Winter Pokey
You put your right mitten in
you take your right mitten out
you put your right mitten in
and you shake it all about
you do the winter pokey (shiver)
and turn yourself around
That's what it's all about!

Repeat with other verses:
You put your left mitten in....
You put your right boot.....
You put your left boot....
You put your winter hat in....
You put your snowsuit (whole body) in....