Storytime Programs - Summer, 2016, Week Seven

Welcome to the seventh week of of our summer storytimes.  In addition to our weekly storytimes, there are numerous special events happening so be sure to check our Events Calendar http://gailbweb.gailborden.info/evanced/lib/eventcalendar.asp, give us a call, or stop by the desk in the Early Learning Center if you would like more information.  We hope that you'll be joining us and continue to make a visit to the library part of  your summer routine.   Don't forget to track your summer reading time and turn in your log before the end of July to receive all prizes!  Below you will find some of the books, rhymes, and fingerplays we are presenting this week.

Tiny Tales  (For babies 0-23 months and an adult caregiver)

Books
I Love Bugs by Dodd
Click here to link to the book at the library.
Giant Pop-Out Bugs by Chronicle Books
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Action Rhyme: The Itsy Bitsy Spider
The itsy bitsy spider crawled up the water spout,
Down came the rain and washed the spider out.
Out came the sun and dried up all the rain,
And the itsy bitsy spider climbed up the spout again.

We performed this action rhyme together along with a large spider puppet and accompanied by Hap Palmer's extended version on his Early Childhood Classics CD. Many fun and educational songs and rhymes can be found on the CD's in our collection. Check some out!

Starry Time Stories (For children 2 years -Kindergarten with adult caregiver)

Books
Goodnight, Moon by Brown

Click here to link to the book at the library.
A Circle in the Sky by Wilson (presented as a flannel story)
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Movie
Happy Birthday, Moon by Brown
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We hope you and your child enjoyed Starry Time Stories this summer.  You've been a wonderful audience for our programs!  If you'd like to watch our puppet shows again, click on the following link Nedrob Puppet Shows

On July 25 and 26 we will be offering Fun with Favorite Friends in place of Starry Time Stories. Celebrate your favorite characters with games and activities by visiting our drop-in stations. This program is for children and their caregivers.  Click on our Events Calendar link at the top of the page for more information. 

1, 2, 3 Go! April Showers Bring May Flowers

At the 1, 2, 3 Go!  class this week, we had fun with all kinds of songs and games to welcome in the spring season! Below are two songs we sang and several books we shared.   These introduce concepts such as weather and seasons  through repetition and rhythmic language.  The actions and movements used help children develop motorskills as they clap and jump, as well as, make connections with concepts.  Take some time this week to engage your child in conversation about what they sing such as, 'what do the flowers do?' or 'what flutters?' to keep the fun moving!  Share one of our books below together, which carry through the concepts by way of creepy, crawly spring bugs!

The Rain in the Spring Song (Sung to the tune of Wheels on the Bus)
The rain in the spring goes drip, drip, drip, drip, drip, drip, drip, drip, drip.
The rain in the spring goes drip drip drip, all day long!

The flowers in the spring all grow grow grow, grow, grow, grow.
The flowers in the spring all grow, grow, grow, all day long!

The wind in the spring goes swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish.
The wind in the spring goes swish, swish, swish, all day long! 

The butterfly in the spring goes flutter, flutter, flutter, flutter, flutter, flutter.
The butterfly in the spring goes flutter, flutter, flutter, all day long!

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Everyone loved the songs we sang at the 1, 2, 3 Go class, including "Walter the Waltzing Worm by Hap Palmer.  This music CD is available to check out at the library so you can sing the whole song.   For additional resources from Hap Palmer, visit his website.  To help you with the song, you may want to create your own Walter the Waltzing Worm by using a piece of yarn or string.

Check catalog availability of "Walter the Waltzing Worm"

Walter the Waltzing Worm
Words and Music: Hap Palmer

Select Lyrics: 
Chorus:
Please don't scream when I show you my friend
Walter the waltzing worm
In three-quarter time he slithers and slimes
Wiggles and squiggles and squirms

Verses:
He crawls up my leg with a slippy slip slide
He slides over my shoulder and down to my side

In front of my tummy his head and tail meet
Then he falls to the floor and lands by my feet

Between my ankles he slides as I stand
Then he rolls up my leg and slips through my hands

He stretches his body across my chest
Then he curls up on my back to take a short rest

We shared these books and stories at our 1, 2, 3, Go! class this week:

The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle / La oruga muy hambrienta
Follows the progress of a hungry little caterpillar as he eats his way through a varied and very large quantity of food until, full at last, he forms a cocoon around himself and goes to sleep. / Una oruga muy hambrienta come y come y come una gran variedad y gran cantidad de comida hasta que, por fin, construye un capullo y se duerme.
Check catalog availability / En Espanol

Butterfly, Butterfly by Petr Horáček
Lucy's garden is full of colorful creatures that wriggle and spin, scurry and slither. 
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We also shared the Itsy Bitsy Spider Song!  Check out these Itsy Bitsy Spider books we have at the library!