Storytime Programs - Summer 2016, Week Four

Welcome to the fourth 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 pick up your summer reading log if you haven't done so already!  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 Planes by Sturges
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Hello Airplane! by Cotter
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Action Rhyme: I'm A Big Airplane

I’m a big airplane

Now watch me fly!

Here are my instruments

From down low to high (reach from down low to above heads)

First I get all revved up (make engine noises)

Then I can fly

Lift off the runaway 

Up into the sky!

This week we enjoyed parachute play in Tiny Tales.  We talked about the colors of the parachute, felt the wind as we waved it up and down, played peekaboo under it, and more!  Enjoy this activity at home using a tablecloth or other piece of light fabric.  Use words like "up" and "down", wave it "fast" and "slow".  Can you play peekaboo with it too?

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

Books
Up, Down, and Around by Ayres 
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Puppet Story
Mr. Floop's Lunch (based on the book by Novak)

Movie
Picnic (based on the book by McCully)
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Have a picnic with your child!  It doesn't have to be outside.  What things will you need for your picnic?  Make a list.    

Wonderful Ones: Laugh Out Loud

Laugh out loud with your baby!  Babies love to move their bodies by dancing, hopping, bopping and being silly.  Wiggling your fingers and toes together is not only fun, but the movements and actions help baby connect words with their meanings in addition to improving motor skills.  Bending, stretching, and bouncing to rhythms allows babies to also hear syllables and sounds which allows for learning new words and speech.


Wiggle, Wiggle Fingers
Wiggle, wiggle fingers
Wiggle, wiggle fingers,
Right up to the sky,
Way up high.

Wiggle, wiggle fingers,
Wave them all goodbye.

Wiggle, wiggle fingers,
Right into a ball,
Now throw them on your lap,
But do not let them fall.

Stretching Fun
I stretch and stretch and find it fun,
To try to reach up to the sun.
I bend and bend to touch the ground,
Then I twist and twist around.

I stretch and stretch and find it fun,
To try to reach up to the sun.
I bend and bend to touch the ground,
Then I twist and twist around.

Where is Baby? (sung to the tune of Frere Jacques)
Where is baby?  Where is baby?
There he is!  There he is!
I’m so glad to see you.
I’m so glad to see you.
Peek-a-boo!
Peek-a-boo!

Where is baby?  Where is baby?
There he is!  There he is!
I’m so glad to see you.
I’m so glad to see you.
Peek-a-boo!
Peek-a-boo!


Books to read and share laughs with together:

Wiggle by Doreen Cronin
Rhyming text describes the many ways to wiggle.
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Tickle, Tickle by Helen Oxenbury
A toddler has fun in the bathtub while getting clean.
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Animal Kisses by Barney Saltzberg
Introduces words which name textures associated with various animal kisses, such as scratchy cat kisses, velvety cow kisses, and rubbery fish kisses.
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Wonderful Ones: Peek-a-Boo!

Do you and your baby play Peed-a-Boo?  This week at Wonderful Ones, we bring together several interactive rhymes, such as Peek-a-Boo, that will help your little one learn eye-hand coordination, flexibility and even critical thinking skills.  Games such as these also help baby learn to associate sounds and words with objects.  Communication tools used by babies such as, sounds, hand motions and movements are essential to babies learning speech and spoken language.  Children who develop strong vocabulary and speech skills as infants and babies often have an easier time learning how to read.  It's never too early to get ready to read!  

When I’m Glad (to the tune of London Bridge)
When I’m glad, I clap my hands,
Clap my hands, clap my hands.
When I’m glad, I clap my hands.
Clap, clap, clap, clap!

When I’m mad, I stomp my feet,
Stomp  my feet, stomp my feet.
When I’m mad, I stomp my feet.
Stomp, stomp, stomp, stomp!

Repeat using other actions such as Love/Hug and Sad/Cry

Peek-a-boo Rhyme
Peek-a-boo, peek-a-boo
I see you!  I see you!
I see your button nose.
I see your tiny toes.
I see you!  Peek-a-boo!

Peek-a-boo, peek-a-boo
I see you!  I see you!
I see your button nose.
I see your tiny toes.
I see you!  Peek-a-boo!

Two Little Eyes Rhyme
Two little eyes that open and close,
Two little ears and one little nose,
Two little cheeks and one little chin,
Two little lips that open and grin.

Two little eyes that open and close,
Two little ears and one little nose,
Two little cheeks and one little chin,
Two little lips that open and grin.

Books we read together in this week's Wonderful Ones: 

If You’re Happy And You Know It by Annie Kubler
The words to a familiar nursery song encourage babies and their parents to have fun together.
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Book: Eyes, Nose, Toes Peekaboo! by Dawn Sirett
Play peekaboo with baby and learn different parts of our bodies.
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