March 30, 2007

March 30, 2007

Today was the last session of this round of lapsit storytime. I hope everyone has a fun-filled summer, and I look forward to seeing everyone at the library! -- Miss Sandi

Today's Books:

• Goodnight, My Duckling -- Nancy Tafuri
• Peek-a-Pet -- Marie Torres Cimarusti
• Chicka Chicka Boom Boom -- Bill Martin Jr.
• Hello Lulu - Caroline Uff

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FINGERPLAYS/RHYMES:

• "Clap your Hands"
  
  Clap your hands one, two, three.
  Clap your hands just like me!
  
  (Variations include "Roll your arms," "Wave your hands," "Nod your head," Stamp your feet.")
  
  
• "Two Little Eyes"
  
  Two little eyes to look around
  Two little ears to hear each sound
  One little nose to smell what's sweet
  One little mouth that likes to eat
  
  
• "Oh, the Noble Duke of York"
  
  Oh, the noble Duke of York
  He had 10 thousand men
  He marched them up to the top of the hill
  Then he marched them down again
  And when they were up, they were up
  And when they were down, they were down
  And when they were only half-way up
  They were neither up nor down
  (EXTERNAL LINK: Some activities based on this song at Kididdles.com)
  
  
• "Pease Porridge Hot"
  
  Pease porridge hot
  Pease porridge cold
  Pease porridge in the pot,
  Nine days old.
  Some like it hot
  Some like it cold
  Some like it in the pot
  Nine days old
  (Download/Listen to mp3 of "Pease Porridge Hot"*)

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Friday March 23

March 23, 2007

Today's storytime was about Springtime and also bugs!

Books:
Mouse's First Spring -- Lauren Thompson

In My Garden -- Ron Maris

Rabbits and Raindrops -- Jim Arnosky

I Love Bugs -- Philemon Sturges

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SONGS*:

• Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star (Download/listen to mp3 of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star)
  
  
• Eensy, Weensy Spider (Download/listen to mp3 of Eensy, Weensy Spider)
  

Rhymes:
Little Miss Muffet
Sat on a tuffet,
Eating her curds and whey.
Along came a spider,
Who sat down beside her,
And frightened Miss Muffet away!

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March 16, 2007

March 16, 2007

Today's Storytime theme was "families."

BOOKS READ:
The Grandma Book - Todd Parr
Daddy, Play With Me - Shigeo Watanabe
You and Me Baby - Lynn Reiser
Everyday House - Cynthia Rylant

FINGERPLAYS:

"Grandpa's Glasses"
Here are Grandpa's glasses
And here is grandpa's hat
And here is the way he folds his arms
And sits like that!

"Grandma's Glasses"
Here are Grandma's glasses
And here is Grandma's hat
And here is the way she folds his arms
And puts them in her lap.

SONGS:

• Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star (Download/listen to mp3 of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star)

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Friday, March 9

Friday, March 9

Today's storytime's theme was "Playtime!"

BOOKS READ:

Lulu's Busy Day by Caroline Uff

Now We Can Go by Ann Jonas

Tom and Pippo Go for a Walk by Helen Oxenbury

Maisy Dresses Up by Lucy Cousins

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SONGS:

• Yankee Doodle (external link: NIH.gov)
• Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star (Download/listen to mp3 of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star)

FINGERPLAYS

• "My Wiggles"
  
  I wiggle my fingers
  I wiggle my toes
  I wiggle my shoulders
  I wiggle my nose
  
  Now the wiggles are out of me
  
  And I'm just as still as I can be
  
  
• "I'm Bouncing"
  
  I'm bouncing everywhere
  I bounce into the air
  I'm bouncing, bouncing like a ball
  I bounce and bounce, then down I fall

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March 2, 2007

UPDATE: I got our dates mixed up. Today was actually "Teddy Bear Storytime." See the entry under February 16 for today's books and songs.

February 23, 2007

February 23, 2007

Today's theme was "Hide & Seek / Peek-a-Boo"

BOOKS:

Little Quack's Hide and Seek -- Lauren Thompson
Peek-a-Pet -- Mariet Torres Cimarusti
Where Can It Be -- Ann Jonas
Peekaboo! I See You! -- Sesame Beginnings

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FINGERPLAYS:

"Where is Thumbkin"

Where is thumbkin?
Where is thumbkin? (Hands behind back)
Here I am (Bring right hand out from behind back with thumb)
Here I am (Bring left hand out from behind back with thumb)
How are you today, sir? (Move right thumb as if talking)
I am fine, thank you (Move left thumb as if responding.)
Happy day (Clap)
Happy day (Clap)

Where is pointer?
Where is pointer? (Hands behind back)
Here I am (Bring right hand out from behind back with index finger)
Here I am (Bring left hand out from behind back with index finger)
How are you today, sir? (Move right index finder as if talking)
I am fine, thank you (Move left index finger as if responding.)
Happy day (Clap)
Happy day (Clap)

Where is tallman?
Where is tallman? (Hands behind back)
Here I am (Bring right hand out from behind back with middle finger)
Here I am (Bring left hand out from behind back with middle finger)
How are you today, sir? (Move right middle finger as if talking)
I am fine, thank you (Move left middle finger as if responding.)
Happy day (Clap)
Happy day (Clap)

Where is ring man?
Where is ring man? (Hands behind back)
Here I am (Bring right hand out from behind back with ring finger)
Here I am (Bring left hand out from behind back with ring finger)
How are you today, sir? (Move right ring finger as if talking)
I am fine, thank you (Move left ring finger as if responding.)
Happy day (Clap)
Happy day (Clap)

Where is pinkie?
Where is pinkie? (Hands behind back)
Here I am (Bring right hand out from behind back with little finger)
Here I am (Bring left hand out from behind back with little finger)
How are you today, sir? (Move right little finger as if talking)
I am fine, thank you (Move left little finger as if responding.)
Happy day (Clap)
Happy day (Clap)

Sound File of Thumbkin -- music only (External link @ NIH.GOV)


"I Have Ten Little Fingers"

I have ten little fingers,
They all belong to me. (hold hands up)
I can make them do things,
Would you like to see?
I can shut them up tight, (hands in fist)
I can open them wide. (spread hands open)
I can put them together, (clasp hands together)
And I can make them hide. (hands behind back)
I can fly them up high, (hands over head)
I can fly them down low. (hands to knees)
I can fold them together
And hold them, just so. (fold hands in lap)

"Clown Face"

Who is it that wears a smile?
That seems to stretch a half-a-mile?
And makes his smile turn around?
Why, who could it be but Mr. Clown?


SONGS

• Five Little Ducks
  
  
• Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star (Download/listen to mp3 of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star)

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February 16, 2007

February 16, 2007

Today was a teddy bear storytime!

BOOKS:

• The Three Bears by Byron Barton
  
  
• Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear Turn Around
  
  
• Brown Bear, Brown Bear by Bill Martin
  
  
• Chicka Chicka Boom by Bill Martin

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FINGERPLAYS

• Teddy Bear Teddy Bear Turn Around

Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, turn around,
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, touch the ground,
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, reach up high
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, wink one eye,
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, slap your knees,
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, sit down please.

SONGS

• The Bear Went over the Mountain
  
  
• Touch Your Nose to Your Toes
  
  
• Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star

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February 9, 2007

February 9, 2007

Today's theme was "Night Time/ Sleepy Time"

BOOKS READ:

• The Noisy Way to the Bed by Ian Wybrow
  
  
• Goodnight, my Duckling by Nancy Tafuri
  
  
• Song of Night by Katherine Riley Nakamura
  
  
• Little Donkey Close Your Eyes by Margaret Wise Brown

FINGER PLAYS :

• Wee Willie Winkie
  
  Wee Willie Winkie
  Runs through the town,
  Upstairs and downstairs
  In his nightgown,
  Rapping at the window,
  Crying through the lock,
  "Are the children in their beds, for now it's eight o'clock?"
  
  
• Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed
  
  Five little monkeys jumping on the bed,
  One fell off and bumped his head.
  Mama called the doctor and the doctor said,"
  No more monkeys jumping on the bed!"
  Four little monkeys jumping on the bed,
  One fell off and bumped her head.
  Papa called the doctor and the doctor said,
  "No more monkeys jumping on the bed!"
  Three little monkeys jumping on the bed,
  One fell off and bumped his head.
  Mama called the doctor and the doctor said,
  "No more monkeys jumping on the bed!"
  Two little monkeys jumping on the bed,
  One fell off and bumped her head.
  Papa called the doctor and the doctor said,
  "No more monkeys jumping on the bed!"
  One little monkey jumping on the bed,
  He fell off and bumped his head.
  Mama called the doctor and the doctor said,
  "Put those monkeys straight to bed!"

(Hold up the number of fingers to match the number of monkeys in the verse, bounce your fingers up and down for "jumping." Hold up one finger each time one falls off, and then hold your head with both hands when the monkey bumps her head. Dial the phone with one finger when the doctor is called, and shake your index finger to indicate "no more monkeys jumping on the bed!")

SONGS:

• Rock-a- bye Baby
  
  Rock-a-bye, baby
  In the treetop
  When the wind blows
  The cradle will rock
  When the bough breaks
  The cradle will fall
  And down will come baby
  Cradle and all
  
  Baby is drowsing
  Cosy and fair
  Mother sits near
  In her rocking chair
  Forward and back
  The cradle she swings
  And though baby sleeps
  He hears what she sings
  
  From the high rooftops
  Down to the sea
  No one's as dear
  As baby to me
  Wee little fingers
  Eyes wide and bright
  Now sound asleep
  Until morning light
  (Sound file -- External link: NIH.gov)
  
  
  
• Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
  (Download/listen to mp3 of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star*)
  
  

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February 2, 2007

Laspit Storytime February 2, 2007
This week's theme was "Crunchy Munchy Storytime!"

BOOKS READ:

• Lunch by Denise Fleming
  
  
• Crunch, Munch by Jonathan London
  
  
• Tickle Tum by Nancy Van Laan
  
  
• Mouse Mess by Linnea Riley

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SONGS:

• "Hot Cross Buns"
  Hot cross buns
  Hot cross buns
  One a penny
  Two a penny
  Hot cross buns.
  
  
• Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star

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FINGERPLAYS

"Pat-a-Cake"
Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker's man,
Bake me a cake as fast as you can.
Roll it and pat it and mark it with a "B,"
And put it in the oven for baby and me.

"I Have Ten Little Fingers"
I have ten little fingers,
They all belong to me. (hold hands up)
I can make them do things,
Would you like to see?
I can shut them up tight, (hands in fist)
I can open them wide. (spread hands open)
I can put them together, (clasp hands together)
And I can make them hide. (hands behind back)
I can fly them up high, (hands over head)
I can fly them down low. (hands to knees)
I can fold them together
And hold them, just so. (fold hands in lap)

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January 25

Hello!
Each week we will post the titles of the books read in storytime, as well as some lyrics, sound files, and instructions on how to do the fingerplays at home. This week we are celebrating the cold weather with a storytime all about "winter fun."

Please leave comments and let us know if you have any questions!

Lapsit Stortyime January 25, 2007

BOOKS READ:

• Winter is for Snowflakes by Michelle Knudsen
  
  
• Bunny's First Snowflake by Monica Wellington
  
  
• Under My Hood I Have a Hat by Karla Kuskin
  
  
• Mouse's First Snow by Lauren Thompson
  

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SONGS:

PEASE PORRIDGE HOT
Pease Porridge hot
Pease porridge cold
Pease porridge in the pot
Nine days old.

Some like it hot
Some like it cold
Some like it in the pot.
Nine days old.

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TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE STAR
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little star
How I wonder what you are
Up above the world so high
Like a diamond in the sky.
Twinkle, Twinkle little star.
How I wonder what you are!

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FINGERPLAYS

MITTEN WEATHER
Thumb in the thumb place (thumbs up with both hands)
Fingers all together (hold fingers together like in mittens with thumbs out)
That is the song
We sing in winter weather

FIVE LITTLE SNOWMEN
Five Little Snowmen all in a row (hold up 5 fingers)
Each with a hat (pat top of head)
And a big red bow (pull at neck like making a bowtie)
Out came the sun (arms form big circle over head)
And it stayed out all day (lean to right)
And all of the snowmen melted away (droop like melting)

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Welcome!

If you are reading this, it is assumed that you are a parent of one of the little ones enrolled in The Allentown Public Library's Lapsit Storytime. Welcome!

Today's post is pretty much just a test. Once the program starts (1/25/06), we will use this space to provide resources to accompany each week's program. You will find a list of the books read, the text to rhymes and fingerplays, and maybe even audio recordings of songs, stories, etc.

For now, here's a link to the flyer for the upcoming storytimes and a link to a page with a bunch of songs your little one may enjoy!