Friday, January 19, 2007

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
(Download/listen to mp3 of 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*)

    *All recordings are created by the Allentown Public Library from source material believed to be in the public domain. Our recordings may be downloaded, copied, modified, etc. according to Creative Commons licensing.

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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
(Download/listen to mp3 of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star*)

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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Tuesday, January 16, 2007

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.

(Download/listen to mp3 of Pease Porridge Hot*)

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!

(Download/listen to mp3 of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star*)

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)




*All recordings are created by the Allentown Public Library from source material believed to be in the public domain. Our recordings may be downloaded, copied, modified, etc. according to Creative Commons licensing.




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Wednesday, January 3, 2007

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!