2008 Storytime Has Begun!

Welcome to the 2008 Lapsit Storytime at the Allentown Public Library! Each week we will update this blog to include the list of titles of books we read, the lyrics of songs we sang, as well as some other fun stuff (mp3s, links fun activities, etc.) so you can repeat the lessons at home with your little one. Add us to your RSS feeder or just check lapsit.blogspot.com every week. (Some weeks we might not get to the update until Satuday.) Now on to this week's storytime!

WEEK OF 1/21 (storytimes on 1/23 & 1/25)
HAPPY THOUGHTS

Books read:

• I Like it When ... by Mary Murphy
  
  
• What Do You Love? by Jonathan London
  
  
• Sometimes I Like to Curl up in a Ball - by Vicki Churchill

Songs sung:

• The More We Get Together - "Oh, the more we get together, Together, together, Oh, the more we get together, The happier we'll be. For your friends are my friends, And my friends are your friends. Oh, the more we get together, The happier we'll be!"
  
• Link to the music of this song @ NIEHS Kids' Pages
  
  
  
• You Are My Sunshine
  
• Link to the lyrics of this song @ NIEHS Kids' Pages
  
  
  
• Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star* (Download/listen to an mp3 of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star created by the Allentown Public Library!)
  

*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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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"*)

*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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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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