Today we celebrated National Library Card Sign Up Month with stories about libraries, alphabets, and letters. I had the largest group ever- 44 babies & adults/caregivers. I love this group and their energy, the babies love exploring our story hour room and checking each other out. So far we haven't had any significant crying or melt downs. I didn't finish all the books instead we decided to sing and do some of the clapping rhymes. Here are the books I had planned:
Chicka
Chicka ABC by
MARTIN, Jr
ABC Now You
See Me by Kim Siebold
Goodnight
Moon ABC
Apple Pie
ABC by Alison Murray
Opening Song: “The More We Get Together”
Clapping rhyme: “Patty-Cake, Patty Cake”
Wiggle rhyme
BOUNCE:
Great A Little A
Bounce baby on your knees!
Bounce baby on your knees!
Great A,
little a, bouncing B
Cat’s in the cupboard, and can’t see me!
Cat’s in the cupboard, and can’t see me!
Song: It's a Small World from Baby Face Activities for Infants & Toddlers. Kimbo Educational.
Fingerplay: “Way Up High In the Apple
Tree”
Way up high in the apple tree (stretch arm up high)
Two red apples smiled at me (hold up 2 fingers)
I shook that tree as hard as I could (make a shaking motion)
Down came the apples, (make a downward motion)
Mmmm–were they good! (smile and rub stomach)
Way up high in the apple tree (stretch arm up high)
Two red apples smiled at me (hold up 2 fingers)
I shook that tree as hard as I could (make a shaking motion)
Down came the apples, (make a downward motion)
Mmmm–were they good! (smile and rub stomach)
Action Rhyme: “Alphabet Beat”
First clap your hands. Then stomp your feet.
Everybody do the alphabet beat.
Apple, Apple, Apple – a – a – a,
Apple, Apple, Apple – a – a – a,
Wave your arms high. Swing your arms low.
The alphabet beat is the way to go.
Blue, Blue, Blue – b – b – b
Blue, Blue, Blue – b – b – b
Move to the left. Move to the right.
The alphabet beat is way out of sight.
Car, Car, Car – c – c – c
Car, Car, Car – c – c – c
Now give a high five to a nearby friend.
The alphabet beat has come to the end!
Credit: Preschool Storytime Outlines
First clap your hands. Then stomp your feet.
Everybody do the alphabet beat.
Apple, Apple, Apple – a – a – a,
Apple, Apple, Apple – a – a – a,
Wave your arms high. Swing your arms low.
The alphabet beat is the way to go.
Blue, Blue, Blue – b – b – b
Blue, Blue, Blue – b – b – b
Move to the left. Move to the right.
The alphabet beat is way out of sight.
Car, Car, Car – c – c – c
Car, Car, Car – c – c – c
Now give a high five to a nearby friend.
The alphabet beat has come to the end!
Credit: Preschool Storytime Outlines
Closing song: “We Wave Goodbye Like This”
