Crawlers & Toddlers- Rain

My Crawlers group continues to be a delight to spend time with. They are inquisitive and eager to participate. The Toddlers on the other hand are ready for spring to truly arrive, and have a chance to run outside.  Story Hour on the Road is coming to all our parks this summer.  I choose rain for my theme this week, just because, and it actually worked out really nice. 

We read
Rain by Manya Stojic* Beautiful book
Raindrop, Plop! by Wendy Lewison* lots of counting, easy rhymes
Rain Dance by Kathi Appelt
Rain By Robert Kalan* only with the crawlers

  
Here is the rest of the plan

Opening Song- Everybody say…

Wiggles

Nursery Rhyme: Chook, Chook, Chook

Rain on the Green Grass

Rain on the green grass,

Rain on the tree,

Rain on the housetop,

But not upon me!

The Eensy Weensy Spider

The eensy weensy spider

Went up the water spout

Down came the rain

And washed the spider out

Out came the sun and dried up all the rain

So the eensy weensy spider

went up the spout again.

It’s Raining, It’s Pouring

It’s raining, it’s pouring,

The old man is snoring.

He went to bed,

And he bumped his head,

And he couldn’t get up in the morning!

Counting Raindrops

Raindrop one and raindrop two,

You see me and I see you!

Raindrop three and raindrop four,

Are you knocking at my door?

Raindrop five and raindrop six,

Are you playing lots of tricks?

Raindrop seven and raindrop eight,

Falling on my garden gate.

Raindrop nine and raindrop ten,

Now it’s time to begin again!

Five Little Umbrellas

Five little umbrellas were waiting by the door.

Dad took the red one and then there were four.

Four little umbrellas by the hall tree.

Mom took the purple one and then there were three.

Three little umbrellas, one of them is blue.

My brother took that one and then there were two.

Two little umbrellas, our rhyme is almost done.

My sister took the yellow one, now there’s just one.

One little umbrella, a lonely orange one.

I took that umbrella and now there are none.

Bubble Time

Goodbye song-  We Wave Goodbye Like This

Baby Bloomers- Rain

Our Baby Bloomers are truly blooming. Today we had the biggest class of babies I have had since I started with 8 babies.  They are between 3 to 7 months old and at all stages, crawling, rolling over, giggling and making all sort of adorable noises. I confess it is they are the highlight of my week.

This week we read about rain...just because.

Raindrop, Plop! by Wendy Lewison
Rain Dance by Kathi Appelt
Rain, Rain, Go Away! by Caroline Church

  

Opening Song-The More We Get Together

Wiggles

Listened to 

It's a Small World from Baby Face* This song is perfect for bouncing babies.

Baby 1,2,3 from Sing It! Say It! Sway It!

Bubbles from Feel the Music 

 

Up & Down Rhyme

Up, up in the sky like this, (gently lift baby in the air)

Down, down for a great big kiss( slowly bring baby down and kiss)

Up like this (lift up)

Down for a kiss (lower down)

You’re my special baby! (hug and cuddle baby)

Nursery Rhyme: Chook, Chook, Chook

Mother and Father and Uncle John * we tried this for this first time today.

Mother and father and uncle John (bounce baby on lap)

Went to town, one by one (tip baby to one side)

Mother fell off

And father fell off (tip baby to other side)

But uncle John went on and on and on! (bounce baby on lap)

The Eensy Weensy Spider

The eensy weensy spider

Went up the water spout

Down came the rain

And washed the spider out

Out came the sun and dried up all the rain

So the eensy weensy spider

went up the spout again.

Bubble Time

Goodbye song-  We Wave Goodbye Like This

Baby Bloomers- Farm Animals

These week's Baby Bloomers was a bit smaller- a couple of our babies took their morning nap during our regular story time.  They still came to the library later on, so I had my chance to play with them.  I found great pop-up books featuring farm animals. We read

Farm Animals by Lucy Cousins
Who Am I? Farm Animals
Pop-up Peekaboo! Farm

Opening Song-The More We Get Together

Wiggles

We listened to

Baby Grows from Toddlers on Parade

Baby Hokey Pokey from Baby Face

Skinnamarink from Stinky Cake

Up & Down Rhyme

Up, up in the sky like this, (gently lift baby in the air)

Down, down for a great big kiss( slowly bring baby down and kiss)

Up like this (lift up)

Down for a kiss (lower down)

You’re my special baby! (hug and cuddle baby)

Nursery Rhyme: Chook, Chook, Chook

  

Two Little Eyes to Look Around

Two little eyes to look around

Two little ears to hear a sound

One little nose to smell what’s sweet

One little mouth that likes to eat!

Animals on the Farm -  use puppets

Pigs that oink,

And cows that moo,

Horses, sheep, and duckies, too.

Kittens, dogs, and fish that swim,

Chickens, roosters, gather in.

All of these friends you will see

If you come to the farm with me!

Musical Instruments

Bubble Time

Goodbye song-  We Wave Goodbye Like This

Baby Bloomers- Colors

For our Baby Bloomers I wanted to incorporate colors in a way that could be fun and engaging and not to scary.  These group of babies are very alert and ready to jump in and grab books, scarves, toys...and each other. They are the best group ever.  I decided to read these books




 

Hey Little Baby by Heather Leigh- beatiful illustrations
Wow! Said the Owl by Tim Hopgood- love to say "Wow!"
One Spotted Giraffe by Pert Horacek- pop ups!

Opening Song-The More We Get Together

Wiggles

We listened to

Baby Hokey Pokey frpm Baby Face

It's a Small World- Bouncing- from Baby Face

Baby Grows from Toddlers on Parade 

Nursery Rhyme: Mistress Mary

Movement Rhyme: Up & Down Rhyme

Up, up in the sky like this, (gently lift baby in the air)

Down, down for a great big kiss( slowly bring baby down and kiss)

Up like this (lift up)

Down for a kiss (lower down)

You’re my special baby! (hug and cuddle baby)

I Like

I like to go fast (bounce baby quickly)

I like to go slow (bouncy baby slowly)

I like to go up in the air just so! (lift baby into the air)

I like to go fast

I like to go slow

I like to go back and forth just so! (rock baby from side to side)

I like to go fast

I like to go slow

I like to snuggle up just so! (cuddle baby close)

Credit: Baby Storytime Magic

Two Little Eyes to Look Around

Two little eyes to look around

Two little ears to hear a sound

One little nose to smell what’s sweet

One little mouth that likes to eat!

Musical Instruments

Bubble Time- even babies are fascinated by bubbles

Goodbye song-  We Wave Goodbye Like This

Crawlers & Totally Tots- Farm Animals

This week I tried a Farm Animals theme and it didn't work as planned.  The Crawlers were distracted with my finger puppets- my mistake for showing them off to early- and both group of Toddlers found our new flannel board highly amusing- it has wheels and it moves.  These are the books we read

Clip- Clop by Nicola Smee
Old MacDonald Had a Farm by Jane Cabrera
The Grumpy Morning by Pamela Duncan Edwards

           

We listened to

Shake Your Sillies from More Singable Songs

Run Baby Run from More Please! Love this songs- 3 minutes of action.

Bubbles from Feel the Music

Opening Song

Wiggles

Nursery Rhyme: Chook, Chook, Chook

I used little ducks for Five Little Ducks on our flannel board and listened to the same song from Baby Boogie.  Because both groups are big we ended having between 10-12 ducks on our board but it is still lots of fun.

This Little Cow

This little cow eats grass,

This little cow eats hay.

This little cow drinks water,

And this little cow runs away.

This little cow does nothing,

But just lie down all day.

Over in the Barnyard

Over in the barnyard

Early in the morning

See the yellow chickies

Standing in a row

See the busy farmer

Giving them their breakfast

Cheep, cheep, cheep, cheep

Off they go

*repeat w/ piggies, cows,..

  

Animals on the Farm- we used finger puppets for all the animals on the farm.

Pigs that oink,

And cows that moo,

Horses, sheep, and duckies, too.

Kittens, dogs, and fish that swim,

Chickens, roosters, gather in.

All of these friends you will see

If you come to the farm with me!

Rhyme: If You Are Happy and You Know It - I used this rhyme again with flannel pieces showing all the different emotions. I think the original idea came from Mel's Desk

If you’re happy and you know it clap your hands

If you’re surprised and you know it say Oh my

If you’re sad and you know if rub your eyes

If you’re scared and you know it shiver and shake

If you’re sleepy and you know it close your eyes

If you are angry and you know it stomp your feet

If you are happy and you know it clap your hands

Bubble Time

Goodbye song-  We Wave Goodbye Like This