Pop-Up Storytime~ Dance, Dance, Dance

So this summer I have been doing "Pop-Up Storytime" a fun, impromptu (almost) storytime for my Crawlers & Toddlers. I found that parents love to get together and the little ones are so excited to see their friends plus we have new families joining our group and siblings that normally don't get a chance to come to storytime.  I say almost impromptu because I tell the families a few days before, maybe a week before , so if they are around and want to do it great if not is not a big deal. Of course, there is planning on my part, but is a great way to find new rhymes and songs.  Today I felt like dancing, and oh my did we dance, and shake, and wiggle.

We read

Frances Dean Who Loved to Dance and Dance by Birgitta Sif

Dance With Me by Charles R. Smith

Wiggle by Doreen Cronin

Here is the plan

 Opening song: Let’s start story time!

Everybody say 1, story time has began,

Everybody say 2, shake your shoulders, show your shoes,

Everybody say 3, and listen carefully

Everybody say 4, and put your bottoms on the floor

Wiggle, Wiggle

I Clap My Hands

I clap my hands,

I touch my feet,

I jump up from the ground,

I clap my hands,

I touch my feet,

And turn myself around

Shake Your Pudding

Shake, shake, shake your pudding

Shake it here, shake it there,

Shake it everywhere

Shake it twice to the right

Shake it twice to the left

Shake it nice

Shake it slow

Shake it low

Shake it here, shake it there,

Shake it everywhere 

Touch Your Nose

Touch your nose

Touch your chin,

That’s the way this game begins.

Touch your thighs,

Touch your knees,

Now pretend you’re going to sneeze.

Touch your hair,

Touch your ears,

Now touch your two lips right here.

Touch your elbows,

Where they bend,

That’s the way this touch game ends.

Credit: Little Hands Fingerplays & Action Songs

We also used our parachute for the first time in a long time....

 Bubbles/Goodbye Song

 

Baby Bloomers- Last day of Summer

Yesterday was our last Baby Bloomers Storytime for this summer...so sad to say "see you very soon" to my little ones.  These group has been amazing from day one.  Their parents and caregivers are troopers coming to the library rain or shine, always ready to sing one more song or do another bouncy rhyme.  Over the last couple of weeks a few new babies have joined our group and yesterday shaking the maracas was the best~ we love to make some noise.  Our Baby Bloomers class will be back Thursday Sept.10 @ 9:30 am.

 Today we read



BathTime Chickies by Janne Trasler
Bathing by Liesbet Slegers
Hugs & Kisses by Roberta Intrater
Sleepy Kitty by Sterling Children's

Here is the rest of the plan

Opening Song-The More We Get Together

Wiggles

This Is Big

This Is Big

This is big big big 

This is small small small

This is short short short

This is tall tall tall 

This is fast fast fast

This is slow slow slow

This is yes yes yes

This is no no no

Giddy-up, Giddy-up
Giddy-up, giddy-up ride to town (bounce babies on knees)
Giddy-up, giddy-up up and down (lift baby up and down)
Giddy-up fast (bounce quickly)
Giddy up slow (bounce slowly)
Giddy-up, giddy-up, giddy-up, whoa! (dip baby backwards gently)
Credit: Reading With Red

Rock the Baby
Rock the baby, rock the baby, 1-2-3
Watch the baby, watch the baby, smile at me
Bounce the baby, bounce the baby, on your lap
Don’t forget to teach the baby how to clap: clap, clap, clap, clap!

We ended with our bubbles & our Goodbye song.  

 

Baby Bloomers- Karen Katz

This week instead of having a theme I went with books by the same author, Karen Katz.  This is a fun way to mix it up, and an easier way to finding age appropriate books.  I am finding with the Baby Bloomers in particular that is hard to find books that will work well  for this age group when I stick to a theme. Today we read

The Babies on the Bus by Karen Katz

Mommy Hugs by Karen Katz

Princess Baby Night-Night by Karen Katz

Opening Song-The More We Get Together

Wiggles

Nursery Rhyme: Little Drops of Water

Giddy-up, Giddy-up
Giddy-up, giddy-up ride to town (bounce babies on knees)
Giddy-up, giddy-up up and down (lift baby up and down)
Giddy-up fast (bounce quickly)
Giddy up slow (bounce slowly)
Giddy-up, giddy-up, giddy-up, whoa! (dip baby backwards gently)
Credit: Reading With Red

Icka Bicka Soda Cracker
Icka bicka soda cracker, icka bicka boo
Icka bicka soda cracker, up goes you! (lift baby)
Icka bicka soda cracker, icka bicka boo
Icka bicka soda cracker, I love you! (hugs and kisses)

Credit: StoryTime Katie

Shake Your Pudding

Shake, shake, shake your pudding

Shake it here, shake it there.

Shake it everywhere

Shake it twice

Shake it nice

Shake it here, shake it there

Shake it everywhere

Credit: Pam Schiller

Bubble Time

Goodbye song-  We Wave Goodbye Like This

Pop-Up Storytime- Zoo

This week I hosted another Pop-Up Storytime for our Crawlers & Totally Tots groups.  During the summer our department does Storytime on the Road and we visit different parks. When I visit the parks I have a chance to see the families, however, I only do two-three parks in the entire summer so my chances are limited. I heard about "Pop-Up Storytimes" at Reaching Forward and thought it was an great idea to keep the groups going and the kids engaged with our routines. This week I went with my Zoo Theme and we read





Farm Animals by Simms Taback's
Little White Fish Has a Party by Guido Van Genechten
Little Elliot Big City by Mike Curato
1,2,3 to the Zoo by Eric Carle

Here is the rest of the plan

Opening song: Let’s start story time!

Everybody say 1, story time has began,

Everybody say 2, shake your shoulders, show your shoes,

Everybody say 3, and listen carefully

Everybody say 4, and put your bottoms on the floor

Wiggle, Wiggle

A wiggle, wiggle here

A wiggle, wiggle there.

Wiggle your hands up in the air

Wiggle our shoulders and wiggle your hips,

Wiggle your knees and move your lips,

Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle

And wiggle and bend

Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle,

And this is the end!

I Clap My Hands* This one is a new rhyme with lots of potential.

I clap my hands,

I touch my feet,

I jump up from the ground,

I clap my hands,

I touch my feet,

And turn myself around

Shake Your Pudding * This is a new rhyme for us, so it will take a little bit of practice to get it going. 

Shake, shake, shake your pudding

Shake it here, shake it there,

Shake it everywhere

Shake it twice to the right

Shake it twice to the left

Shake it nice

Shake it slow

Shake it low

Shake it here, shake it there,

Shake it everywhere 

Five Little Monkeys * We used our monkey puppets to act out the rhyme.

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

Repeat with remaining monkeys.

Bubbles/Goodbye Song