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PRESCHOOL STORYTIME

10/4/2021

Today I had three kiddos and they came in on their own without their grown ups! This was a pleasant surprise!

The kids wanted to share all sorts of things with me, so I made sure to give them that time. I didn't "get through" all of my plan, but it was worth it because I had an opportunity to listen to fun stories and connect with my storytime kiddos.

This is what we skipped today: "Clickety Clack", "I See You", "5 Little Pumpkins", "Hop Old Squirrel", and "Pumpkin, Pumpkin". We repeated This is Big 2x and Where is Baby Unicorn because those brought us lots of joy and belly laughs.

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Virtual Music and Movement

11/20/2020

Graphic created on PicMonkey with clipart from Krista Wallden of Creative Clips

Today is the conclusion of the Fall 2020 Virtual Music and Movement series. This program is pre-recorded and was developed for children aged three to five with an adult caregiver in mind.

Most of the songs used in the Music and Movement program come from an early literacy approach that I have been studying for close to ten years called Education Through Music (for more information see my Musical Monday posts).

The Plan

Hello Song: Hi, Hello, and How are You?
From Literary Hoots
To the tune of London Bridge is Falling Down

Hi, hello and how are you
How are you
How are you
Hi, hello and how are you
How are you today?

Bluebird
Credit: Education Through Music

Bluebird, bluebird through my window
Bluebird, bluebird through my window
Bluebird, bluebird through my window
Oh, Johnny aren’t you tired?

Hickety Tickety
Credit: Education Through Music

Hickety tickety bumblebee,
Will you make your sound for me?

Drum Songs - Drum with Me and Tap Your Drums
Credit: Education Through Music
Adapted by: Nicole Lawton

Tap Your Drums
Drum real soft, duo duo
Drum real soft, duo duo
Drum real soft, duo duo
Drum your drums today.

Drum real loud, duo duo
Drum real loud, duo duo
Drum real loud, duo duo
Drum your drums today.

Drum real fast, duo duo
Drum real fast, duo duo
Drum real fast, duo duo
Drum your drums today.

Drum real slow, duo duo
Drum real slow, duo duo
Drum real slow, duo duo
Drum your drums today.

Drum With Me All Together
Drum with me all together
Drum with me all together
Drum with me all together
Won’t you be my darling?

Tap your sticks all together
Tap your sticks all together
Tap your sticks all together
Won’t you be my darling?

Drum with me all together
Drum with me all together
Drum with me all together
Won’t you be my darling?

Pop Goes the Weasel with Scarves
Credit: Education Through Music
Adapted by N. Lawton

All around the cobbler’s bench
The monkey chased the weasel.
The monkey thought ‘twas all in fun.

Pop! Goes the weasel.

Goodbye Song: Thanks for Coming
Credit: Literary Hoots
To the tune of Oh My Darling Clementine

Thanks for singing, thanks for playing,
Thanks for coming here today!
Now that music class is over
Hope you have a lovely day!

Virtual Family Storytime

11/9/2020

This virtual storytime was pre-recorded and posted on a digital platform that my library uses. Customers register for the virtual program and receive a link to this platform where all of our virtual programs are posted.

The theme of today's storytime is "Let's Get Dressed."

The Plan

Action Rhyme: Washing in the Washing Machine
Credit: Yogibrarian

Washing in the washing machine,
Going round and round, (roll arms in a circle)
Washing in the washing machine,
Going up and down, (roll arms high and then low)
Round and round and up and down,
It makes a noisy sound, (roll arms in a circle, speeding up)
Faster, faster, faster, faster,
Stop!

Song: The Laundry Pokey
Credit: Librarian is on the Loose
To the tune of “The Hokey Pokey”

You put your sock in
You put your sock out
You put your sock in and you shake it all about
You do the hokey pokey and you turn yourself around
That’s what it’s all about!

More verses:
You put your t-shirt in (Lean your shoulders in and out)
You put your underwear in (Turn around and put your butt in and out)
You put your long johns in (Jumping forward and back)

Flannel Activity: Alien Gets Dressed
by N. Lawton
This isn’t a “story” but is definitely a fun interactive activity

Alien needs help getting dressed.
Can you help Alien?

Alien is going to put on their underwear.
Alien thinks underwear goes here (put underwear on Alien’s head)
Is this where underwear goes?
Where does it go? (on your bottom)

Alien is going to put on their mittens.
Alien thinks mittens go here (put mittens on Alien’s feet)
Is this where mittens go?
Where do they go? (hands)

Alien is going to put on their socks.
Alien thinks socks go here (put socks over Alien’s eyes)
Is this where socks go?
Where do they go? (feet)

Song with Flannel board: Oh Where, Oh Where Has My Laundry Gone?
Original Credit: Read Rabbit Read Blog & Librarian Is On the Loose Blog
Adapted by N. Lawton
To the tune of “Where Oh Where Has My Little Dog Gone?”

Oh where, oh where has my (laundry item) gone?
Oh where, oh where can they be?
I’ve looked up high, and I’ve looked down low,
Did someone hide them from me?
Are they in the (color) laundry basket?

Virtual Music & Movement

11/6/2020

Graphic created on PicMonkey with clipart from Krista Wallden of Creative Clips

Our virtual Music and Movement programming is moving right along. This program is pre-recorded and was developed for children aged three to five with an adult caregiver in mind.

Most of the songs used in the Music and Movement program come from an early literacy approach that I have been studying for close to ten years called Education Through Music (for more information see my Musical Monday posts).

The Plan:

Hello Song: Hi, Hello and How Are You?
From Literary Hoots
To the tune of London Bridge is Falling Down

Hi, hello and how are you
How are you
How are you
Hi, hello and how are you
How are you today?

Hey, Hey, Look at Me
from Education Through Music

Hey, hey look at me
Make yourself look just like me

Clickety Clack
from Education Through Music

Clickety clickety clack (toot!)
Clickety clickety clack (toot!)
Clickety clickety
Clickety clickety
Clickety clickety clack (toot!)

Clap Your Hands
from Education Through Music

Clap your hands duo, duo
Clap your hands duo, duo
Clap your hands duo, duo
Shake your fingers down (2x)

Stomp your feet duo, duo
Stomp your feet duo, duo
Stomp your feet duo, duo
Shake your fingers down (2x)

Wiggle your nose duo, duo
Wiggle your nose duo, duo
Wiggle your nose duo, duo
Shake your fingers down (2x)

Flap your elbows duo, duo
Flap your elbows duo, duo
Flap your elbows duo, duo
Shake your fingers down (2x)

Skip to My Lou
from Education Through Music

Goodbye Song: Thanks for Coming
From Literary Hoots

Thanks for singing, thanks for playing,
Thanks for coming here today!
Now that music class is over
Hope you have a lovely day!

Virtual Music and Movement

10/23/2020

Graphic created on PicMonkey with clipart from Krista Wallden of Creative Clips

Our virtual Music and Movement programming is moving right along. This program is pre-recorded and was developed for children aged three to five with an adult caregiver in mind.

Most of the songs used in the Music and Movement program come from an early literacy approach that I have been studying for close to ten years called Education Through Music (for more information see my Musical Monday posts).

The Plan

Hello Song: Hi, Hello, and How Are You?

From Literary Hoots
To the tune of London Bridge is Falling Down

Hi, hello and how are you
How are you
How are you
Hi, hello and how are you
How are you today?

Drum Songs

Tap Your Drums Duo, Duo
Drum real soft, duo duo
Drum real soft, duo duo
Drum real soft, duo duo
Drum your drums today.

Drum real loud, duo duo
Drum real loud, duo duo
Drum real loud, duo duo
Drum your drums today.

Drum real fast, duo duo
Drum real fast, duo duo
Drum real fast, duo duo
Drum your drums today.

Drum real slow, duo duo
Drum real slow, duo duo
Drum real slow, duo duo
Drum your drums today.

Drum With Me All Together
Drum with me all together
Drum with me all together
Drum with me all together
Won’t you be my drummer?

Tap your sticks all together
Tap your sticks all together
Tap your sticks all together
Won’t you be my drummer?

Drum with me all together
Drum with me all together
Drum with me all together
Won’t you be my drummer?

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

Come Good Rain

From Education Through Music

Goodbye: Thanks for Coming

From Literary Hoots; adapted by Nicole Lawton
To the tune of Oh My Darling Clementine

Thanks for singing, thanks for playing,
Thanks for coming here today!
Now that music class is over
Hope you have a lovely day!

Virtual October Book & Fun Club

10/15/2020

Our Virtual Book and Fun club is our COVID-19 friendly version of our Book and Cookie book discussion group.

Book and Fun Club is a monthly online only book discussion group for students in third through sixth grade. We get together on Zoom to discuss the monthly book pick for one hour.

To keep the Book & Cookie tradition alive, we encourage everyone to bring treats to snack on while we chat on Zoom.

The Book: Love, Sugar, Magic: A Dash of Trouble by Anna Meriano

A Dash of Trouble is the first book in the Love, Sugar, Magic series.

The main character, Leo, is the youngest of five sisters. As a result, Leo wants to do everything her sisters can do. Leo wants to help her family with the Día de Los Muertos preparations at the family bakery. When her offers of assistance are repeatedly turned down, Leo decides to take matters into her own hands by spying on her family. Unbeknownst to Leo, she is about to uncover a BIG family secret!

This is a fabulous story about the bonds of sisterhood, what it means to be a good friend, the impact of secrets, and how curiosity can often lead to trouble.

The Plan:

Online Activity: Sugar Skulls on Google JamBoard

While the entire book does not solely focus on this celebration, the Logroño family is able to celebrate an important holiday in the open with the rest of their community. Leo and her family use face paint to create sugar skulls for the celebration.

This activity used Google's Jamboard, which is an interactive white board. Each participant was given a slide with a blank skull to decorate. These are the sugar skulls (below) that the participants created.

Virtual Family Storytime: Let's Try It

10/12/2020

The theme for today's virtual Family Storytime is "Let's Try It." This theme focuses on social and emotional skills. Let's face it, even as adults, trying something new can be scary or daunting, or both!

This theme acknowledges that sometimes if we try something new that mistakes might happen or we might not be as successful as we had hoped and that it totally okay!

The Plan

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