FELTBOARD: Five Little Ocean Friends

Five little ocean friends on the ocean floor,
The starfish walks away and now there are four
Four little ocean friends living in the sea
The crab slides away now there are three
Three little ocean friends looking for a clue
“Glub, glub,” said the lobster now there are two
Two little ocean friends not having much fun
Off swam the sea horse now there is one
One little octopus sad and all alone
Back swims the starfish, back swims the crab,
Back swims the lobster, back swims the sea horse
And they played in the sea foam, safe in their home.

-From the blog Storytime Katie

Musical Instruments: Shake it Baby

Shake it, shake it baby
Shake it , shake it mama
Shake it , shake it baby
Shake it, shake it mama
Shake it to the East, shake it to the West
Shake it to the North, shake it to the South
Shake it to the East, shake it to the West
Shake it to the North, shake it to the South
Shake it, shake it baby
Shake it , shake it mama

STORYTIME: 3/29/11 Baby Invasion!

Song: The More We Get Together
Book: Boss Baby byMarla Frazee
Fingerplay: Where are the Baby Mice?
Book: Have You Got My Purr? by Judy West
Egg Rattles: We Shake Our Rattles Together
Egg Rattles: We're Going to Kentucky
Egg Rattles: Pop Pop Pop
Egg Rattles: Rattle Hokey Pokey
Book: Who Ate All the Cookie Dough? by Karen Beaumont
Rhyme: 5 Little Monkeys in a Tree
Book: Overboard by Sarah Weeks
Yoga: Sunrise/sunset, chair, side stretch, butterfly, lion breathe

STORTIME: Zzzzzzzzzzz

Where to Sleep by Kandy Radzinski - CUTE! A little kitten tries to find a comfy place to sleep. A tale as old as time so while the story lacks the illustrations are bold and fun to explore.


Cows in the Kitchen by June Crebbin- Great story to read-sing with the kids singing along.

A Book of Sleep by Il Sung Na- Very interesting illustrations. An all around nice storytime read.

Are You Ready for Bed? by Jane Johnson-A sweet little story. A little uneventful and vanilla though but could work if you skip some pages.

STORYTIME: Home Sweet Home

This Is The House That Jack Built by Simms Taback - Following a similar format to his book "There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly" Taback's story starts out with a house and in that house is some cheese..... that was eaten by a rat. The cast of characters that eat each other, kill each other and kiss each other grows as the book goes on. I created a story apron to go along with this tale as I read it to help the kids follow the silly yet morbid tale.

STORYTIME: First Day of School

Books:
Is Your Buffalo Ready for Kindergarten? by Audrey Vernick - Swap Buffalo for child and this is a kids into to their first few days of Kindergarten. A little on the long side but if you save it for your last storytime of the season before school starts your pre-preschoolers are better at sitting still for longer stories. Pretty humorous and possibly useful content.

Pete the Cat Rocking in My School Shoes by Eric Litwin- Fun sing along chorus in this book will be a great opportunity for some audience participation.

Roll Your Hands

Tune: “Row, Row, Row your boat”

Roll, roll, roll your hands,

As slowly as can be.

Roll, roll, roll your hands,

Do it now with me.

Roll, roll, roll your hands,

As fast, as fast can be.

Roll, roll, roll your hands,

Do it now with me.

Clap, clap, clap your hands…

Shake, shake, shake your hands…

Stamp, stamp, stamp your feet…