Leftovers and ReRuns Storytime - December 3, 2013

I don't know about you, but this time of the year just seems to creep up on me, and the number of hours don't always seem to be enough.  I only work 10 hours per week here at the library, have the 2 storytimes, and I put in about 4.5 of those hours in an afterschool Homework Center. My planning time is precious and cramped sometimes.  If I don't have many kids at Homework Center, I do use that time to prep, but I never know for sure.  With the library closed last week for Thanksgiving, I lost several of those hours.  I was a little panicked with what to do with this mornings storytime.  Then it hit me:  LEFTOVERS!   ....it was actually a little more like "RERUNS" but who's arguing semantics? 

I chose some of the favorite and fun books

Rhyming Dust BunniesI had made these cute little dust bunnies to go with the book the last time I read it in storytime, and I just think they are the cutest little guys!  They were really easy....just yarn tied into loose (very loose) pom pom-like floppies...withlarge wiggly eyes and felt noses glued on.  They are just so fun!

 

This is, of course, ANOTHER favorite!  Who doesn't love to sing "His buttons, his buttons, his four groovy buttons"!....."Buttons come and buttons go, but did Pete cry?  Goodness no!"   I have a Pete the Cat puppet, and the kids of course love to open his shirt up and look at his belly button at the end!

 

And last, but certainly not least, by my ALL TIME FAVORITE AUTHOR, Mo Willems....ta da!: 

 

 





 Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!

For whatever reason, Blogger is not letting me paste a picture of it into the blog post (maybe I've over-quotaed or something), but what a great book!


We also had some good fingerplays and songs that we did today:

If You Want to Hear a Story

To tune of “If you’re happy and you know it”

 

If you want to hear a story,

clap your hands! 

If you want to hear a story,

clap your hands!

 If you want to hear a story,

if you want to hear a story,

if you want to hear a story,

clap your hands!

 Other verses:

“nod your head,”

“rub your tummy,”

“sit so still,” etc.

 

If You Listen and You Hear Me

To tune of “If you’re happy and you know it”

If you listen and you hear me, go like this

*Clap any rhythm*

If you listen and you hear me, go like this.

*Repeat clapping*

If you listen, you will hear me

‘Cause you’re sitting really near me If you listen and you hear me,

go like this

*Repeat Clapping*

For added verses:

You can stomp rhythms,

pat your tummy or head,

clap quietly, etc.

Welcome, Everyone

To the tune of Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star

Welcome, welcome,

everyone

Now you’re here

We’ll have some fun.

First we’ll clap our

hands just so.

Then we’ll bend

And touch our toe.

Welcome, welcome,

everyone.

Now you’re here,

We’ll have some fun.

My Thumbs are Starting to Wiggle

Tune: The Bear Went Over the Mountain

My thumbs are starting

to wiggle

My thumbs are starting

to wiggle

My thumbs are starting

to wiggle

All day long.

Continue with other bodyparts.

Now I’m finished wiggling …

And I’m quiet as can be.