1. HAVE FUN WITH BOOKS
Here are the books we read at storytime:
Sitting in My Box by Dee Lillegard ©1989
Not a Box by Antionette Portis ©2006
The Big Brown Box by Marisabina Russo ©2000
A Mighty Fine Time Machine by Suzanne Bloom ©2009
2. NOTICE PRINT ALL AROUND YOU
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3. TALK, TALK, TALK
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4. TELL STORIES ABOUT EVERYTHING
Have you tried TumbleBooks, an online library of read-along stories, videos and language games for use on computer, Ipad and mobile devices?
5. LOOK FOR LETTERS EVERYWHERE
Try some fun alphabet activities from the Johnson County Library's Youth Services Pinterest page.
6. TAKE TIME TO RHYME, SING AND PLAY WORD GAMES
Here are the rhymes and songs from today:
Welcome To Storytime! [tune: "Twinkle, Twinkle" ]
Welcome, welcome everyone,
Now we're here, let's have some fun.
First we'll sing the ABC's,
then we'll read and sing with me.
Welcome, welcome, everyone,
Now we're here let's have some fun.
I See a Box [tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”]
Someone’s at the door. I hear knocks. (click tongue 3 times, pretend to knock)
I open up the door. I see a box. (shout hurray)
I open up the box. The box is full of locks. (open the box to show 2 or 3 padlocks)
I really do not want a box of locks. (say boo hoo, pretend to cry)Repeat with socks. Repeat with rocks
Someone’s at the door. I hear knocks. (click tongue 3 times, pretend to knock)
I open up the door. I see a box. (shout hurray)
I open up the box. The box is full of blocks.
I really, really want a box of blocks. (clap and cheer)
I See a Box [Tune: "If Your Happy and You Know It"]
Someone’s at the door. I hear knocks.
(click tongue 3 times, pretend to knock)
I open up the door. I see a box.
(shout hurray)
I open up the box. The box is full of locks.
(open the box to show 2 or 3 padlocks)
I really do not want a box of locks.
(say boo hoo, pretend to cry)
Repeat with socks.
Repeat with rocks
Someone’s at the door. I hear knocks.
(click tongue 3 times, pretend to knock)
I open up the door. I see a box.
(shout hurray)
I open up the box. The box is full of blocks.
I really, really want a box of blocks.
(clap and cheer)
“Little Turtle”
I had a little turtle (hands on top of each other, move thumbs)
Who lived in a box (make box)
He swam in the puddles and climbed on the rocks (with hands swim, climb)
He snapped at a mosquito (clap), He snapped at a flea (clap)
He snapped at a minnow (clap),and he snapped at me.(clap)
He caught the mosquito (cup hands), he caught the flea (cup hands),
He caught the minnow (cup hands), but he didn’t catch me! (wag finger)
Pure Imagination by Roald Dahl
Come with me and you'll be In a world of pure imagination
Take a look and you'll see Into your imagination
We'll begin with a spin Trav'ling in the world of my creation
What we'll see will defy Explanation{Refrain} If you want to view paradise Simply look around and view it
Anything you want to, do it Want to change the world, there's nothing to it
There is no life I know To compare with pure imagination
Living there, you'll be free If you truly wish to be {Refrain}There is no life I know To compare with pure imagination
Living there, you'll be free If you truly wish to be
“The Pirate Song”
When I was one, I banged my drum the day I went to sea.
I jumped aboard a pirate ship, and the captain said to me.
We’re going, this way, that way, Forwards and backwards over the Irish Sea.
A bottle of milk, to warm my tum, And that’s the life for me!
When I was 2, I buckled my shoe ….
When I was 3, I banged my knee…
When I was 4, I knocked on a door…
When I was 5, I learned to dive…
10 Little Spaceships [tune: "10 Little Indians"]
One little, two little, three little spaceships,
Four little, five little, six little spaceships,
Seven little, eight little, nine little space ships,
Ten little spaceships ready to go. Countdown...Ready?
10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1,0 Blastoff!
I'm A Little Rocket [tune: "I'm A Little Teapot" ]
I'm a little rocket pointing at the moon. (Raise arms above head and fingers tips touching)
Now I'm getting fueled up (Wiggle hips)
We'll be ready soon. (Stand up straight and tall, salute)
When it's time to board me, then I'll say (Slowly bend knees and crouch down - arms still above head)
Blast off! Zoom! We're on our way. (Jump up and shout!)
The More We Read Together [Tune: "The More We Get Together" ]
The more we read together, together, together,
The more we read together, the better it is!
'Cause reading and singing and talking together,
Is how you learn the six skills for reading by six.