1. HAVE FUN WITH BOOKS
Here are the books we read at storytime:
Into the Jungle by Judy Hindley © 1994
If I Were a Jungle Animal by Tom and Amanda Ellery © 2009
Who Am I? by Gervase Phinn ©2012
Zigby Camps Out by Brian Paterson © 2003
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.
One Little, Two Little Crocodiles [Tune:Ten Little Indians]
One little, two little, three little crocodiles,
Four little, five little, six little crocodiles,
Seven little, eight little, nine little crocodiles,
Ten little crocodiles hatch from eggs.Ten little, nine little, eight little crocodiles,
Seven little, six little, five little crocodiles,
Four little, three little, two little crocodiles,
One little crocodile swims away.
Three Little Monkeys [Tune:I'm a Little Teapot]
Three little monkeys swinging on a tree, teasing Mr. Alligator,
"Can't catch me! Can't catch me!"
Along came Mr. Alligator, ugly as can be...SNAP!
Now there's only two little monkey's swinging on a tree... etc
The Animals in the Jungle Say [Tune:Wheels on the Bus]
The parrots in the jungle say "squawk, squawk, squawk,squawk,
squawk, squawk,squawk, squawk, squawk.
The parrots in the jungle say "squawk, squawk, squawk," all day long.
The monkeys in the jungle say "ooh, ooh, ooh", all day long.
The monkeys in the jungle say "ooh, ooh, ooh,ooh, ooh, ooh,ooh, ooh, ooh,"
The monkeys in the jungle say "ooh, ooh, ooh," all the day long.
The tigers in the jungle say "grrr, grrr, grrr, grrr, grrr, grrr, grrr, grrr, grrr."
The tigers in the jungle say, "grrr, grrr, grrr, " all the day long.
I went to the Jungle
I went to the jungle - one-day, one-day, one-day,
I saw a monkey on the way and this is what he said "Oooh, ooh, ooh"
I went to the jungle one-day, one-day, one-day,
I saw a lion on the way and this is what he said, "roar"
I went to the jungle - one-day, one-day, one-day,
I saw a elephant on the way and this is what he said "trumpet".
I went to the jungle - one-day, one-day, one-day,
I saw a crocodile on the way and this is what he said [Snap hands together]
Two Little Elephants
Two little elephants standing in a row.
Two little trunks waving hello.
"Oh" said an elephant. "It's time to go."
One little elephant standing in a row.
One little elephant waving hello.
"Hey," said the elephant. "Where'd he go?"
Do You Know the Jungle Animals [Tune:The Muffin Man]
Do you know the shiny snake, the shiny snake, the shiny snake?
Oh do you know the shiny snake that lives deep in the jungle?
Do you know the chimpanzee, the chimpanzee, the chimpanzee.
Oh do you know the chimpanzee that lives deep in the jungle?
Do you know the crocodile, the crocodile, the crocodile?
Oh do you know the crocodile that lives deep in the jungle?
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.