1. HAVE FUN WITH BOOKS
Here are the books we read at storytime:
Lola Loves Stories by Anna McQuinn ©2010
Otto the Book Bear by Katie Cleminson © 2012
How Rocket Learned to Read by Tad Hils © 2010
Five Little Monkeys Reading in Bed by Eileen Christelow © 2011
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.
Days of the Week [tune: Adams Family Theme]
There's Sunday and there's Monday,
There's Tuesday and there's Wednesday
There's Thursday and there's Friday
And then there's Saturday.
Days of the Week (clap clap) Days of the Week (clap clap)
Days of the week, days of the week, days of the week (clap clap)
Connections Song [Tune: "Brush your Teeth"]
When I read a story and my brain say "Hey" This part reminds me of the other day!
It's called connect- da da da da da It's called connect- da da da da da
When I read a story and my brain say "Whoa!" This part reminds of my good friend Jo
It's called connect- da da da da da It's called connect- da da da da da
When I read a story and my brain says "Look!" This part reminds me of another book
It's called connect- da da da da da It's called connect- da da da da da
Pictures in my Head [Tune: "Twinkle, Twinkle" ]
When my mommy/daddy reads a book
Then my brain begins to look
Seeing pictures in my head
As the story's being read
Making pictures me and you
You can think some pictures too.
Five Little Chickadees
Five little chickadees, sitting by a door,
One flew away and then there were four.
Four little chickadees, sitting in a tree,
One flew away and then there were three.
Three little chickadees, looking at you,
One flew away and then there were two.
Two little chickadees, sitting in the sun,
One flew away and then there was one.
One little chickadee, sitting all alone
That one flew away, and then there were none.
Chorus: Chickadees, chickadees, happy and gay,
Chickadees, chickadees, fly away.
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.