Introduction:
This storytime is developed specially for children two and three years old and their caregivers. Enjoy 45 minutes of books, songs, rhymes, fingerplays, socialization and a craft with other young children and their caregivers. Each session of toddler storytime consists of a variety of activities that incorporate reading, writing, singing, talking and playing.
Date: Every Wednesday
Time: 10:30 a.m.
Age Range: 2 to 3 years old
Skills Supported: Phonological awareness, motor skills, visual tracking skills, and socialization.
Frequency: Weekly
Attendance: 20 children and their parent/caregiver
Staff or Volunteer Needed: 1 staff member, 1 volunteer
Format: Registration is required. No drop-in patrons are refused
Budget: $21.00
Supplies:
Jungle Bells: $15.00
Hole Puncher
Yarn
Stickers
Paper Plates: $6.00
Music Flannel Board Template. You can find a copy of this under the Parent/Caregiver's Resource pathfinder
Books shared: (from storytime)
88 Instruments by Chris Barton
Barnyard Boogie by Tim McCanna
Other Books to Display on Book Cart at Storytime:
The Ant and the Grasshopper by Rebecca Emberley
Bears in a Band by Shirley Parenteau
Dancing in My Bones by Sylvia Andrews
Duck and Goose: Let's Dance by Tad Hills
I love Music: My First Sound Book by Marion Billet
Let's Make Music by Ruth Musgrave
M is for Melody: A Music Alphabet by Kathy-Jo Wargin
Pete The Cat: The Wheel of the Bus by James Dean
Toddler's Songbook by Ellen Banks Elwell
1. Storytime Introduction:
Welcome to Toddler Storytime. My name is Ms. Debbie. I am so glad to see you today. Our storytime is designed to be participated by everyone. We will share books, rhymes, and songs with your children. We encourage everyone to participate, but no worries if this doesn't happen. Sometimes when a child sees you participate, they might join in, but if your child is not in the mood, that is okay as well. Our storytime can tend to be a little chaotic, but that is okay too. If your child becomes disruptive, please take them outside the program room and then join us again when your child has settled down. This is normal, it is part of the process. So let's start with our opening song.
2. Opening Song
(Credit:No Time For Flash Cards. 2016, January 30).
Lyrics:
How Many Friends are Here Today
How many friends are here today?
How many friends are here today
Let's count it out!Let's clap it out!
Let's dance it out!There are ______ friends on their feet!
Now it's time to take your seat!
3. Early Literacy Aside: Explain:
Today's early literacy skill is focusing on phonological awareness. Phonological awareness is the ability to hear and play with the smaller sounds in words, beginning with recognizing environmental sounds such as a doorbell or a dog barking and progressing to hearing syllables, rhyme, and sounds at the beginning of words like "d" for dog. Today, I will show you how you can help your child begin to develop phonological awareness skills. (Ghoting & Martin-Diaz, 2013, p.9).
4. Theme Talk:
Our little maestros will have fun today singing, creating, and making music as they learn how to create musical instruments with a parent/caregiver. Can anyone tell me a name of a musical instrument? Yes, that is an awesome example. Today, we are going to do something different. We are going to make our craft first. You see, we are going to make a musical instrument.
5. Storytime Activity:
(Credit: Fagnan, 2018)
Let's Make a Tambourine!
Instructions: Children with the help of their parents/caregivers will do the following:
Take two paper plates and hold them together with the tops of the plates facing inwards.
Punch hole around the outside of the plate at even intervals.
Use the yarn to tie the plates together through the punched holes, threading jingle bells onto the yarn at different intervals throughout.
Tie the end of the yarn into a knot and decorate the plate.
So let's use our Tambourine's to sing Row, Row, Row your Boat!
6. Action Song:
Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Lyrics:
Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the stream.
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Life is but a dream.
(Credit: Childhood)
7. Book and Puppet Show:
Barnyard Boogie by Tim McCanna
(Credit: Image: Goodreads, 2018)
8. Shakers Shaker Song -
Sung to the tune of “London Bridge"
Lyrics:
Shake your shakers,
shake, shake, shake,
Shake, shake, shake, shake, shake,
shake Shake your shakers,
shake, shake, shake,
Shake your shakers!
Other Verses:
Shake your shakers high, high, high,
Shake your shakers low, low, low,
Shake your shakers fast, fast, fast,
Shake your shakers slow, slow, slow
(Credit: Mulvenna, L. (2013, January 17)
9. Early Literacy: Example
You may not know it, but singing songs with your toddler helps him to hear words being broken up into smaller sounds, because often each syllable has its own note. Don't worry if you don't have that perfect pitch, you are helping your child get ready to read (Ghoting & Martin-Diaz, 2013, pp. 212-213).
10. Flannel Board:
To tune of “The Wheels on the Bus"
Lyrics: The guitar on the bus goes strum, strum, strum (strum an air guitar) Strum, strum, strum
Strum, strum, strum
The guitar on the bus goes strum, strum, strum All through the town!
Other verses:
The trumpet on the bus goes toot, toot, toot… (put an imaginary horn to face) The drum on the bus goes bang, bang, bang… (pat thighs) The bell on the bus goes ring, ring, ring… (shake wrist like you’re ringing a bell)
(Credit: Hurtado, Driscoll, &Plug, 2017)
You can find a template for Music Flannel Board under the Parent/Caregiver's Resource pathfinder page.
11. Bubble Time on the story rug:
At the end of playtime, I will explain to the children that we will have another opportunity to play with the bubbles, but now we are going to listen to a fun book.
12. Book:
88 Instruments by Chris Barton
(Credit: Image: Goodreads, n.d.)
13. Song:
If You're Friendly and You Know It
If You're friendly and you know it, clap your hands.
If your friendly and you know it, clap your hands.
If your friendly and you know it, and you really want to show it,
If your friendly and you know it, clap your hands!
If You're friendly and you know it, stomp your feet,
If your friendly and you know it, stomp your feet.
If your friendly and you know it, and you really want to show it,
If your friendly and you know it, stomp your feet!
If You're friendly and you know it, pat your head,
If your friendly and you know it, pat your head.
If your friendly and you know it, and you really want to show it,
If your friendly and you know it, pat your head!
(Credit: childhood)
14. Early Literacy Aside: Empower
On our book cart are many books that are written as songs. Why not share these with your child. This is a good way to give sounds to the written word.
15. Closing Song:
(Credit: L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library, 2014, September 28)
Goodbye Bubbles (Bubble Machine will be used)
Lyrics:
Goodbye Bubbles
Goodbye Bubbles
Time to Go
Time to Go
I will help you
I will help you
With a blow
With a blow
16. Takeaway: Parents/caregivers are given the Early Literacy Newsletter for Toddlers. (copy can be found on the Parent/caregiver Resource pathfinder page.
References:
Ghoting, S.N., & Martin-Diaz, P. (2013). Storytimes for everyone!. Chicago, IL: ALA
Goodreads. (n.d.). Barnyard Boogie. [Digital Image]. Retrieved from https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31305583-barnyard-boogie
Goodreads. (n.d.). 88 Instruments. [Digital Image]. Retrieved from https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18851247-time-for-a-bath
Hurtado, A., Driscoll, J., & Plug, M. (2017, May 30). Music: Toddler Storytime. Retrieved from http://pasadena-library.net/kids/2017/music-toddler-storytime/
Johnson County Library. (2014, May 13). Bubbles, Chalk and Wonder" Storytime [Web log post]. Retrieved from https://www.jocolibrary.org/kids/storytime-blog/bubbles-chalk-and-wonder-storytime
L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library. (2014, September 28). Goodbye bubbles. [Video]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/RXXQqVx0gT0
Mulvenna, L. (2013, January 17). Shake Shake Shake [Web log post]. Retrieved from http://lisaslibraryland.blogspot.com/2013/07/shake-shake-shake.html
No Time For Flash Cards. (2016, January 30). Circle Time Chant. [Video]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/ECHXNMFVumM
Suez Water Education Division. (2018, Summer). K-12 Tours and Programs. Retrieved from https://www.mysuezwater.com/community-environment/k-12-tours-and-programs
Sunflower Storytime. (2015, April 23). Bathtime and Bubbles [Web log post]. Retrieved from https://sunflowerstorytime.com/2015/04/23/bathtime-and-bubbles/
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