Book Babies Storytime: Amazing Feelings
Books of the Week:
Doctor Maisy by Lucy Cousins
Future President by Lori Alexander
Clotheslines Clues to Jobs People Do by Kathryn Heling
Busy Builders Busy Week by Jean Reidy
Announcements & Bubbles
“I’m in the Mood for Bubbles”
I’m in the mood for bubbles.
Hey, how about you?
I’m in the mood for bubbles.
Hey, how about you?
I’m in the mood for bubbles, playing along with you.
Hey, hey, what do you say? I’m in the mood for that today.
Hey, hey, what do you say? I’m in the mood for that!
Welcome!
“I Wake Up My Hands“
I wake up my hands with a clap clap clap,
A clap, clap, clap
A clap, clap, clap
I wake up my hands with a clap clap clap,
And I wiggle my waggles away.
Other Verses:
I wake up my eyes with a blink blink blink…
I wake up my belly with a beep beep beep…
I wake up my hips with a shake shake shake…
“Hoot, Hoot Went the Little Brown Owl”
Hoot, hoot went the little brown owl one day
Hoot, hoot went the little brown owl
Hoot, hoot went the little brown owl one day
And they all went hoot, hoot, hoot
But…
We know owl goes (clap) la de la de la
La de la de la, la de la de la,
We know owl goes (clap) la de la de la
They don’t go hoot, hoot, hoot.
“Snowflake, Snowflake, In the Sky”
Tune of “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”
Snowflake, snowflake in the sky
Love to watch you floating by
Down you fall upon the ground
Down you fall without a sound
Snowflake, snowflake in the sky
Love to watch you floating by
“My Scarf It Has 4 Corners”
My scarf, it has 4 corners,
4 corners has my scarf
And had it not 4 corners
It would not be my scarf
1, 2, 3, 4. (Count the corners of the scarf)
Other Verses:
My blanket…
My pillow…
My cape…
Get Ready for a Story
- Take some deep belly breaths to calm the body. You can teach your child how to deep breathe by modeling deep breathing yourself.
- Remind kiddos that we know they are ready for a story when their eyes are on the reader, their ears are listening, their mouth is quiet, and their body is calm.
Book #1
Get the Wiggles Out!
“Once There Was a Snowman”
Once was there was a snowman, snowman, snowman
Once there was a snowman
Tall, tall, tall
In the sun he melted, he melted, he melted
In the sun he melted
Small, small, small
“There Was a Crocodile”
There was a crocodile (chomping motion with arms)
An orangutan (monkey action)
A flying eagle (flap arms)
And a silvery fish (make fish motion with hands)
A bunny (make rabbit ears)
A beaver (make beaver teeth)
A crazy elephant! (make elephant trunk)
Da na na na na, da na na na na! (swinging dancing action)
Get Ready for a Story
- Take some deep belly breaths to calm the body. You can teach your child how to deep breathe by modeling deep breathing yourself.
- Remind kiddos that we know they are ready for a story when their eyes are on the reader, their ears are listening, their mouth is quiet, and their body is calm.
Book #2
Goodbye for Now
Positive Affirmations w/ affirmation cards
Model saying affirming statements out loud. Encourage your little one to repeat after you. Some examples: “I am brave.” “I am curious.” “I am silly.” “I am kind.”
“The More We Get Together”
The more we get together, together, together
The more we get together
The happier we’ll be
For your friends are my friends
and my friends are your friends
The more we get together
The happier we’ll be
“The Goodbye Train is Leaving”
Oh the goodbye train is leaving see you soon, toot, toot.
Oh the goodbye train is leaving see you soon, toot, toot.
Oh the goodbye train is leaving, the goodbye train is leaving
Oh the goodbye train is leaving see you soon, toot, toot
So we’ll say goodbye to _____, see you soon.
So we’ll say goodbye to _____, see you soon.
We’ll say goodbye to __________ and we’ll say goodbye to ________
So we’ll say goodbye to _____, see you soon.
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