Opening Hello Everybody, Yes Indeed by Carole Peterson HUM Hello to your toes yes indeed yes indeed yes indeed Hello to your toes yes indeed my darling Knees – shoulders - friends
Books
Three Little Fish and the Big Bad Shark Ken Geist - I didn't make a felt for this story but Library Lena made a felt board if you'd like an idea of how it could look.
*Originally published 7/9/15, updated 1/27/16 to include printable of surfboard patterns coloring sheet.* We started class with our octopus friend. The kids don't think he need a name. They were eager to tell me how many legs he has and if that number was more less than spiders, dogs and nearly everything else they could think of. We Are Here Together - From Open/Closing Songs by Storytime Katie “Here, Here” (Tune: “Skip to My Lou”) Here, here, we’ll all here Here, here, we’ll all here Here, here, we’ll all here We’re all here in storytime
Hello, children, how are you? Hello, grown-ups, how are you? Hello, friends, how are you? We’re so glad to see you!
Books How Will We Get To the Beach byBrigitte Luciani Fun Dog, Sun Dog by Deborah Heiligman My Octopus Arms by Keith Baker
Music Five Fish Swimming In The Sea by Dr Jean from Sings Silly Songs Down By the Ocean by Peter & Ellen Allard from Sing it! Say it! Stamp it! Sway it! Vol. 2 Took a Bath in a Washing Machine by Jim Gill from Jim Gill Sings Silly Songs and Other Contagious Tunes Goldfish by Laurie Berkner fromThe Best of the Laurie Berkner Band Felt Board I loved the rhyme Bubble Bubble Pop on the YouTube channel for Champaign Library. I have a set of felt sea creatures so we sang the song with the colors and names of our ocean friends. One Little red fish swimming in the water swimming in the water swimming in the water bubble bubble bubble bubble Pop The kids liked the pop ending of Bubble Bubble Pop so much we did our Ten Little Bubbles rhyme next. There is a great video by Boone County Public Library so you can learn the tune. One little two little three little bubbles four little five little six little bubbles seven little eight little nine little bubbles ten little bubbles went pop pop pop pop them pop them pop those bubbles pop them pop them pop those bubbles pop them pop them pop those bubbles ten little bubbles went pop pop pop Egg Shakers Both songs are from Give Your Storytime a Shake on JBrary.
If You're Happy and You Know It if you’re happy and you know it give a shake if you’re happy and you know it give a shake if you’re happy and you know it give a shake if you’re happy you know it and you really want to show it if you’re happy and you it give a shake clap – tap
Everyone can Shake, Shake, Shake everyone can shake shake shake everyone can shake shake shake everyone can shake shake shake shake and now lets make a stop
tap – clap – wave
Closing We Clap Our Hands Like This - tune farmer in the dell Borrowed from Opening/Closing Songs on Storytime Katie who borrowed it from Rhymes for Toddlers on Sunflower Storytime. We clap our hands like this We clap our hands like this We clap our hands with all of our friends We clap our hands like this. We blow a kiss like this We blow a kiss like this We blow a kiss with all of our friends We blow a kiss like this. We wave goodbye like this. We wave goodbye like this. We wave goodbye with all our friends. We wave goodbye like this. Craft For our craft I made a simple pattern worksheet using surfboards. I encouraged the parents to help their children trace the patterns with their fingers before coloring the sheet. Click the link below for your own printable.
