tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53747340809123445712024-03-19T14:23:00.239-04:00Library VillageLET THE WILD RUMPUS START!Miss Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15126142109550238330noreply@blogger.comBlogger146125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374734080912344571.post-61810603613749277172018-02-20T15:14:00.001-05:002018-02-20T15:15:49.496-05:00Update for all visitors!Hi all. It's been a long time since we blogged - almost a year and a half! We have received some questions so I thought I would pop over and make a quick post for you.<br />
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Library Village - the blog - is here for everyone to gain ideas for their storytimes! We have over 150 blog posts that are searchable, so we didn't just want to take the page down.<br />
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Library Village - the team - is no longer working together. Miss Kristie still works at our branch slaying storytimes and other children's programs. Miss Kristin has decided to stay home with her two beautiful boys, but subs at the library when she can. Miss Sue became a Head Librarian at another branch in our system in 2014 and slowly the world of Children's Services drifted away.<br />
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Blogging has been the best experience for the three of us. We have bonded and had a healthy competitiveness with our respective storytimes. It was a blast and this blog and all its posts show how much we loved our work.<br />
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Please stay and look around. There are so many themes out here, so many flannels, and so many craft ideas, that would be so helpful to the new librarian working with children.<br />
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We still have a rather inactive page on Facebook, where we can still read and respond to questions.<br />
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So thank you. Thank you for coming. Thank you for looking around. Thank you for referring your friends. We here at the Village have always been touched by how many people supported our blog.<br />
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<br />Miss Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15126142109550238330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374734080912344571.post-27480560588740406172016-10-26T15:57:00.002-04:002016-10-26T16:16:45.500-04:00Guerrilla Storytime - OLC 2016 Convention and ExpoOn Thursday, September 29, 2016, twenty-one librarians gathered together at the OLC Convention and Expo in Sandusky, Ohio to participate in a Guerrilla Story Time. <br />
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What is Guerrilla Story Time, you ask? Call it a program, advocacy, or a movement of awesomeness! Guerrilla Story Time was conceived by the Joint Chiefs at Story Time Underground and is spreading across North America. <a href="http://storytimeunderground.org/" target="_blank">Please check out their website for more.</a> We thank them for permission and guidance as we brought G.S. to the OLC for our second time. Library Village, along with a bunch of our new best friends, spent a fun filled hour discussing all things story time. The hour flew by as the conversation didn't stop for a minute. Hopefully everyone who participated left with a few new ideas! We know we did.<br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Challenge: All the
moms are talking in the back – what do you do?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">1. Stop and refocus – “Ok, I need everyone’s
attention, now!” (Talking to the kids but really talking to the moms!)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;"><br /><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">
2. "I know it’s a great time to socialize, but we’ll have time for that
later.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Right now I need you to be a good
role model for the kids." (Parents may not know they are being disruptive)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;"><br /><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">
3. Encourage a lot of participation – if you’re singing, you won’t have time to
talk!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;"><br /><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">
4. "Parents, if your kids are distracted, take them out until they calm down,
and KIDS, if your parents are distracted, feel free to take them out until they
calm down!"</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;"><br /><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">
5. Lower your voice so they can’t hear you until they stop talking.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;"><br /><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">
6. Just stop reading! "I’m sorry, I just can’t go any further until we’re all
together."</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;"><br /><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">
7. Remove the back row of chairs so parents can’t hide back there.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;"><br /><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">
8. Teachers can be offenders too! "Boys and girls, I need your teachers to be
listening as well."</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;"><br /><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">
9. Remind parents that their own children may not be able to see them (if
sitting in lap), but every other child in the room can see them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They have to be good role models for all the
children.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;"><br /><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">
10. If you are uncomfortable confronting parents, try to make them participate
as much as possible.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tell them you need
their help (to make a circle, to sing a song, etc.).</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;"><br /><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">
11. "YOU are your child’s first and best teacher!"</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;"><br /><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">
12. Allow time afterwards for caregivers to chat while the children play. Make
sure they know about this at the beginning.</span></span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Question: Do you
include a digital aspect in your storytime? How is that received by both the
staff and the patrons?</span></strong><br />
<o:p></o:p><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">1. <!--[endif]-->AppleTV <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"> a. <!--[endif]-->Letter of the day/ number of the day app –
Morphabets</span><br />
<o:p><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span></o:p><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">2. <!--[endif]-->Display words to songs with a PowerPoint or
Smartboard – gets parents’ faces up, rather than staring down at their paper.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">3. <!--[endif]--></span><a href="http://www.freegalmusic.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Freegal</span></a><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"> for free songs – parents can get to from
home<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">4. <!--[endif]--></span><a href="http://gonoodle.com/"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Gonoodle.com</span></a><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"> for fun videos<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">5. <!--[endif]-->SmartTV – nonfiction YouTube videos (i.e. a
shark video for your shark-themed story time)<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">6. <!--[endif]-->Bird-watching app – very interactive<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">7. <!--[endif]-->Include an “App of the Week” on your handout,
which caregivers can take home<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Try not using screen time every week, so the kids aren’t
expecting it when they come.</span><br />
<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;">
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;">Ask your patrons! Do they want you incorporating tech in
story time, or do they feel their children get enough of that elsewhere? Would
parents like a lesson in your online services, such as OverDrive, or an actual
techy story time for the kids?</span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;">
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Challenge: No one is
dancing with you – what do you do?</span></b><br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><o:p></o:p></span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Just go with it! Your energy may convince others
to join you!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Remind parents at the beginning that they are
expected to participate<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->As relationships build between caregivers and
children (sometimes meaning grandparents), the adults usually become more
comfortable participating and dancing<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Ask everyone to stand up so we can dance – "that
means you, too, grownups!"<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Call upon the kids you know to help you, and
newer kids will want to help, too!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Model dancing with a child, and then hand them
back to their grownup, expecting the grownup to keep the fun going.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">7.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Make sure everyone understands that this isn’t a
show – it is meant to be interactive for the whole family!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Challenge: Sing your
closing song<br /><o:p></o:p></span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman";">
</span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Our hands say, “thank you” with a clap, clap,
clap.<br />
Our toes say, “thank you” with a tap, tap, tap.<br />
Clap, clap, clap. Tap, tap, tap.<br />
We roll our hands around and wave, “Goodbye!”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->We all go up, up, up, and down, down, down.<br />
We all go up, up, up, and turn around and around.<br />
We all touch the sky, and clap, clap, clap,<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Take a bow, and wave goodbye.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Wave up high, and wave down low,<br />
I think it’s time, I’ve gotta go.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Wave your elbow, wave your toes,<br />
Wave your tongue, wave your nose.<br />
Wave your knees, wave your lips,<br />
Blow a kiss with your fingertips.<br />
Wave your ears, and wave your hair,<br />
Wave your belly, and your derriere.<br />
Wave your chin, and wave your eyes,<br />
Wave your hands to say goodbye. (from picture book Wave Goodbye by Rob Reid)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";">
</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Challenge: Sing your
story time opener<o:p></o:p></span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman";">
</span><br />
</span></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Try playing an instrument! Some of us play guitar and
ukulele – most children’s songs are very simple and only require a few easy
chords! </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">If you want to use a “cheat,” one member recommends the
<a href="https://www.chordbuddy.com/" target="_blank">Guitar Buddy</a></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->(Clapping hands on lap and together)<br />
Bread and butter, marmalade and jam,<br />
Let’s say hello as loudly as we can – HELLO!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">(Repeat, saying hello quietly, slowly, and
quickly) End on soft so that voices are quiet and ready to begin!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> "</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Hello Friends" song from Jbrary</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->(To tune of the Farmer and the Dell)<br />
We clap and sing hello, we clap and sing hello,<br />
With all our friends at story time, we clap and sing hello!<br />
(Repeat with waving, and stomping)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> "</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Open, Shut Them"<br />
Open, shut them, Open, shut them,<br />
Give a little clap, clap, clap.<br />
Open, shut them, Open, shut them,<br />
Put them in your lap, lap, lap.<br />
Creep them, creep them, Creep them, creep them,<br />
Right up to your chinny, chin, chin.<br />
Open up your little mouth but<br />
Do not let them in!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">(For babies, you can open and shut their arms and tickle them on the "creep them" part. For older children, remind parents that it's really important for them to use their fingers to help develop writing skills.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">
</span><o:p><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></o:p><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Question: A parent
says (loudly!) that they miss the other storytime person! What do you do?<o:p></o:p></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman";">
</span><br />
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">1. This is a great opportunity to remind parents that your child is
going to have a lot of teachers, and every teacher will have different
qualities. There’s no wrong or right way to do storytime! Three people can do
the same storytime and each do it differently. It’s good for kids to see people
do things in different ways.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">2. It’s hard to follow someone else’s storytime plan or do
their opening/closing songs – it’s ok to put your own special twist on it.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">
</span></span></span></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">3. It can be hard for families to move up from one age group to
the next. Just encourage the parents that their children ARE READY to move on
and they’ll do great!<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">4. Some parents may also move back to a younger group for the
environment/librarian they are more comfortable with. But eventually, the
children will get bored and be ready to move up!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">
</span><br />
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">5. Ultimately, being told they miss the other person is a HUGE
compliment to that librarian. It’s ok to acknowledge that yes, that librarian
is fantastic, but unfortunately he/she isn’t here today (or has retired, or
whatever the situation may be).</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;">
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</span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">6. If you’re told that a family goes somewhere else now for
storytime, you can say “I’m so happy that you found somewhere you love.” Take
the high road, even if it hurts your feelings.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">7. When multiple libraries are available, it is fine for
families to try storytimes at various locations. We want them to find a place
they like! You can even partner with other libraries to promote one another’s
storytimes.<o:p></o:p></span>
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</span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">8. This happens to librarians all the way up the chain – not
just storytime librarians! Patrons may be disappointed when a head librarian or
other administrator is replaced, but eventually they forget the former person
and YOU will become their favorite librarian <span style="font-family: "wingdings"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span>
Make them love you and they will!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";">
</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">WILD CARD: Audience
poses a question – What is your favorite rhyme or fingerplay?<o:p></o:p></span></b><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><br />1.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> <span style="font-size: small;">(</span></span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Put hands together…)<br />
Five little peas in a peapod press.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
One grew, two grew, and so did all the rest.<br />
And they grew and they grew and they did not stop<br />
Until one day that pod went POP!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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By this point, everyone was getting anxious to head out for the evening, so we cut things off here. This was a wonderful discussion with some truly fabulous and dedicated librarians. We hope to see them again at future conferences and on Facebook! Remember to follow the Ohio Storytime Underground page to connect with other Ohio librarians! Thanks!</span></span><o:p></o:p> </span> </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span><br />
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<o:p></o:p></span>Miss Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13968426369526721116noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374734080912344571.post-77966220808998381712016-07-29T14:29:00.000-04:002016-07-29T14:42:11.974-04:00Flannel Friday - Mr. Lou's MustacheI wanted to read the fabulous <em>Book O'Beards</em> by Donald Lemke in a family story time, and needed a fun rhyme to go with it.<br />
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Thank you, <a href="http://www.literaryhoots.com/2015/04/mustache-storytime.html" target="_blank">Literary Hoots</a>, for this hilarious and fun felt rhyme! The kiddos loved it so much that we had to do it twice!<br />
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There once was a man named Mr. Lou,<br />
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On Monday it was as tiny as his nose.</div>
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By Thursday, it looks as if it has grown for years!</div>
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But on Friday, Mr. Lou caught the flu,<br />
Aaah, aaah, aaaaaahhhhchooooo!</div>
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On the last "achoo," I pulled the mustaches off his face and threw them at the kids! They shrieked with delight!</div>
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This was really fun and I can see us using this felt set and rhyme over and over again in future story times!</div>
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Thanks for stopping by!</div>
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Thanks to <a href="http://melissa.depperfamily.net/blog/" target="_blank">Mel's Desk</a> for hosting the roundup this week! Flannel Friday is for anyone interested in finding and sharing great flannel board ideas! You can learn more about Flannel Friday and how to participate <a href="http://flannelfridaystorytime.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
Miss Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13968426369526721116noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374734080912344571.post-73891195649903752442015-10-23T06:44:00.000-04:002015-10-23T06:44:58.054-04:00Guerilla Storytime Recap - 2015 OLC Convention and Expo<h3>
<span style="font-weight: normal;">On October 9, 2015, over twenty librarians gathered together during the last session of the OLC Convention and Expo in Cincinnati, Ohio to participate in a Guerrilla Story Time. What is Guerrilla Story Time you ask? Call it a program, advocacy, or a movement of awesomeness, Guerrilla Story Time was conceived by the Joint Chiefs at Story Time Underground and is spreading across North America. <a href="http://storytimeunderground.org/" target="_blank">Please check out their website for more.</a> We thank them for permission and guidance as we brought G.S. to the OLC for our first time. Library Village, along with a bunch of our new best friends, spent a fun filled hour discussing all things story time. The hour flew by as the conversation didn't stop for a minute. Hopefully everyone who participated left with a few new ideas! We know we did.</span></h3>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: blue;">By the way, have you ever heard of a CANJO</span>? Yep - we talked about that too! You'll have to read on to learn about that one. We almost had a hard time keeping up with the great ideas; but here we go with </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">the recap of our first Guerilla Storytime.</span></h3>
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Question #1: What do you do when a parent won't respond to their kid's disruptive/inappropriate behavior? Act it out.</h3>
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<li><span style="font-weight: normal;">Being direct is best policy.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: normal;">Be kind.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: normal;">Stop storytime and ask where the child's adult is.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: normal;">Do some housekeeping before you start storytime. Ask adults for help and remind them that it is okay to leave.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: normal;">Talk to the adult afterwards. Remember to use loving body language.</span></li>
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Question #2: When planning storytime, how do you ensure the space and activities are accessible to participants with physical limitations?</h3>
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<i style="font-weight: normal;">(Although we didn't quite answer this question, some good ideas were discussed about how to set up the room for the best possible parent/child interactions during storytime.)</i></h3>
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<li><span style="font-weight: normal;">Get rid of the chairs. Parents will need to sit with their child.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: normal;">No second row of chairs. Parents do not participate as well from the second row.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: normal;">Create a half moon with your chairs.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: normal;">For crafts, keep tables folded flat on the floor. This will help with direct parent interaction.</span></li>
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Question #3: How do you make transitions between activities manageable for kids, esp. sensory storytime? Act it out.</h3>
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<li><span style="font-weight: normal;">Transition songs.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: normal;">Positive reinforcement. Great job!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: normal;">Offer activities after storytime.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: normal;">Put items in a bag or blanket. Say good-bye!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: normal;">Sing, "If you want to hear a story, clap your hands." (To the tune of "If You're Happy and You Know It")</span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: normal;">Let them keep the shaker, ribbon, etc. If only a couple children have problems parting with a prop, it may be better to let it go. <i>(insert earworm.. you're welcome!) </i>Mom will usually be able to deal with it and return it to you shortly. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: normal;">Ask kids to give the item to a puppet. <i> (Shout out to Reggie the puppet!)</i></span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: normal;">Take three deep breaths with hands up.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: normal;">Make your voice quiet. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: normal;">Use eye contact.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: normal;">Ask for hands to be in laps.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: normal;">Teach the yoga move, Dragon's Breath. Place two fingers on your mouth, take three breaths in, and blow out the wiggles!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: normal;">Rug Rules<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<i style="font-weight: normal;">(There was a small side discussion about whether kids should be sitting criss cross applesauce. Several participants remembered reading articles debating this sitting position. Might be something to look into further if you are interested!)</i></h3>
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Question #4: WILD CARD - The audience may pose a question. </h3>
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How do you keep toddlers from eating bubbles? </h3>
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<i style="font-weight: normal;">(Interesting question! A bubble machine is used at the end of a toddler storytime and the little ones enjoy popping them with mouths, not their hands! Both the librarian and the parents have tried to dissuade the behavior with no luck. This one stumped the group a bit. But here is what we came up with!)</i></h3>
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<li><span style="font-weight: normal;">It's normal and okay. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: normal;">Make a game out of popping the bubbles with their hands instead of their mouths.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: normal;">Look for edible bubbles or safe bubbles.</span></li>
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Question #5: Challenge: Sing your closing song.</h3>
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<li><span style="font-weight: normal;">"It's Time to Say Goodbye to All Our Friends" (To the tune of "She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain")</span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: normal;">Ring Around a Rosie</span></li>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><i>(The question was posed about using a closing song if storytime isn't over, but rather turning into a craft time or play time.)</i></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-weight: normal;">Use the </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">song as a good-bye to sitting still and a transition to the next activity.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: normal;">"If You're Happy and You Know It" is celebratory not good-bye.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: normal;">Before singing, explain to the kids what they are doing next. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: normal;">It can be helpful to talk about what activities are left throughout storytime so they know what to expect.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: normal;">Be consistent. Do the same thing each week.</span></li>
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Question #6: We briefly discussed how to change aspects of your storytime. What do you do if storytime becomes boring to you?</h3>
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<li><span style="font-weight: normal;">Change a little bit at a time to keep the structure of your storytime.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: normal;">Offer creative play time instead of more organized crafts.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: normal;">Create stations to change out activities. However, this may involve more set up.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: normal;">For toddlers, offer stuffed toys to play with as well as coloring activities.</span></li>
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Question #7: We took some time to talk using ukuleles doing storytime?</h3>
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<li><span style="font-weight: normal;">To make it easier to play and keep control of your group, plan time for touching before you begin to play.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: normal;">Parents are forgiving of skill level.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: normal;">They are not hard to play.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: normal;">Ukuleles can be purchased at local music stores.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: normal;">They are easier to learn than guitars.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: normal;">Don't be afraid of it!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: normal;">There is an app for tuning ukuleles. (Recommended by several in the room)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: normal;">When in doubt, google it! There are lots of great blogs with children's songs available for you to use.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: normal;">Ukulele too complicated for you? Try a canjo! It's a homemade instrument made from a can, a stick, and one strong.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<li><span style="font-weight: normal;">Time/clock themed storytime - touch and play with a toy clock. Use it to tell the time in the stories read. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: normal;">A box is great for collecting smaller props in.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: normal;">Supersize Storytime (An idea from the librarians at Grandview Heights Public Library) - librarians prerecord themselves and act out the stories with the use of props. An example, <i>The Three Little Pigs</i> can be acted out with big cardboard houses and kids sticking out of cutout windows as the pigs.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-weight: normal;">Turn the comment around and tell them how happy you are to meet them.</span></li>
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Miss Kristiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04802065370885822632noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374734080912344571.post-29036387279083649922015-08-27T20:38:00.000-04:002015-08-29T09:53:58.933-04:00Flannel Friday Roundup August 28, 2015<br />
What happened to summer? It just seems like yesterday when it was Memorial Day and we were starting Summer Reading Program...and here we are the week before Labor day! Library Village is back to blogging after a hiatus though and we couldn't be more excited about hosting this week's Flannel Friday ROUNDUP!!!<br />
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First up is <a href="http://kdr4xmom.blogspot.com/2015/08/sleeping-bag-chant.html" target="_blank">Kathryn from Fun With Friends at Story Time</a>. Kathryn is usually my first Flannel Friday Roundup post but she never disappoints. Take a look at this darling camping set! I always wanted to do a camping story time - and this set set is wonderful! She takes her inspiration from Welcome to Storytime. <a href="http://kdr4xmom.blogspot.com/2015/08/sleeping-bag-chant.html" target="_blank">Check it out!</a><br />
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<a href="http://rovingfiddlehead.com/kidlit/flannel-friday-five-little-snakes/" target="_blank">Roving Fiddlehead Kidlit works this weeks felt set in foam felt</a>. 5 littles are very useful in story times for all groups because of the rhythms and predictability. I love the snakes in the shape of an S so the set can be used in multiple themes for story time! <a href="http://rovingfiddlehead.com/kidlit/flannel-friday-five-little-snakes/" target="_blank">Here are 5 little snakes with rhyme!</a><br />
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<a href="http://literacious.com/2015/08/28/flannel-friday-the-acorn-song/" target="_blank">Laura from Literacious </a>did exactly what all good children's librarians do - follow the best blogs, find the perfect 'something' to use in story time, felt something to go with it, and share for everyone else. She found a great acorn song on Jbrary (and who doesn't love Jbrary???) and made an acorn to go with the song. Hey guess what? It's almost the perfect time for fall story times! <a href="http://literacious.com/2015/08/28/flannel-friday-the-acorn-song/" target="_blank">Check it out!</a><br />
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<a href="http://thedilleydally.blogspot.com/2015/08/flannel-friday-making-flannel-boards.html" target="_blank">Lauren at the Dilly Dally </a>starts her post with "This is going to be a boring blogpost" but it is SO NOT! Making your own flannel boards is sometimes a necessary thing for lots of reasons - budget, portability (outreach), or in this case, so every story timer can have their own board! I am sure the moms in her story time<a href="http://thedilleydally.blogspot.com/2015/08/flannel-friday-making-flannel-boards.html" target="_blank"> love this idea as much as I do!</a><br />
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<a href="https://librarianisontheloose.wordpress.com/2015/08/26/library-cheer-flannel/" target="_blank">Awnali from The Librarian is on the Loose</a> shows us that necessity is the mother of invention, since she needed a felt to go with her upcoming Library Story Time. She took her inspiration from Storytime Katie. Looks like her fun books will be spreading that '<a href="https://librarianisontheloose.wordpress.com/2015/08/26/library-cheer-flannel/" target="_blank">Library Cheer'</a> soon! <br />
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Finally <a href="http://readrhymesing.blogspot.com/2015/08/flannel-friday.html" target="_blank">Shawn from Read, Rhyme, and Sing</a> brings us inspiration from Mel's Desk. It is a fun, versatile game that can be adapted for many different themes and age groups. Check out <a href="http://readrhymesing.blogspot.com/2015/08/flannel-friday.html" target="_blank">This is/This isn't</a>! <br />
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I love that children's librarians are taking inspiration from each other and making something new - and especially sharing their inspiration with others. It's such a great thing to see and to be part of it. If you would like more information on Flannel Friday, make sure to visit the website <a href="http://flannelfridaystorytime.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://flannelfridaystorytime.blogspot.com/</a> . You can also find them on <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/flannelfriday/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a>, and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/flannelfridayfun/" target="_blank">Facebook</a> and by following #flannelstorytime on Twitter! <br />
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Thanks for stopping by!Miss Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15126142109550238330noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374734080912344571.post-13324049259157196462015-08-23T09:17:00.001-04:002015-08-23T09:17:52.341-04:00So we taught this class...If you follow us regularly, you will discover quickly that we have this 'thing' for felt. It all started back in a medium sized library in Southwest Ohio where three children's librarian started sharing ideas as a team. Next came inspiration from <a href="http://melissa.depperfamily.net/blog/">Mel's Desk</a>, <a href="http://storytimekatie.com/">Story Time Katie</a>, and the <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/flannelfriday/">Flannel Friday Pinterest </a>board. With "SQUEE'S" of delight, a love-affair was born.<br />
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You might remember we did a "poster session" at the Ohio Library Council's Convention and Expo in October of 2014. <a href="http://libraryvillage.blogspot.com/2014/11/presenting-library-village.html" target="_blank">Here is a link to that post</a> if you would like to see more.<br />
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Soon after, we got a VERY kind email from the Division of Children's and Youth Services asking us if we would consider turning that poster session into a full program for the Children's and Youth Services Conference this year. Ummmm.........YEAH!!!<br />
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So how do we turn this poster session in to a 45 minute break-out session? We decided that talking about our felt, with tips and tricks, was just not enough. I mean, we could talk about our felt All.Day.Long. but we knew we had to do something different. Kristie and I decided to go with a hands-on felt extravaganza! We brought our templates for our <a href="http://libraryvillage.blogspot.com/2013/10/flannel-friday-5-little-monsters.html" target="_blank">5 Little Monsters </a>set and had some pre-cut felt pieces, scissors, and sharpies so all of the participants could start making their own sets while we talked tips and tricks. Who doesn't like keeping their hands busy when in a presentation? There was lots of lively discussion about how we store our felts, making your own felt board, and how to make some of our more intricate sets. <br />
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In the vein of our poster session, we also talked about making the most of your felt sets, by making sets that can be used in multiple ways. We also gave a template for a monkey and a teddy bear, so the participants could use the bed we made in two more rhymes. That's what it is all about - using your resources to save yourself time and money with your story time planning!<br />
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Once we got going, the conversation really flowed. There were lots of questions, ideas, and sharing going on in that room! Thank goodness for that - because this is what my presentation notes looked like after my first 5 minutes. I was off script just past our introductions!<br />
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Of course we talked about all of our online peeps! We wouldn't be where we are without YOU! Our blogroll on the side of this post just scratches the surface of the awesomeness out there. So go follow them. Follow the Pinterest Flannel Friday board. Go find Story Time Underground on Facebook. <span style="color: orange;"> View. Felt. Share. Credit. Repeat.</span> We are a community of amazing story time artists. While Kristie and I were the ones at Kent State University sharing our love of felt, you all were there with us. We salute you!<br />
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Thanks for stopping by!Miss Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15126142109550238330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374734080912344571.post-67001064463654367652015-06-07T17:17:00.003-04:002015-06-07T17:17:55.186-04:00Preschool Story Time - Cats!Here at the Village, we are no strangers to using cats in our story times. With a perfect plethora of material, the options are endless. Quite frankly, I had little time to prepare for this one - but no matter! What I lacked in planning I made up for in execution! Here I will show what my plan actually was, then add some alternatives pulled from other story times we have done at Library Village. I hope you enjoy them!<br />
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<b>So What's it Like to be a Cat? - Karla Kuskin</b></div>
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In this darling book written in verse, a young boy asks his cat "What's it like to be a cat?" The boy continues to interview his cat and discovers what his days are like. <br />
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<b>Finger Play - a Kitten</b></div>
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<b>Or if you prefer, Miss Kristie completely rocked it with her Hey Diddle Diddle Felt Set:</b><br />
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<a href="http://libraryvillage.blogspot.com/2013/08/flannel-friday-hey-diddle-diddle.html" target="_blank"> Click HERE</a> for more on the Hey Diddle Diddle Set!<br />
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<b>The Three Little Kittens - Galdone</b></div>
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This is an absolute classic nursery rhyme. Paul Galdone has renewed many classic rhymes and tales with his fresh illustrations. With this particular book, you can do the text a number of ways. You can read it, of course, you can sing it, or you can do it as a felt set or finger play. <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=three+little+kittens&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8#q=three+little+kittens&tbm=vid" target="_blank">Check out some YouTube videos</a> on how the tune goes. It is really quite simple. Truth be told, I learned a completely different tune growing up, so I left a lot of mom's baffled. Luckily I could switch over to the 'right' tune so I could have moms sing along with me.<br />
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<b>Activity - Matching Mittens</b></div>
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This activity couldn't come at a better time as we finish the The Little Kittens book and song! Because imitation is the best form of compliment, I humbly snitched this idea from <a href="http://storytimekatie.com/2012/01/20/flannel-friday-mittens/">Storytime Katie</a>. I even used her photo from her blog because, quite frankly, I didn't improve any on this activity!! Storytime Katie is the best and I thank her for providing me with some of 'my' best ideas. Please visit <a href="http://storytimekatie.com/2012/01/20/flannel-friday-mittens/">Storytime Katie's Blog </a>for more.<br />
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For this game, I handed out one of each of the mittens (mine were laminated paper mittens actually) and had the mitten mates on the clothes line behind me. One by one (and not in any order), I pointed to one and asked who had the matching mitten? Then the child could come up and place the mitten under the clothes pin with its mate. The preschoolers had a really great time with this activity.<br />
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<b>Pete The Cat - Eric Litwin</b></div>
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<b>Alternate Felt Set for Pete The Cat!</b></div>
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This is the full set for Pete The Cat - I Love My White Shoes that I made quite a long time ago. With so many kids in story time, he needed so many shoes so everyone could participate.<br />
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BUT - I also made another Pete set with a standing Pete. There are fewer shoes, but more options to use Pete with his other picture books:<br />
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<b><a href="http://libraryvillage.blogspot.com/2013/08/preschool-story-time-wheels-on-school.html" target="_blank">Click HERE</a> </b> for more on this set!<br />
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Did you hear the one about Grumpy Cat! Immortalized in felt!<br />
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<b>Cat Secrets - Jeff Czekaj</b></div>
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I am a huge fan of Jan Thomas and really enjoy books where the characters appear to speak right to the reader. Cat Secrets is written in the same vein. The little listeners leave the book feeling like they tricked the cat into spilling all of their secrets. Fun!<br />
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<b>Craft - 3 Little Kittens Puppets</b><br />
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This is just a sample of the die-cuts I had available for the children to create their own Three Little Kittens puppet set. I let them decorate them any way they wanted. They made as many as they wanted too. I wanted to encourage story retelling. Definitely not a fancy craft, but sometimes the easy ones for us are the most enjoyable ones for the little ones.</div>
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<strong>Let's break it down - You'll need:</strong><br />
Pasta - any variety (not cooked)<br />
Rubbing alcohol<br />
Food coloring<br />
Large plastic storage bags (like Ziploc)<br />
A liquid measuring cup<br />
A 1 cup measuring cup<br />
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These directions come from <a href="http://www.reallifeathome.com/how-to-dye-pasta-for-kids-crafts/" target="_blank">Real Life at Home</a>, and are very easy to follow!<br />
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Either gel or liquid food coloring works just fine.</div>
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<strong>Step 1</strong>: Pour 1/4 cup rubbing alcohol into your gallon bag, and add several drops of food coloring.<br />
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<strong>Step 2</strong>: Measure 1 to 2 cups of dry pasta and add to the bag.</div>
(I used 1 cup for the elbows because they're smaller, and 2 cups for the rigatoni)<br />
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<strong>Step 3</strong>: Zip up the bag (push the extra air out first) and lay it flat. Try to make sure the pasta is in a single layer.</div>
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<strong>Step 4</strong>: Flip the bags over about every half hour or so until they've reached the desired color. This is not an exact science - the world will not end if you don't flip them at exactly the 30 minute mark. (Or, say, if you happen to be a very sleepy, pregnant librarian who fell asleep after only flipping them once, and realized it the next morning. Whoops!)<br />
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I made 6 different colors in about 30 minutes. Pink, orange, and yellow all dyed the fastest (within 2 to 3 hours), while blue and purple took quite a while longer (purple takes FOREVER). Green was somewhere in the middle.</div>
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<strong>Step 5</strong>: Line those same pans with paper towels or newspaper, and dump your finished pasta onto them to dry. They will probably need to dry overnight.</div>
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Miss Sue and I each did this at home on our own time, but you could definitely do it at the library if you have somewhere to lay the bags where no one will mess with them. It sound messy but it really isn't at all. You could even recruit some teen volunteers to help. It's kind of a fun science experiment!</div>
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This is great for practicing fine motor skills with preschoolers and Kindergartners!</div>
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It's also WONDERFUL for sensory play with babies and toddlers! Just make sure they don't eat it :o)</div>
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Now don't you want to go dye some pasta before your next story time? Try it out and let us know how it goes!</div>
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Miss Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13968426369526721116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374734080912344571.post-25497603036458576052015-05-01T13:58:00.000-04:002015-05-01T13:58:04.049-04:00Flannel Friday - A Cowboy Dresses Himself With CareI just posted my Horsie Story Time, but I had to contribute my Cowboy to Flannel Friday! <a href="http://libraryvillage.blogspot.com/2015/05/preschool-story-time-giddy-up-horsie.html">Click HERE</a> for the full story time and my best craft EVER! But for now....<br />
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<b>Dress The Cowboy</b></div>
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I found the following poem on <a href="http://www.hummingbirded.com/rodeo-western-day.html">THIS WEBSITE</a>.
Actually there are tons of resources out there for a Western story
time, and I really recommend this site. Seeing that they suggested to
make the pieces out of felt, that is exactly what I did. This is in my
EARLY days of felting as you can see by my use of markers instead of
puffy paint. I suggest you read the poem aloud and wait for responses
from the group. They will love participating!<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">He starts
with long, red ______(UNDERWEAR).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Out in the
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">So the
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Deserts and
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">To protect
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">To keep his
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">It isn't
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Around his
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">A cowboy is
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">On top of
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">He's all
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">And now our
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And here he is dressed! I let the kids each have a piece and let them place the pieces on the
cowboy when we got to their piece. They loved it. I even left the
pieces up for after story time play.<br />
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I think kids love to play dress up, and felt is a great medium. I want to thank <a href="http://readingwithred.blogspot.com/">Brooke from Reading With Red</a> for hosting Flannel Friday this week. If you need more information on how you can get involved with the Flannel Friday community, <a href="http://flannelfridaystorytime.blogspot.com/">CLICK HERE</a>. Or you can find Flannel Friday on their <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/flannelfridayfun/">Facebook page</a>, by following #FlannelStorytime on Twitter or on <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/search/boards/?q=flannel+friday">Pinterest</a>!<br />
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Thanks for stopping by!<br />
Miss Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15126142109550238330noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374734080912344571.post-49216732530906838002015-05-01T13:51:00.000-04:002015-05-01T13:51:15.073-04:00Preschool Story Time: Giddy-up Horsie!Here was a theme idea totally based on the craft I had found on Pinterest. I was so enamored with it, I decided to have a Western theme and bring in the Cowboys and Horses!<br />
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<b>Do Cowboys Ride Bikes - Tucker</b></div>
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Written in verse, this book explains some of the things cowboys do and do not do. It is a good book for new vocabulary and discussion.<br />
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<b>Felt Activity - Dress The Cowboy</b></div>
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I found the following poem on <a href="http://www.hummingbirded.com/rodeo-western-day.html">THIS WEBSITE</a>. Actually there are tons of resources out there for a Western story time, and I really recommend this site. Seeing that they suggested to make the pieces out of felt, that is exactly what I did. This is in my EARLY days of felting as you can see by my use of markers instead of puffy paint. I suggest you read the poem aloud and wait for responses from the group. They will love participating!<br />
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And here he is dressed! I let the kids each have a piece and let them place the pieces on the
cowboy when we got to their piece. They loved it. I even left the
pieces up for after story time play.<br />
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<b>Horseplay - Wilson</b></div>
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All the horses want to do is horseplay all night long! What is the farmer to do? This is a fun book that keeps the kids wondering what those crazy horses are up to!<br />
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<u><b>Song and Action Rhyme</b></u><br />
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<b>Let's Sing a Lullaby of Brave Little Cowboy - Thomas</b></div>
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Jan Thomas books are hysterical! I always look forward to using these books in story time. But remember to go big for maximum laughs!<br />
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I couldn't wait to get to my craft, but I had plenty of books ready in case I had an especially attentive crowd. Here are my extra picks:<br />
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Giddy-Up Cowgirl-Krosoczka<br />
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Clip-Clop - Smee<br />
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She'll Be Comin' Round the Mountain - Sturges<br />
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<b>Craft - Stick Horses </b></div>
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This took effort but OH MY so worth it! I did this theme in January so I was able to ask the moms to bring in Christmas Paper Rolls that they had left over from Christmas. Once I gathered enough, all I needed was brown paper bags for the heads (stuffing was newspaper shreds), markers, colored paper for the ears, yarn for the hair, eyes and masking tape.<br />
The best part was, I used our jingle bells on hand as 'spurs'! I put a set on each little leg and off we went on a horse parade around the library. It was so fun!! Giddy-up!!<br />
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The craft made the whole theme worth it. Usually I do not advocate stuffing together books for the sake of a theme, but horses was a good choice. Now I am thinking up other ideas for the craft. Unicorns anyone?<br />
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Thanks for stopping by! <br />
<br />Miss Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15126142109550238330noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374734080912344571.post-67920374842230038792015-04-24T15:04:00.000-04:002015-04-24T15:04:22.660-04:00Preschool Story Time - Bikes!In line with Bike Safety Month, I did a story time on bikes! We have some incredible rail-trails here in the mid-west, and I have been turned on to biking ever since I discovered them. Biking is something I love to do, so I thought it would be great to do a story time about it.<br />
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<b>The Best Bike Ride Ever - James Primos</b></div>
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Bonny O'Boy REALLY wants a bike! That's all she could say for a week until her parents bought her one. Bonny then goes on a fantastical adventure on her new bike as she learns about riding and bike safety first hand.<br />
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<b>Show and tell - Biking Safety</b><br />
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Encouraged by a former supervisor, I learned that show and tell works great in story time. I have brought in some instruments from around the world, tools, and even a squash! This break from books and songs is more conversational and the kids seem to really like it. This time, I brought all of my cycling gear. My gloves, funny shorts, jersey, ID bracelet, water bottle, click shoes, sunglasses, water bottle, and my helmet. We talked about what all of this gear is for and how together it all keeps me safe. When you do a show and tell, be prepared that kids want to touch everything, so make sure to bring in things that can safely be out of your hands for a moment, or be ready to show them HOW to touch. The moms were thankful I talked about bike helmets because some of them struggle to get their kids to wear them.</div>
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<b>Everyone Can Learn to Ride a Bike - Chris Rashka</b></div>
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This book is super short, but a perfect little book about learning how to ride a bicycle, safety, and persistence. You are sure to recognize Chris Raschka's drawings.<br />
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<b>Finger plays and Song</b></div>
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Pedal round and round,<br />
(roll hands around each other)<br />
Pedal round and round,<br />
I steer my bike<br />
(pretend to steer bike)<br />
To where I like.<br />
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<b>Go! Go! Go! - David Goldin</b></div>
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Check out this funny bicycle race! The words "Go - Go - Go" are repeated throughout - the perfect opportunity for audience participation and word recognition.<br />
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<b>Duck on a Bike - David Shannon</b></div>
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This was a quick, alternate book I used because I had some really interested listeners! It isn't a very long book, but the kids love the expressions on the animals as Duck glides around the farm on his bike.<br />
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I also used this book for a StoryWalk. What is a StoryWalk you ask? Well, I think it is a great way to encourage family reading outside of the library! <a href="http://libraryvillage.blogspot.com/2015/01/lets-go-on-storywalk.html" target="_blank"> Click HERE</a> for more about StoryWalks.<br />
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I have to explain my crafts this week. At the time of this session, I had a lot of 5 year olds ready for Kindergarten who had their younger siblings with them. So I had two crafts available. One could be done at home with guidance, and one in house.<br />
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First up for the older kids, we had a TANGRAM. I used this image I found below to create shapes on colored paper that could be used to finish the puzzle.<br />
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These were easier to scan from white paper, but I did have them on colors. The older sibs could take them home or do them in house. I supplied glue as well if they wanted to keep it as a finished picture. Scissor practice before Kindergarten is ALWAYS a good idea in my book. In fact, scissor use is a common answer when asking Kindergarten teachers what the one skill they wish incoming students had. <br />
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We also used dotters to decorate a bicycle helmet! Have you ever used dotters for crafts? Safe, clean, and totally fun times in the library. They can be expensive but will last a long time if you take care of them.<br />
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The littles just love this way of using 'paint' and the parents appreciate the light cleanup.<br />
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Well, that is it for Bicycle Month! Hope you enjoyed this story time - I think I hear the trails calling me right now - Be Safe! and Thanks for stopping by!!Miss Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15126142109550238330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374734080912344571.post-69189754194509449792015-04-07T09:26:00.001-04:002015-04-07T10:52:40.774-04:00Preschool Story Time - Earth Day!Earth Day can be a great theme!! I was nervous about pulling this one off, but I received so many compliments on our songs and crafts that I just had to share. I was slow to blog this one, but I wanted to put up this post to give everyone ideas for this year's celebration.<br />
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A sweet little book in a rhythmic verse, it introduces the concept of recycling and all the ways we can help the earth. There is even a recyclable craft idea in the back!<br />
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<b>Action Rhyme - Pick it up</b><br />
I found lots of Spring Rhymes and Action Songs at <a href="http://www.preschooleducation.com/sspring.shtml">http://www.preschooleducation.com/sspring.shtml</a><br />
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This is a darling book about a very loving bear and all of the creatures he loves to hug. His favorites are the trees. What will he do when he sees a forester ready to cut down one of trees? <br />
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<b><u><span style="color: black; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-contextual-alternates: yes; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 14.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">The Garden Song:</span></u></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-contextual-alternates: yes; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 14.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-contextual-alternates: yes; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 14.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">This song was recorded by so many artists, but I found it recently on the album Peter, Paul and Mommy Too! It's really quite lovely. The hand motions make it easy to learn and fun for both the kids and their moms. I learned the hand motions from my colleague overseas when I worked in a Kindergarten classroom, so I do not know where the original motions come from or if she make them up.</span><br />
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<b>Inch by Inch </b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-contextual-alternates: yes; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 14.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">(make inch fingers with pointer and thumbs on the words inch)</span></div>
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<b>Row by Row </b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-contextual-alternates: yes; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 14.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">(make a line with each hand on the word row)</span></div>
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<b>Gonna Make this Garden Grow </b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-contextual-alternates: yes; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 14.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">(wiggle fingers from below palms up 'growing')</span></div>
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<b>All I need is a rake and a hoe </b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-contextual-alternates: yes; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 14.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">(make a rake with one hand-fingers spread...and a hoe with another-fingers together, and pull back like you are raking or hoeing)</span></div>
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<b>And a piece of fertile ground </b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-contextual-alternates: yes; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 14.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">(spread hands out palms down like you are smoothing a blanket)</span></div>
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<b>Inch by inch </b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-contextual-alternates: yes; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 14.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">(inch fingers)</span></div>
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<b>Row by row </b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-contextual-alternates: yes; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 14.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">(make lines)</span></div>
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<b>Someone warm them from below ‘til the rain comes tumbling down </b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-contextual-alternates: yes; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 14.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">(wiggle from below on the first part and then make it 'rain' on the second part).</span><br />
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While not really a preschool book because there is only one sentence per page, this was a nice read with it's bright colorful artwork. My kids grew up on Todd's World when we were living overseas, and I remember they loved them. I read it slowly and allowed for discussion, and the kids seemed to like sharing their opinions.</div>
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I think all children love the rhythm of this book, and all of the similar ones in print. This one however, is special to the Earth Day theme because all of the animals portrayed in this book are endangered. We talked about taking care of the animals just like the trees and earth.<br />
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As an Earth Day special, all of my crafts in April were made from recycled/recyclable materials. This was not lost on the moms who thought it was special that I did it that way. This week's edition is the I Spy bottle for back seat entertainment.<br />
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This is simply a recycled water or soda bottle with rice and little interesting things hidden inside. I glued the caps on so there was no chance of the rice getting out. Some ideas for things inside are:<br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-contextual-alternates: yes; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 14.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">This is fun for a long ride or for a conversation piece. Kids just like rolling it and looking at everything. It was a fun craft to make and take! </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-contextual-alternates: yes; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 14.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><a href="http://www.capsonline.us/activities.htm" target="_blank">Click HERE</a> for the blog I took the idea from - although I am not sure anyone claims the original idea. </span><br />
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I LOVE Kevin Henkes' <em>Little White Rabbit</em>! </div>
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What a beautiful picture book to share with little ones in the Spring, especially around Easter time. The simple text makes it easy enough for babies and toddlers, and the imaginative story makes it a magical read for preschoolers, too!</div>
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I decided to make a felt set to make the book more accessible for little ones. Here's my take on it:<br />
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Little white rabbit hopped along...<br />
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As he hopped through the grass, he wondered what it would be like to be green...<br />
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When he hopped by the trees, he wondered what it would be like to be tall...<br />
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When he hopped by a rock, he wondered what it would be like to not be able to move...<br />
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When he hopped under the butterflies, he wondered what it would be like to fly...<br />
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I mostly traced Henkes' illustrations out of the book, since I'm not exactly an artist! I outlined the felt with dark green Sharpie marker, and glued little pink felt noses to the bunnies. The butterflies are also colored with Sharpies, with green felt bodies.<br />
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These bunnies will be a great addition to my "Hoppy Easter" Baby Story Time this week! Happy Flannel Friday!<br />
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Thanks to <a href="http://missmegsstorytime.com/" target="_blank">Miss Meg's Storytime</a> for hosting the round-up this week! Flannel Friday is for anyone interested in finding and sharing great flannel board ideas! You can learn more about Flannel Friday and how to participate <a href="http://flannelfridaystorytime.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">here</a>.Miss Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13968426369526721116noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374734080912344571.post-48158059780481308252015-03-28T13:45:00.001-04:002015-03-28T13:45:50.080-04:00Baby Story Time - Bubble Play!Let's talk about Bubble Play in Baby Story Time! <br />
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Around the end of the summer, I did some research, invested in some bubbles, and dove in to bubble play during story time! We pull them out about once every other month (sometimes more often) and they are just so much fun!<br />
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I posed a question about using bubbles in story time to the Storytime Underground group on Facebook (Are you in <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/storytimeunderground/" target="_blank">this group</a>? Such a great resource!), and the overwhelming response was to use Gymboree's <i>Bubble Oodles Bubble Blower</i>.<br />
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I headed straight to our local Gymboree store and picked up this small set for about $6.00.<br />
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They are MAGICAL!! The blower makes these teeny tiny bubbles that float and hang in the air for the longest time. When they finally land, they don't pop! We've found them resting on bookshelves hours after story time has finished!<br />
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There are only two negatives: you have to put your mouth to the blower, so A) it's harder to sing a song while blowing the bubbles, and B) you wouldn't want to share the blower with your fellow librarians! (We're close, but not THAT close!)<br />
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A story time mom also brought me in a <em>Fubbles Bubbles Mini Bubble Blaster</em> (a bubble fan) which she got from Target, on clearance for about 75 cents! The bubbles are a little bigger and don't last as long, but it's small and quiet, and you don't have to use your mouth, so it's a great alternative! <br />
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<b>So you've got some bubbles, now what?</b><br />
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Bubbles go great with themes like "Bathtime" or "Playtime" or just any time you feel like using them!<br />
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I went to YouTube in search of bubble songs and what do you know? Gymboree to the rescue, once again! They use bubbles in their classes and have posted some of the songs they use - check them out <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcTQoTSJTVw" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQd-CiIXsOo" target="_blank">here</a>!<br />
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Here are a few easy ones:<br />
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<b>(Tune of "If You're Happy and You Know It")</b><br />
There are bubbles in the air, in the air. (blow, blow)<br />
There are bubbles in the air, in the air. (blow, blow)<br />
There are bubbles in the air, there are bubbles everywhere,<br />
There are bubbles in the air, in the air. (blow, blow)<br />
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There are bubbles way up high, way up high. (blow, blow)<br />
There are bubbles way up high, way up high. (blow, blow)<br />
There are bubbles way up high, there are bubbles in the sky,<br />
There are bubbles way up high, way up high. (blow, blow)<br />
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There are bubbles way down low, way down low. (blow, blow)<br />
There are bubbles way down low, way down low. (blow, blow)<br />
There are bubbles way down low, there are bubbles on your toes,<br />
There are bubbles way down low, way down low. (blow, blow)<br />
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<b>(Tune of "Ten Little Indians")</b><br />
One little, two little, three little bubbles,<br />
Four little, five little, six little bubbles,<br />
Seven little, eight little, nine little bubbles,<br />
Ten little bubbles go POP! POP! POP! <br />
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You can also sing each child's name, blowing bubbles at them. Hint: Try to blow
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Bubbles for ______, bubbles for ______<br />
Bubbles for ______, bubbles for ______<br />
(just continue with the tune until you've done each child, ad lib to finish the tune) <br />
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You can also just have music playing while you blow bubbles. I recently used them with the first two songs on Hap Palmer's cd <i>More Babysongs</i> - "Rub-a-dub" and "My Baby." The music really complemented the gentle play, and allowed me the freedom to play with the babies and bubbles, rather than trying to juggle blowing bubbles and singing at the same time!<br />
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Maybe it's time you try bubbles in your baby or toddler story times! They are fun, inexpensive, and easy, and add an extra special touch to your program. Give it a try, and let me know what works well for you and your babies!Miss Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13968426369526721116noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374734080912344571.post-65931014024407091922015-03-20T17:40:00.001-04:002015-03-20T17:40:45.939-04:00Baby Story Time - Bathtime!Rub-a-dub-dub, babies love the tub!<br />
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<strong>OPENING SONG: "The Hello Song" *</strong><br />
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<strong>GREETING SONG: "Hello" (Name Song) *</strong><br />
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<strong>WAKE-UP RHYME: "Bubbles, Bubbles" </strong>("Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear" chant)<br />
Bubbles, bubbles all around.<br /> <em> (roll baby's arms)</em><br />
Bubbles, bubbles on the ground.<br />
<em>(lower baby to ground)</em><br />
Bubbles, bubbles on my nose.<br />
<em>(touch nose)</em><br />
Bubbles, bubbles on my toes.<br />
<em>(touch toes)</em><br />
Bubbles, bubbles in my hair.<br />
<em> (touch hair)</em><br />
Bubbles, bubbles everywhere!<br />
<em>(reach arms out)</em><br />
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<strong>1st Book: <em>Tubby</em> by Leslie Patricelli</strong><br />
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"I'm naked! Wheee!!" What's not to love about this cute board book?</div>
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<strong>Action Song: Tiny Tim</strong> (from <a href="http://www.drjean.org/html/cds_f/silly_lyrics3.html" target="_blank">Dr. Jean Sings Silly Songs</a>)</div>
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I learned this funny song from an early childhood teacher. Just mime the actions in the song.</div>
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Sing it to the tune of "We're Going to Kentucky."</div>
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I had a little turtle, his name was Tiny Tim.</div>
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I put him in the bathtub to see if he could swim.</div>
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He drank up all the water, he ate up all the soap.<br />And now he's sick in bed with a bubble in his throat!</div>
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POP!</div>
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<em>(clap!)</em></div>
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<strong>Lap Bounce Song: "Row, Row, Row Your Boat"</strong> (from cd "Songs for Wiggleworms")<br />
This song is so PERFECT to do with a baby in your lap! Get your hands on this cd if you don't already have it!<br />
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Row, row, row your boat, gently down the stream.<br />
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, life is but a dream.<br />
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2) Twist, twist, twist your boat...<br />
3) Bounce, bounce, bounce your boat...<br />
4) Sway, sway, sway your boat...<br />
5) Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle your boat...<br />
6) Tickle, tickle, tickle your boat...<br />
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<strong>2nd Book: <em>Barnyard Bath!</em> by Sandra Boynton</strong><br />
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Next we did some free play with the scarves. A natural thing to do is play peekaboo! Since the scarves are see-through, this is a non-scary and gentle game for babies to play with their caregivers. Very sweet!</div>
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<strong>3rd Book: <em>Noisy Peekaboo! Splash! Splash!</em> by Dawn Sirett (from DK)</strong></div>
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This is one of those books you can't really read aloud to a group, but the noises are too fun to resist. We just lifted the flaps and heard what each animal had to say.</div>
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<strong>CLOSING SONG: "If You're Happy and You Know It" *</strong></div>
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*Check out my <a href="http://libraryvillage.blogspot.com/p/baby-story-time.html" target="_blank">Baby Story Time</a> page for the words to all of my weekly songs and rhymes.</div>
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This was a very fun story time! Check out my next post to see how to incorporate BUBBLES into your next baby story time. They go great with the "Bathtime" theme!</div>
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Miss Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13968426369526721116noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374734080912344571.post-26015428105133795372015-03-11T15:37:00.001-04:002015-04-04T07:47:41.666-04:00Flannel Friday - Easter and Spring ResourcesTrue to form, March came in like a lion here in Ohio. Just because there is snow on the ground (which I am happy to report is MELTING!) doesn't mean that children's librarians everywhere aren't preparing for their spring story times. I realized the other day that some of the felts we are featuring today have not had their own Flannel Friday Day, so I thought I would group them together with some of our Flannel Friday Favorites for our own roundup of Easter and Spring themed Flannel Friday Spectacular. Phew!<br />
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<b>Planting a Rainbow - Lois Ehert </b></div>
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Way back when Miss Kristie was new to the village, I asked ever so kindly if she would make this set for me, and I am so glad I did. She did such a great job with them. They are gorgeous! The art is right out of the book Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert. I haven't blogged that story time yet, but that doesn't mean this set isn't used in a variety of other themes!<br />
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Miss Kristie wrote an entire Flannel Friday post on this felt set with close-ups on each of the flowers which you can find <a href="http://libraryvillage.blogspot.com/2014/04/flannel-friday-planting-rainbow.html">HERE</a>. <br />
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Miss Kristen used them in her Baby Story Time - Spring theme. You can <a href="http://libraryvillage.blogspot.com/2014/04/baby-story-time-spring-is-here.html">CLICK HERE</a> for the rest of the theme. <br />
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<b>Baby Story Time Game - Where is duckie?</b></div>
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Miss Kristen used this sweet little guessing game in her baby story time. She says she borrowed the idea from Mel's Desk. I think the eggs and duckie would work perfect for any spring or Easter story time! <a href="http://libraryvillage.blogspot.com/2013/08/baby-story-time-birds.html">Click HERE</a> for more information on this activity. <br />
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<b>Jelly Bean Countdown</b></div>
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I just used this OH-so-simple set in my Easter story time. There is a cute little poem you can use with or without the set. But of course, who doesn't love using felt sets? <a href="http://libraryvillage.blogspot.com/2015/02/preschool-story-time-easter-bunnies.html">Click HERE</a> for this rhyme.<br />
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<b>There was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Chick</b></div>
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If you like singing along to Lucille Colandro's books, here is <a href="http://libraryvillage.blogspot.com/2015/02/preschool-story-time-easter-bunnies.html">another felt set</a> for you! I like to let the participants put the pieces on the board, and leave them up for exploration after story time.<br />
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<b>There was an Old Lady who Swallowed a Clover</b></div>
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Speaking of Lucille Colandro, here is another one! While not technically a spring book, I thought I would include this one because it can be used in March. St. Patrick's Day is just around the corner! <a href="http://libraryvillage.blogspot.com/2015/03/preschool-story-time-st-patricks-day.html">Click HERE</a> for this story time.<br />
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This one is all about Easter! Miss Kristen adapted Kevin Henke's sweet little board book into a felt board story (ok, they're cardstock, not felt!) for babies and toddlers. Check out her post from last Easter <a href="http://libraryvillage.blogspot.com/2014/04/flannel-friday-owens-marshmallow-chick.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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<b>Too Many Bunnies!</b></div>
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Too Many Bunnies - by Matt Novak, is a super-fun and funny book that is just-too-small to use in story time. Have no fear, it was easy to recreate larger and in felt! <a href="http://libraryvillage.blogspot.com/2014/04/preschool-story-time-bunnies.html">Click HERE</a> to see how this story works.<br />
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<b>Little White Rabbit</b></div>
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Kevin Henke's book Little White Rabbit is perfect for baby and toddler story time. Miss Kristen immortalized his book in felt! <a href="http://libraryvillage.blogspot.com/2015/04/flannel-friday-little-white-rabbit.html">Click HERE</a> for this felt set.<br /><br />
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<b>Duck! Rabbit!</b></div>
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Rabbits are great for an Easter or spring theme. If your preschool group is a little older, give Duck! Rabbit! a try! <a href="http://libraryvillage.blogspot.com/2014/05/flannel-friday-duck-rabbit.html">Click HERE</a> for more.<br />
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But wait!! Library Village has a ton of duck resources. <a href="http://libraryvillage.blogspot.com/search/label/Ducks">Click HERE</a> for a number of sets and ideas.<br />
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<b>Blackbirds!</b></div>
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Blackbird finger puppets? Yes please! <a href="http://libraryvillage.blogspot.com/2014/11/flannel-friday-two-little-blackbirds.html">Click HERE</a> for more!<br />
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This Itsy Bitsy Spider felt set is perfect for spring story time! <a href="http://libraryvillage.blogspot.com/2014/07/toddler-story-time-bugs-bugs-bugs.html">Click HERE</a> for more on this set and on the Bugs Toddler Story Time.<br />
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What says Easter and spring more than a little lamb? We have a bunch of lamb and sheep resources including this set for three nursery rhymes - The one above is Mary had a Little Lamb! <a href="http://libraryvillage.blogspot.com/2013/08/flannel-friday-nursery-rhyme-sheep.html">Click HERE</a> for more!<br />
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<b>Ten Fluffy Chicks</b></div>
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Miss Kristen used this in Baby Story Time. Ten Fluffy Chicks poem with felt set. <a href="http://libraryvillage.blogspot.com/2014/09/baby-story-time-on-farm.html">Click HERE</a> for more.<br />
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PHEW I think I got them all! If not, you can always search our website by our labels on the right. Use your imagination and you will always have plenty of resources for your story times! And don't forget to check out our colleague's blogs in our blog roll. We all share each others ideas and tweak them for our story times. We all work together, encourage and support each other. We three librarians know we would never have blogged or become so addicted to felt if it wasn't for some seasoned professionals sharing their passion for their profession. We hope you enjoyed this roundup.<br />
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<br />Miss Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15126142109550238330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374734080912344571.post-91297100186252962562015-03-05T13:51:00.001-05:002015-03-05T13:51:37.238-05:00Flannel Friday Guest Post Palooza - Pete The Cat<br />
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Flannel Friday is 4 years old! WHOOT! To celebrate, seasoned bloggers such as Library Village were paired with guest bloggers who wanted to give blogging and Flannel Friday a try. Miss Sue was paired with Mary Eames, an early childhood specialist and stay-at-home mom who wanted to share a multitude of ways she uses Pete the Cat with her adorable sons. She sent along a ton of great photos, ideas, and resources. I bet you NEVER thought about SHOELACES on Pete's shoes! Read on for more about that! Without further ado, here is Mary:<br />
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My sons LOVE Pete the Cat! We have definitely hoped on the
bandwagon with this one. I have an Early Childhood Education degree and a
degree as an Intervention Specialist. Currently though, I stay home with my 3
year old son and 16 month old son. In order to keep us busy, we do lots of FELT
activities! So I knew as we rented all these books from the library, that we
just HAD to make some felt-board activities with Pete!<o:p></o:p></div>
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My felt board is a piece of big green felt hooked to a metal drip
tray that is attached to our playroom door. The inspiration for the magnet
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But the idea for the green felt board part was my own idea.</div>
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We also have a small one
that I made by taking the glass out of an 8x10 picture frame and putting blue felt
into it. This is our “on the go” one or when we feel like sitting at the table
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<o:p></o:p>These are our felt pieces for <i><b>Pete
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Pete the Cat loves his brand new white shoes so much, he walks
down the street singing this song, “I love my white shoes, I love my white
shoes, I love my white shoes...”<o:p></o:p></div>
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Oh No! (My son loves yelling this part out). Pete stepped in a
large pile of (I let my son tell me the fruit here) STRAWBERRIES! What color
did they turn his shoes? (I let him tell me the color) Red! But did Pete cry?
(My son will yell out) GOODNESS NO! He kept walking along and singing....</div>
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Once again- he’s walking and singing his song....Sing it now,
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Repeat all steps again, except it’s a pile of BLUEBERRIES! So
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Now after you’ve done, “Did Pete cry? Goodness no!” He keeps on
walking...just now with BLUE shoes. Until....he steps in a pile of MUD this
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So continue the song about the BROWN shoes, same as before. Until
he steps in a BUCKET OF WATER! Now his shoes are (back to white because it
washes off all the red, blue and brown) WET! He sings, “I love my wet shoes, I
love my wet shoes, I love my wet shoes...”</div>
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Story ends with, “The moral of the story is- no matter what you
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My son enjoyed being able to put the shoes on Pete the Cat, along
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In order to keep add a “mathematical element” to this, I put one
“shoelace” (aka a black marker line) on the first shoe, two on the second, etc.
It also helps me to keep them in piles to minimize the shoes from getting lost.
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These are our felt pieces for <i><b>Pete
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This is Pete with just his shirt on, to show what it looks like.
I made Pete separate from the shirt, so that I could reuse him with other
stories. The shirt is also 2 separate pieces, so it could make it as close to
the story as possible when the buttons pop off.</div>
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So the story talks about how much Pete puts on his favorite shirt
with four big, colorful, round, groovy buttons. He loves them so much he sings
this song, “My buttons, my buttons, my four groovy buttons. My buttons, my
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But then POP! A button pops off (I pull it off dramatically) and
rolls away. How many are left? (I have my son count the number left and tell
me) 3! 4-1=3. Did Pete cry? My son yells- Goodness no! Buttons come and buttons
go! He kept on singing his song....<o:p></o:p></div>
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My belly button is hard to see because my son keeps pulling it
off. I think I’m going to put a new one on using white puffy paint instead of a
small piece of white felt. It will last much longer! <o:p></o:p></div>
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We also found an AMAZING extension activity on <a href="http://www.heidisongs.com/blog/2012/08/a-pete-cat-freebie-and-brand-new.html"><span style="color: #000099; font-family: "Times","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">http://www.heidisongs.com/blog/2012/08/a-pete-cat-freebie-and-brand-new.html</span></a>
that has free printables of “Pete the Cat’s” with blank shirts and numbers next
to them. The activity called for velcro and paper buttons, but I put them in a
binder with page protectors and gave my son large real buttons to put on the
shirts. He loves to count the buttons out and put them on each cat. I have to
admit I love it too! I used buttons I had, but I know Wal-Mart carries buttons
that look just like the ones in the book. This can work one-on-one as shown
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GREAT JOB Mary! It was my pleasure to host you this week. Big thanks to Mollie Kay from <a href="http://storytimewithmissmollie.blogspot.com/">What Happens In Storytime</a> for hosting Flannel Friday this week. Mollie has a great blog which you can read (and make sure to follow!) by <a href="http://storytimewithmissmollie.blogspot.com/">CLICKING HERE</a>! If you would like to know more about Flannel Friday, read their blog by <a href="http://flannelfridaystorytime.blogspot.com/">CLICKING HERE</a>. You can also follow Flannel Friday on Pinterest and Facebook (just search for Flannel Friday), or on Twitter with the hashtag #FlannelStorytime<br />
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I really enjoyed hosting this week. If you are a gentle reader who would like to share your ideas but do not blog, I would be happy to host you sometime. Just let one of us at the Library Village know you are in need of a space.<br />
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For everyone else, I hope you enjoyed all of the guest posts this week. Shine on everyone!<br />
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Miss Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15126142109550238330noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374734080912344571.post-78054971334079129672015-03-01T14:45:00.001-05:002015-03-01T14:45:58.117-05:00Preschool Story Time - St. Patrick's Day!I don't know about you, but the January-March holidays seem to be my rough months. Mostly because the books for story time with a theme of an early year holiday (such as Chinese New Year, Easter, Valentine's Day, Groundhogs Day, President's Day, or St. Patrick's Day) aren't always plentiful or easy to read in a group. I like to play homage to the holiday du jour though, so I try my best to work around the books and use more songs and dances or a great craft. Being an Irish lass from Boston, I could not skip St. Patrick's Day no matter what, so here we go!<br />
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This one is cute and eye catching for the kids. It's also an opportunity for counting, animal sounds, or general conversation. Sometimes holiday books are just too long for preschoolers, but this one seemed to do the trick.<br />
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<b>Musical Interlude - The Unicorn Song</b><br />
I have known The Unicorn Song and all of the hand movements ever since I was a little kid. I understand it might not be familiar to you (as I have discovered while living in the mid-west by the blank expressions on some faces!). The original poem is by Shel Silverstein and the song was made famous by the Irish Rovers in the 1960's. It still makes the circuit in Irish Festivals around the country however.<br />
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<a href="http://www.jimcosgrove.com/music.htm">Jim Cosgrove</a> does an EXCELLENT version for kids. At the end he gets faster and faster which was very fun in the Kindergarten classroom of the school where I once worked. <br />
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I sang the song A Capella so I could first teach it a couple times and sing it nice and slowly. I'll let you Google the hand motions on Youtube, but here is what I do:<br />
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<b>The Luckiest St. Patrick's Day Ever - Teddy Slater</b></div>
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I always enjoy Ethan Long's illustrations! It also will open up the kids' vocabulary with words like leprechaun, luck, shamrock, etc....sort of like the next book. My goal of holiday story times are to do just that, increase exposure and vocabulary and talk about culture (and of course make it fun!).<br />
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<b>Finger Play Interlude</b><br />
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Hiding in the hay. <i>(cover one pointer finger with other hand)</i></span></div>
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The tiniest man<br />
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<b>There Was an Old Lady who Swallowed a Clover - Lucille Colandro</b><br />
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Yet another Lucille Colandro "Old Lady" book making its way into my holiday-themed story times! And once again I did it in felt! Here is my set:<br />
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Did you notice my mistake? Yep - I was in such a rush to finish this set, that my rainbow colors are screwed up. Miss Kristie was so kind to notice and let me know right before my story time! Oh well, it was just fine in the end. There are also several sites that offer more classroom resources for this story. The one I used was <a href="http://crazyspeechworld.com/2013/02/there-was-old-lady-who-swallowed-clover.html">Crazy Speech World</a>. There are some templates that can be used for sequence and retelling.<br />
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<b>Craft - Lucky Necklace</b></div>
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So in line with St. Patrick's Day, we made rainbow colored pasta necklaces. The kids really love this activity and the parents do too! I Googled how to make colored pasta - it was easy peasy. Then I bundled the craft in snack size zippy bags so the kids would have the perfect amount of pasta for their craft. The shamrock was die cut from green paper. Here is a tip - tape one end of the yarn to make a 'needle' and tape the other end to the table so the pasta doesn't fly off the other end!<br />
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<b>Bonus Craft! Pot of Gold</b></div>
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I snitched this one from the DLTK website where they had a template. <a href="http://www.dltk-holidays.com/patrick/mpot.html"> Click HERE</a> for that. Some kids didn't want to do the necklace, and some preferred to take the craft home to do. I used die cut circles (I have a 1 inch punch at home) and black paper which the kids could then use white crayon or chalk to decorate.<br />
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Luck of the Irish to ye! Thanks for stopping by!<br />
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<br />Miss Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15126142109550238330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374734080912344571.post-15889021912332787732015-02-28T18:22:00.000-05:002015-02-28T18:33:29.546-05:00Preschool Story Time - Easter BunniesIt's hard to imagine that Spring will come, but it will. We have had two very cold winters in a row here in Ohio and as I type this, the snow is softly falling. But I wanted to make sure I blogged my Easter story time for all those who are preparing for Easter in their communities. I have to be fair and state that this Easter story time does not have very much to do with religion, and that is so it can be inclusive. You will see a lot of bunnies, chocolate, and bonnets, (as anyone would see in the stores) but I stayed away from any religious overtones.<br />
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<b>Max Counts His Chicks - Rosemary Wells</b></div>
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A counting book, and a book with a moral all rolled into one! How would you feel if Ruby kept finding all of the chickens? Have fun counting up to 10 and back again!<br />
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5 little jelly beans<br />
I wish I had more!<br />
I'll eat the (color) one<br />
Now there are four!</span></div>
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jelly beans<br />
Tasty as can be<br />
I'll eat the (color) one<br />
Now there are 3!</span></div>
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Only a few.<br />
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<b>Easter Parade - Berlin</b></div>
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Most of you may never had an Easter Bonnet, or walked in an Easter Parade. It seems like its a pastime of yore. I had an Easter Bonnet as a child though, and I remember learning and singing this song every year. If you know the song, why not teach it to another generation? I promise you that you will get a lot of blank stares, but the grandmas in the room will think it's great. So go ahead! Just make sure you know how to pronounce rotogravure before you get to that part of the song! <br />
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<b>There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Chick - Lucille Colandro</b></div>
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Because I really enjoy all of the "Old Lady" books, I especially like to sing and immortalize these books in felt. The kids love the silliness and love to let me know when she is eating something that is ridiculous. Here is my felt set. I like to let the kids put the items in or near the basket. The artwork is directly out of the book.<br />
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<b>Easter Bunny's Assistant - Jan Thomas</b></div>
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This book cracks me up! I love all of Jan Thomas' books. You will learn which of your kiddos have that preschool-humor down as the skunk...well, skunks up the place when he gets SO EXCITED!! Use your big voices for this hilarious book!<br />
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<b>STEM activity - Shaker Eggs</b></div>
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This was GREAT fun. What happens when I put beans in the eggs and shake them up? What if I put in pennies. Does it sound the same? How about rice or marbles or feathers? We tried a few things to see what they would sound like, then I let the kids fill eggs with what they wanted. Together we used the shaker eggs to shake our sillies out in song and dance. <br />
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<b>ALTERNATE FELT SET! </b></div>
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Since doing this particular story time, I have done more with bunnies. Actually, I have done another Easter story time too. <a href="http://libraryvillage.blogspot.com/search/label/Easter">Click HERE</a> for more resources for Easter. The felt set above is simply a fun bunny story that has the kids saying "OH NO NOT AGAIN!" It is called Too Many Bunnies by Matt Novak and you can <a href="http://libraryvillage.blogspot.com/2014/04/preschool-story-time-bunnies.html">CLICK HERE</a> for more on this felt set....including the entire story in case you don't have the book on hand.<br />
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<b>Craft - Bunny Collage</b></div>
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Look at how cute!! These bunnies are made by swirling a little white paint with a Q-Tip, and then using Q-tips for ears. Simple and fun for the kids!<br />
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I hope this helps while putting together some of your trickier holiday story time themes! Thanks for stopping by! <br />
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<br />Miss Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15126142109550238330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374734080912344571.post-79972561570327064432015-02-26T21:24:00.002-05:002015-02-26T21:25:40.931-05:00Preschool and Toddler Dance Party!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Library Village decided to dance away our winter blues recently with a Preschool and Toddler Dance Party! Forty little ones joined us for an hour of dancing and fun! Can someone say bubble machine? Oh yes. We had one of those too. <br />
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We decided to use all prerecorded music for our dance party. This way we could burn all of the songs to one cd and not have to fumble around between songs. (By the way, this worked great because we were able to keep the little ones attention throughout the entire program) We also knew we wanted to use instruments and other fun props so we grouped songs based on the prop with a sprinkling of free dancing in between. This really helped keep the program moving and allowed us the opportunity to pass out and collect the various props. <br />
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The dance party was divided into two sections, each thirty minutes long. The first thirty minutes we all danced together to our playlist. The kids loved all the songs (with the exception of The Fox song.. What!?) And the ending? It was magical. We watched all the little ones sing their hearts out to Let It Go while throwing their scarves into the air. Wow. <br />
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After all that dancing, we slowed it down for the second half. We supplied a small snack and juice box to our tiny dancers and offered them the opportunity to make a craft. We chose paper cup maracas. They were super simple to make. Take two paper cups (we had different colored paper cups), fill with some macaroni, and tape together with decorative duct tape. We also had stickers to add more pizzazz. Remember I mentioned a bubble machine? It was the hit of the party! Poor Miss Kristen was surrounded by little ones, holding the bubble machine, until the cd finally ended.<br />
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After it was all over, we really couldn't think of how it could've gone any better! And that is an awesome feeling to have after a program! We are already planning another for in the summer! <br />
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<b>Clap Your Hands</b> - cd: They Might Be Giants - No!<br />
<b>Shake Your Sillies Out</b> - cd: Raffi - More Singable songs<br />
<b>The Milkshake Song</b> - cd: Songs for Wiggleworms (shakers)<br />
<b>Sugar Ant</b> - cd: Caspar Babypants - Hot Dog! (shakers)<br />
<b>The Freeze</b> - cd: Greg and Steve - Kids in Motion<br />
<b>Bean Bag Rock</b> - cd: Bean Bag Activities and Coordination Skills (bean bags)<br />
<b>Hot Dog!</b> - cd: They Might Be Giants - Here Come the 123s (bean bags)<br />
<b>The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?)</b> - cd: Ylvis<br />
<b>We are the Dinosaurs</b> - cd: The Best of the Laurie Berkner Band (marching)<br />
<b>List of Dances </b>- cd: Jim Gill Makes It Noisy in Boise, Idaho<br />
<b>Thanks A Lot</b> - cd: Raffi - baby Beluga (rainbow scarves)<br />
<b>Let It Go</b> - cd: Frozen Deluxe Edition Soundtrack (rainbow scarves)Miss Kristiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04802065370885822632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374734080912344571.post-78785226726590730802015-02-23T16:44:00.002-05:002015-02-23T16:45:27.195-05:00Baby Story Time - Valentine's Day!Valentine's Day was all about hugs and kisses at Baby Story Time! Spending the morning with these little sweeties is the best Valentine's Day gift of them all!<br />
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<strong>OPENING SONG: "The Hello Song" *</strong><br />
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<strong>GREETING SONG: "Hello" (Name Song) *</strong><br />
<strong><br /></strong> <strong>WAKE-UP RHYME: "Up, Up, Up!"</strong><br />
Up, up, up in the sky likes this!<br />
<em>(lift baby up)</em><br />
Down, down, down for a great big kiss!<br />
<em> (lower baby and give a kiss)</em><br />
Up likes this,<br />
<em> (lift once more)</em><br />
Down for a kiss,<br />
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You're my special baby!<br />
<em> (give baby a big hug!)</em><br />
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<strong>1st Book: <em>Huggy Kissy </em>by Leslie Patricelli</strong><br />
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I love the silly baby who stars in all of Patricelli's board books - in this one he gives all different kinds of hugs and kisses.</div>
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<strong>FLANNEL BOARD SONG: "Five Little Valentines" </strong>(Sung to the tune of "Five Little Ducks")<br />
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Down around the corner at the Valentine shop<br />
Were five little hearts with polka dots.<br />
Along came Mommy with a nickel to pay<br />
And she bought a Valentine and took it away.<br />
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(<em>Remove one heart from board, count how many are left, and keep counting down!)</em></div>
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<strong>LAP BOUNCE RHYME: "Acka Backa"</strong> (from <em>Baby Rhyming Time</em> by Linda Ernst)<br />
Acka backa soda cracker, acka backa boo!<br />
(<em>bounce baby</em>)<br />
Acka backa soda cracker, I love you!<br />
(<em>bounce baby, then give a hug</em>)<br />
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Acka backa soda cracker, acka backa boo!<br />
(<em>bounce baby</em>)</div>
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Acka backa soda cracker, UP goes you!<br />
(<em>bounce baby, then lift in the air</em>)<br />
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Acka backa soda cracker, acka backa boo!<br />
(<em>bounce baby</em>)<br />
Acka backa soda cracker, I love you!<br />
(<em>bounce baby, then give a hug</em>)</div>
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<strong>2nd Book: <em>I Love You Through and Through</em> by Bernadette Rosetti-Shustak</strong></div>
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This sweet and simple book reminds us of all the ways we love our little ones!</div>
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<strong>LAP BOUNCE RHYME: "One I Love You"</strong><br />
One I love you, two I love you, three I love you so!</div>
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(<em>Bounce baby</em>)<br />
Four I love you, five I love you, rock you to and fro!<br />
(<em>Rock baby side to side</em>)<br />
Six I love you, seven I love you, eight you love me too!</div>
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(<em>Bounce baby</em>)</div>
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Nine I love you, ten I love you, my bouncing buckaroo!<br />
(<em>bounce really quickly!)</em></div>
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<strong>ACTION SONG: "Baby Hop"</strong> (to the tune of "The Bunny Hop" from the cd <em>Diaper Gym</em>)<br />
(This song is a little corny but oh so cute! It's also really easy to follow the directions!)<br />
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Snuggle up together, baby's in your lap,<br />
Snuggle up together, and clap, clap, clap.<br />
Snuggle up together, don't you nap!</div>
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Snuggle up together, and tap, tap, tap.</div>
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You're working out together, baby don't stop,<br />
You're working out together, so hop, hop, hop.</div>
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Snuggle up together, baby's in your lap,<br />
Snuggle up together, and clap, clap, clap.<br />
Snuggle up together, don't you nap!</div>
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Snuggle up together, and tap, tap, tap.</div>
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Now our song is over, get ready to stop.<br />
Now our song is over, so hop, hop, hop!<br />
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<strong>3rd Book: <em>Kisses</em> by Barney Saltzberg</strong></div>
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You can play the <a href="http://www.barneysaltzberg.com/?q=node/64" target="_blank">recording of the author singing this sweet lullaby</a>, or just listen to it a few times and sing it yourself! This book has pull-out surprises on every page - it's a favorite of mine!</div>
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<strong>CLOSING SONG: "If You're Happy and You Know It" *</strong></div>
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*Check out my <a href="http://libraryvillage.blogspot.com/p/baby-story-time.html" target="_blank">Baby Story Time</a> page for the words to all of my weekly songs and rhymes.</div>
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We kept it simple this week without any instruments, but such a sweet and cuddly story time it was! Hope you had a Happy Valentine's Day!</div>
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Miss Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13968426369526721116noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374734080912344571.post-10041154615921023082015-02-21T14:22:00.002-05:002015-02-22T09:10:09.171-05:00Preschool Story Time - Classic Tales & Storytelling TechniquesFolk Tales, Fairy Tales, and Fables are fantastic fodder for story time from preschool through early school age kids. This is because they have been told, retold, modified and embellished for generations. Most kids know the big ones - Little Red Riding Hood, The Three Little Pigs, and maybe even Goldilocks and the Three Bears. They have their own ideas of how they 'should' be told and are quite outspoken if you do not tell it the way they are used to. For me, that makes it fun! There are so many fractured fairy tales now that one could do an entire lesson on them. My "In the Bag" story time for school age visitors is on fractured fairy tales and the kids love it. For this edition, I took classic folk tales and told them using three different techniques for story telling. This took more planning than most story times, but it was worth the effort!<br />
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** Note that for this story time, I had loads of different versions of these books on display for check out. There are so many different versions, so I suggest you finding your favorites - whether told by using the picture book, in felt, or by heart - because your love of what you are doing is what will shine through.<br />
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One of my first and most favorite sets, I believe this is one that every story teller needs to have in their collection. <a href="http://libraryvillage.blogspot.com/2014/03/flannel-friday-three-little-pigs.html" target="_blank">Click HERE</a> for more on this felt set.<br />
This was great fun to tell with felt. Now, a little disclaimer that I had decided that 'no one in Miss Sue's story times dies'....after I had one little heckler telling me that I wasn't telling the story right. So in the end, my wolf just ran away screaming with the pigs safely giggling at home. A couple parents appreciated the comical ending, but it was really funny to see how far that little heckler would take her opinions on how the story should go! <br />
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<b>Action Rhyme -</b> Everyone stand up for squats!! OK, I am kidding, but we did do this chant a few times going faster and faster and faster - what a workout!<br />
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I do love the story of the Little Red Hen! The thing about these classic tales is, once you start telling them, you can almost hear your own mom or dad and how they read it to you. It all comes back to you, and it did for me as I read "Not I!!" After the first round of the animals turning down the Red Hen, the kids had caught on and shouted "Not I!" with me. So fun!<br />
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<i><b>Nursery Rhymes</b></i> work well in this kind of story time. Some people don't like them. I do for a couple of reasons. One is they are familiar and repetitive. Children are learning language through patterns at this age and latch on to nursery rhymes for this reason. Another reason is that preschoolers are learning unfamiliar words through rhyme. They are opening up their vocabularies. You are introducing words they may not get in normal conversation and that is a very good thing. Finally preschoolers are developing their little egos are feel very proud and excited when they recognize a rhyme and can repeat it back. They think "whoa! I got this!" and that is a cool thing to see on their faces.<br />
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With that in mind, here are some of Library Village's resources for Nursery Rhymes.<br />
Our FELT sets are <a href="http://libraryvillage.blogspot.com/2013/08/flannel-friday-nursery-rhyme-sheep.html">HERE for the SHEEP Rhymes</a>, and <a href="http://libraryvillage.blogspot.com/2013/08/flannel-friday-hey-diddle-diddle.html">HERE for Kristie's HEY DIDDLE DIDDLE</a> set. Then you can click <a href="http://libraryvillage.blogspot.com/search/label/Nursery%20Rhymes">HERE for a bunch of blog post</a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null">s</a> on various uses for Nursery Rhymes.<br />
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This was where the bulk of my prep-time went. I created a bulletin board behind me to look just like the illustrations in this book. I had the fields, the goats, the bridge and the troll in larger-than-life format behind me as I proceeded through story time. For our finale, I pulled out all of my best story telling techniques and told this story off-book. This was one of my own kids' favorites, so after reading it so many times to them I had it down.<br />
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Another disclaimer - I think I must be really good at troll voices, because I scared the pants off some of the more sensitive kids. I toned it down and kept the troll hidden for a lot of the story. I also stopped and whispered to the little fella "I'll tell you a secret - the goats win in the end!" Lesson learned as I think this one in full voice might be better for the older preschool crowd, or at least to get to know my audience better before pulling out the scarier stories!<br />
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Here is what my bulletin board and story time area looked like that day:<br />
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You can see my 3 Little Pigs felt set, my Good Morning Weather felts (which later became my Weather Bear), and the bulletin board. The Troll is hiding in my bin. On my cart, I had my Big Fat Hen puppet for more nursery rhyme run.<br />
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<b>Craft - 3 Billy Goats Gruff puppets</b><br />
If you may have noticed, I am a huge fan of story re-telling. I give out a parent newsletter with our rhymes and books, I have many books on display, and many of the crafts I select are designed so the child can go home and retell the story to their siblings or stuffed animals.<b> </b>We do a lot of puppets in story time - here is my goat puppet! Simply a white bag, goat head cut outs, snipped yarn, and markers make this craft.<br />
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No matter how you tell stories - through felt sets, via picture book, orally, with puppets, or through song, story times need to come from the heart...YOUR HEART. I enjoy telling stories through lots of techniques, and I hope my love of story telling shines through to my preschool kids and their families. I hope you enjoyed this story time. This was the one my boss attended for my performance review and I am happy to report that she was as pleased with the results as I was. Thanks for stopping by!! <br />
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<br />Miss Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15126142109550238330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374734080912344571.post-24319476421604657452015-02-04T09:24:00.000-05:002015-02-04T09:24:18.854-05:00Flannel Friday Series - Felts3Ways. FishI was really excited by the Ohio Library Council's Convention and Expo last October. The Library Village took part in the Convention by presenting felt board techniques in a poster session. My piece of the presentation involved showing how to use ONE felt set in each of the three age groups (or 4 in some cases) we serve: Baby, Toddler, Preschool (and young school age) Story Times. This technique saves time and money for your department by sharing resources.<br />
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The next installment in my series Felts 3 Ways (a-la Iron Chef....oh dear, it might be sushi this time) is on the topic of Fish. This set will work great for lots of themes such as fish, sharks, ocean, summer, and fractured fairy tales.<br />
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First, here is the whole set. The artwork could not be easier as I traced the pieces right out of the book The Three Little Fish and the Big Bad Shark by Will Grace, Ken Geist, and Julie Gorton. The felts were outlined in a light marker but then embellished with puffy paint.<br />
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<b>For Baby Story Time,</b> we can play peek-a-boo with the baby fish as the mommy fish looks for her baby. Using the three houses, one baby and the mama fish, we can play hide and seek. Where is the baby fish? Oh I see her! She is in the sandcastle!<br />
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5 Little Fish swimming in the sea<br />
Teasing Mr Shark "Can't catch me!"<br />
Along comes Mr Shark....SNAP!<br />
Oh No! Where is he?<br />
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<b>And then for Preschool</b> - of course we would use the whole story of the Three Little Fish and the Big Bad Shark.<br />
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And the best part is when the shark tries to break the ship house but all of his teeth fall out and he is stuck eating seaweed salad for dinner!<br />
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Thanks to <a href="http://whatisbridgetreading.blogspot.com/">Bridget from What is Bridget Reading</a> for hosting Flannel Friday this week. What is Flannel Friday you might say? Well, Check out the <a href="http://flannelfridaystorytime.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Flannel Friday BLOG</a> for more. Or you can check out <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/flannelfridayfun/" target="_blank">Flannel Friday on Facebook</a>, and even on <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/flannelfriday/">Pinterest!</a> You can also follow Flannel Friday on Twitter using the Hashtag #Flannelstorytime.<br />
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Thanks for stopping by!Miss Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15126142109550238330noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374734080912344571.post-6709978466808105862015-01-31T11:11:00.002-05:002015-01-31T11:11:48.167-05:00Let's go on a StoryWalk®About a year ago or more I saw some chatter about StoryWalks on Facebook. I thought - "How cool is THAT?" but could not figure out how to get one at my current location. Since then, I became a Head Librarian of a different location, one directly on the bike trail, and knew it was time to give it a try.<br />
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StoryWalk® is a trademarked program, and belongs to the folks at the Kellogg-Hubbard Library in Vermont. This idea is *NOT* Library Village's idea nor do we take any credit or money for our Story Walks. If you would like to learn about this amazing program's roots,<a href="http://www.kellogghubbard.org/storywalk" target="_blank"> Click HERE.</a> If you want to see some FAQ's on the program which will help you make your own,<a href="http://www.kellogghubbard.org/images/StoryWalk/StoryWalk%20FAQ%20June%202013%20Update.pdf" target="_blank"> Click HERE.</a> Essentially, if you credit the creator properly, you are free to use the idea in a not-for-profit setting like a library.<br />
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For our first StoryWalk®, I laminated the pages of Duck on a Bike by David Shannon, mounted them on foam core with velcro, and then mounted those on wooden stakes. We did not make the sets as sturdy as the ones listed on the Kellogg-Hubbard library but this is because our StoryWalk® is designed for use near the library and for only hours, so weather is not a factor. With a little help from our Friends group, we have now done 3 StoryWalk®s and can easily make more. I try to use books that are about the same size each time - and reuse the rest of the materials.<br />
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Two books from the used book store - $6</div>
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Wooden Stakes - 8 foot long cut in two - $15</div>
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Foam Core cut in half - $15<br />
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The response has been wonderful! Families have said they love the books we choose, and love the idea. We keep the library copies of the books on display and families like to take them home. Our library has been asked to continue the program at all events, and other branches have asked to borrow our StoryWalk®s for their events as well.<br />
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We have done three StoryWalk®s in 2014 in three different ways. Duck on a Bike was at our Summer Reading Kickoff party with the story pages about 15-20 feet apart down our bike trail. Next, at the end of the summer, we used The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear at a festival in town. We placed the pages around the perimeter of the festival. Finally we did an indoor StoryWalk® at Christmas Time! We used T'was the Night Before Christmas at an in-house and after hours event. No stakes or boards were necessary for this event. Besides, our Duck on a Bike set was on loan to another library event at the time. Once you have the first kit, adding books to your collection is a breeze.<br />
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Things we learned from our StoryWalk® program were: know your soil - the soil nearby struggled to hold the stakes, so we modified this by using buckets with the stakes secured inside. Also, our lamination is standard for indoor use so rain will ruin the pages. You can see below how one of our arrows had gotten wet over the summer. I'll be making more arrows soon. Finally, Velcro is great for making the StoryWalk® reusable, but not great on a windy day. Keep your weather and the direction of your stakes in mind.<br />
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For more information on StoryWalk® please visit the <a href="http://www.kellogghubbard.org/storywalk" target="_blank">Kellogg-Hubbard Library Page.</a> I'd be happy to answer any questions as well. They are only limited by your imagination.<br />
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<![endif]-->Miss Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15126142109550238330noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374734080912344571.post-30262710317844700202015-01-24T17:54:00.001-05:002015-01-24T17:54:39.586-05:00Preschool Story Time - Alligators and Crocodiles!Yet another theme with a heaping helping of books and materials to choose from, Alligators and Crocodiles as a story time theme is just as much fun as a land alternative to the Shark story time. There's a whole-lotta chomping going on!<br />
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My story times are divided in two camps...my Wednesday story times were heavily laden with very busy boys, and my Thursdays were chock full of delightfully attentive girls. That happened naturally over the course of time but always left me wondering how my story times would go over on the different days. This one seemed to please both camps!<br />
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<b>The Fantastic Mr Wani - by Kanako Usui</b></div>
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What a sweet book! Mr Wani is late for a party. He runs as fast as he can, but needs a little help from his friends to make it. Just a fun and silly book that the kids enjoyed.<br />
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<b>Song/ Felt - Lady With the Alligator Purse </b></div>
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I am a contributor to the Flannel Friday blog but never blogged this one. Quite frankly, it isn't my idea so I didn't feel like I should make a blog post. I found these images on a site selling felts and thought that I could make a set just like that for myself. In the interest of crediting the seller, you can find that link <a href="http://www.got-blogger.com/risingmoonadventures/Kindergarten/?c=-/&p=41" target="_blank">HERE</a>. The site hasn't been updated since 2006 so I am not sure they are still selling it. I just did a search for felt sets and spotted this one and thought it to be the cutest of the bunch! My set is made with black puffy paint on white felt and shaded with marker.<br />
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This was surprising to me that not many of the moms knew it. I have seen this concern addressed on Facebook - what to do when you start a song or finger play that no one has heard before? Well, I always supply the words to any song/fingerplay to each of my parents via my newsletter. I also preface these by asking the parents for help with the song if they know it. Finally, I just go and have fun - these songs and fingerplays have repetitive tunes and lines which most people can catch onto. Who knows, you might even get a parent asking where they can find the song on tape to take home! (** Hint: Have copies of The Lady With the Alligator Purse on display and see if you can also find it on CD for the display area as well!)<br />
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<b>Alternate Felt - Big Wide Mouth Frog</b></div>
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This is one of my most favorite felt sets and stories out there. I blogged about it in our early days of our blog (as you can tell by the not-so-great photo).<a href="http://libraryvillage.blogspot.com/2013/08/flannel-friday-big-wide-mouthed-frog.html" target="_blank"> Click HERE</a> to read more about the Big Wide Mouth Frog felt set. This one was a big hit with the kids.<br />
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<b>Open Very Carefully by Nick Bromley</b></div>
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This was a book that left the kids full of anticipation. Whatever will happen next? The kids couldn't take their eyes off this one.<br />
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<b>Finger Play - 5 Little Monkeys Sitting in a Tree </b></div>
This is a classic which everyone knows. The best part is, most of the children will play right along with you! <br />
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5 little monkeys sitting in a tree - teasing Mr. Crocodile "Can't catch me!"<br />
Along comes Mr. Crocodile - SNAP!! Oh NO Where is he??<br />
4 little monkeys.....<br />
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For the movements, I use my fingers as tails which hang from my opposite arm (as tree branch). When I make the crocodile, I use my hand to make a puppet-like mouth...moving through the grass until SNAP! <br />
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<b>Alternate activity/story - AlphaGator!</b></div>
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This is another one of my early story time ideas, although I just blogged about him recently. <a href="http://libraryvillage.blogspot.com/2015/01/flannel-friday-alphagator.html" target="_blank">Click HERE</a> to learn more about AlphaGator.<br />
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<b>Snip, Snap - What was THAT? By Mara Bergman </b></div>
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Oh boy - the suspense was killing us all! What WAS that?? I had to tone down how I read this one to my shier group because I could see them becoming nervous. Overall, a good pick for the story time, however!<br />
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<b>Craft - A is for Alligator</b></div>
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I used this one in my <a href="http://libraryvillage.blogspot.com/2014/02/preschool-story-time-letter-of-month-is.html" target="_blank">Letter A story time</a>, but that is OK. It was new to all of the kids in my story time that day so no harm, no foul. It is simply three strips of green paper, and some teeth and an eye.<br />
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And there you have it! So many options! Alligators are fascinating creatures so you can even throw some fun facts or a good non-fiction book into your story times. Like the shark story times, you might want to be careful about how you use your actions and voices because some little ones may be frightened, but overall I suspect your story timers will simply love an alligator story time at your library or school.<br />
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