Storytime Programs - Summer 2015, Week Eight

It's hard to believe that this is the final week of summer storytimes.  We hope you've been having as much fun as we have!  There are still numerous special events happening so be sure to check our Events Calendar http://gailbweb.gailborden.info/evanced/lib/eventcalendar.asp, give us a call, or stop by the desk in the Early Learning Center if you would like more information.  Below you will find some of the books, rhymes, and fingerplays we are presenting this week.

Tiny Tales  (For babies 0-23 months and an adult caregiver)

Instead of our usual program we welcomed Kate Taylor of Creative Childbirth Concepts for a wonderful, interactive musical performance.  Miss Kate entertained us with her singing, guitar playing, and some more unusual noise makers.  Parents and caregivers were interested to learn how to make music part of their child's daily routine, whether it be calming a fussy baby, settling down for bedtime, distinguishing sounds, or exposing them to many different kinds of music. 

Wonderful Ones (For babies 12-23 months and an adult caregiver)

Books
Rub-s-Dub Sub - Ashman
Hooray for Fish - Cousins


Action Rhyme: Did You Ever See a Fishy?
Did you ever see a fishy, a fishy, a fishy
Did you ever see a fishy swim this way and that?
Swim this way and that way, and that way and this way
Did you ever see a fishy swim this way and that?

This week we listened to stories and sang rhymes about fish.  Show your toddler pictures of other animals and tell him what they are called.

Preschool Story Time with the Readership (For children 3 years - Kindergarten)

Books
We're Roaming in the Rainforest: An Amazon Adventure - Krebs 
Where's My Mom? - Donaldson 
Way Up High in a Tall Green Tree - Peck
The Parrot Tico Tango - Witte
Splendid Spotted Snake - Schwartz 

Rhyme: Rainforest Rainbow
Deep in the rainforest
The world can be as red as the red-eyed tree frog
As orange as the spots on a jaguar
As yellow as a toucan's beak
As green as an emerald tree boa
As blue as the blue morpho butterfly
As purple as a tropical flower, and
As bright as a rainbow

Does your preschooler know all of his colors?  Play an "I spy with my little eye something that is .... (color)" game in your house or outside.  Take turns with your preschooler.     

Sing Me A Story (For children 2 years -Kindergarten with adult caregiver)

Book
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star (Big Book) 

Music
Can't Sit Still on Kids In Action CD 
List of Dances on Jim Gill Makes It Noisy in Boise, Idaho
You Are My Sunshine on Kids Country Song & Dance (with egg shaker instruments)

Our final week of storytime concluded with an Instrument Petting Zoo for the children.  All were invited to stay after the program to "meet" the instruments and have a turn to play and learn about seven different instruments.