Our theme for the SIXTH storytime of the spring session was DINOSAURS! We read all about the different dinosaurs that existed millions of years ago and we read about a dinosaur eager for his first real kiss!
What follows are the books, bounces, nursery rhymes, fingerplays and flannel boards we shared.
Meet Teddy our T-Rex! He joined us for storytime!
BOOKS WE SHARED
Byron Barton’s colorful book, Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs is great for toddlers. Not only does it tell you about the different dinosaurs that existed millions of years ago, it offers opportunities to talk about colors and shapes. Definitely a great introduction into these prehistoric creatures.
In David Ezra Stein’s Dinosaur Kisses, we meet a dinosaur who just can’t wait to kiss someone. Unfortunately, its a bit of a problem…he doesn’t realize his own strength! He finally meets his match when he finds a baby dinosaur who’s just hatched and VOILA – kiss, kiss, kiss! A really fun, cute story about a clumsy dinosaur looking for love in all the wrong places!
FLANNEL BOARDS WE SHARED
Dinosaur, Dinosaur!
We had to find our baby dinosaur so we looked behind each door. We finally found her behind the “BLUE” door but not before we met up with a lot of other creatures!
Our rhyme:
Dinosaur, dinosaur, are you behind the RED door? Let me hear you ROAR! Oink, Oink…NO! It’s a pig!
Dinosaur, dinosaur, are you behind the PURPLE door? Let me hear you ROAR! Ribbet, ribbet…NO! It’s a frog!
Dinosaur, dinosaur, are you behind the ORANGE door? Let me hear you ROAR! ROAR!!! Well that’s a ROAR but it’s not a dinosaur! It’s a tiger!
Dinosaur, dinosaur, are you behind the GREY door? Let me hear you ROAR! Cheep, cheep…NO! It’s a bird!
Dinosaur, dinosaur, are you behind the BLUE door? Let me hear you ROAR! ROAR!!! YES! It’s our dinosaur!
Action Songs, Rhymes & Bounces We Shared
We share a lot of songs, bounces & rhymes during storytime!
You’ll find lyrics/words to those songs & rhymes we shared without CD accompaniment here.
Welcome Song
(to the tune of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star)
Welcome, welcome everyone,
Now we’re here let’s have some fun!
First we clap our hands just so,
Then we bend and touch our toes.
Welcome, welcome everyone,
Now we’re here let’s have some fun!
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
Video: Twinkle Twinkle
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
How I wonder what you are
Up above the world so high
Like a diamond in the sky
Twinkle Twinkle little star
How I wonder what you are.
Dickery Dickery Dare (bounce)
Video: Dickery Dickery Dare
Dickery dickery dare,
The pig flew up in the air –
Wooooo!
The man in brown,
Brought him back down,
Dickery dickery dare!
It’s me! Bringing you a bit of a bounce at home! See you next Tuesday!
The Grand Old Duke of York (bounce)
Video: The Grand Old Duke of York
Oh, the grand old Duke of York,
He had ten thousand men;
He marched them up to the top of the hill
And he marched them down again.
When they were up, they were up,
And when they were down, they were down,
And when they were only halfway up,
They were neither up nor down.
Peas Porridge Hot! (nursery rhyme)
Video: Peas Porridge Hot
Peas porridge hot
Peas porridge cold
Peas porridge in the pot, nine days old!
Some like it hot
Some like it cold
Some like it in the pot, nine days old!
Tickle: Round and round the garden, goes the Teddy Bear, a one-step, a two-step, a tickle under there.
One Two Buckle My Shoe! (nursery rhyme)
Video: One Two Buckle My Shoe
One, two, buckle my shoe;
Three, four, knock at the door;
Five, six, pick up sticks;
Seven, eight, lay them straight:
Nine, ten, a big fat hen!
Goodbye Friends (song in sign)
Click here for video: Goodbye Babies (Friends)
Goodbye babies, goodbye babies
Goodbye babies, it’s time to say goodbye.
Music from CDs We Shared
Children love to sing and dance to music. Here are some of the songs/bounces on CD that we used in storytime. Click onto the CD titles to find these items in our library catalog.
“Clap Everybody and Say Hello” from Sally Go Round the Sun by Kathy Reid-Naiman
“Ladies Ride” from More Tickles & Tunes by Kathy Reid-Naiman
“Smooth Road” from Baby’s Boat by Kathy Reid-Naiman
“With My Little Hands” from Active Baby by Tumble Tots
“I’m a Little Teapot” from Toddler Favorites by Music for Little People
“Two Little Blackbirds” from by Circle Time: songs and rhymes for the very young by Lisa Monet
“Itsy Bitsy Spider” from It’s Toddler Time by Carol Hammett and Elaine Bueffel
A different version of With My Little Hands that you can do with your baby at home!
Continue the Fun
If you’d like to read more books about dinosaurs, check these out at your local Pasadena Public Library!
