{"id":13882,"date":"2019-07-08T19:02:10","date_gmt":"2019-07-09T02:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/?p=13882"},"modified":"2019-07-11T20:28:43","modified_gmt":"2019-07-12T03:28:43","slug":"zoo-animals-toddler-storytime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/2019\/zoo-animals-toddler-storytime\/","title":{"rendered":"Zoo Animals ~ Toddler Storytime"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our summer session of\u00a0Toddler Storytime is underway.\u00a0 Each week\u00a0you\u2019ll find\u00a0a blog post that\u00a0covers the books, rhymes, songs,\u00a0flannel stories, fingerplays,\u00a0puppets and video we shared.\u00a0 There will also be\u00a0some\u00a0information\u00a0about the benefits of reading, singing and talking to your toddler.<\/p>\n

For our second storytime of the session we enjoyed reading and singing about ZOO ANIMALS!\u00a0\u00a0Below you\u2019ll find a record\u00a0of everything we shared!<\/p>\n

FUN FACT<\/strong>:\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>The best way to support your infant\u2019s emerging language and literacy skills is to read, sing and play together!\u00a0 Click the link below for more\u00a0information about the importance of reading early and often to your child.<\/div>\n
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Zero to Three.<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Books We Shared<\/h2>\n
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Dear Zoo<\/strong><\/a> by Rod Campbell is a\u00a0lift-the-flap and pop-up book with a twist.\u00a0 Someone writes a letter to the zoo asking for a pet but it seems every \u201cpet\u201d the zoo sends\u00a0is either too fierce, too loud, too scary, too tall\u2026<\/em>you get the picture!\u00a0 All of those \u201cwild\u201d animals were quickly shipped\u00a0back to the zoo.\u00a0 However, the book has a happy ending.\u00a0 The\u00a0zoo folks think long and hard and finally send over the perfect house pet \u2013 a dog!<\/div>\n
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Carlo Likes Counting<\/strong><\/a> by Jessica Spanyol introduces us to a giraffe named Carlo who escapes from the zoo to COUNT!\u00a0 (Well I made up the escape part; I just imagine\u00a0he escaped from the zoo.\u00a0 He\u00a0is a giraffe after all and\u00a0Southern California\u00a0is not this animal’s natural habitat.)\u00a0 Spanyol’s\u00a0colorful book involves counting and is full of things children\u00a0love – ice cream, fish, teddy bears and more!\u00a0 A fun, interactive way to introduce counting to your toddler.\u00a0 The book also makes for a\u00a0great bath time story because\u00a0Carlo ends his counting adventures by taking a bubble bath!<\/div>\n
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Puppet Activity We Shared<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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I WENT TO THE ZOO AND I BROUGHT BACK A\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

I went to the zoo and I brought back a giraffe! (munch, stretch, munch)<\/p>\n

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I went to the zoo and I brought back a BEAR! (Growl!)<\/p>\n

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I went to the zoo and I brought back a PENGUIN! (waddle, waddle, waddle)<\/p>\n

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I went to the zoo and I brought back a KANGAROO! (hop, bounce, hop)<\/p>\n

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I went to the zoo and I brought back a LION! (Roar!)<\/p>\n

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I took them\u00a0out of my box\u00a0but\u00a0they were so LOUD that I couldn\u2019t keep them at the library!\u00a0 So I put them back in my box and\u00a0returned them\u00a0to the\u00a0zoo!<\/p>\n

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Flannel Board We\u00a0Shared<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

Where’s My Baby?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Carlo the giraffe from the book\u00a0Carlo Likes\u00a0Counting<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0joined us for a matching game.\u00a0 He helped us match\u00a0the baby zoo animals with their mommies!<\/p>\n

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Action Songs\u00a0& Fingerplays We Shared<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n

We share a lot of songs, bounces\u00a0& rhymes during storytime!\u00a0 You\u2019ll find lyrics\/words to those songs & rhymes\u00a0we shared without CD accompaniment\u00a0here.<\/p>\n

Welcome, Welcome Everyone <\/em><\/strong>(to the tune of Twinkle Twinkle)<\/p>\n

Welcome, welcome everyone,<\/p>\n

Now we\u2019re here let\u2019s have some fun!<\/p>\n

First we clap our hands just so,<\/p>\n

Then we bend and touch our toes.<\/p>\n

Welcome, welcome everyone,<\/p>\n

Now we\u2019re here let\u2019s have some fun!<\/p>\n

Clap Everybody and Say Hello!\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>(see \u201cCDs section\u201d below to find this song in our CD collection)<\/p>\n

Clap everybody and say hello, clap everybody and say hello, clap everybody and say hello, no matter what the weather<\/p>\n

Stamp everybody\u2026 (stamp feet)<\/p>\n

Wiggle everybody\u2026 (wiggle your body)<\/p>\n

Jump everybody\u2026 (jump up and down)<\/p>\n

Sing everybody\u2026 (open arms wide)<\/p>\n

Roll Your Hands<\/em> (<\/strong>see \u201cCDs section\u201d below to find this song in our CD collection)<\/p>\n

Roll, roll, roll your hands as fast as fast can be! (roll hands)<\/p>\n

Do it now, let me see, do it now with me.<\/p>\n

Clap, clap, clap your hands as loud as loud can be!\u00a0 (clap hands)<\/p>\n

Do it now, let me see, do it now with me.<\/p>\n

Tap, tap, tap your feet as softly as can be! (quietly tap feet)<\/p>\n

Do it now, let me see, do it now with me.<\/p>\n

Shake, shake, shake your feet as quickly as can be!\u00a0 (quickly shake feet onto the\u00a0ground)<\/p>\n

Do it now, let me see, do it now with me.<\/p>\n

Roll, roll, roll your hands as fast as fast can be! (roll hands)<\/p>\n

Do it now, let me see, do it now with me. (keep rolling until the end of the song)<\/p>\n

Open Shut Them<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 Video:\u00a0\u00a0Open Shut Them<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Open, shut them, open, shut them, (open and close hands)
\nGive a little clap, clap, clap.\u00a0 (clap three times)
\nOpen shut them, open shut them (open and close hands)
\nPut them in your lap, lap, lap. (place hands in lap and bounce them 3X)<\/p>\n

Creep them, crawl them,\u00a0creep them crawl them, (crawl fingers up arms)
\nRight up to your chinny\u00a0\u00a0chin chin. (place\u00a0fingers on chin)
\nOpen up your\u00a0little mouth\u00a0(open mouth and say ahhhhhh)
\nBut do not put them in!! (put hands behind your back)<\/p>\n

This is Big <\/em><\/p>\n

This is big, big, big (stretch hands far to sides)
\nThis is small, small, small (cup hands together)
\nThis is short, short, short (hold palms close vertically)
\nThis is tall, tall, tall (hold palms far apart vertically)
\nThis is fast, fast, fast (roll hands quickly)
\nThis is slow, slow, slow (roll hands slowly)
\nThis is yes, yes, yes (nod head)
\nThis is no, no, no (shake head)
\nCredit:\u00a0Mel\u2019s Desk<\/a><\/p>\n

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 Video:\u00a0\u00a0Twinkle Twinkle<\/a><\/p>\n

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
\nHow I wonder what you are
\nUp above the world so high
\nLike a diamond in the sky
\nTwinkle Twinkle little star
\nHow I wonder what you are.<\/p>\n

Itsy Bitsy Spider <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n