Go! Go! Go! Stop!<\/a> by Charise Mericle Harper reimagines traffic lights and gives them a story, about a traffic light who could only say “Go!” and who needed the help of another to say “Stop!”<\/p>\n In McToad Mows Tiny Island<\/a> by Tom Angleberger and illustrated by John Hendrix, the main character Mr. Toad goes to great lengths to get his lawnmower to Tiny Island, requiring the use of a lot of different vehicles and machines! Anyone who’s lived on an island will probably have some sense of what that’s like. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n Big Rig<\/a> by Jamie A. Swenson and illustrated by Ned Young is a fun readaloud for storytime, with lots of action prompts and noisy sounds!<\/p>\n Down at the Station<\/strong><\/p>\n (Tune: Little Bunny Foo Foo)<\/p>\n Down at the station early in the morning (remove one train, and count, then sing again until there are no more trains)<\/p>\n (Source: A popular song written by Lee Ricks and Slim Gaillard in 1948)<\/p>\n Dump Trucks<\/strong><\/p>\n (I only used eight, because at that time we had eight preschool-aged kids with us. Each time, I asked the kids their names and what they’d like to fill their dump truck with. Could be anything they wanted–ice cream, books, or toys!<\/p>\n Ten dump trucks all in a row. All filled with something and a place to go. Nine dump trucks all in a row. All filled with something and a place to go. Eight dump trucks all in a row. All filled with something and a place to go. Seven dump trucks all in a row. All filled with something and a place to go. Six dump trucks all in a row. All filled with something and a place to go. Five dump trucks all in a row. All filled with something and a place to go. Four dump trucks all in a row. All filled with something and a place to go. Three dump trucks all in a row. All filled with something and a place to go. Two dump trucks all in a row. All filled with something and a place to go. One dump truck all in a row. All filled with something and a place to go. We learned the sign language for various different vehicles while I told a little story. Before I said the words in bold, I showed the sign language and waited to see if the audience would guess it first. I’m going to the grocery store. <\/p>\n But now I need to go somewhere a little bit farther. <\/p>\n Now I have to go far out of town. <\/p>\n Next week, I have to go out of state to visit my grandma. <\/p>\n And next month, when I go visit my aunt who lives in another country, (I made this up but was inspired by an idea I read in Baby Storytime Magic<\/a> by Kathy MacMillan and Christine Kirker)<\/p>\n Green Says Go<\/strong><\/p>\n (I used scarves for this activity, holding them up in the air)<\/p>\n Green says, \u201cGo!\u201d (march quickly) Credit: Toddler Storytime: http:\/\/storytimethemes.blogspot.com\/2010\/01\/green-says-go.html<\/p>\n Open Shut Them<\/strong><\/p>\n Open shut them, open shut them. Engine, Engine<\/strong><\/p>\n from Engine, engine number 9 Goodbye Friends<\/strong> (song in sign)<\/p>\n Click here for video:\u00a0 <\/em>Goodbye Friends<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n Goodbye friends, goodbye friends Twinkle, Twinkle Traffic Light<\/strong><\/p>\n Twinkle, twinkle traffic light Children love to sing and dance to music.\u00a0 Here are some of the songs\/bounces on CD that we\u00a0used in storytime.<\/p>\n “Clap Everybody and Say Hello” from Sally Go Round the Sun<\/a> by Kathy Reid-Naiman<\/p>\n “Wheels on the Bus” from Songs for Wiggleworms<\/a> by Old Town School of Folk Music<\/p>\n After we sang “Wheels on the Bus” we watched a video about a frustrated pigeon trying to drive a bus. I told the kids that sometimes we have to tell our friends no, for their safety, and we all had fun telling the pigeon NO! This is an animated version of the book Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus<\/a> by Mo Willems.<\/p>\n Here are some more books about cars, trains, trucks and planes to check out at your Pasadena Public Library Branch:<\/p>\n Books We Shared Go! Go! Go! Stop! by Charise Mericle Harper reimagines traffic lights and gives them a story, about a traffic light who could only say “Go!” and who needed the help of another to say “Stop!” In McToad Mows Tiny Island by Tom Angleberger and illustrated by John […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":14826,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[5],"tags":[38,286],"class_list":["post-14825","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-storytimes","tag-preschool","tag-transportation"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/10\/files\/sites\/10\/2019\/10\/books.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p71KT0-3R7","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14825","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14825"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14825\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14842,"href":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14825\/revisions\/14842"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14826"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14825"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14825"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14825"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<\/a><\/p>\n
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\nFlannel Boards We Shared<\/h4>\n
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\nSee the little puffer trains all in a row
\nSee the engine driver turn the little handle
\nToot toot, choo choo, off we go!<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/10\/files\/sites\/10\/2019\/10\/20191022_095419.jpg\")
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\n(Child’s name)’s truck is filled with ___________, that’s fine,
\nAnd now there’s only nine.<\/p>\n
\n(Another child’s) truck is filled with____, that’s great,
\nand now there’s only eight.<\/p>\n
\n(Another child’s) truck is filled with____, oh heaven
\nAnd now there\u2019s only seven<\/p>\n
\n(Another child’s) truck is filled with____, what a mix,
\nAnd now there\u2019s only six<\/p>\n
\n(Another child’s) truck is filled with____, are they alive?
\nAnd now there\u2019s only five<\/p>\n
\n(Another child’s) truck is filled with____, ready to pour,
\nand now there\u2019s only four<\/p>\n
\n(Another child’s) truck is filled with____, could it be?
\nAnd now there\u2019s only three<\/p>\n
\n(Another child’s) truck is filled with____, what to do,
\nand now there\u2019s only two<\/p>\n
\n(Another child’s) truck is filled with____, weighing a ton,
\nand now there\u2019s only one<\/p>\n
\n(Another child’s) truck is filled with____, oh what fun,
\nand now there is none.<\/p>\n
\nAction Songs & Bounces We Shared<\/h4>\n
\n(spoken)<\/p>\n
\nI’m gonna hop on my… BIKE!<\/strong> (move hands like pedaling a bicycle)<\/p>\n
\nI know! I’ll take my… MOTORCYLE!<\/strong> (move hands like revving up the motor with the handlebars)<\/p>\n
\nI’m gonna have to take the… CAR!<\/strong> (move hands like operating a steering wheel)<\/p>\n
\nI’ll take a… TRAIN!<\/strong> (with two fingers on each hand, cross them like an X)<\/p>\n
\nI’m gonna take a… PLANE!<\/strong> (lower your middle and ring finger and soar your hand through the sky)<\/p>\n
\nGo! Go! Go!
\nYellow says, \u201cSlow!\u201d (march slowly)
\nSlow\u2026slow\u2026slow
\nAnd red says, \u201cStop!\u201d (stop and freeze)
\nGo! Go! Go! (march fast)
\nSlow\u2026slow\u2026slow (march slowly)
\nand STOP! (stop)<\/p>\n
\nGive a little clap, clap, clap.
\nOpen shut them, open shut them.
\nPlace them on your lap, lap, lap.
\nCreep them, crawl them
\nCreep them, crawl them
\nRight up to your chin, chin, chin
\nOpen up your little mouth… Buuuuuuuuuuut…
\nDo not let them in!<\/p>\n
\nSongs & games for toddlers<\/a> featuring Bob McGrath & Katharine Smithrim<\/p>\n
\nComing down Chicago Line
\nIf the train goes off its track
\nDo you want your money back?
\nYes? (sway to the side)
\nNo? (sway to the other side)
\nMaybe so? (sway back and forth)<\/p>\n
\nGoodbye friends, it\u2019s time to say goodbye.<\/p>\n
\nRound the corner shining bright
\nRed says Stop, Green says Go,
\nYellow says Wait–even if you’re late!
\nTwinkle, twinkle traffic light
\nRound the corner shining bright<\/p>\n
\nMusic from CDs We Shared<\/h4>\n
\nVideo We Watched<\/h4>\n
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