{"id":14877,"date":"2019-11-12T16:17:19","date_gmt":"2019-11-13T00:17:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/?p=14877"},"modified":"2019-11-12T16:38:50","modified_gmt":"2019-11-13T00:38:50","slug":"shapes-toddler-storytime-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/2019\/shapes-toddler-storytime-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Shapes: Toddler Storytime"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Books We Shared<\/h4>\n

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Animal Shapes<\/a> by Christopher Silas Neal was a big hit! Using animals, shapes and lots of creative wordplay, Neal takes the names of shapes and turns them into puns– two giraffes plus a rectangle become a NECK-tangle, and two kittens plus a circle become a PURRR-cle!<\/p>\n

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I love the bright colors and contrasts in Jane Foster’s Stripy Tiger Pattern Book<\/a>. It combines shape recognition with pattern recognition for a good introduction to both for babies and toddlers.<\/p>\n

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Flannel Boards We Shared<\/h4>\n

Shapes at the Playground<\/strong><\/p>\n

For this one, I tell everyone that all the little shapes were playing on the slide at the playground, and when they get to the bottom, they have to find their parents. The triangle goes up the slide and down the slide, and then goes to the rectangle–is this her mommy? Is the square her mommy? No, the big triangle is her mommy! The parent\/child story is just a storytelling tool by which we match each small shape with its matching big shape. <\/p>\n

(I might try making a felt board similar to that for upper- and lowercase letters!)<\/p>\n

Shape Finger Puppets<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Ricky Rectangle is my name,
\nMy four sides are not the same.
\nTwo are short and two are long.
\nCount my sides, come right along!<\/p>\n

I\u2019m Sammy Square, that\u2019s my name
\nMy four sides are just the same.<\/p>\n

Timmy Triangle, that\u2019s me!
\nI don\u2019t have four sides. I have three!<\/p>\n

I\u2019m Suzie Circle.
\nWatch me bend!
\nRound and round from end to end.<\/p>\n

Ollie Oval, that is me.
\nI\u2019m not round, as you can see!
\nLike an egg a chicken laid,
\nThat\u2019s the way I am made!<\/p>\n

We are all shapes, and we love to play!
\nYou can find us anywhere, every day!<\/p>\n

(Adapted from: https:\/\/missmaryliberry.com\/2011\/04\/29\/flannel-friday-shapes-rhyme-now-with-homemade-finger-puppets<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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Letter of the Day<\/h4>\n

Our Letter of the Day was S. We did a squiggly S in the air and talked about S words and names that start with S. <\/p>\n

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Action Songs & Bounces We Shared<\/h4>\n

Open Shut Them<\/strong><\/p>\n

Open shut them, open shut them.
\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

Twinkle, Twinkle<\/strong><\/p>\n

(This one was perfect for the theme since it has TWO shape names in it!)<\/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

Goodbye Friends<\/strong> (song in sign)<\/p>\n

Click here for video:\u00a0 Goodbye Babies (Friends)<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Goodbye friends, goodbye friends
\nGoodbye friends, it\u2019s time to say goodbye.<\/p>\n

Today we played with scarves. I started by showing everyone how a scarf is a square, and if you fold it one way you can make it into a rectangle, and if you fold it another way you can make it a triangle!<\/p>\n

Then we did these scarf songs:<\/p>\n

One Bright Scarf<\/strong><\/p>\n

One bright scarf waiting for the wind to blow
\nToss it up high, and wave it down low
\nWiggle it fast, and wiggle it slow
\n(then cover your face)
\nHey! Where did everybody go?
\n(lift up scarf) There you are!<\/p>\n

Peekaboo<\/strong><\/p>\n

Peekaboo, where are you
\nhiding in your… PLACE! PEEKABOO!
\nPeekaboo, I see you
\nand your smiling… FACE! PEEKABOO!<\/p>\n

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Music from CDs We Shared<\/h4>\n

Did you know singing and dancing improve brain function?\u00a0 Here are some of the songs\/dances on CD that we\u00a0used in storytime to power up our early literacy with some great blood flow!<\/p>\n

“Clap Everybody and Say Hello” from Sally Go Round the Sun<\/a> by Kathy Reid-Naiman<\/p>\n

“Dancing Scarf Blues” from Dancing Feet<\/a> by Carole Peterson<\/p>\n

“Goodbye in the Bayou” from Bon Voyage<\/a> by Jazzy Ash<\/p>\n

“Goodbye Song” from Shining Like a Star<\/a> by Laura Doherty<\/p>\n

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Video We Shared<\/h2>\n

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Spot videos, based on the books by Eric Hill<\/a>, are so full of clear, simple shapes, I figured we’d just enjoy a Spot video and see how many shapes we can find. So we watched Spot Plays Hide and Seek from the Discover Spot DVD<\/a>. Spot’s sneaky antics were a hit with the toddlers!<\/p>\n

Continue the Fun<\/h2>\n

Here are some more books about shapes to check out at your Pasadena Public Library Branch:<\/p>\n

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