{"id":3909,"date":"2015-06-22T18:02:06","date_gmt":"2015-06-22T18:02:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/?p=3909"},"modified":"2015-06-23T23:18:28","modified_gmt":"2015-06-23T23:18:28","slug":"toddler-storytime-spring-session-lets-go-to-the-zoo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/2015\/toddler-storytime-spring-session-lets-go-to-the-zoo\/","title":{"rendered":"Toddler Storytime – Spring Session – Let’s Go to the Zoo!"},"content":{"rendered":"

For our last\u00a0Toddler Storytime of the Spring session (June 9), we ended with a trip to the ZOO!<\/p>\n

A heartfelt thank you for sharing your beautiful toddlers with me!\u00a0 It was a joy and an honor.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s take a peek at the\u00a0books, songs & flannel activities we shared; for a printable list of\u00a0ALL of the\u00a0songs & rhymes we explored \u00a0(including lyrics), click here:\u00a0 TODDLER – Songs-Rhymes<\/a><\/p>\n

OUR OPENING SONGS:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Welcome Everyone!<\/p>\n

Clap Everybody and Say Hello!<\/p>\n

OUR ACTION RHYME:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Open, Shut Them<\/p>\n

OUR MOVEMENT SONG:\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Roll Your Hands<\/p>\n

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OUR STORIES:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\"Dear<\/a><\/p>\n

I was able to capture the toddlers’\u00a0attention with a classic book, Dear Zoo<\/strong> <\/em>by Rod Campbell.\u00a0 This book is about a child who writes to the Zoo asking for the perfect pet; there was quite a bit of trial & error before the Zookeeper sent him a suitable match!\u00a0 The\u00a0toddlers loved it and I think the parents did too!<\/p>\n

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\n\"creature<\/a>
\nI couldn\u2019t resist sharing some creatures from this marvelously\u00a0illustrated book.\u00a0 It is nonfiction\u00a0but the visuals are bright, clearly delineated and stunning, \u00a0so I thought the\u00a0toddlers would be attracted to the pictures.\u00a0Packed with many cool\u00a0facts and visuals on where certain animals live and what they eat, this book captures\u00a0twenty-five\u00a0humorous\u2014and very true\u2014explanations of why animals look the way they do in order to exist in this world.<\/p>\n

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OUR<\/strong> FLANNEL STORIES:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Teasing Mr. Crocodile<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\"Monkey<\/a><\/p>\n

We had fun with the flannel version of this story:<\/p>\n

Teasing Mr. Crocodile<\/em><\/h1>\n

Five little monkeys
\n<\/span>Sitting in a tree<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Teasing Mr. Crocodile,<\/strong>
\n\u201cYou can\u2019t catch me.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Along came Mr. Crocodile,<\/strong>
\n(finger up to mouth like SHHHH)
\n<\/i>Quiet as can be<\/strong>
\n SNAP<\/strong>
\n(Both hands clap together like a crocodile\u2019s mouth)<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

AND SNATCHED THAT MONKEY RIGHT OUT OF THAT TREE\u2026(pull\u00a0one monkey from the flannel board)
\n<\/i><\/span><\/strong>
\n Four little monkeys<\/strong>
\n Sitting in a tree<\/strong>
\n Teasing Mr. Crocodile,<\/strong>
\n\u201cYou can\u2019t catch me.\u201d<\/strong>
\nAlong came Mr. Crocodile,<\/strong>
\n Quiet as can be<\/strong>
\n SNAP<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Three little monkeys<\/strong>
\n Sitting in a tree<\/strong>
\n Teasing Mr. Crocodile,<\/strong>
\n\u201cYou can\u2019t catch me.\u201d<\/strong>
\nAlong came Mr. Crocodile,<\/strong>
\n Quiet as can be<\/strong>
\n SNAP<\/strong><\/p>\n

Two little monkeys<\/strong>
\n Sitting in a tree<\/strong>
\n Teasing Mr. Crocodile,<\/strong>
\n\u201cYou can\u2019t catch me.\u201d<\/strong>
\nAlong came Mr. Crocodile,<\/strong>
\n Quiet as can be<\/strong>
\n SNAP<\/strong><\/p>\n

One little monkey<\/strong>
\n Sitting in a tree<\/strong>
\n Teasing Mr. Crocodile,<\/strong>
\n\u201cYou can\u2019t catch me.\u201d<\/strong>
\nAlong came Mr. Crocodile,<\/strong>
\n Quiet as can be<\/strong>
\n SNAP<\/strong><\/p>\n

No more little monkeys<\/strong>
\n Sitting in a tree<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"polar_bear_book\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n
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\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>We\u00a0 also had fun with a flannel version of Eric Carle’s Polar Bear, Polar Bear What Do You Hear<\/strong>?\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em>I had a hard time figuring out the sound to make for a hippo but one of the parents chimed in with a PAWWWWT.\u00a0 That worked!<\/p>\n

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\n\"animals<\/a>
\nPolar Bear, Polar Bear, what do you hear?<\/p>\n

I hear a Lion roaring in my ear (ROAR)<\/p>\n

Lion, Lion, what do you hear?<\/p>\n

I hear a Zebra braying in my ear (BRAYYYYY)<\/p>\n

[Repeat with the rest of the animals and end with the Zookeeper…]<\/p>\n

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OUR VIDEO<\/strong><\/em>:<\/p>\n

Goodnight Gorilla<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\"goodnight<\/a><\/p>\n

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OUR CLOSING SONGS:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Row Your Boat<\/p>\n

Itsy Bitsy Spider<\/p>\n

I\u2019m a Little Teapot\/2 Little Blackbirds<\/p>\n

Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star<\/p>\n

You Are My Sunshine<\/p>\n

Goodbye Friends (in sign) (to the tune of Hello Ladies)<\/p>\n

Storytime\u2019s Over\u2026Let\u2019s Wave Bye-Bye!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For our last\u00a0Toddler Storytime of the Spring session (June 9), we ended with a trip to the ZOO! A heartfelt thank you for sharing your beautiful toddlers with me!\u00a0 It was a joy and an honor. Let\u2019s take a peek at the\u00a0books, songs & flannel activities we shared; for a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":0,"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":[],"class_list":["post-3909","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-storytimes"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p71KT0-113","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3909","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\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3909"}],"version-history":[{"count":31,"href":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3909\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3967,"href":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3909\/revisions\/3967"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3909"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3909"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3909"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}