{"id":5976,"date":"2016-08-12T14:41:42","date_gmt":"2016-08-12T21:41:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/?p=5976"},"modified":"2016-12-06T19:35:58","modified_gmt":"2016-12-07T03:35:58","slug":"toddler-storytime-potty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/2016\/toddler-storytime-potty\/","title":{"rendered":"Toddler Storytime: Potty"},"content":{"rendered":"

In Toddler Storytime this week I tried something new: a potty-training theme!<\/p>\n

We started with Clap Everybody and Say Hello<\/a> and our Scarf Song<\/a> and Peekaboo<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Then we read a book with pop art\/comic book style illustrations called I Use the Potty<\/a> by Maria van Lieshout. The format lends itself to potty training very well by infusing the process with a lot of humor and pride, as the little boy becomes a Big Kid Superhero.<\/p>\n

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I got this flannelboard idea from https:\/\/www.worthingtonlibraries.org\/interact\/av\/2008-6\/five-little-babies-learning-go-potty<\/a>, Five Little Toddlers Learning to Use the Potty:<\/p>\n

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The diapers I made didn’t stay on the board very well, so I think I’ll need to attach velcro to them. But they were very cute!<\/p>\n

Five little toddlers were learning to go potty.
\nEach had a diaper tied up in a knotty
\n‘Til the first toddler said, “I don’t need diapers anymore!”
\nSo she put on her big girl underwear
\nAnd that left only four.
\n(Count the remaining diapers.)
\nNow four little toddlers were learning to go potty.
\nEach one had a diaper tied up in a knotty
\n‘Til the second toddler said, “No more diapers for me!”
\nHe put on big boy underwear
\nAnd that left only three.
\n(Count the remaining diapers.)
\nNow three little toddlers were learning to go potty.
\nEach had a diaper tied up in a knotty
\n‘Til the third toddler said, “I want to do what big kids do!”
\nSo she put on big girl underwear
\nAnd that left only two.
\n(Count the remaining diapers.)
\nNow two little toddlers were learning to go potty.
\nEach one had a diaper tied up in a knotty
\n‘Til the fourth toddler said, “Diapers are no fun!”
\nSo he put on big boy underwear
\nAnd left only one.
\nDo you think she’s going to go potty, too? Let’s find out!
\nOne little toddler was learning to go potty.
\nShe wore a diaper tied up in a knotty.
\nThen the fifth toddler said, “I need to potty\u2014gotta run!”
\nShe put on her big girl underwear
\nAnd that left none!
\nJust five big kids wearing big kid underwear!
\nNo more diapers are hiding under there.
\nLet’s count them one more time! Ready? 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5!<\/p>\n

(Source: https:\/\/www.worthingtonlibraries.org\/interact\/av\/2008-6\/five-little-babies-learning-go-potty<\/a>. You can view a video of the song here<\/a>.)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

We sang a song about washing hands to the tune of Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush:<\/p>\n

This is the way we wash our hands,
\nWash our hands, wash our hands.
\nThis is the way we wash our hands
\nAfter we go potty.
\nThis is the way we use the soap,
\nUse the soap, use the soap.
\nThis is the way we use the soap
\nAfter we go potty.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Then we read A Potty For Me!<\/a> by Karen Katz. It has the subtitle “A Lift-the-Flap Instruction Manual,” because in its gentle, toddler-friendly way it does outline pretty much the whole process of potty training. It gets a wee bit long but it’s a great book for sharing with your child to help them with this transition.<\/p>\n

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We did another fun song with the felt undies I made:<\/p>\n

Five Pairs of underwear hanging on the line
\nEverything is good and everything Is fine
\nAlong come a breeze and it blows one Free
\nUh oh, (toss one) it just landed in a tree! <\/p>\n

(Repeat the rhyme until all the underwear are in the tree)<\/p>\n

(Adapted from https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/446349013047932937\/<\/a>
\nhttps:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/gordongalz\/<\/a> Gordon Avenue Library of Jefferson-Madison Regional Library)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

We sang Shake Your Sillies Out<\/a> and then watched a YouTube playlist that I created. I screened a lot of different potty training videos for showing at storytime, but none were as short and sweet as the Sesame Street songs I was already familiar with. So I made a video playlist out of them. I had some tech issues with the laptop that was supposed to be set up for this purpose, and had to use my own iPad in the end. The sound quality wasn’t great, but at least I was able to share these videos. I really love Sesame Street’s intelligent adaptations of good music for a good cause!<\/p>\n