{"id":7544,"date":"2017-03-22T11:47:38","date_gmt":"2017-03-22T18:47:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/?p=7544"},"modified":"2017-03-22T11:49:49","modified_gmt":"2017-03-22T18:49:49","slug":"spots-and-dots-infant-storytime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/2017\/spots-and-dots-infant-storytime\/","title":{"rendered":"Spots and Dots – Infant Storytime"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday\u00a0was the last storytime of our Winter Session! \u00a0It focused on spots and dots.<\/p>\n

\n

Books We Shared
\n<\/a><\/h4>\n

Our first story\u00a0Animal Spots and Stripes<\/span> by Britta Teckentrup<\/a> compared different animals that have spots and stripes, and even had some creatures that have both!<\/p>\n

<\/a><\/p>\n

For our second book, we played a guessing game with Nancy Tafuri’s Spots, Feathers, and Curly Tails.<\/span><\/a> \u00a0This book will show you one part of the animal on a page, then you have to turn the page to figure out if you guessed correctly! \u00a0It’s perfect for making book time interactive with even the youngest of listeners.<\/p>\n

\n

Flannel Board Story<\/h4>\n

Pretty Ladybug<\/span>
\n\"\" \"\" \"\"
\nIdea taken from storytime katie<\/a>, who got the idea from What Happens in Storytime<\/a>, who found the song at Preschool Education<\/a>.<\/p>\n

(to the tune of “The Muffin Man”)
\nLadybug has 1 black spot,
\n1 black spot, 1 black spot.
\nLadybug has 1 black spot.
\nPretty ladybug!<\/p>\n

We kept adding spots and singing the song until Ladybug had 6 spots.<\/p>\n

\n

Flannel Board\u00a0Nursery Rhyme<\/h4>\n

Hey Diddle Diddle\u00a0<\/u>
\n\"\"
\nFlannelboard from Little Folk Visuals<\/a><\/p>\n

Hey diddle diddle, the cat and the fiddle
\nThe cow jumped over the moon.
\nThe little dog laughed, to see such a sight
\nAnd the dish ran away with the spoon.<\/p>\n

\n

Rhymes & Bounces & Songs We Shared without Music<\/h4>\n

We sing a lot of songs during storytime! \u00a0You\u2019ll find lyrics to those songs without music here.<\/p>\n

Welcome Song<\/span>
\n(to the tune of: \u201cTwinkle Twinkle Little Star\u201d)<\/em>
\nWelcome, welcome everyone
\nNow we\u2019re here let\u2019s have some fun.
\nFirst we clap our hands just so
\nThen we bend and touch our toes
\nWelcome, welcome everyone
\nNow we\u2019re here let\u2019s have some fun.<\/p>\n

Peek-a-Boo<\/span>
\n(to the tune of :\u201dFrere Jacques\u201d)<\/em>
\nPeek-a-boo. Peek-a-boo.\u00a0(cover eyes with hands, then remove)<\/em>
\nI see you, I see you\u00a0(point at child)<\/em>
\nI see your little nose\u00a0(touch nose)<\/em>
\nI see your tiny toes\u00a0(touch toes)<\/em>
\nPeek-a-boo. Peek-a-boo.\u00a0(cover eyes with hands, then remove)<\/em><\/p>\n

Ride a Little Pony\u00a0Bounce<\/span>
\nRide a little pony (bounce baby gently on knees)<\/em>
\ngoing to town.
\nBetter watch out or you might
\nfall down!\u00a0(gentle guide baby through your legs to floor)<\/em><\/p>\n

Icky Bicky Soda Cracker Bounce
\n<\/span>Icky Bicky Soda Cracker Bounce
\nIcky Bicky Soda Cracker (bounce baby gently on knees)<\/em>
\nIcky Bicky Boo
\nIcky Bicky Soda Cracker
\nUp Goes You! (lift baby into air)<\/em><\/p>\n

Icky Bicky Soda Cracker (bounce baby gently on knees)<\/em>
\nIcky Bicky Boo
\nIcky Bicky Soda Cracker
\nI love you! (bring baby in for a cuddle)<\/em><\/p>\n

Patty Cake<\/span>
\nPatty cake, patty cake, baker\u2019s man\u00a0(clap hands together)<\/em>
\nBake me a cake as fast as you can\u00a0(clap hands together)<\/em>
\nRoll it\u00a0(roll one hand over the other)<\/em>
\nAnd pat it\u00a0(pat legs)<\/em>
\nAnd mark it with a \u201cB\u201d\u00a0(make the letter B on baby\u2019s tummy)<\/em>
\nAnd put it in the oven for Baby and me!\u00a0(hands flat, then point to baby, then you.)<\/em><\/p>\n

Round and Round the Garden\u00a0Tickle<\/span>
\nRound and round the garden\u00a0(gently circle round baby\u2019s belly button with finger)<\/em>
\nGoes the teddy bear.
\nA one step (move your fingers and tickle baby up the belly)
\n<\/em>A two step (move your fingers and tickle baby up the belly)<\/em>
\nA tickly under there (tickle baby under chin)<\/em><\/p>\n

These are Baby’s Fingers Tickle\u00a0<\/span>
\nThese are baby\u2019s fingers\u00a0(touch fingers)<\/em>
\nThese are baby\u2019s toes\u00a0(touch toes)<\/em>
\nThis is baby\u2019s belly button\u00a0(touch belly button)<\/em>
\nRound and Round it goes (gently circle round baby\u2019s belly button with finger)<\/em><\/p>\n

Storytime\u2019s Over<\/span>
\nHands up high! (Put your hands in air)
\n<\/em>Now give a big sigh (sigh and bring hands down)
\n<\/em>Our storytime\u2019s over
\nSo wave bye-bye (wave)<\/em><\/p>\n

\n

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

Sometimes it\u2019s fun to sing along with music.\u00a0 Here are some of the songs and cds used in storytime.<\/p>\n

<\/a>
\n\u201cClap, Tap and Bend\u201d from It\u2019s Toddler Time by Carol Hammett and Elaine Bueffel<\/a><\/p>\n

I take my little hands and go clap, clap, clap
\nI take my little hands and go clap, clap, clap
\nI take my little hands and go clap, clap, clap
\nClap clap all day long<\/p>\n

I take my little feet and go tap tap tap
\nI take my little feet and go tap tap tap
\nI take my little feet and go tap tap tap
\nTap tap all day long<\/p>\n

I my little knees and go bend bend bend
\nI my little knees and go bend bend bend
\nI my little knees and go bend bend bend
\nBend, bend all day long<\/p>\n

<\/a>
\n\u201cItsy Bitsy Spider\u201d from\u00a0It\u2019s Toddler Time by Carol Hammett and Elaine Bueffel<\/a><\/p>\n

The itsy bitsy spider climbed up the water spout.
\nDown came the rain and washed the spider out.
\nOut came the sun and dried out all the rain.
\nSo the itsy bitsy spider went up the spout again.<\/p>\n

<\/a>
\n\u201cSmooth Road to London Town\u201d from A Smooth Road to London Town by Kathy Reid-Naiman<\/a><\/p>\n

A smooth road to London Town.
\nA smooth road to London Town.
\nThe road goes up
\nAnd the road goes down
\nA smooth road to London Town.<\/p>\n

BUT by and by we come to a dell
\nand there the roads are not so swell
\na bumpy road
\na bumpy road
\nA bumpy road to London Town.<\/p>\n

A smooth road to London Town.
\nA smooth road to London Town.
\nThe road goes up
\nAnd the road goes down
\nA smooth road to London Town.<\/p>\n

BUT by and by we come to the wood
\nand there the roads are not so good
\na rough\u00a0road
\na rough road
\nA rough road to London Town.<\/p>\n

\"\"
\n\u201cTwinkle Twinkle Little Star\u201d from\u00a0Walt Disney\u2019s Children\u2019s Favorite Songs Volume 1<\/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

\n

Continue the Fun<\/h4>\n

Want more stories about dots and spots?\u00a0 Check out these out\u00a0at your Pasadena Public Library branch:
\n<\/a>\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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