{"id":8089,"date":"2017-07-12T16:33:21","date_gmt":"2017-07-12T23:33:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/?p=8089"},"modified":"2017-07-13T11:32:23","modified_gmt":"2017-07-13T18:32:23","slug":"opposites-infant-storytime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/2017\/opposites-infant-storytime\/","title":{"rendered":"Opposites ~ Infant Storytime"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our second storytime of the summer session\u00a0was all about the concept of OPPOSITES<\/strong> ~ fast & slow, yes & no,\u00a0black &\u00a0white, day & night and so on!\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Exposing your baby to\u00a0concepts\u00a0through books, songs and rhymes\u00a0contributes to\u00a0brain development.\u00a0 Just think of the neural connections your baby’s brain is making during our 20 minutes together!<\/p>\n

The US Department of Education has a great webpage which outlines the\u00a0benefits of reading aloud to your child, along with\u00a0suggestions on how to\u00a0maximize the fun and learning when you share this activity together.\u00a0 If you want to access that information, click here:\u00a0 USDeptEducation<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

For now, here are the books, songs, rhymes, bounces and flannel stories we shared for our storytime on Opposites<\/em><\/strong>!<\/p>\n

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Books We Shared<\/h4>\n

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Lucy Cousin’s book, Maisy Big, Maisy Small,\u00a0<\/span><\/a>takes us on a journey of opposites.\u00a0 There is Maisy hot and Maisy cold, Maisy slow and Maisy fast, Maisy thin and\u00a0 Maisy thick… (you get the picture).\u00a0\u00a0Simple language and bright, bold colors make this concept book a perfect lap sit or read aloud\u00a0for infants.<\/p>\n

A Garden of Opposites<\/span> <\/a>by Nancy Davis\u00a0reveals some opposites you might find in the garden.\u00a0 How so?\u00a0 Well there is the inside of an apple (the core) and the outside of an apple (the shiny red shape), there is a bird asleep in the nest and a few little birds awake, there is the open flower and the closed flower\u00a0– the opposites in this book are less obvious\u00a0yet the illustrations make them come alive and encourage interaction between parent\/caregiver and baby.<\/p>\n

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Flannel Boards ~ Nursery Rhyme<\/h4>\n

Little Bo Peep<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Little Bo Peep has lost her sheep
\nAnd doesn’t know where to find them.
\nLeave them alone and they’ll come home,
\nWagging their tails behind them.<\/p>\n

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

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

Welcome Song<\/strong>
\n(to the tune of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star)<\/p>\n

Welcome, 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

Dickery Dickery Dare <\/strong>(bounce)
\n(to the tune of Hickory Dickory Dock)<\/p>\n

Click here for video:\u00a0 Dickery Dickery Dare<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Dickery dickery\u00a0dare,
\nThe pig flew up in the air, (woo!)
\nThe man in brown, brought him back down,
\nDickery dickery dare!<\/p>\n

Grand Old Duke of York <\/strong>(bounce)<\/p>\n

Click here for video:\u00a0 Grand Old Duke of York <\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

The grand old Duke of York
\nHe had 10,000 men
\nHe marched them up to the top of the hill (lift baby up)
\nAnd he marched them back again (place baby on lap)
\nAnd when they\u2019re up, they\u2019re up\u00a0 (lift baby up)
\nAnd when they\u2019re down, they\u2019re down (place baby on lap)
\nBut when they\u2019re only half way up (bring baby halfway up)
\nThey\u2019re neither up nor down! (lift\u00a0baby up and down)<\/p>\n

You are My Sunshine<\/strong> (song)<\/p>\n

You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
\nYou make me happy when skies are grey
\nYou\u2019ll never know dear, how much I love you
\nAnd I love you more every day\u2026<\/p>\n

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

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

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\u201cClap Everybody and Say Hello\u201d from Sally Go Round the Sun by Kathy Reid-Naiman<\/a><\/p>\n

Clap everybody and say hello, (clap hands)<\/em>
\nClap everybody and say hello,
\nClap everybody and say hello,
\nNo matter what the weather.<\/p>\n

Stamp everybody and say hello, (stomp feet)<\/em>
\nStamp everybody and say hello,
\nStamp everybody and say hello,
\nNo matter what the weather.<\/p>\n

Wiggle everybody and say hello, (wiggle baby)<\/em>
\nWiggle everybody and say hello,
\nWiggle everybody and say hello,
\nNo matter what the weather.<\/p>\n

Jump everybody and say hello, (lift baby up high)<\/em>
\nJump everybody and say hello,
\nJump everybody and say hello,
\nNo matter what the weather.<\/p>\n

Sing everybody and say hello, (wave hi)<\/em>
\nSing everybody and say hello,
\nSing everybody and say hello,
\nNo matter what the weather.<\/p>\n

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\n\u201cLadies Ride\u201d from Wiggleworms Love You by Old Town School of Folk Music<\/a><\/p>\n

This is the way the ladies ride (bounce baby to rhythm)<\/em>
\nTrit trot, trit trot
\nThis is the way the ladies ride early in the morning!
\nThis is the way the gentleman ride, gallop and trot, gallop and trot
\nThis is the way the gentleman ride, early in the morning!
\nThis is the way the farmers ride, clippity cloppety, clippity cloppety
\nThis is the way the farmers ride early in the morning!
\nThis is the way the cowgirls\/boys ride, giddy up, giddy up
\nThis is the way the cowgirls\/boys ride early in the morning \u2013 YEEHAW!!
\n(REPEAT once more)<\/p>\n

\u201cTwinkle Twinkle Little Star\u201d\u00a0 from Wiggleworms Love You by Old Town School of Folk Music<\/a><\/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

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\u201cMy Little Hands\u201d from Rhythm and Rhyme for Special Times by Jack Hartman and Friends<\/a><\/p>\n

With my little hands I go clap, clap, clap (clap hands 3x)
\nWith my little feet I go tap, tap, tap (tap feet\u00a03x)
\nWith my little hands I go bye, bye, bye (wave bye 3x)
\nWith my little feet I kick high, high, high (help baby kick feet 3x)
\nWith my little eyes I go peek-a-boo (cover baby\u2019s eyes for peek-a-boo)
\nWith my little lips I say:\u00a0 I Love You! (look at baby and say\/sing I love you!)
\n(Repeat)<\/p>\n

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\u201cItsy Bitsy Spider\u201d from Toddlers on Parade by Carol Hammet & Elaine Bueffel<\/a><\/p>\n

Click here for video:\u00a0 Itsy Bitsy Spider<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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

\u201cGoodbye Babies\u201d (in sign)<\/p>\n

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

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

“Now It’s Time to Say Goodbye” (tune:\u00a0 Mary Had a Little Lamb)<\/p>\n

Now it’s time to say goodbye, say goodbye, say goodbye,
\nNow it’s time to say goodbye, we’ll see you all next week!<\/p>\n

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Extend the Fun at Home<\/h4>\n

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