{"id":9508,"date":"2017-12-05T13:23:35","date_gmt":"2017-12-05T21:23:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/?p=9508"},"modified":"2017-12-05T13:23:35","modified_gmt":"2017-12-05T21:23:35","slug":"snow-toddler-storytime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/2017\/snow-toddler-storytime\/","title":{"rendered":"Snow – Toddler Storytime"},"content":{"rendered":"
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For our last toddler storytime of the Fall Session, we kicked off a new season with stories about snow.<\/div>\n<\/header>\n
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Books We Shared<\/h4>\n

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\nBear & Hare: Snow!<\/span><\/a>
\nBear and Hare go outside one day and find snow!\u00a0 Hare loves snow, but Bear is not so sure.\u00a0 Will Bear come around?<\/p>\n

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\nSnowy Sunday by Phyllis Root, illustrated by Helen Craig<\/a>
\nIt’s snowing, and all the animals on Bonnie’s farm are cold cold cold.\u00a0 Read how clever Bonnie solves this chilly problem with some crafty handiwork!<\/p>\n

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American Sign Language: SNOW<\/h4>\n

We learned the ASL sign for Snow!\u00a0 See how to sign \u201cSnow\u201d at\u00a0Signing Savvy<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Flannel Board Letter<\/h4>\n

S is for Snow!
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\nSnow starts with the letter S! We identified the letter, drew it in the air, made the sound that S makes, and talked about some other things that start with the letter S: smile, sun, star and snow!<\/p>\n

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Flannel Board Counting<\/h4>\n

Snowflakes<\/span>
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\nWe counted snowflakes during our counting time!<\/p>\n

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Flannel Board Story<\/h4>\n

5 Little Snowpals
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\nPattern and rhyme\u00a0from\u00a0<\/span>Felt Board Fingerplays<\/a>\u00a0by Liz and Dick Wilmes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Five little snowpals, standing in a row
\nEach has a hat and a big red bow
\nOut came the sun and it shown all day
\nOne little snowpal melted away.<\/p>\n

Repeat using 4… 3… 2… 1…<\/em><\/p>\n

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Video We Watched<\/h4>\n

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\n\u201cThe Snowy Day” from The Ezra Jack Keats Collection<\/span><\/a> based on the book by Ezra Jack Keats.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

It\u2019s snowing, and Pete goes out to enjoy the day in this Caldecott-winning classic.<\/p>\n

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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

Open Shut Them<\/span>
\nOpen, shut them.\u00a0(Spread fingers wide, then close into fists)
\n<\/em>Open, shut them.\u00a0(Spread fingers wide, then close into fists)
\n<\/em>Give a little clap, clap, clap.\u00a0(Clap hands on \u201cclap\u201d)
\n<\/em>Open, shut them.\u00a0(Spread fingers wide, then close into fists)
\n<\/em>Open, shut them.\u00a0(Spread fingers wide, then close into fists)
\n<\/em>Place them in your lap, lap, lap\u00a0(Pat lap with hands on \u201clap\u201d)
\n<\/em>Creep them, crawl them\u00a0(creep\u00a0fingers up stomach to chin)
\n<\/em>Creep them, crawl them\u00a0(creep\u00a0fingers up stomach to chin)
\n<\/em>Right up to your chin, chin, chin\u00a0(tap chin with hands on \u201cchin\u201d)<\/em>
\nOpen up your little mouth\u00a0(open mouth wide and pretend to put fingers in)
\n<\/em>But do not let them in!\u00a0(Hide hands behind your back quickly)<\/em><\/p>\n

For a video of me (Jennifer) doing this rhyme,\u00a0watch the video below:
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