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<\/a><\/p>\nWe read the Big Book of Silly<\/strong> <\/a>by Natalie Marshall and what can I say – it was SILLY!\u00a0 This large-format board book is colorful and bold in concept.\u00a0 It begins with a bear wearing feathers in his hat…really?\u00a0 Do bears even wear hats?\u00a0 Then we see a lion playing electric guitar – “Can you\u00a0be silly like that?”\u00a0 It goes on to the rhinoceros who eats 300 jelly beans before bed, an elephant riding a unicycle while blowing bubbles and a fox dancing with a cat.\u00a0 But that’s not the end of the story.\u00a0 To discover the silliest thing of all you’ll have to read the book.\u00a0\u00a0Those who attended storytime know exactly what I’m talking about.<\/p>\n For our second book we tackled Spunky Little Monkey<\/strong><\/a> by Bill Martin, Jr. and Michael Sampson.\u00a0 This is a great book to use for storytime!\u00a0 The toddlers (and the adults) loved it.\u00a0 Spunky little monkey does not want to wake up.\u00a0 Mama calls the doctor for advice and he says that the best thing for baby monkey is to EXERCISE!\u00a0 So spunky little monkey begins to move to the rhythm of\u00a0his head (ding dong), the clapping of his hands, the stomping of his feet and the shaking of his hips;\u00a0then he puts it all together and he is DANCING and having fun!\u00a0 This book easily engages your toddler with it’s excellent blend of rhyme, rhythm and movement.<\/p>\n Wiggleworm, Wiggleworm<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n We had fun trying to find Wiggleworm.\u00a0 He was hiding behind one of these books.\u00a0 Can you guess where we found him?<\/p>\n Wiggleworm, Wiggleworm in a book!<\/p>\n Wiggleworm, Wiggleworm…where should we look?<\/p>\n Is Wiggleworm behind the yellow book?\u00a0 NO!<\/p>\n (Repeat with the orange book, blue book…\u00a0until you get to the book where you have hidden\u00a0Wiggleworm).<\/p>\n Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Video Clip:\u00a0 Five Little Monkeys<\/a><\/p>\n The above\u00a0video demonstrates a fingerplay version of this rhyme.<\/p>\n Five little monkeys jumping on the bed Four little monkeys jumping on the bed Three little monkeys jumping on the bed Two little monkeys jumping on the bed One little monkey jumping on the bed No little monkeys jumping on the bed We share a lot of songs, bounces\u00a0& rhymes during storytime!\u00a0 You\u2019ll find lyrics\/words to those songs & rhymes\u00a0we shared without CD accompaniment\u00a0here.<\/p>\n Welcome, Welcome Everyone<\/em> Welcome, welcome everyone, Open Shut Them<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 Video:\u00a0\u00a0Open Shut Them<\/a><\/p>\n Open, shut them, open, shut them, (open and close hands) Creep them, crawl them,\u00a0creep them crawl them, (crawl fingers up arms) This is Big, Big Big \u2013\u00a0<\/em>Video:\u00a0\u00a0This is Big<\/a><\/p>\n This is big big big This is small small small This is short short short This is tall tall tall This is fast fast fast This is slow slow slow This is yes yes yes This is no no no Credit:\u00a0\u00a0Mel\u2019s Desk<\/a><\/p>\n Twinkle Twinkle Little Star<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 Video:\u00a0\u00a0Twinkle Twinkle<\/a><\/p>\n Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Goodbye Friends<\/em>\u00a0(in sign) \u2013 Video:\u00a0\u00a0Goodbye Friends<\/a><\/p>\n Goodbye babies, goodbye babies Children love to sing and dance to music.\u00a0 Here are some of the\u00a0action songs & rhymes\u00a0on CD that we\u00a0used in storytime.\u00a0 Click onto the CD titles to find these items in our library catalog.<\/p>\n \u201cClap Everybody and Say Hello\u201d from\u00a0Sally Go Round the Sun<\/a>\u00a0by Carol Hammett and Elaine Bueffel<\/p>\n \u201cRoll Your Hands\u201d from\u00a0Toddlers on Parade<\/a>\u00a0by Kathy Reid-Naiman<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m a Little Teapot\u201d from\u00a0Toddler Favorites<\/a>\u00a0by Music for Little People<\/p>\n \u201cItsy Bitsy Spider\u201d from\u00a0Its Toddler Time<\/a>\u00a0by Carol Hammett and Elaine Bueffel<\/p>\n \u201cABC\u201d \u00a0from\u00a0Go Baby Go!<\/a>\u00a0Baby Loves Jazz by Baby Loves Jazz Band<\/p>\n Two\u00a0Little Blackbirds\u201d\u00a0from\u00a0\u00a0Circle Time:\u00a0songs and rhymes for the very young<\/a>\u00a0by Lisa Monet<\/p>\n NEW<\/em> <\/span>\u201cWe’re Going to the Market\u201d from\u00a0I Love to Hear the Sounds<\/a>\u00a0by Kathy Reid-Naiman<\/p>\n We used our shaker eggs and bells for this song!<\/p>\n
\nFlannel Boards We Shared<\/h1>\n
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\nOne fell off and bumped his head
\nMama called the doctor and the doctor said:
\n“No more monkeys jumping on the bed!”<\/p>\n
\nOne fell off and bumped his head
\nMama called the doctor and the doctor said:
\n“No more monkeys jumping on the bed!”<\/p>\n
\nOne fell off and bumped his head
\nMama called the doctor and the doctor said:
\n“No more monkeys jumping on the bed!”<\/p>\n
\nOne fell off and bumped his head
\nMama called the doctor and the doctor said:
\n“No more monkeys jumping on the bed!”<\/p>\n
\nHe fell off and bumped his head
\nMama called the doctor and the doctor said:
\n“No more monkeys jumping on the bed!”<\/p>\n
\nThey all\u00a0fell off and bumped their heads,
\nMama called the doctor and the doctor said:
\nPut those monkeys back to bed!<\/p>\n
\n<\/div>\nAction Songs\u00a0& Fingerplays We Shared<\/h1>\n
\n(to the tune of Twinkle Twinkle)<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Now 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
\nGive a little clap, clap, clap.\u00a0 (clap three times)
\nOpen shut them, open shut them (open and close hands)
\nPut them in your lap, lap, lap. (place hands in lap and bounce them 3X)<\/p>\n
\nRight up to your chinny\u00a0\u00a0chin chin. (place\u00a0fingers on chin)
\nOpen up your\u00a0little mouth\u00a0(open mouth and say ahhhhhh)
\nBut do not put them in!! (put hands behind your back)<\/p>\n
\nHold arms out to side<\/em><\/p>\n
\nCup hands together<\/em><\/p>\n
\nHold hands with palms facing each other<\/em><\/p>\n
\nReach one hand above head<\/em><\/p>\n
\nCircle fists quickly<\/em><\/p>\n
\nCircle fists slowly<\/em><\/p>\n
\nNod<\/em><\/p>\n
\nShake head<\/em><\/p>\n
\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
\nGoodbye babies, it\u2019s time to say goodbye.<\/p>\n
\nMusic from CDs We Shared<\/h1>\n