{"id":1636,"date":"2014-07-11T02:41:56","date_gmt":"2014-07-11T02:41:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/?p=1636"},"modified":"2014-07-11T02:48:39","modified_gmt":"2014-07-11T02:48:39","slug":"infant-toddler-storytimes-colors-july-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/2014\/infant-toddler-storytimes-colors-july-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Infant Toddler Storytimes – Colors! – July 8"},"content":{"rendered":"

Red, yellow, green, blue….pink, purple – there are so many beautiful colors in the world!!! \u00a0We read all about colors in today’s storytimes.<\/p>\n

The concept of colors can be difficult for toddlers to grasp at first; what seems easy to us can be very challenging for little ones who are just learning to embrace everything they hear, see and touch. \u00a0The world can be exciting yet overwhelming for them.<\/p>\n

The best thing to do if you want to introduce your baby to colors is to make it fun and a part of your everyday interactions. \u00a0You might say: \u00a0“Oh look at that red flower!” or “Mommy’s wearing a blue shirt today…I love the color blue!” \u00a0Identifying the colors of everyday objects will allow your child to slowly assimilate the concept of colors in a fun, engaging way. \u00a0And please don’t fret if your child can’t remember all of the colors – learning takes time. \u00a0Taking your child to storytime where concepts are introduced in different ways (songs, stories, visuals) and engaging your child through play will eventually lead to that ‘aha’ moment. \u00a0It’s almost like magic! \u00a0Just enjoy the process with your child; as you bond through conversation, sharing and play you’ll find the world opening up for both of you.<\/p>\n

Here are some of the stories we read:<\/p>\n

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Flannelboard (Infant):<\/strong> \u00a0Little Boy Blue<\/em><\/p>\n

Little Boy Blue, come blow your horn<\/p>\n

The sheep’s in the meadow, the cows in the corn<\/p>\n

But where is the little boy who looks after the sheep?<\/p>\n

He’s under the haystack, fast asleep.<\/p>\n

Well shall we wake him?<\/p>\n

Oh no, not I!<\/p>\n

For if we do, he’ll surely cry.<\/p>\n

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Bounces (Infant): \u00a0<\/strong>Dickery Dickery Dare<\/em><\/p>\n

Dickery dickery dare (bounce baby on lap gently)<\/p>\n

The pig flew up in the air! (lift baby up from lap)<\/p>\n

The man in the brown, brought him back down… (bring baby down to lap)<\/p>\n

Dickery dickery dare! \u00a0(bounce baby on lap gently)<\/p>\n

Tickle (Infant)<\/strong>: \u00a0Round and round the garden, goes the teddy bear…a one-step, a two-step…a tickle under there!<\/em><\/p>\n

Action Song (Infant)<\/strong>: \u00a0Clap, Tap, Bend<\/em>\u00a0(Carol Hammett CD)<\/p>\n

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Flannelboard (Toddler):<\/strong> \u00a0Little Mouse, Little Mouse<\/em><\/p>\n

(Guessing game – the children have to guess which color house the mouse is hiding in)<\/p>\n

Little mouse, little mouse<\/p>\n

Are you in the (red, green, blue, orange…) house?<\/p>\n

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Action Rhymes & Songs (Toddler)<\/strong>: \u00a0Open Shut Them, This is Big…, My Head My Shoulders My Knees My Toes (Words\/lyrics can be found in previous posts – Opposites & Food)<\/em><\/p>\n

Opening Songs:<\/strong> \u00a0Welcome Song<\/em>, Hello Babies<\/em> (in sign), Clap Your Hands <\/em>(Toddler)\u00a0[Wiggleworms CD]<\/p>\n

Color Activity Song<\/strong>: \u00a0Apples & Bananas<\/em> (Country Goes Raffi CD) \u00a0(Red Apple & Yellow Banana on flannel board…as we sing “apples” I point to the red apple; as we sing” bananas”, I point to the yellow banana). \u00a0This reinforces colors while referring back to the Food storytime.<\/p>\n

Closing Songs<\/strong>: \u00a0Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star<\/em>,\u00a0Itsy Bitsy Spider<\/em>\u00a0&\u00a0Big Gigantic Spider<\/em>\u00a0(to extend Opposites<\/em> storytime);\u00a0Goodbye Babies<\/em>\u00a0(in sign)<\/p>\n

Video:<\/strong> \u00a0Maisy’s Colors and Shapes<\/em><\/p>\n

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More stories to share at home:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Red, yellow, green, blue….pink, purple – there are so many beautiful colors in the world!!! \u00a0We read all about colors in today’s storytimes. The concept of colors can be difficult for toddlers to grasp at first; what seems easy to us can be very challenging for little ones who are […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1636","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-storytimes"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p71KT0-qo","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1636","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1636"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1636\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1660,"href":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1636\/revisions\/1660"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1636"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1636"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1636"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}