\nWith so many new friends made through ten weeks of storytime, it seemed fitting to start infant storytime with\u00a0Pepo and Lolo are Friends<\/span>\u00a0by Ana Mart\u00edn Larra\u00f1aga<\/a>. \u00a0The pig and chick are different, and may sometimes fight, but they are always friends. \u00a0For our second story we read\u00a0Chick<\/span> by Ed Vere, that follows the big events in a day in the life of a new chick. \u00a0Parents may realize that chick’s day is quite similar to their own little one’s.<\/p>\n
To start things off in Toddler storytime we read about a chick who is poly-lingual in\u00a0This Little Chick<\/span> by John Lawrence<\/a> and had fun making a wide variety of different farm animal sounds. \u00a0And if making noise wasn’t active enough, our next book Is Everyone Ready For Fun?<\/span> by Jan Thomas<\/a> had us stomping, dancing, and jumping.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 5 Eggs and 5 Eggs<\/span> Five eggs and five eggs\u00a0(hold up 5 fingers on one hand, then the other)<\/em> 5 Little Chickens<\/span> Said the first little chicken, with a queer little squirm, Said the second little chicken, with an odd little shrug, Said the third little chicken, with a sharp little squeal, Said the fourth little chicken, with a sigh of grief, Said the fifth little chicken, with a faint little moan, \u201cNow see here,\u201d said the mother, from the green garden patch, In our nursery rhyme, two gentlemen traveled for fresh eggs.<\/p>\n Hickety Pickety My Black Hen<\/span>
\nFlannelboard Stories<\/h2>\n
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\n<\/a>This is a fun rhyme that you can also do as a fingerplay. \u00a0Just follow the actions listed with the rhyme below.<\/p>\n
\nAnd that makes ten\u00a0(wiggle 10 fingers)<\/em>
\nSitting on top (make a fist with one hand, cover the top with other hand)<\/em>
\nIs Mother Hen
\nCrackle crackle crackle\u00a0(clap hands for each crackle)<\/em>
\nWhat do I see?\u00a0(arms out and shrug)<\/em>
\nTen fluffy chickens\u00a0(hold up 10 fingers and wiggle)<\/em>
\nYellow as can be.<\/p>\n
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\n(Patterns and poem taken from\u00a0The Flannel Board Storytelling Book by Judy Sierra.)<\/p>\n
\n\u201cI wish I could find a\u00a0fat little worm.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cI wish I could find a\u00a0fat little bug.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cI wish I could find some nice yellow meal.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cI wish I could find a\u00a0little green leaf.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cI wish I could find a wee gravel stone.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cIf you want any breakfast, just come here and SCRATCH!\u201d<\/p>\n
\nNursery Rhyme we Shared in Infant Storytime<\/h2>\n
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\nFlannelboard pattern taken from\u00a0Mother Goose\u2019s Playhouse<\/span> by Judy Sierra.<\/p>\n
\nShe lays eggs for gentlemen.
\nGentlemen come every day
\nTo see what my black hen doth lay.
\nSometimes nine and sometimes ten,
\nHickety, pickety, my black hen.<\/div>\n
\nFilm We Watched in Toddler Storytime<\/h2>\n