{"id":5462,"date":"2016-03-19T17:37:25","date_gmt":"2016-03-19T17:37:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/?p=5462"},"modified":"2016-12-06T19:37:55","modified_gmt":"2016-12-07T03:37:55","slug":"infant-storytime-crocodiles-march-15-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/2016\/infant-storytime-crocodiles-march-15-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Infant Storytime – Crocodiles! – March 15, 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

For our final Infant Storytime of the Winter Session we explored crocodiles!\u00a0 I hope everyone enjoyed this session as much as I did!\u00a0 Here are some of the books & activities we shared:<\/p>\n

OUR OPENING SONGS:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Welcome, Welcome<\/strong><\/p>\n

Welcome, welcome everyone,<\/p>\n

Now we\u2019re here, let\u2019s have some fun<\/p>\n

First we clap our hands just so,<\/p>\n

Then we bend and touch our toes<\/p>\n

Welcome, welcome,\u00a0everyone<\/p>\n

Now we\u2019re here, let\u2019s have some fun!<\/p>\n

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Clap Everybody and Say Hello!<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"sally<\/a><\/p>\n

Clap everybody and say hello,<\/p>\n

Clap everybody and say hello,<\/p>\n

Clap everybody and say hello,<\/p>\n

No matter what the weather\u2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

REPEAT\u00a0verse\u00a0with Stamp, Wiggle, Jump & Sing<\/p>\n

(Kathy Reid-Naiman, Sally Go Round the Sun<\/em> CD)<\/p>\n

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OUR BOUNCES:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 Tiny Little Babies<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Tune:\u00a0 Shortnen\u2019 Bread<\/em><\/p>\n

Tiny little babies love bouncin\u2019 bouncin\u2019<\/p>\n

Tiny little babies love bouncin\u2019, yeah!<\/p>\n

Tiny little babies love bouncin\u2019, bouncin\u2019<\/p>\n

Tiny little babies love bouncin\u2019 yeah!<\/p>\n

Sooo\u2026bounce to the left, bounce to the right,<\/p>\n

Now hug that baby nice and tight!<\/p>\n

Tiny little babies love bouncin\u2019 bouncin\u2019<\/p>\n

Tiny little babies love bouncin\u2019, yeah!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Grand Old Duke of York<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The grand old Duke of York,<\/p>\n

He had 10,000 men,<\/p>\n

He marched them up to the top of the hill, (hold baby up in the air)<\/p>\n

And he marched them down again! (bring baby down to lap)<\/p>\n

And when they\u2019re up, they\u2019re up, (hold baby high again)<\/p>\n

And when they\u2019re down, they\u2019re down, (bring baby back down to lap)<\/p>\n

And when they\u2019re only halfway up, (hold baby halfway up from lap)<\/p>\n

They\u2019re neither up (bring baby up)<\/p>\n

Nor down! (bring baby back down to lap)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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OUR FIRST BOOK:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"eat
\n<\/a><\/p>\n

In I Love to Eat Bugs<\/em><\/strong>, our wide-mouthed frog loves to eat bugs – no secret there!\u00a0\u00a0He comes across different animals, among them an elephant and a lion, who explain what they like to eat.\u00a0 Our\u00a0frog eventually runs into a hungry crocodile who…”LOVES to eat wide-mouthed frogs…”\u00a0 Oh no!\u00a0 You’ll have to read the story to find out what happens.\u00a0 This is a beautiful pop-up book created by John Strejan – perfect for children of any preschool age.<\/p>\n

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TRANSITION ACTIVITY:<\/strong><\/p>\n

From the Diaper Gym <\/em>CD<\/p>\n

My Little Hands <\/u><\/p>\n

With my little hands I go clap clap clap<\/p>\n

With my little feet I go tap tap tap<\/p>\n

With my little arms I wave bye bye bye<\/p>\n

With my little legs I kick high high high<\/p>\n

With my little eyes I say peek-a-boo<\/p>\n

With my little lips I say I love you!<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

With my little hands I go clap clap clap<\/p>\n

With my little feet I go tap tap tap<\/p>\n

With my little arms I wave bye bye bye<\/p>\n

With my little legs I kick high high high<\/p>\n

With my little eyes I say peek-a-boo<\/p>\n

With my little lips I say I love you!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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OUR SECOND BOOK:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"crocs\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Salina Yoon’s Do Crocs Kiss?, <\/em><\/strong>is a colorful lift-the-flap book that teaches young children a bit about animals and the different ways they communicate.\u00a0 Of course, we have our Crocodile who doesn’t kiss, cry or clap…he just SNAPS!\u00a0 And, of course, bears don’t hop or howl…they GROWL!\u00a0 Rhyming text and very crisp, clear\u00a0visual images make this a perfect fit for infants.<\/p>\n

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MIDWAY BOUNCE:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

From the Wee Sing For Baby<\/em> CD<\/p>\n

\"wee
\n<\/a><\/p>\n

“This is the Way the Ladies Ride”<\/p>\n

“Trit Trot”<\/p>\n

“Trot to Boston”<\/p>\n

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OUR NURSERY RHYME:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jack Be Nimble<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Jack be nimble<\/p>\n

Jack be quick<\/p>\n

Jack jumped over the candlestick<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Jack_be_Nimble\"
\n<\/a><\/p>\n

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OUR TICKLE:<\/strong>\u00a0 These are baby\u2019s fingers, these are baby\u2019s toes, this is baby\u2019s bellybutton, round and round it goes.<\/p>\n

OUR CLOSING SONGS:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star<\/em><\/p>\n

Twinkle Twinkle little star<\/p>\n

How I wonder what you are.<\/p>\n

Up above the world so high,<\/p>\n

Like a diamond in the sky.<\/p>\n

Twinkle, twinkle little star<\/p>\n

How I wonder what you are\u2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Itsy Bitsy\u00a0Spider<\/em><\/p>\n

The itsy bitsy spider climbed up the water spout,<\/p>\n

Down came the rain and washed the spider out!<\/p>\n

Out came the sun that dried up all the rain<\/p>\n

And the itsy bitsy spider climbed up the spout again!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Mr. Moon <\/em><\/p>\n

\"toddlers<\/a><\/p>\n

Mr. Moon, Mr. Moon, you\u2019re out too soon,<\/p>\n

The sun is still in the sky\u2026<\/p>\n

So go back to your bed and cover up your head<\/p>\n

And wait \u2019til the day goes by\u2026.<\/p>\n

\n<\/blockquote>\n

Goodbye Babies<\/em> (in sign) \u2013 to the tune of\u00a0 \u201cGoodnight Ladies<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n

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

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For our final Infant Storytime of the Winter Session we explored crocodiles!\u00a0 I hope everyone enjoyed this session as much as I did!\u00a0 Here are some of the books & activities we shared: OUR OPENING SONGS: Welcome, Welcome Welcome, welcome everyone, Now we\u2019re here, let\u2019s have some fun First we […]<\/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":true,"_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":[16,26,38,27],"class_list":["post-5462","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-storytimes","tag-early-literacy","tag-infant","tag-preschool","tag-toddler"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p71KT0-1q6","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5462","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=5462"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5462\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6567,"href":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5462\/revisions\/6567"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5462"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5462"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5462"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}