{"id":6615,"date":"2016-11-18T15:58:02","date_gmt":"2016-11-18T23:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/?p=6615"},"modified":"2016-12-02T09:59:55","modified_gmt":"2016-12-02T17:59:55","slug":"infant-toddler-time-colors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/2016\/infant-toddler-time-colors\/","title":{"rendered":"Infant & Toddler Time – Colors!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Colors are EVERYWHERE<\/span>! \u00a0We read books about colors and color mixing today! \u00a0Here are the stories, activities and songs we shared about our theme.<\/p>\n

Stories<\/h4>\n

\"blue-horse\" \"rainbow-dream\"\u00a0\"brown-bear\"\"mouse-paint\"<\/p>\n

During our infant and toddler storytimes, we read Maisy’s Rainbow Dream\u00a0<\/span><\/a>by Lucy Cousins and The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse <\/span><\/span><\/a>by Eric Carle.\u00a0 (I\u00a0abridged Lucy Cousin’s book a bit for the infants).\u00a0 In Cousin’s story, Maisy falls asleep and dreams in technicolor – she dreams of a red ladybug, an orange fish, a purple butterfly, a blue clock…all of the colors of the rainbow are represented in this book of vivid colors.\u00a0 In Eric Carle’s classic we are introduced to a young artist who exclaims:\u00a0 “I am an artist and I paint a…”\u00a0 Of course each page highlights an animal the artist has painted in bold, unpredictable colors.\u00a0 His final painting is a\u00a0masterpiece – a polka dotted donkey!\u00a0 This was a\u00a0big hit with both the infants and the toddlers.<\/p>\n

During toddler storytime,\u00a0 we also explored color mixing with a flannel story inspired by Ellen Stoll Walsh’s book, Mouse Paint<\/span><\/span><\/a>.\u00a0 The story begins with three white mice<\/span> who usually play in front of a white wall (that way the\u00a0pesky cat can’t find\u00a0them).\u00a0 We find out what happens when they go on an adventure and run into three cans of paint – one blue, one red and one yellow.\u00a0 (Refer to the flannel board story section below for the entire tale!)<\/em><\/p>\n

Flannel Board Story<\/h4>\n

INFANT STORYTIME<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

Little Boy Blue<\/span><\/p>\n

Little boy blue, come blow your horn.<\/p>\n

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

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

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

Will you wake him?<\/p>\n

Surely not I for if I do, he’ll surely cry.<\/p>\n

\"little-boy-blue\"<\/p>\n

Credit: \u00a0Illustration by Clara M. Burd for her book – \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

“Mother Goose and Her Goslings”<\/em><\/p>\n

INFANT & TODDLER STORYTIME<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

\u00a0\"Brown<\/h4>\n

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

We took the book by Bill Martin, Jr. and turned it into an interactive flannel board story. \u00a0The infants and toddlers were attracted to the colorful animals and\u00a0enjoyed identifying both the animals and the colors.\u00a0\u00a0I used a handheld flannel & the regular flannel board for both age groups.\u00a0 By doing so,\u00a0the children and I could identify the color of each animal\u00a0prior to\u00a0placing it on the larger, standing flannel board. \u00a0The kids loved it!<\/p>\n

Brown bear, brown bear, what do you see?<\/p>\n

I see a red bird looking at me.<\/p>\n

Red bird, red bird, what do you see?”…<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

(Repeat\u00a0until you’ve gone through all of the animals –\u00a0yellow duck, green frog, blue horse, purple cat, white dog\u00a0and goldfish<\/em>.)<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0TODDLER STORYTIME\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n

Mouse Paint<\/span> (abridged version of Ellen Stoll Walsh’s book)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

The story begins with three white mice<\/span> who usually play in front of a white wall (that way the\u00a0pesky cat can’t find\u00a0them).<\/p>\n

One day they decide to take a chance and go on a wonderful adventure.\u00a0 They scurry through the park and find three cans of paint:\u00a0 a red can, a blue can and a yellow can.\u00a0 Of course they start to wonder what it would be like to be another color.\u00a0 So the first mouse jumps into the red can and when he comes out, he is red.\u00a0 The second mouse jumps into the blue can and when he comes out he is blue.\u00a0 Finally, the third mouse jumps into the yellow can and…you guessed it!\u00a0 She comes out yellow!\u00a0 They were so thrilled…they thought it was magic!\u00a0 But then the blue mouse turned to the yellow mouse and said, “You look so bright and sunny!\u00a0 I want to be yellow like you!”\u00a0 So he jumped into the yellow can of paint, but when he jumped out…he wasn’t yellow, he was GREEN, BECAUSE BLUE MIXED WITH YELLOW MAKES GREEN<\/span><\/strong>!\u00a0 The yellow mouse was so excited that she decided to jump into the red can to see what color she would become.\u00a0 When she jumped out, she realized she had turned ORANGE, BECAUSE YELLOW MIXED WITH RED MAKES ORANGE<\/span><\/strong>!\u00a0 Well the red mouse wanted to join the fun so he decided to jump into the blue can to see what color he would become.\u00a0 When he jumped out he saw that he’d turned PURPLE, BECAUSE RED MIXED WITH BLUE MAKES PURPLE<\/span><\/strong>!\u00a0 All three mice were so excited at their discovery that they spread the word about color mixing to everyone in the neighborhood (except that pesky cat).\u00a0 THE END!<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\"mice-3-3\" \"mice-three-2\"
\n\"mice-three\"<\/h4>\n

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Rhymes & Songs We Shared<\/h4>\n

We have a lot of fun doing action rhymes at storytime! \u00a0Here are the ones we shared without musical accompaniment.<\/p>\n

INFANT STORYTIME<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Welcome Song\u00a0 (tune:\u00a0Twinkle Twinkle Little Star)<\/p>\n

Welcome, 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

Dickery\u00a0Dickery Dare (tune :\u00a0\u00a0Hickory\u00a0Dickory Dock)<\/p>\n

DickeryDickery, dickery dare, (bounce\u00a0baby on lap)
\nThe pig flew up in the air. (lift baby up in air)
\nThe man in brown
\nSoon brought him down! (bring baby back down to lap)
\nDickery, dickery, dare.\u00a0(bounce baby on lap)<\/p>\n

The Grand Old Duke of York (See video of Grand Old Duke of York)<\/a><\/p>\n

The grand old Duke of York\u00a0(bounce baby on lap)
\nHe had 10,000 men, (bounce baby on lap)
\nHe marched them up to the top of the hill (lift baby up in the air)
\nAnd he marched them down again. (bring baby down onto lap)
\nWhen they\u2019re up, they\u2019re up (lift baby up in the air)
\nAnd when they\u2019re down, they\u2019re down, (bring baby down onto lap)
\nAnd when they\u2019re only halfway up,\u00a0(bring\u00a0baby halfway up)
\nThey\u2019re neither up nor down.\u00a0(lift baby up and bring baby down again)<\/p>\n

One Little Nose<\/p>\n

One\u00a0little nose (touch baby\u2019s\u00a0nose)
\nTwo little feet (touch baby\u2019s feet)
\nThree little tickles on your tummy so sweet (tickle baby\u2019s tummy)
\nFour little kisses on five little toes (kiss baby four times)
\nThen one more kiss for you\u00a0sweet little nose.\u00a0 (kiss baby\u2019s nose)<\/p>\n

Mr. Moon (See video of Mr. Moon)<\/a><\/p>\n

Mr. Moon, Mr. Moon, you\u2019re out too soon,
\nThe sun is still in the sky,
\nSo go back to your bed and cover up your head,
\nAnd wait \u2019til the day goes by.<\/p>\n

TODDLER STORYTIME<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Welcome Song<\/p>\n

(to tune of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star)
\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 (See a video of Open Shut Them)<\/a><\/p>\n

Open, shut them. (hands palms out with fingers stretched, then close into fists)
\nOpen shut them. (hands palms out with fingers stretched, then close into fists)
\nGive a little clap, clap, clap. (clap hands on each clap)
\nOpen, shut them. (hands palms out with fingers stretched, then close into fists)
\nOpen shut them. (hands palms out with fingers stretched, then close into fists)
\nPlace them on your lap-lap-lap.\u00a0 (pat lap three times)
\nCreep them, crawl them (creep fingers up from lap towards chin)
\nCreep them, crawl them (creep fingers up from lap towards chin)
\nRight up to your chin-chin-chin (tap fingers on chin)
\nOpen up your little mouth (open mouth wide)
\nBUT DO NOT LET THEM IN! (say quickly and hide hands behind back).<\/p>\n

INFANT & TODDLER STORYTIMES<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Goodbye\u00a0Friends (in sign)<\/p>\n

Goodbye friends,\u00a0goodbye friends, goodbye friends,<\/p>\n

It\u2019s time to say goodbye..<\/p>\n

See video here: \u00a0Goodbye Friends<\/a><\/p>\n

(For infants we replace “friends” with “babies”)<\/p>\n

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\u00a0Music\u00a0We Shared<\/h4>\n

Singing is a great way to share words and rhythms with your baby. \u00a0While you don\u2019t need a music cd to do this, we do share some songs from cds in our storytimes.<\/p>\n

INFANT & TODDLER STORYTIMES<\/p>\n

\"wee-sing\"<\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>Ladies Ride\u201d, \u201cTrit Trot\u201d &\u00a0\u201cTrot, Trot, Trot\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Wee Sing for Baby<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cMy Little Hands\u201d<\/p>\n

\"ChildrensFavoriteSongsVol3\"<\/a>
\n\u201cItsy\u00a0Bitsy Spider\u201d <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Children\u2019s Favorite Songs Volume 3<\/a> from Walt Disney<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"songs<\/a>
\n\u201cTwinkle Twinkle Little Star\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cRow, Row, Row Your Boat\u201d<\/p>\n

“You Are My Sunshine”<\/p>\n

“Goodbye, Goodbye”<\/p>\n

Songs for Wiggleworms by the Old Town School of Folk Music<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m a Little Teapot &\u00a0 Two Little Blackbirds\u201d<\/p>\n

\"SALLY\"<\/a>
\n\u201cClap Everybody and Say Hello\u201d<\/p>\n

Sally Go Round the Sun\u00a0<\/a>by Kathy Reid-Naiman<\/span><\/p>\n

\"toddlers<\/a>
\n\u201cRoll Your Hands\u201d<\/p>\n

Toddlers on Parade by\u00a0Carol Hammett & Elaine Bueffel<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u00a0Film We Watched in Toddler Storytime<\/h4>\n<\/header>\n
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\"doodle\"doodle baby, vol. 1<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

More Fun<\/h4>\n

If you’d like to read more books about colors, check these out at your local public library:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"bear-sees-colors\" \"colors\" \"stanleys-colors\"\"rojo\"<\/p>\n

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Colors are EVERYWHERE! \u00a0We read books about colors and color mixing today! \u00a0Here are the stories, activities and songs we shared about our theme. Stories \u00a0 During our infant and toddler storytimes, we read Maisy’s Rainbow Dream\u00a0by Lucy Cousins and The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse by Eric Carle.\u00a0 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":6616,"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":[],"class_list":["post-6615","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-storytimes"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/10\/files\/sites\/10\/2016\/11\/blue-horse-e1479413209865.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p71KT0-1IH","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6615","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=6615"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6615\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6772,"href":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6615\/revisions\/6772"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6616"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6615"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6615"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6615"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}