{"id":7470,"date":"2017-03-09T13:06:00","date_gmt":"2017-03-09T21:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/?p=7470"},"modified":"2017-03-09T13:06:00","modified_gmt":"2017-03-09T21:06:00","slug":"shapes-toddler-storytime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/2017\/shapes-toddler-storytime\/","title":{"rendered":"Shapes – Toddler Storytime"},"content":{"rendered":"

Squares, circles, triangles – we had fun with them all in our Toddler storytime this week.<\/p>\n

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Books We Shared<\/h4>\n

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\nShapes are all around us, if we just look. \u00a0In Round is a Mooncake written by Roseanne Thong and illustrated by Grace Lin<\/a>, a young girl discovers circles, squares and rectangles in her every day life. \u00a0Can you find more shapes in the pictures?<\/p>\n

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Mouse is building with shapes in Denise Fleming’s Go, Shapes Go! <\/a>\u00a0What will he create? \u00a0And what happens when things go wrong? \u00a0A fun book with illustrations reminiscent of Leo Lionni’s.<\/p>\n

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Flannel Board Story<\/h4>\n

Could You Lift Up Your Bottom?<\/span>
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\n(Adapted from\u00a0the book of the same name\u00a0written by Hee-jung Chang ; illustrated by Sung-hwa Chung<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

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Frog starts off the day happily, wearing her favorite hat. \u00a0But when a large elephant with an even bigger appetite sit on it, how will Frog ever get Elephant to move? \u00a0Only by serving him delicious food in different shapes. \u00a0Can Frog beat this giant, stubborn beast.<\/p>\n

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Counting Song Flannelboard<\/h4>\n

10\u00a0Squares
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\nCounting time, it\u2019s counting time
\nSo let\u2019s all sing a simple rhyme<\/p>\n

Ten little squares,\u00a0here we go
\nLet\u2019s all count them as I put them in rows.
\n1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10<\/p>\n

Ten little squares, again we go
\nNow let\u2019s count them nice and slow
\n1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10<\/p>\n

Ten little squares, in neat rows
\nLet\u2019s count them as away they go
\n1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10<\/p>\n

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Video We Watched
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\u201cPuzzle”, “Squares” and “Swan” from\u00a0Doodle Baby Vol. 1<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

These three soothing stories feature shapes. \u00a0In “Puzzle”, two buzzing bees try to fit shapes into their correct places. \u00a0“Squares” has shapes moving on screen to music. \u00a0And with “Swan” we see shapes come to life in a drawing to form the majestic bird.<\/p>\n

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Rhymes & Bounces & Songs We Shared without Music<\/h4>\n

We sing a lot of songs during storytime! \u00a0You\u2019ll find lyrics to those songs without music here.<\/p>\n

Welcome Song<\/span>
\n(to the tune of: \u201cTwinkle Twinkle Little Star\u201d)<\/em>
\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<\/span>
\nOpen, shut them. (Spread fingers wide, then close into fists)
\n<\/em>Open, shut them. (Spread fingers wide, then close into fists)
\n<\/em>Give a little clap, clap, clap. (Clap hands on \u201cclap\u201d)
\n<\/em>Open, shut them. (Spread fingers wide, then close into fists)
\n<\/em>Open, shut them. (Spread fingers wide, then close into fists)
\n<\/em>Place them in your lap, lap, lap (Pat lap with hands on \u201clap\u201d)
\n<\/em>Creep them, crawl them (creep\u00a0fingers up stomach to chin)
\n<\/em>Creep them, crawl them (creep\u00a0fingers up stomach to chin)
\n<\/em>Right up to your chin, chin, chin (tap chin with hands on \u201cchin\u201d)<\/em>
\nOpen up your little mouth (open mouth wide and pretend to put fingers in)
\n<\/em>But do not let them in! (Hide hands behind your back quickly)<\/em><\/p>\n

For a video of me (Jennifer) doing this rhyme,\u00a0watch the video below
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