Story Time Theme – Grandparents
This was my last week of story times for the fall season and I decided it was high time we celebrated grandparents. My grandparents live half-way across the country and I don’t get to see them as much as I would like. Plus they are getting older and as their health starts to decline, I’d really like to see them more often. So with them heavy on my mind, I decided we’d talk all about grandparents at story time this week.
Opening
- Traditional: Put Your Hands Up In the Air (song) & Open Shut Them (fingerplay)
- Parachute: Rockin’ the Chute (Shakin’ the Chute music CD)
- Yoga: Warm-up (Rock n Roll, Zip up Spine, Deep Breaths, Cat/Cow, Dog)
Book 1: Banjo Granny by Sarah Martin Busse
Transition
- Traditional: 5 Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed
- Parachute: When the Parachute Goes Up Song (sung to the tune of If You’re Happy and You Know It)
- Yoga: Sun Salutations (Poses: Mountain, Reach Up, Touch the Ground, Hands at Knees (flat back), Plank Pose, Cobra, Downward Facing Dog, Walk Toward Hands, Repeat)
Book 2: What Grandmas/Grandpas Do Best by Laura Joffe Numeroff
Transition (changes weekly)
- Traditional: Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes
- Parachute: Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes – move the parachute to each part of the body
- Yoga: Balance (Poses: Mountain, Star, Shifting-weight Star Pose, Falling Star, Tree)
Book 3: The Napping House by Audrey Wood
Closing
- Traditional: Shake Your Sillies Out Puppet Show
- Parachute: Freeze (Shakin’ the Chute music CD)
- Yoga: Cool-down (Poses: Bridge, Happy Baby Pose, Star Pose/Deep Breaths)
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