Storytime Theme: Jungle

We haven’t planned many weekend programs for our library, I work so much during the week, I’m hesitant to work some more on the weekend!  But, I do work a couple of Saturdays throughout the year.  We’re beginning to think about offering more on the weekends so we did a test-drive of sorts on Saturday where I host a story time for 2 – 5 year olds.  

I borrowed most of my storytime plan from Anne’s Library Life blog, she has some great ideas and I liked how she incorporated the Felt Board app into her storytime, so we added our first app to storytime this Saturday and no one really said anything about it, positive or negative, so I guess it worked well!  My storytime plan for Saturday is below.

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Storytime Theme: Jungle

Opening/Closing

• Put Your Hand Up in the Air song
• American Sign Language sign: Monkey
• Meet Wooly the Monkey (puppet)
• Shake Your Sillies Out

Books

• Mama’s Kisses by Kate Mcmullan, illustrated by Tao Nyeu
• Oh, No! by Candace Fleming
• One Day in the Eucalyptus, Eucalyptus Tree by Daniel Bernstrom, illustrated by Brendan Wenzel
• Sloth Slept On by Frann Preston-Gannon
• Toucans, Too by Bethanie Deeney Murguia
• Warning: Do Not Open This Book! by Adam Lehrhaupt, illustrated by Matthew Forsythe
• What To Do If an Elephant Stands on Your Foot by Michelle Robinson
• Where’s My Mom? by Julia Donaldson, illustrated by Axel Scheffler
• Who Am I? by Gervase Phinn

Songs & Rhymes

• Monkey See, Monkey Do – Storytime Katie
• The Bare Necessities – Disney Sing It Videos
• Bananas Unite! – Jbrary

Activities

• Felt Board App – Anne’s Library Life
• Jungle Box – Anne’s Library Life
• Flamingo Handprint Craft – The Best Ideas for Kids

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