Toddler Storytime – Summer Week #5

My storytime was very busy this week – so busy in fact that when I normally sit to read the stories, I had to stand to make sure everyone could see.  Families loved Cha-Cha Chimps and helped during the repeated phrase, but I was surprised that Choo Choo Clickety Clack! didn’t go over as well.  For the number of people that were in storytime, it went fairly well!  And only one week left!
Opening: “Put Your Hands Up In the Air”
Puppet Meet & Greet: Meet Woolly (monkey puppet)
ASL Sign: Chicken – chicken looks a lot like a beak pecking the ground, scratching for food
Early Literacy Tip: Playing with the smaller sounds in words can help children when they begin to read!  Today we’re focusing on the c-h sound, or ch.
Book 1: Cha-Cha Chimps by Julia Durango
Transition: “5 Little Monkeys”
Wiggles: “Zoom, Zoom, Zoom”
Zoom, zoom, zoom, we’re going to the moon (2x)
If you want to take a trip climb aboard my rocket ship.
Zoom, zoom, zoom, we’re going to the moon.
In 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, blast off!
Far, far, far, we’re going to the stars (2x)
If you want to take a trip climb aboard my rocket ship
Far, far, far, we’re going to the stars
In 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, blast off!
Fun, fun, fun we’re going to the sun. (2x)
If you want to take a trip climb aboard my rocket ship
Fun, fun, fun we’re going to the sun
In 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, blast off!
Book 2: Choo Choo Clickety Clack! by Margaret Mayo
Transition: “Baby Chickie” – Hap Palmer, So Big
Book 3: Chicky Chicky Chook-Chook by Cathy MacLennan
Closing: “Shake My Sillies Out” Puppet Show