Saturday, December 2, 2017

Big Kids Storytime: Storytime Hits (Fall 2017)

For the first storytime of this session, I thought it would be fun to ease in with a mix of books and songs that are sure-fire hits. It was nice having songs and stories kids felt comfortable participating with even if we were meeting for the first time.

Bread and Butter
Bread and butter, marmalade and jam
Let’s say hello as [loud, quiet, fast, slow, etc.] as we can- hello!

ABCs

Count to 10 and Back

Alan's Big Scary Teeth by Jarvis


Five Little Monkeys
Five little monkeys swinging in a tree
Teasing Mr. Crocodile- can't catch me!
Along comes Mr. Crocodile, quiet as can be
And snaps that monkey right out of the tree!
[repeat until no monkeys are left]

Can You Hear the Lions Roaring?
(to the tune of "She'll be Coming 'Round the Mountain")
Can you hear the lions  roaring at the zoo- roar!
Can you hear the lions  roaring at the zoo- roar!
Can you hear the lions roaring, can you hear the lions roaring
Can you hear the lions  roaring at the zoo- roar!
[repeat with snakes hissing and bears growling]

I Dream of an Elephant by Ami Rubinger


Slippery Fish
Slippery fish, slippery fish, swimming through the water
Slippery fish, slippery fish, chomp chomp chomp!
Uh oh, he got eaten by a...
Tuna fish, tuna fish, swimming through the water 
Tuna fish, tuna fish, chomp chomp chomp!
Uh oh, he got eaten by an...
Octopus, octopus, swimming through the water
Octopus, octopus, chomp chomp chomp!
Uh oh, he got eaten by a...
Great white shark, great white shark, swimming through the water
Great white shark, great white shark, chomp chomp chomp!
Uh oh, he got eaten by a...
Great big whale, great big whale, swimming through the water
Great big whale, great big whale, chomp chomp BURP!

I'm the Biggest Thing in the Ocean by Kevin Sherry


Storytime Challenge
Animal charades

Goodbye Song
(to the tune of “Wheels on the Bus”)
The library doors go open and shut, open and shut, open and shut
The library doors go open and shut at the library
We check our books in and out, in and out, in and out
We check our books in and out at the library
Our time is up but we’ll see you next week, see you next week, see you next week

Our time is up but we’ll see you next week at the library

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