Wednesday Lapsit

Books:

Kitten's Autumn by Eugenie Fernandes
Boo to You! by Lois Ehlert

Rhymes:

Opening Song—big group

(to the tune of Mary Had a Little Lamb)

Hello eyes and hello nose,

Hello fingers, hello toes

Hello shirt and hello shoes,

Hello me and hello you.

Grey Squirrel

Grey squirrel, grey squirrel (bounce)

swish your bushy tail (swish knees side to side)

Grey squirrel, grey squirrel  (bounce)

swish your bushy tail (swish knees side to side)

Wrinkle up your little nose (touch baby’s nose)

Crack some acorns between your toes (touch baby’s toes)

Grey squirrel, grey squirrel  (bounce)

swish your bushy tail. (swish knees side to side)

The Big Gigantic Spider 

(we used the same motions but instead of little fingers we held our arms out wide for the crawling giant spider)

The big gigantic spider crawled up the water spout.

Down came the rain, and washed the spider out.

Out came the sun, and dried up all the rain,

The big gigantic spider crawled up the spout again.

 We Hit the Floor Together

(to the tune of For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow)

We hit the floor together,

We hit the floor together,

We hit the floor together,

Because it’s fun to do!

Other verses:

We clap our hands together…

We wiggle our fingers together…

We hit the floor together...

Bumpin Up and Down

Bumpin’ up and down (bounce baby on lap)

In my little red wagon (3x)

Won’t you be my darling’

One wheel’s off (tilt baby to the left)

And the axel’s broken

One wheel’s off (tilt baby to the right)

And the axel’s broken

One wheel’s off (tilt baby to the left)

And the axel’s broken

Won’t you be my darlin’ (hug baby)

Round and Round the Garden

(circle finger on baby's palm then walk up the arm and tickle) 

Round and round the garden, 

goes the teddy bear.

One step. Two steps. Tickle under there!

Hand Clap Song

Can you clap with two hands?
Two hands? Two hands?
Can you clap with two hands?
Clap, clap, clap, clap, clap.

Other verses:
Can you kick with two feet?
Can you wiggle ten fingers? 
Can you kiss with two lips?
Can you wave bye bye?

Bye Bye Bubbles
(to the tune of Frere Jacques)

Bye bye bubbles, bye bye bubbles.
See you soon, see you soon.    (x2)

Spider Storytime

Books:

I'm a Shark by Bob Shea
The Itsy Bitsy Spider by Iza Trapani
Little Miss Muffet by Iza Trapani

Additonal books:
Aaaarrgghh! Spider! by Lydia Monks
Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock by Eric Kimmel

Songs:

There's a Spider on the Floor

(We used scarves with this song. We pretended the scarf was a spider and slowly moved it up our bodies with the song)

There's a spider on the floor, on the floor.
There's a spider on the floor, on the floor.
Who could ask for anything more, than a spider on the floor.
There's a spider on the floor, on the floor.

Now the spider's on my leg, on my leg.
Now the spider's on my leg, on my leg.
Oh, I wish I had some Raid for this spider on my leg!
Now the spider's on my leg, on my leg.

Now the spider's on my chest, on my chest!
Now the spider's on my chest, on my chest!
Oh, I'd squish him in my vest, if it didn't make a mess!
Now the spider's on my chest, on my chest!

Now the spider's on my neck, on my neck!
Now the spider's on my neck on my neck!
Oh, I'm gonna be a wreck, I've got a spider on my neck!
Now the spider's on my neck on my neck!

Now the spider's on my face, on my face!
Now the spider's on my face, on my face!
Oh, what a big disgrace, I've got a spider on my face!
Now the spider's on my face, on my face

Now the spider's on my head, on my head!
Now the spider's on my head, on my head!
Oh, I wish that I were dead. I've got a spider on my head!
Now the spider's on my head, on my head!
But he jumps out!

Now there's a spider on the floor, on the floor.
There's a spider on the floor, on the floor.
Who could ask for anything more, than a spider on the floor.
There's a spider on the floor, on the floor.

The Itsy Bitsy Spider

The Itsy Bitsy Spider crawled up the water spout.

Down came the rain, and washed the spider out.

Out came the sun, and dried up all the rain,

And the Itsy Bitsy Spider went up the spout again.

 

The Big Gigantic Spider 

(we used the same motions but instead of little fingers we held our arms out wide for the crawling giant spider)

The big gigantic spider crawled up the water spout.

Down came the rain, and washed the spider out.

Out came the sun, and dried up all the rain,

The big gigantic spider crawled up the spout again.

This was a fun storytime. I decided that since there was plenty of  Halloween themed storytimes happening at my library this week, my storytime didn't need to be Halloween specific, just a little creepy. I was afraid it would get redundant doing the Itsy Bitsy Spider, the Big Gigantic Spider, and the book Itsy Bitsy Spider all in a row, but it was actually pretty fun and the kids didn't seem to think it was too much. All of the books went over well, especially I'm a Shark, but you can't go wrong with Bob Shea. I was sad we didn't have time to read Aaaaargh! Spider! because it's a fun book.

The Letter Y

Books:

Yawn by Sally Symes
Little Yoga by Rebecca Whitford
Eli, No! Katie Kirk
Yes Day! by Amy Krouse Rosenthal

Additional Books:

The Little Yellow Leaf by Carin Berger
Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett
Lemons Are Not Red by Laura Vaccaro Seeger

Felt Story:

Go Away Big Yellow Monster 

(adapted from Ed Emberly's Go Away, Big Green Monster)

Big yellow monster has a big yellow face,
two big green eyes,
a long orange nose,
a big red mouth with sharp white teeth,
two squiggly wiggly ears,
and scraggly purple hair...

Does he look scary to you? No!
You don't scare me!

So, GO AWAY, scraggly purple hair!
GO AWAY, two squiggly wiggly ears!
GO AWAY, long orange nose!
GO AWAY, big red mouth with sharp white teeth!
GO AWAY, two big green eyes!
GO AWAY Big Yellow Monster!
And don't come back until I say so!

 

Credit: Storytime Katie

Songs:

Shake Your Sillies Out!

(Ukulele Chords: CGC, FGC) 

I'm gonna shake, shake, shake my sillies out

Shake, shake, shake my sillies out

 I'm gonna shake, shake, shake my sillies out

And wiggle my waggles away!

other verses:

Clap my crazies out

Jump my jiggles out

Yawn my yawnies out

Shake my sillies out

Wednesday Lapsit

Books:

A Kiss Means I Love You by Kathryn Madeline Allen
All of Baby Nose to Toes by Victoria Adler

Signs:

Credit: babysignlanguage.com

Rhymes:

The Grandfather Clock

The Grandfather clock goes
Tick tock, tick tock, tick tock
(Sway baby from side to side)

The kitchen clock goes
Tick tock, tick tock, tick tock
(Sway baby a little faster)

Mommy's little watch goes
Tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick
(Jiggle or tickle)

All of the other rhymes have been listed in previous posts.

The Letter X

Books:

Fox in Socks by Dr. Seuss
A Fox: The Sound of X by Alice K Flanagan
Max's ABC by Rosemary Wells

Additional Books:

A Call for a New Alphabet by Jef Czekaj
My Mom Has X-Ray Vision by Angela McCallister

Puppet:

Red Fox Red Fox

Red fox, red fox turn around
Red fox, red fox touch the ground
Red fox, red fox reach up high
Red fox, red fox touch the sky
Red fox, red fox touch your nose
Red fox, red fox touch your toes
Red fox, red fox touch your knees
Red fox, red fox sit down please

Credit: Storytime Katie

I was really excited to do A Call for a New Alphabet and My Mom Has X-ray Vision, but we had a pretty young crowd this week and it didn't seem like they would handle the longer stories well so we stuck with the short ones. Fox in Socks went over better than I had expected, though I will admit I cut out much of the middle.

Wednesday Lapsit

Books:

Five Little Chicks by Nancy Tafuri
Peek-a-Bloom! by Marie Torres Cimarusti

Sign Song:

(images taken from www.babysignlanguage.com)

More more more,
Milk milk milk,
More more more,
Please! (x2)

All of the other songs and rhymes we did have been listed in previous posts.

The Letter W

Books:

Whistle for Willie by Ezra Jack Keats
Rainbow Fist and the Big Blue Whale by Marcus Pfister
If Frogs Made Weather by Marion Dane Bauer

Additional Books:

Wemberly Worried by Kevin Henkes
What! Cried Granny by Kate Lum
Little White Rabbit by Kevin Henkes
Hello Sun! by Dayle Ann Dodds
Winter is the Warmest Season by Lauren Stringer

Song:

The Water Pokey

You put your hand in, you put your hand out,
You put your hand in, and you splash it all about
You swim like a fish and you swim like a frog,
That's what it's all about!

You put your foot in...
You put your head in...
You put your whole self in...

Felt Board:

What's the Weather? (to the tune of Clementine)

What's the weather? What's the weather?
What's the weather everyone?
Is it snowy? Is it rainy? Is it Cloudy? Or is there sun?