Storytime for Babies, April 17 2012

Todays storytime was brought to us by the letter F for fun!  Seriously, it was a great session.  I used a bunch of new rhymes and they all worked so well!  This is a first for me, so I'm totally stoked about it.


I had another huge group - about 36 babies and 30 caregivers.  My youngest baby was just a week old! (mom was a regular with older sister - I think she wanted to stick to her routine)


Here's how we rolled:


1. Reminder to caregivers to save socializing to playtime. And to tell babies there's no crying in storytime ;)


2. Hello Song
This is the way we wave hello
Wave hello, wave hello
This is the way we wave hello
So early in the morning
…Clap hands
…Stomp feet
…Tickle tummy

3. Fingerplay

Open Them, Shut Them

Open them, shut them,
Open them, shut them,
Give a little clap clap clap.
Open them, shut them, open them, shut them,
Lay them in your lap lap lap.

Creepy crawly, creepy crawly,
Right up to your chin chin chin.
Open up your little mouth,
But do not let them in!

4. Song

1, 2, 3, Whee!

follows with 1,2,3 hug, then kiss, then tickle

5. Book

Baby Cakes

6. Activity
This is the absolute favorite activity of my group - I think they'd riot if I didn't do it.
Cuckoo clock
(swing baby from side to side)
Tick-tock, tick-tock, I’m a little cuckoo clock.
Tick-tock, tick-tock,
Now I’m striking one o’clock. (lift baby up)
   Cuckoo!
(Repeat for two and three o’clock)

7. Song
Wiggle Your Fingers by Peter Allard (Sing it! Say it! Stamp it! Sway it! vol 2)


8. Activity
Boom Bang!
Boom, bang, boom, bang!
(clap hands like cymbols)
Rumpety, lumpety, bump!
(drum thighs like a drum)
Zoom, zam, zoom, zam!
(slide hands back and forth)
Clippety, clappety, clump!
(stomp on the floor)

 9. Book
Mama Mama/Papa Papa

 10. Bouncing Rhyme

High – ho     

(tune of: “Farmer in the Dell”)

A bouncing we will go, a bouncing we will go,

High-ho the dairy oh, a bouncing we will go.

A stretching we will go, a stretching we will go,

High-ho the dairy oh, a stretching we will go.

A patting we will go, a patting we will go,

High-ho the dairy oh, a patting we will go.

A tickling we will go, a tickling we will go,

High-ho the dairy oh, a tickling we will go.

11. Song

Ladies Ride by Wiggleworms

12. ActivityAirplanes

Airplanes fly in the sky, zoom zoom!

(zoom hand around)

Airplanes fly in the sky, zoom zoom!

(zoom hand around)

Round and round the airplanes go

(arm circles around)

Flying high, flying low

(arm circles up high, then down low)

Shhh... I think I hear one

(finger to lips, then cup ear)

ZOOM! (zoom arm from one side to the other)

13. Fingerplay

Rain is Falling Down

Rain is falling down, splash!
Rain is falling down, splash!
Pitter, patter, pitter, patter.
Rain is falling down, splash!

Sun is peeking out, peek-a-boo!
Sun is peeking out, peek-a-boo!
Peeking here, peeking there,
Sun is peeking out, peek-a-boo!

14. Shaker Song

Shakin' Shakin'- Kindermusik

15. Goodbye Song
It’s Time to Say Goodbye
Oh, it’s time to say goodbye to our friends,
Oh, it’s time to say goodbye to our friends.
Oh, it’s time to say goodbye,
Make a smile and wink an eye…
It’s time to say goodbye to our friends

16. PLAYTIME!

New Material:

Song - Wiggle Your Fingers

Activity - Boom Bang

Activity - Airplanes

Fingerplay - Rain is Falling Down

All the new material was very well recieved and everyone followed along quite easily.  People especially seemed to enjoy the Wiggle Your Fingers song and Boom Bang. 


You can find the other songs, rhymes and fingerplays that I didn't use today on my handout here.