Today I did my first storytime! While overall I would say it was a success, I was super nervous for the first group and the parents noticed. The kids did not! =)
The Wednesday storytime always begins with Shake my Sillies Out. Since I was subbing, I did not want to ruin the kids' routine so I did it. I will not do this in the future. While it is fun, I think there are ways to do other songs that tie in better with the theme. I got lots of great ideas from Perry Public Library and Library Village.
Here is what I did:
Monkey see, monkey do
Monkey see, monkey do,
Little monkey in the zoo
Monkey, monkey, in the tree.
Can you jump around like me? Also …swing your tail, clap your hands, nod your head, etc.
*I let the kids shout out actions after the first two and they got really into it
Be Quiet, Mike! by Leslie Patricelli
The Wednesday storytime always begins with Shake my Sillies Out. Since I was subbing, I did not want to ruin the kids' routine so I did it. I will not do this in the future. While it is fun, I think there are ways to do other songs that tie in better with the theme. I got lots of great ideas from Perry Public Library and Library Village.
Here is what I did:
Monkey see, monkey do
Monkey see, monkey do,
Little monkey in the zoo
Monkey, monkey, in the tree.
Can you jump around like me? Also …swing your tail, clap your hands, nod your head, etc.
*I let the kids shout out actions after the first two and they got really into it
Be Quiet, Mike! by Leslie Patricelli
*Before we started I told the kids that I would need their help, so when I pointed to the crowd they would say "Be Quiet, Mike!". It made the book fun and they loved "helping" me read.
Monkey, Monkey
Monkey Monkey, turn around
monkey, monkey, touch the ground
monkey, monkey, dance on your toes
monkey, monkey, touch your nose
monkey, monkey, give a little clap
monkey, monkey, take a nap!
*this was a great lead into the next story. I asked them what items they take to bed with them, when they said blanket, I introduced the book.
Kiki's Blankie
Monkey, Monkey
Monkey Monkey, turn around
monkey, monkey, touch the ground
monkey, monkey, dance on your toes
monkey, monkey, touch your nose
monkey, monkey, give a little clap
monkey, monkey, take a nap!
*this was a great lead into the next story. I asked them what items they take to bed with them, when they said blanket, I introduced the book.
Kiki's Blankie
Itsy Bitsy Monkey (To the tune of “Itsy Bitsy Spider”)
The itsy bitsy monkey climbed up the coconut tree (Pretend to climb)
Down came a coconut that bopped him on the knee (Make a fist and touch knee)
Along came his Mama, who kissed away the pain (Give kisses!)
Then the itsy bitsy monkey climbed up the tree again (Pretend to climb and reach way up high)
*They loved this so much, we did it three times.
Ten Naughty Little Monkeys by Suzanne Williams
The itsy bitsy monkey climbed up the coconut tree (Pretend to climb)
Down came a coconut that bopped him on the knee (Make a fist and touch knee)
Along came his Mama, who kissed away the pain (Give kisses!)
Then the itsy bitsy monkey climbed up the tree again (Pretend to climb and reach way up high)
*They loved this so much, we did it three times.
Ten Naughty Little Monkeys by Suzanne Williams
*They got a kick out of this book. Especially since they started singing the song, then realized it was a different rhyme. The parents loved this too, I give it to a parent to check out after the storytime. From here I just went right to the next book.
Banana! by Ed Vere
Banana! by Ed Vere
This book was great. The kids kept trying to guess what would happen, and I let them do the narrating, which they happily did.
To end the storytime we made monkey puppets.
To end the storytime we made monkey puppets.