Toddler Storytime: This Storytime is developed specially for children two and three years old and their caregivers. On this blog you will find various books, songs, rhymes, fingerplays, socialization, and crafts ideas. Each session of toddler storytime consists of a variety of activities that incorporate reading, writing, singing, talking, and playing.
Updated: December 8, 2020 Time: Age Range: 2 to 3 years old (Toddler).
Family Storytime: Up to 6th grade Skills Supported: Letter Knowledge Frequency: Weekly Attendance: 20 children and their parent/caregiver Staff or Volunteer Needed: 1 staff member, 1 volunteer Format: Registration is required. Books Shared: (from storytime) Dogs by Emily Gravett If I Ran the Dog Show: All About Dogs by Tish Rabe (Dr. Seuss book). A Little Love Song by Sandra Boynton. For older children share the book, Take Your Pet to School Day by Linda Ashman. Other Books to Display on Book Cart at Storytime: Dd by Bela Davis My “D” Book by Jane Belk Monsure ABC by Dr. Suess An Annoying ABC by Barbara Bottnere Dogs Bear by Helen Frost Snuggle Puppy: A little love song! By Sandra Boynton My Pup by Margaret O’Hair My Big Dog By Janet Stevens The Pigeon Wants a Puppy by Mo Willems Let’s Get a Pup Said Kate by Bob Graham Storytime Preparation: Family Storytime: I suggest you do the craft first then read the two books so that the dog has enough time to dry or paint tubes prior to event. Toddler Storytime: Paint the tubes prior to event. Letter and/or Color: Letter D and ABC's 1. Storytime Introduction: Welcome to Toddler Storytime. My name is Ms. Debbie. I am so glad to see you today. Our storytime is designed to be participated by everyone. We will share books, rhymes, and songs with your children. We encourage everyone to participate, but no worries if this doesn't happen. Sometimes when a child sees you participate, they might join in, but if your child is not in the mood, that is okay too. Our storytime can tend to be a little chaotic, but that is okay as well. If your child becomes disruptive, please take them outside the program room and then join us again when your child has settled down. This is normal, it is part of the process. So let's start with our opening song.
2. Opening Song:
(Credit: No Time For Flash Cards. 2016, January 30).
Lyrics:
How Many Friends are Here Today?
How many friends are here today?
How many friends are here today?
Let's count it out!
Let's clap it out!
Let's dance it out!
There are ______ friends on their feet!
Now it's time to take your seat!
3. Early Literacy Aside: Explain:
Today's early literacy skill is focusing on letter knowledge. Letter knowledge refers to knowing that the same letter can look different and that letters have names and represent sounds. (Ghoting, S.N. and Martin-Diaz, P. 2013. Storytimes for Everyone: developing young children's language and literacy. p. 11).
4. Theme Talk:
Today our storytime is about dogs, the letter "D" and the ABC's.
5. Action Song:
Bingo
There was a farmer who had a dog,
And Bingo was his name-o.
B-I-N-G-O! B-I-N-G-O! B-I-N-G-O!
And Bingo was his name-o!
There was a farmer who had a dog,
And Bingo was his name-o.
(Clap)-I-N-G-O! (Clap)-I-N-G-O! (Clap)-I-N-G-O!
And Bingo was his name-o!
(Childhood)
6. Information Book:
Dogs are fun at storytime. Have children sit at storytime. Ask kids who have a dog(s)? What type of dog? What are some other types of dogs? Share the nonfiction book, Dogs by Helen Frost.
Family Storytime: For older kids share the book, If I Ran the Dog Show: All About Dogs by Tish Rabe (Dr. Seuss book).
7. Shakers Shaker Song
Sung to the tune of “London Bridge
“Shake your shakers, shake, shake, shake,
Shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake
Shake your shakers, shake, shake, shake,
Shake your shakers!
Other Verses
Shake your shakers high, high, high,
Shake your shakers low, low, low,
Shake your shakers fast, fast, fast,
Shake your shakers slow, slow, slow"
(Mulvenna, L. (2013, January 17)
8. Early Literacy: As you play with balls, blocks, or other toys with your children, talking about the different shapes as they play is one way to support letter knowledge, since children will later recognize letters by their shapes. Children learn through their senses, so talking about shapes while they are playing with then will allow them to learn best. (Ghoting, S.N. and Martin-Diaz, P. 2013. Storytimes for Everyone: developing young children's language and literacy. p. 89).
9. Movement Activity: Fingerplay
Five little puppies were playing in the sun. (Hold up hand, fingers extended.) This one saw a rabbit, and he began to run. (Bend first finger.)
This one saw a butterfly, and he began to race. (Bend second finger.)
This one saw a pussycat, and he began to chase. (Bend third finger.)
This one tried to catch his tail, and he went round & round. (Bend fourth finger.) This one was so quiet, he never made a sound. (Bend thumb.) Source: Storytime Katie
10. Book: Share the fiction book, Snuggle Puppy: A Little Love Song by Sandra Boynton. For older children share the book, Take Your Pet to School Day by Linda Ashman.
11. Song:
The More We Read Together [Tune: "The More We Get Together" ]
Lyrics:
The more we read together, together, together.
The more we read together, the better it is!
'Cause reading and singing and talking together,
is how you learn the six skills for reading by six.
(Johnson County Library, 2011, February 8).
12. Felt board: Images of the letter D like Dinosaur, Dogs, donuts and ducks.
13. Early Literacy Aside: Empower
As you play with your children throughout the day, there are many opportunities to talk about similarities and differences. All kinds of matching and sorting help later with letter knowledge, a skill children need to be able to read. The library has a game you can check out called Whats their name? It is a matching game of people's similarities and differences. Recommended for ages 3+.
(Ghoting, S.N. and Martin-Diaz, P. (2013). Storytimes for Everyone: Developing young children's language and literacy. p. 135).
14. Good-bye Song
(L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library, 2014, September 28).
Goodbye Bubbles:
(Librarian/staff associate will blow bubbles while the parents/caregiver and children sing the song.
Lyrics:
Goodbye Bubbles
Goodbye Bubbles
Time to Go
Time to Go
I will help you
I will help you
With a blow
With a blow
15. Storytime Activity Ideas:
Craft for younger children.
Material Needed:
Instructions:
On white card stock, print out the two Puppy Bag Puppet templates.
Cut out pieces
Have children color the different parts.
Glue them onto the brown bag.
Afterwards, have children go back to the story rug. Have kids take turns showing their puppets using the puppet theater.
Craft for older children
Material:
White Card stock
Scissors
Paper Tube
White Glue
Rubber Cement
Craft Prep:
Paint Tubes Brown. (Alternative: Glue or tape brown construction paper around the tube.
Cut out pieces ahead of time. This is helpful if you are short time.
Instructions:
On white cardstock, print out the Puppy bank template.
Have children cut out the pieces and glue them onto a paper tube. This is a little tricky. I used rubber cement to secure the tube onto the head of the puppy. I then took white glue and glob the glue around the perimeter of the head. I flipped it over and did the same to the tail. I put weight onto the top so it would adhere to the glue.
Take paper tube and slide a hole in center so a coin could pass through it. Exacto knife works well.
16. Takeaway:
Parents/caregivers are given the Early Literacy Newsletter for Toddlers.
The newsletters are developed around the specific program so they usually have to be tweaked every time we run the program.
Notes: Prep work is key in this highly popular program. Also, having a therapy dog visit is also a great way to end this program.
References:
Ghoting, S.N. and Martin-Diaz, P. 2013. Storytimes for Everyone: developing young children's language and literacy. p. 11).
Memorial Public Library. (2014, September 28). Goodbye bubbles. [Video]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/RXXQqVx0gT0
Johnson County Library. (2011, February 8).
Shake Shake Shake [Web log post]. Retrieved from http://lisaslibraryland.blogspot.com/2013/07/shake-shake-shake.html
No Time For Flash Cards. (2016, January 30). Circle Time Chant. [Video]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/ECHXNMFVumM
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