Tuesday, July 18, 2017

Color Storytime for Toddlers 7/18/17

Book read: 
Butterfly, Butterfly by Petr Horacek

Other book suggestions:
Mouse Paint by Ellen Stoll Walsh
Baby Bear Sees Blue by Ashley Wolff

ASL Sign of the Week: Butterfly

Grey Squirrel (first verse from Miss Meg's Storytime, others by me)
Grey Squirrel, Grey Squirrel,
Shake your bushy tail!
Grey Squirrel, Grey Squirrel,
Shake your bushy tail!

Red Bird, Red Bird,
Flap your pretty wings!
Red Bird, Red Bird,
Flap your pretty wings!

Brown Dog, Brown Dog,
Wag your long tail!
Brown Dog, Brown Dog,
Wag your long tail!

Black Cat, Black Cat,
Crawl around the floor!
Black Cat, Black Cat,
Crawl around the floor!

Goldfish, Goldfish,
Swim around the room!
Goldfish, Goldfish,
Swim around the room!

If you like green (to the tune of "Did you ever see a lassie?")
If you like green, like green, like green,
If you like green clap your hands!
If you like green, like green, like green,
If you like green jump up and down!
Other actions can include stomp your feet, spin all around, etc.

One little fish (with scarves, from Jbrary)
One little fish,
Swimming in the water, (wave scarf like fish swimming)
Swimming in the water,
Swimming in the water,
Bubble, bubble, bubble, (bunch scarf)
Pop, pop, pop! (throw scarf)

We wave our scarves (adapted from "We Hit the Floor Together" by Abby Librarian)
We wave our scarves together, together,
We wave our scarves together, together,
We wave our scarves together,
Because it's fun to do!
Other actions can include throwing, spinning, hiding, etc. 

Craft: We made rainbows out of precut pieces and cotton balls.

Literacy tip of the week: Talk with your child about favorite colors. Can you find things that color as you go about your day?

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