Introduction | Welcome By Miss Carole |
Opening Action Rhyme | Can You Nod Your Head? (with puppets) From Nancy Stewart; see nancymusic.com . Can you nod your head like kitty cat Can you nod, nod, nod your head Can you wag your tail like kitty cat, wag your tail Can you wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like kitty cat, Can you wiggle wiggle, wiggle all around Can you stand up just like kitty cat, and then fall down! |
Book | Ah-Choo! by Lana Koehler |
Nursery Rhyme | Soft Kitty Soft kitty, Warm kitty, Little ball of fur, Sleepy kitty. Happy kitty, Purr! Purr! Purr! |
Book | I did a second book, but I can’t recall which one I did. |
ASL | Pet |
Weekly Rhyme | This is Big, Big, Big This is big, big, big This is small, small, small This is short, short, short This is tall, tall, tall This is fast, fast, fast This is slow, slow, slow Source: Melissa Depper, a children’s librarian in the Denver metro area |
Finger Rhyme | Where Is Big Cat (Tune: Where is Thumbkin) Before starting I introduce the kids to Big Cat (my thumbs) and Little Cat (my pinkies). The cats give a little meow and the kids show me their Big Cat and Little Cat. Where is big cat, where is big cat (hide thumbs) Here I am, here I am (bring thumbs out) How are you today cat (wiggle one thumb) Very well I thank you (wiggle other thumb) Meow, meow, meow (put thumbs behind back) Meow, meow, meow Source: https://www.adventuresofabookworm.com/2015/03/18/storytime-kitten/ |
Action Rhyme | Fish, Fish Tune: Skip to my Lou Fish, fish, swim up high. Fish, fish, swim down low. Fish, fish, swim so fast. Fish, fish, swim so slow. source: https://kcls.org/content/fish-fish/ |
Action Rhyme | Some Dogs Bark (make appropriate noises) Some Dogs Bark. Some dogs growl. Some dogs yip. Some dogs howl. And some dogs just wag their tail. (wiggle bottom) Source: Storytime Katie |
Dance Song | Wag Your Tail by Super Simple Songs |
Dance Song | Ring Around the Rosie by Baby Casparpants |
Cool Down | ABCs, Count to 10 |
Goodbye Song | Skidamarink |
Our library is finally getting back into storytimes! Here was the craft that I picked for my pet theme. It was inspired by No Toy Gifts!
