Movers & Shakers: Garbage Trucks!

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Let’s learn how garbage trucks keep our cities and towns clean this week! Click on the images of the books to be taken to our catalog page, then check them out to read at home.

WELCOME SONG: EVERYBODY TAKE A SEAT

OPENING SONG: IF YOU’RE READY FOR A STORY

BOOK: IF YOU WERE A GARBAGE TRUCK

FLANNEL BOARD: SIX LITTLE DUMP TRUCKS

SONG: LEAKY UMBRELLA BY JIM GILL

BOOK: I STINK!

SONG: GIMME THAT GARBAGE!! BY DANNY GO!

SONG (WITH SHAKER EGGS): THE WASHING MACHINE BY JIM GILL

WHAT WE DIDN’T USE: TRASH TRUCK.
We were just having so much fun wiggling around that we decided it was best to just wait until next time

And that’s what we did in storytime! Be sure to check back Thursday to see what Jessica does!

Little Movers: Dinosaurs!

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We heard lots of roaring in our dinosaur storytime today!

OPENING SONG: IF YOU’RE READY FOR A STORY

BOOK: WE LOVE DINOSAURS

FELT BOARD: 5 ENORMOUS DINOSAURS

Five enormous dinosaurs letting out a ROAR!
One stomped away and then there were four.
Stomp, stomp, stomp, stomp, stomp, stomp, stomp, stomp, ROAR!

Four enormous dinosaurs knocking down a tree.
One stomped away and then there were three.
Stomp, stomp, stomp, stomp, stomp, stomp, stomp, stomp, ROAR!

Three enormous dinosaurs eating tiger stew.
One stomped away and then there were two.
Stomp, stomp, stomp, stomp, stomp, stomp, stomp, stomp, ROAR!

Two enormous dinosaurs sitting in the sun.
One flapped away and then there were one.
Flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, flap, ROAR!

One enormous dinosaurs left all alone.
He stomped away and then there were none.
Stomp, stomp, stomp, stomp, stomp, stomp, stomp, stomp, ROAR!

The kids LOVED doing the “stomp, stomp, ROAR” parts! It makes the counting rhyme a lot more interactive which I’m always in favor of.

SONG: THE DINO GOES

BOOK: ROAR

SONG: WE ARE THE DINOSAURS

BOOK: DINOSAUR KISSES

CLOSING SONG: WILL YOU BE A FRIEND OF MINE

WHAT I DIDN’T USE: ONE-OSAURUS, TWO-OSAURUS

And that’s what we did in storytime! Be sure to check back next week to see what Marta did. And just a reminder, next week is our LAST Little Movers until September. We hope you’ll join us for Toy Time on May 20 at 10 AM where we will have several different stations and toys set out to play with! Starting June 10th we’ll be going around to the different parks and the new Splash Pad at Riverside Riverslide for our summer storytimes. Be sure to check out our online calendar here or pick up a flyer at the library so you know where we’ll be popping in next. Thanks for a great storytime season and I hope to see you this summer!

Little Movers: Garden/Flowers!

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Happy Earth Day! Today we read all about gardens and flowers.

OPENING SONG: IF YOU’RE READY FOR A STORY

BOOK: LOLA PLANTS A GARDEN

FELT BOARD: 5 FLOWERS

ACTION RHYME: BE A SEED

BOOK: PLANTING A RAINBOW

SONG: ROLY POLY

Roly poly, roly poly,

Up, up, up

Up, up, up

Roly roly poly, roly roly poly

Down, down, down

Down, down, down

(Repeat with out & in and fast & slow)

BOOK: UP, DOWN, AND AROUND

SONG: 10 LITTLE FLOWERS

1 little, 2 little, 3 little flowers

4 little, 5 little, 6 little flowers

7 little, 8 little, 9 little flowers

10 flowers in the spring

CLOSING SONG: FRIEND OF MINE

And that’s what we did in storytime! Be sure to check back next week to see what Marta does.

Movers & Shakers: Earth Day/Gardens!

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Earth Day is next week so today we read books about nature and gardens!

OPENING SONG: IF YOU’RE READY FOR A STORY

BOOK: THE EARTH BOOK

FELT BOARD: 5 FLOWERS

Out in the garden

growing in the sun

Were 5 pretty flowers

And my mommy picked one!

Out in the garden

growing in the sun

Were 4 pretty flowers

And my daddy picked one!

Out in the garden

growing in the sun

Were 3 pretty flowers

And my brother picked one!

Out in the garden

growing in the sun

Were 2 pretty flowers

And my sister picked one!

Out in the garden

growing in the sun

Was 1 pretty flower

And I picked that one!

SONG: BE A SEED

I got this one from jbrary!

BOOK: PLANTING A RAINBOW

ACTION SONG: WALKING, WALKING

We also repeated this one where we tiptoed in the beginning instead of walking.

ACTION SONG: MY TWO HANDS

BOOK: LOLA PLANTS A GARDEN

SONG: ROLY POLY

Roly poly, roly poly

Up, up, up up, up, up

Roly roly poly, roly roly poly

Down, down, down. Down, down, down

Roly poly, roly poly

Out, out, out. Out, out, out

Roly roly poly, roly roly poly

In, in, in. In, in, in

Roly poly, roly poly

Fast, fast, fast. Fast, fast, fast

Roly roly poly, roly roly poly

Slow, slow, slow. Slow, slow, slow

And that’s what we did in storytime! Be sure to check back next week to see what Bailey did.