Little Me: Opposites

Monthly Theme for September: Concepts

Weekly Theme for 28 September 2016: Opposites

Story Time Plan

-Opening

• The More We Get Together
• Bread and Butter
• Up, Down, Turn Around

-Book

• Dot / Patricia Intriago

-Finger Plays

• Bubble, Bubble, Bubble, Pop!
• Roly Poly, Roly Poly

-Nursery Rhyme

• Baa Baa Black Sheep

-Book

• Kangaroo and Cricket / Lorianne Siomades

-Finger Plays

• Where Is Thumpkin?
• I’m A Little Tea Pot
• This is Big

-Big Book

• Quick as a Cricket / Audrey Wood

-Musical Movement

• Elevator Song
• Open, Shut Them
• Zoom, Zoom, Zoom

-Closing

• Up, Down, Turn Around
• Now It’s Time to Say Goodbye

-Activities

Thoughts

Last week, the song Red, Red was too difficult, so I sang Open, Shut Them instead…which was a hit!

Little Me: Shapes

Monthly Theme for September: Concepts

Weekly Theme for 21 September 2016: Shapes

Story Time Plan

-Opening

• The More We Get Together
• Bread and Butter
• Up, Down, Turn Around

-Book

• Lots of Dots / Craig Frazier

-Finger Plays

• Bubble, Bubble, Bubble, Pop!
• Roly Poly, Roly Poly

-Nursery Rhyme

• Baa Baa Black Sheep

-Book

• Not a Box / Antoinette Portis

-Finger Plays

• Where Is Thumpkin?
• I’m A Little Tea Pot
• This is Big

-Big Book

• It Looked Like Spilt Milk / Charles Green Shaw

-Musical Movement

• Elevator Song
• Red, Red
• Zoom, Zoom, Zoom

-Closing

• Up, Down, Turn Around
• Now It’s Time to Say Goodbye

-Activities

 

Thoughts

This was my first ever story time…and I was so nervous! This story time is supposed to run ~30 minutes, but it only ended up going for 18 minutes because I talked so fast! This week I learned to take my time…a little bit of silence is okay. I also learned that it is okay to repeat songs, the parents need one time through to learn the words and repetition is great for the little ones.

Story Time: Little Me

One of my favorite parts about working in a library is story time! I have a story time once a week for children who can walk to 2 years and their grown-ups. This isn’t a program that patrons have to register for, so it’s always a surprise how many people show up; so I have to be ready for anything. I have had as few as 2 children to as many as 31!

I follow the same routine every story time. I think the consistency is really important to children of this age. Every month has a general theme; so I use the same songs for each story time during that month; however each week, I will focus on a specific topic that relates to the theme. I will change the books and flannels to reflect the topic.

Here is the general format that I use for my story time session:

• Hello
  • I introduce myself and tell the children about the theme
• Welcome Songs
  • We sing two-three welcome songs (depending on how restless they are!)
• Story
• Finger Plays / Songs
  • We sing two-three songs
• Story
• Nursery Rhyme
• Finger Plays
  • Two-three finger plays. I try to include ASL in one of these
• Felt Board
• Finger Plays / Songs
  • Two-three songs
• Story (Big Book or Pass Out Books)
• Musical Movement Songs
  • Two songs that use a prop (scarf, ribbon, egg, bells, etc.)
• Goodbye Songs
  • Two goodbye songs
• Play Time

Check back for specific story time plans!