Saturday, January 26, 2013

Pop-Up Storytime

Early Literacy Tip – Rhymes are a valuable tool in preparing young children for reading. “Rhymes can happen anywhere. You can make them up as you walk down the street. For example, “Step one, step two, look at my shoe.” You and your toddler can repeat rhymes during daily activities. For example, try “Rub a dub, dub, three men in a tub” during baths.” from Center for Early Literacy Learning http://www.earlyliteracylearning.org/cellpract_parent/toddler/PG_1_T_RhymRhyth_WM.pdf.  Learn more at http://www.earlyliteracylearning.org/
“The More We Get Together” from Singable Songs For the Very Young by Raffi

Book: Giant Pop-Out Pets by Wendy Lui




Jack-in-the box
Jack-in-the box
Sits so still.
Won't you come out?
Yes, I will. POP! (child crouching on floor and jumping up)

Popcorn
Popcorn, popcorn,
Put it in the pot.
Shake it, shake it,
Pop! Pop! Pop!

Book: Big Yellow Sunflower by Frances Barry




“Pop Goes the Weasel” from Animal Songs and Stories by Susie Tallman

Book: Pop-Up Dinosaurs by Sarah Powell




10 Little Bubbles
One little, two little, three little bubbles
Four little, five little, six little bubbles
Seven little, eight little, nine little bubbles
Ten little bubbles go POP, POP, POP!

Bubble Machine - dance and pop bubbles

We Are Leaving (sing to the tune of “Frere Jacques”)
We are leaving, we are leaving,
Time to go, time to go.
It was nice to see you,
It was nice to see you.
Good-bye. Good-bye.

Other Books:

The Wide-Mouthed Frog: A Pop-Up Book by Keith Faulkner




Little Monsters by Jan Pienkowski




Peek in My Pocket by Sarah Weeks

2 comments:

  1. Lisa, this a ingenious theme, and perfect or this age group. I love your early lit tips too - needless to say, I'm going to teal this one! Also love the 'Little Monsters' book it was a favourite of my own kids (is your's a reprint, or have you just looked after it very well)?

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    1. Thanks for your nice comments Library Quine. You asked about "Little Monsters." My copy was purchased about 3 years ago, so it's relatively new. I have to say too that we keep a special reference collection of pop-up books just for storytime. The pop-up books that circulate don't last very long. Little fingers have lots of fun with the pop-ups.

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