Gotta Move! Our Bodies

I'm excited to present this upcoming storytime! The ear stick puppets will be silly, and I'm working on becoming more conscious about putting a calm down/fine motor rhyme before the Sitting Story. Mag Board pieces -- sorry about google docs moving my labels to the wrong pages :( Ears to cut out, laminate, and tape to a stick! ALL IMAGES FROM MICROSOFT CLIPART.

Poster Read and Watch

Available to download from the "Graphics" folder in the side bar to the right.

Bugs Bugs Bugs Sign

Not sure why the text "Bugs, Bugs, Bugs" isn't showing the full mottled brown color ...

Songs and Sounds around the World Program for Families

Here is the outline with hyperlinks:



Here is the take-home handout:



Here is the downloadable text/signage for the Rapp Song:

Graphic Novels for Teens/Adults

I have graphic novel on the brain!  So I made it into a (children's) display today.  Here's a sign available for download by clicking on "Graphics" under the "Youth Services Programs and Resources" heading in the upper right hand corner of this blog: http://librarieslearnlead.blogspot.com/




Speaking of graphic novels, I just finished reading Scenes from an Impending Marriage (LOL!) and Artichoke Tales (What?) ... Even with the pictoral character key on the end pages of Artichoke Tales, I had trouble distinguishing one character from the other.  Anyone else read these two?  In the carousel below are other more teen or adult graphic novels that I currently have checked out but haven't read yet.


Update: 7/25/11 I now realize Big Crunch isn't a graphic novel ... cover is very intriguing though ...

Simple Signs for Temporary Displays

I  like to have a poster to accompany temporary displays.  The following were created with Microsoft Word and Microsoft clipart.  Today I used legal sized paper, and advertised the Dewey numbers.  (See "Trains, Planes, and Automobiles (Cars)" poster.)

The embedded images below are also available in the "Graphics" folder under "Youth Services Programs and Resources" from this blog: http://librarieslearnlead.blogspot.com/

Toddlers: Lambs, Sheep, Cubs, and Lions (Vocabulary)

If the embedded programming handout does not display below, visit the upper right hand corner of this blog: http://librarieslearnlead.blogspot.com/. Under "Youth Services Programs and Resources," choose "Toddler, ages 2 and 3." Then choose "(2011 3) Lambs, Sheep, Cubs, and Lions (Vocabulary)."

 

Below are some graphics I put on display and used for the introduction of the program ... and some "new" words!  (They are available in the "Graphics" folder.) 

Baby Program: Point to Print

If the embedded image below does not display, visit the upper right hand corner of this blog. Under "Youth Services Programs and Resources," choose "Baby Programs, 6-23 mos." Then choose "(2011 3 3 Point to Print)."

To emphasize our goal, I had a poster of our first rhyme.  (I always have posters of the opening, middle, and closing song.)




I accompanied "Kangaroo Brown" with a double-sided sign showing "Jump" on one side and a Microsoft clipart picture of a brown kangaroo on the other side:





Before "one-on-one," I emphasized that the caregivers occasionally point to the printed words in the books, stating that this will help the child become ready to read.  I mentioned that though they aren't thinking of their child reading yet, these are the same tips (providing simple signs/labels in the environment) that I provide for caregivers who come in asking for help getting their five or six year old to read.

Gotta Move! Program: Birthdays (Letters Bb & Cc)

I had a LARGE group for this program today -- 20 kids and 13 adults.  With some newbies and kids ranging from infants to six year olds ... It was all I could do to keep the attention (and control!!) of the crowd and make sure everyone was as engaged as possible and having fun ...  Forget about any "talking points" on ECRR to the adults! 

That's one reason I am a stickler about making and giving the program handout below.  Before I begin, I make sure I put it in the hands of every grown up and say, "This is what we are doing and why we are doing it."  True, a few handouts get left behind, but it's an effort at communicating the importance of the early literacy skills.   

(If the embedded image does not display, visit the upper right hand corner of this blog. Under "Youth Services Programs and Resources," choose "Music and Movement (and Early Literacy!) Programs)." Then choose "(2011 2 24) Birthdays (Letters Bb and Cc)."



For the "Four Candles" rhyme, I had four plastic, battery operated candles that turned off and on.  Below are the images I used to tell "Rub a Dub Dub."  (They are available in the "Graphics" folder.)  They were also in the Sound Suitcases.  (I had a Bb and a Cc sound suitcase today.)

"Silly Bears" Print Motivation Program for Toddlers

Print the images below on card stock.  Cut the polar and panda bear in half, and cut the brown bear in four pieces to create puzzle pieces.  The third page of brown bears were images I might use next time.

Family Program: Snowmen at Night

If the embedded image does not work, visit the upper right hand corner of this blog.  Under "Youth Services Programs and Resources," choose "Family Programs (All Ages)." Then choose "(2011 1) Snowmen at Night." 



You can also access the accompanying images under "Graphics" --> "Snowmen Directions" or "Snowmen Multi Colored."