Virtual Storytime: After the Fall

 

 

 

After the Fall

 

Opening Song:  Dance Your Fingers

Dance your fingers up, dance your fingers down

Dance your fingers to the side and dance them round and round

Dance them on your shoulders, dance them on your head

Dance them on your belly and now put them to bed!

Rhyme: Humpty Dumpty

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall.

Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.

All the king's horses and all the king's men

Couldn't put Humpty together again.

 

Book:  After the Fall written and illustrated by Dan Santat, published by Roaring Brook Press.

Rhyme: Cheer the Year

Cheer, cheer, cheer the year

A new one's just begun!

Celebrate with all your friends.

Let's go have some fun!

Clap, clap, clap your hands

A brand new year is here!

Learning, laughing, singing, clapping,

Through another year!

 

Closing Song:  May There Always Be Sunshine

May there always be sunshine

May there always be blue skies

May there always be children

May there always by you

 

May there always be stories

May there always be music

May there always be laughter

May there always be you

 

May there always be kindness

May there always be love

May you always feel special

Because you are you

 

Happy New Year!

Miss Tiffany

Move and Groove: Hot Cocoa Song

 

 

 

 

Hot Cocoa Song

 

I have a cup of hot cocoa

It's all steamy and warm

I just need one marshmallow

And I don't need anymore!

YUM!

 

I have a cup of hot cocoa

It's all steamy and warm

I just need two marshmallows

And I don't need anymore!

YUM!

 

I have a cup of hot cocoa

It's all steamy and warm

I just need three marshmallows

And I don't need anymore!

YUM!

 

I have a cup of hot cocoa

It's all steamy and warm

I just need four marshmallows

And I don't need anymore!

YUM!

 

I have a cup of hot cocoa

It's all steamy and warm

I just need five marshmallows

And I don't need anymore!

YUM!

 

I have a cup of hot cocoa

It's all steamy and warm

I just need six marshmallows

And I don't need anymore!

YUM!

 

  

It is a very cold day today!  Hopefully this rhyme and some hot cocoa are enough to warm you up!

Happy New Year!

Miss Tiffany

 

Monday Morning Messy Makers: Polar Bears

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"Welcome" by Barroux

"Polar Bear Morning" by Lauren Thompson

"Polar Opposites" by Erik Brooks       Read Aloud Here

"Polar Bear's Underwear" by Tupera Tupera

Across the Snow

Tune: Mary Had a Little Lamb

Polar Bear walks ‘cross the snow,

‘cross the snow, ‘cross the snow.

Polar Bear walks ‘cross the snow,

Moving very slow

 

Polar Bear starts to run real fast,

Run real fast, run real fast.

Polar Bear starts to run real fast,

Now he’s home at last!

 

Did You Ever See a Polar Bear?

Tune: Did You Ever See a Lassie?

Did you ever see a polar bear,

A polar bear, a polar bear?

Did you ever see a polar bear

Sliding on ice?

He slips and he slides,

He twirls and he glides.

Did you ever see a polar bear,

Sliding on ice?

Make a Polar Bear Baby!

Craft Instructions:

1. Connect the big circle to the small circle by pushing your brad pins through the center of the small circle into the large circle.

2. Glue the ears to the back of the small circle and the arms and legs to the back of the big circle.

3. Glue down your nose and eyes, and then draw your polar bear baby’s mouth.

Extra play Ideas:

·        Try the Arctic Animals Yoga on the next page.

·        Build an igloo with a white sheet draped over furniture. Climb inside to read your favorite wintery books.

·        Using shaving cream on a cookie sheet, practice writing words or letters in the “snow”.

Virtual Storytime: The Night Before Christmas

 

 

The Night Before Christmas

 

Book:  The Night Before Christmas, poem by Clement C Moore, illustrated by Mary Engelbreit, published by HarperCollins.  

The poem The Night Before Christmas was written in 1823, nearly 200 years ago, and is one of the best known American poems.

Click to visit Mary Engelbreit's website.

It is my greatest Christmas wish that you stay healthy and safe this Christmas season and that I get to see you in the New Year!

 Merry Christmas friends!

 Miss Tiffany

Move and Groove: The Lights on the Tree

 

 

 

 

The Lights on the Tree

Tune:  The Wheels on the Bus

 

The lights on the tree go blink, blink, blink

Blink, blink, blink, blink, blink, blink

The  lights on the tree go blink, blink, blink

On Christmas Day!

The presents under the tree go rattle, rattle, rattle

Rattle, rattle, rattle, rattle, rattle, rattle

The presents under the tree go rattle, rattle, rattle

On Christmas Day!

 

The babies in the house go wah, wah, wah

Wah, wah, wah, wah, wah, wah

The babies on the bus go wah, wah, wah

On Christmas Day!

 

The mommy in the house goes kiss, kiss, kiss

Kiss, kiss, kiss, kiss, kiss, kiss

The mommy in the house goes kiss, kiss, kiss

On Christmas Day!

 

The sister in the house goes yay, yay, yay

Yay, yay, yay, yay, yay, yay

The sister in the house goes yay, yay, yay

On Christmas Day!

 

 

You can add more verses for the people and activities in your house.  You can sing, choo-choo if you have a train under the tree.  You can add sounds for your pets.  Maybe the daddy in the house goes hug, hug, hug, or snore, snore, snore if he takes a Christmas Day nap! 

Merry Christmas!

Miss Tiffany

 

Monday Morning Messy Makers: Jingle Bells

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"Llama Llama Jingle Bells" by Anna Dewdney

"Jingle Bells" by Iza Trapani

"Deck the Walls!: A Wacky Christmas Carol" by Erin Dealy    Read Aloud Here

"Pete the Cat's 12 Groovy Days of Christmas" by Kimberly and James Dean

Silver Bells

Tune: Jingle Bells

Silver Bells, silver bells

Ring them loud and clear.

Silver Bells, silver bells

Bringing Holiday cheer.

 

Ring them high, ring them low,

Ring them ‘round and ‘round.

What a lovely time of year

When silver bells you hear.

 

Tap, Tap, Tap Your Hand

Tune: Row Your Boat

Tap, tap, tap your hand

With your bell today.

Tap the beat – of the song.

Tap your bell this way.

 

Tap, tap, tap your hand

With your bell today.

Let’s make music with our hands

Then put our bells away.

Make a jingle bell bracelet!

Craft Instructions:

1. Thread the jingle bells onto the pipe cleaners.

2. Twist the pipe cleaners together or use the second one to make a bow.

3. Secure the ends. You can wear it as a bracelet or use it to sing the songs above!

Extra play Ideas:

·        Cell Phone Caroling! Using your new jingle bells, pick a few friends or family members to call and sing or play your favorite holiday songs to.

Turn a cup upside down and create a holiday toss game. Try to get the jingle bell ring to land on the cup to earn points

Virtual Storytime: The Great Santa Stakeout

 

 

 

The Great Santa Stakeout

 

Opening Song:  Dance Your Fingers

Dance your fingers up, dance your fingers down

Dance your fingers to the side and dance them round and round

Dance them on your shoulders, dance them on your head

Dance them on your belly and now put them to bed!

Rhyme:  I'm a Little Santa

I'm a little Santa, short and fat.

Here is my beard and here is my sack.

On Christmas Eve I hop in my sleigh,

With a ho, ho, ho I'm on my way!

 

Book:  The Great Santa Stakeout by Betsy Bird, illustrated by Dan Santat, published by Arthur A. Levine Books.

Click to visit Betsy Bird's website.

How would you trap Santa for a selfie?  Draw a picture, or blueprints, of a Santa trap.  You could even use Lego bricks to build a model!

Rhyme:  Twinkle Twinkle Christmas Star

Twinkle, twinkle Christmas star

How I wonder what you are

Santa needs your shining light

Guide him on his way tonight

Twinkle, twinkle Christmas star

How I wonder what you are

 

Oh no!  Miss Tiffany forgot to sing our closing song!  That's what happens when she doesn't have any storytime kids to keep her in line!  

 

Closing Song:  May There Always Be Sunshine

May there always be sunshine

May there always be blue skies

May there always be children

May there always by you

 

May there always be stories

May there always be music

May there always be laughter

May there always be you

 

May there always be kindness

May there always be love

May you always feel special

Because you are you

 

Sending you smiles from afar!

Miss Tiffany

Move and Groove: Spread Christmas Cheer

 

 

 

 

Spread Christmas Cheer

Tune:  We Wish You a Merry Christmas

 

Let's all do a little clapping

Let's all do a little clapping

Let's all do a little clapping

And spread Christmas cheer!

Let's all do a little stomping

Let's all do a little stomping

Let's all do a little stomping

And spread Christmas cheer!

Let's all do a little jumping

Let's all do a little jumping

Let's all do a little jumping

And spread Christmas cheer!

Let's all do a little dancing

Let's all do a little dancing

Let's all do a little dancing

And spread Christmas cheer!

 

What other actions would you add to spread Christmas cheer? 

Sending you smiles from afar!

Miss Tiffany

 

Monday Morning Messy Makers: Ice Skating

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"A Day for Ice Skating" by Sarah Sullivan

"When the Moon Comes" by Paul Harbrige

"Mice on Ice" by Rebecca and Ed Emberley     Read aloud here

Swish, Skate

Sang to the tune of “If You’re Happy and You Know it”

Push your feet and glide across the ice

Swish! Skate!

Keep your balance, Circle around twice

Swish! Skate!

If you take a fall,

It’s no reason to bawl!

Stand up tall and get back on the ice.

Swish! Skate!

 

At the Ice Rink

Tune: Frere Jaques

At the ice rink, at the ice rink

It is cold. It is cold.

We skate around in circles

We skate around in circles

Together, together.

Try this icicle craft out!

Craft Instructions:

1. Thread your beads onto the pipe cleaner.

2. Twist the pipe cleaner around a pen or pencil to give it the spiral effect.

3. Hang from the top of windows or on the Holiday tree. It will twirl and sparkle!

Extra play Ideas:

·       Role play that you are at an ice skating rink. Use sheets of parchment paper to let your child glide around the house like it is made of ice. Play holiday music and pause it intermittently to force your skater to freeze!

·         Collect some small toys and stand them up in an ice tray, with just the feet in the water. Leave them in the freezer until frozen. Your child will love to pretend the toys are ice skating on a cookie sheet “rink”.

·         Go on an icicle hunt. Who can find the longest one? How long will it take to melt if you bring it inside?

Virtual Storytime: Ho Ho Homework

 

 

 

Ho Ho Homework

 

Opening Song:  Dance Your Fingers

Dance your fingers up, dance your fingers down

Dance your fingers to the side and dance them round and round

Dance them on your shoulders, dance them on your head

Dance them on your belly and now put them to bed!

Rhyme:  Two Little Candy Canes

Way up high in the Christmas tree

Two little candy canes smiled at me

I shook the tree as hard as I could

And down came the candy canes, mmmm, they were good!

 

Book:  Ho Ho Homework by Mylisa Larsen, illustrated by Taia Morley, published by Harper.

Click to visit Mylisa Larsen's website.

This book has so many lovely craft ideas.  Make paper chains and snowflakes for some handmade Christmas decorations!

Rhyme:  Stir a Bowl of Gingerbread

Stir a bowl of gingerbread, smooth and spicy brown.

Roll it with a rolling pin, up and up and down.

With a cookie cutter, cut some little men.

And put it in the oven 'til half past ten!

 

Closing Song:  May There Always Be Sunshine

May there always be sunshine

May there always be blue skies

May there always be children

May there always by you

 

May there always be stories

May there always be music

May there always be laughter

May there always be you

 

May there always be kindness

May there always be love

May you always feel special

Because you are you

 

Sending you smiles from afar!

Miss Tiffany

Move and Groove: Five Little Snowmen

 

 

 

Five Little Snowmen

Five little snowmen jumping on the sled.

One fell off and bumped his head.

Mama called Frosty and Frosty said,

"No more snowmen jumping on the sled!" 

 

Four little snowmen jumping on the sled.

One fell off and bumped his head.

Mama called Frosty and Frosty said,

"No more snowmen jumping on the sled!" 

Three little snowmen jumping on the sled.

One fell off and bumped his head.

Mama called Frosty and Frosty said,

"No more snowmen jumping on the sled!" 

 

Two little snowmen jumping on the sled.

One fell off and bumped his head.

Mama called Frosty and Frosty said,

"No more snowmen jumping on the sled!" 

One little snowman jumping on the sled.

He fell off and bumped his head.

Mama called Frosty and Frosty said,

"Put those snowmen straight to bed!"

 

Bounce along to this fun snowman rhyme!  How high can you jump?  Higher than a snowman? 

Sending you smiles from afar!

Miss Tiffany

    

Monday Morning Messy Makers: Keeping Warm

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"Under My Hood I Have a Hat" by Karla Kuskin

"Lester's Dreadful Sweaters" by K. G. Campbell

"Baa, Baa, Black Sheep" by Jane Cabrera

"One Mitten" by Kristine O'Connell George       Read Aloud Here

The Mitten Chant

Here is a mitten,

A snug, fuzzy one-

With a place for my fingers

And a place for my thumb!

 

Here are two mittens

A colorful sight

One for my left hand

And one for my right!

 

Here are our mittens

As soft as can be.

A warm pair for you

And a warm pair for me!

 

Snowkey Pokey

Tune: Hokey Pokey

You put your right mitten In, you take your right mitten out

You put your right mitten in and you shake it all about.

You do the Snowkey Pokey and you turn yourself around…

That’s what it’s all about!

            Additional Verses:

            You put your left mitten in

            You put your scarf in

            You put your right boot in

            You put your left boot in

            You put your hat in

Try this out!

Craft Instructions:

1. Decorate your hat and mittens using what you have around the house and the decorations provided.

2. Stretch out and glue the cotton balls down the edge of the mittens and the top of the hat.

3. Tape the string to connect the mittens to the hat, then hang up for all to enjoy!

Extra play Ideas:

·         Use materials found around your home to make winter clothes for your stuffed animals or toys. You could make a jacket out of cardboard, a scarf out of an old t-shirt, or mittens from construction paper. Send us a picture of what you come up with at macomblib.virtual@gmail.com

·         Bundle up and go for a winter walk. Look at your boot tracks in the snow behind you!