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Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Happy 75th Anniversary Curious George

 

That marvelous mischievous monkey is 75 years young this year and we are celebrating with an evening chock-full of monkey business!  Ages 3-10.

Display: Curious George books

Nametags and “I’m Curious About” (curiousgeorge.com/getcurious) on cart as entered.  (from curiousgeorge.com – Houghton Mifflin’s site) – encouraged families to have each member decide on something s/he was curious about then ask the librarian for books before leaving tonight…

Music as entering: A to Zoo with Curious George or Playtime Songs of Curious George

Opened by asking what “Curious” meant….then who is curious? Spys…detectivves…scientists…babies…you!

Read: Curious George (the original book)

Sang: “I like to Eat Apples & Bananas” (Raffi)

Then “the (wo)man in the yellow hat” (Eileen) walked in – big hit!

We played “The man in the yellow hat says” (Simon Says) – idea from pbs.org/parents/birthday-parties/

Then animal charades (cards from pbskids.org/curiousgeorge)

Then danced according to different instructions on”Monkey See, Monkey Do” (from pbskids.curiousgeorge) to Music for Curious George: Curiously Classical –“freezing” between each

(No time for 5 Little Monkeys)

Crafts: most from curiousgeorge.com or pbs site

  • Curious George Masks
  • “Fancy Footwork” Dancing Puppets
  • Curious George at the Zoo activity sheet – made stick puppets with craft sticks so they could act out stories
  • Curious George “act like an animal” fortune teller
  • Let’s Draw Curious George (for my older kids)
  • coloring sheets

Music while crafting: Curious George – Sing-a-longs and Lullabies for the film by Jack Johnson and Friends

Finally sang “Happy Birthday” with apple juice & animal crackers (3 oz. cups)

9.16 BWL

Wednesday evening program – very successful!

Monday, September 12, 2016

Celebrating Grandparents–Afterschool Craft Program

Come celebrate grandparents with stories, music and crafts! Feel free to bring your grandparents along to this special event. (K-4)

Open with book: How to Babysit a Grandpa by Jean Reagan – essential tips for baby-sitting a grandparent in a warm, humorous style. (similar “Grandma” version also available.)

Follow with book: Grandma in Blue with Red Hat by Scott Menchin – a child taking art lessons at a local museum decides his grandmother would be the perfect masterpiece. Includes versions of “grandma” inspired by notable artists (though sadly no guide at the back to the original inspirations).

Craft: Kids and adults alike painted – they could do “grandparent” portraits in the style of great artists (have books of their works available for reference) or just do free-form painting any way they like.  Supplies: 12x18 B&T cardboards, tempra paint, paper plate palettes, water cups, brushes, paper towels for clean up.

Music: Beethoven’s Wig: Singalong Symphonies is fun. Heigh Ho Mozart is another fun choice for offbeat classically-inspired tunes.

Optional display books: The Hello Goodbye Window by Norton Juster, Song and Dance Man by Karen Ackerman, What do Grandmas/Grandpas Do Best? by Laura Numeroff, Just Grandma/Grandpa and Me by Mercer Mayer, and other grandparent picture books plus books of portraits by distinctive artists – Picasso, Modigliani, Chuck Close, etc.

9/16 BWL.

Related program: Rumpelstiltskin’s Daughter by Diane Stanley – king has self-portraits around his house in the style of famous paintings, e.g. Blue Boy. Fun for kids to emulate…doing their own self-portraits that way.

Thursday, September 1, 2016

Singalong–Back to School

 

Say “sayonara” to summer and prepare for a new school year with our frolicking tunes.

You’ll Sing A Song by Ella Jenkins    
Song on: Raffi’s “The Corner Grocery Store”

You’ll sing a song and I’ll sing a song

And we’ll sing  a song together.

You’ll sing a song and I’ll sing a song

In warm or wintry weather.

Continue with: clap your hands, stomp your feet, dance a jig, flap your arms, etc.  close with:  sit right down


Frère Jacques (Puppets)

Frère Jacques, Frère Jacques,
Dormez vous? Dormez vous?
Sonnez les matines, Sonnez les matines,
Din, din, don! Din, din, don!

Are you sleeping, Are you sleeping?
Brother John? Brother John?
Morning bells are ringing, Morning bells are ringing,
Ding ding dong, Ding ding dong.

(can repeat with “Sister Kate”)

 

Brand New Day Sign language song from Pick Me Up: Fun Songs for Learning Signs


Brush Your Teeth (toothbrush prop)

Song on Raffi’s “Singable Songs for the Very Young”

When you wake up in the morning and it's quarter to one,

And you want to have a little fun,

You brush your teeth, ch ch ch ch ch ch ch ch (2x)

Continue with:

… two, and you want find something to do…

… three, and your mind starting humming twiddle dee dee…

… four, and you think you hear a knock upon your door…

… five, and you just can't wait to come alive…

Repeat final chorus twice.


Action/Book: Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush  -- Fatus/Penner version (Multicultural Illustrations…children around the world preparing to go to school)

This is the way we climb out of bed, Climb out of bed, climb out of bed,

This is the way we climb out of bed,

To get ready for school in the morning.

Additional verses:

…pull off our jammies

…put on our clothes

…brush our hair

…eat our breakfast

…drink our juice

…brush our teeth

…climb on the bus    etc.

 

Action/Book: The Wheels on the Bus (can use the Zelinsky pop-up)

The wheels on the bus go round and round,
Round and round, round and round.
The wheels on the bus go round and round,
All around the town.

Additional verses:
The wipers on the bus go swish, swish, swish…
The doors on the bus go open and shut…

The lights on the bus go blink, blink, blink…

The driver on the bus says "Move on back”…

The children on the bus go bumpety bump…

The windows on the bus go up and down…

The horn on the bus goes beep, beep, beep…

Image result for mary had a little lamb bruce mcmillan

Book: Mary Had a Little Lamb (Bruce McMillan’s illustrations beautifully illustrate Sarah Joseph Hale’s song)

Song on “Storytime Favorites” and many others.

Mary had a little lamb,

Little lamb, little lamb,

Mary had a little lamb,

Whose fleece was white as snow.

2. And everywhere that Mary went…

…The lamb was sure to go. 
3. It followed her to school one day…  

…Which was against the rules.

4. It made the children laugh and play…

…To see a lamb at school.

5. And so the teacher turned it out…

…but still it lingered near.

6. And waited patiently about…

‘till Mary did appear.

7. "Why, does the lamb love Mary so? …

…The eager children cry.

8. "Why, Mary loves the lamb, you know! …

              …The teacher did reply.


ABC Song

ABCDEFG, HIJKLMNOP,

QRS, TUV, W,X,Y, and Z,

Now I know my ABCs,

Next time won’t you sing with me?


Apples and Bananas

Song on Raffi’s “One Light One Sun”

I like to eat, eat, eat apples and bananas

I like to eat, eat, eat apples and bananas.

Continue, changing the vowel sounds:

I like to Ate, Ate, Ate Aypples and BANAYNAYS (2x)I like to Ete, Ete, Ete Eepples and BENEENEES (2x)

I like to Ite, Ite, Ite Iiples and BININIS (2x)

I like to ote, ote, ote opples and BINOENOES (2x)

I like to ute, ute, ute uuples and BINUUNUUS (2x)

But I like to eat, eat, eat apples and bananas

I like to eat, eat, eat apples and bananas!

 

Action/Book: Peanut Butter, Peanut Butter, Jelly, Jelly  (Nadine Bernard Westcott’s book)

Clap hands-slap knees, clap hands-slap knees, clap, clap

Pea- nut - peanut butter, jelly, jelly

First you take the bread and you slice it, slice it

Pea- nut - peanut butter, jelly, jelly

Then you take the peanuts and crack them, crack them.

Pea- nut - peanut butter, jelly, jelly

Put them on the floor and mash them, mash them.

Pea- nut - peanut butter, jelly, jelly

Then you take a knife and spread it, spread it

Pea- nut - peanut butter, jelly, jelly

Next you take some grapes and squash them, squash them

Pea- nut - peanut butter, jelly, jelly

Glop it on the bread and smear it, smear it

Pea- nut - peanut butter, jelly, jelly

Then you take the sandwich and eat it, eat it

Pea- nut - peanut butter, jelly, jelly

Pea- nut - peanut butter, jelly, jelly!

 

The Ants go Marching (shakey eggs/action)

The ants go marching one by one,

Hurrah, hurrah.

The ants go marching one by one,

Hurrah, hurrah.

The ants go marching one by one,

The little one stops to suck his thumb,

And they all go marching down,

Into the ground, to get out, of the rain,

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Two… tie his shoe…

Three…climb a tree…

Four…shut the door…

Five…take a dive…

Six…pick up sticks…

Seven…pray to heaven…

Eight…shut the gate…

Nine…check the time…

Ten…say “THE END!”

Variation:  (Condensed version)

The ants go marching one by one, hurrah, hurrah
The ants go marching two by two, hurrah, hurrah

The ants go marching three by three, hurrah, hurrah

The little one stops to climb a tree

And they all go marching down to the ground
To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!  Etc



Shadow Song   Piggyback lyrics by Carol Simon  Levin,  (usually omit – no time)

Tune:  “Mary Had a Little Lamb”

It was a very sunny day, sunny day, sunny day.

It was a very sunny day, when my shadow came to play.


Everywhere that I did go, I did go, I did go,

Everywhere that I did go, my shadow followed too.

It followed me when I ran fast, I ran fast.

It followed me when I ran fast, for that's  what shadows do.

Additional Verses:

It followed me when I climbed high…

It followed me when I dug sand…

It followed me when I skipped rope…

It started out pretty short, pretty short, pretty short.

It started out pretty short, in the early afternoon.

Later it grew very long, very long, very long,

Later it grew very long --at the end of day.


When nighttime came, my shadow was gone,

shadow was gone, shadow was gone.

When nighttime came, my shadow was gone,

it had gone away.


R*E*A*D     Lyrics by Carol Levin, Tune:  “L*O*V*E”  from Linda Arnold’s album “Happiness Cake” ( can sign alphabet letters for R*E*A*D)  (usually omit – no time)

Chorus:  R*E*A*D

Reading a book is fun for you and me

R*E*A*D

You’ll find them at the library!

Reading is a skill

That will take you where you will

No matter where you go...

You can read just for fun

Or to make your model run

And see how much you grow!  Chorus


You can read about the sun

Or a battle lost or won

You can read about a bird who sings...

You can read about a car

Or a place that’s very far

Or a fairy’s magic ring!    Chorus


So no matter where you go

Or what you do and know

Don’t forget to read and read...

No matter where you look

You’ll find knowledge in a book

And kids who read succeed!  Chorus (2x)


SING by Joe Raposo,
Song on “Sesame St. Platinum,” “Sing: Songs of Joe Raposo” and others.



Books to Sing:
Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush – Fatus/Penner (multicultural getting ready for school around the world)
or Hillenbrand (nervous – 1st day of school)

Mary Had a Little Lamb – Hale/McMillan

Little School Bus- Roth or Wheels on the Bus - Zelinsky

Peanut Butter and Jelly – Westcott



9/08     9/10  9/11 9/12, 8/13, 9/16– perfect 35-40 min singalong 

  • You’ll sing a song (actions)
  • Puppets: Frere Jacques (& sister Kate)
  • “When You Wake up in the Morning” (sign language from CD “Pick Me Up”) great!
  • Brush Your Teeth (toothbrush prop)
  • Book/Action:  Here We Go Round – Fatus -- this is the Way (around the world, mentioned sequencing, piggyback songs) (do actions with Fatus book)
  • Book: Wheels on the Bus --  Zelinski pop up (actions along) or  Little School Bus – Roth
  • Book: Mary Had a Little Lamb – Hale/McMillan(had lamb on top of easel)
  • ABC Song (ABC poster)
  • Apples & Bananas (Raffi vowel silly song -- pointed out vowel letters on poster, phonemes)
  • Book/action: Peanut Butter & Jelly – Westcott
  • Shakey Eggs: Ants go Marching
  • Sing  (circle, go in and out)
  • Handstamp to “Sing” track #10 on Sesame St. Platinum

 

(If time/ Older groups can use: “not always that smoothly” Puppets/props: Oh By the Way – Joe Scruggs, “Recess”… Shadow Song (piggyback song- kids guess tune), Book: Here we go round – Hillenbrand (another piggyback, nervous 1st day of school)

 

READ – make body letters YMCA style)

note: Mary Had a Little Lamb – Trapani (is farm not school)




Peanut Butter Sandwich

Song on Raffi’s “Singable Songs for the Very Young”


A peanut butter sandwich made with jam

One for me and one for David Amran.

A peanut butter sandwich made with jam,

Stick, stick, stick, stick, stick.


I can think of witches good and bad.

But the best which that I ever had was

A peanut butter sandwich made with jam,

Yum, yum, yummy, yum, yum.