Create Your Own Story time: January 26th Colors Story time

Couldn't come to story time today? No need to worry. You can create the experience at home using the story time we did today.

Books

Milo Armadillo by Jan Fearnley

Balloons, Balloons, Balloons by Dee Lillegard      

Little Blue Truck by Alice Schertle

Action Song

If You're Wearing Red (Tune: "If You're Happy and You Know It")

If you are wearing red, shake your head

If you are wearing red, shake your head

If you are wearing red,

Then please shake your head.

If you are wearing red, shake your head.

If you are wearing blue, touch your shoe

If you are wearing blue, touch your shoe.

If you are wearing blue,

Then please touch your shoe.

If you are wearing blue, touch your shoe.

If you are wearing green, bow to the queen.

If you are wearing green, bow to the queen.

If you are wearing green,

Then please bow to the queen.

If you are wearing green, bow to the queen.

                                                                                                     

Fingerplay

Blue Is the Lake

Blue is the lake

(point to the floor)

Yellow is the sun

(Point to the sky)

Silver is the stars,

When the day is done

(Wiggle fingers in the air)     

Red is the apple.                                                              

(Make circle with hands)                                                                  

Green is the tree,

(Raise arms over head like branches)

Brown is a chocolate chip cookie for you and me!
(Rub tummy)


Song
Making Paint Orange (Tune:"Down by the Station")


Down by the paint store
Early in the morning.
See the little paint cans
Standing in a row.


See the paint worker
mix yellow paint in red.
Stir, stir stir
Now it's orange paint-instead!


Down at the paint store
Early in the morning.
See the little paint cans
Standing in a row.


See the paint worker
Mix yellow paint into blue.
Stir, stir, stir
Now it's green paint-instead.


Down at the paint store
Early in the morning
See the little paint cans
Standing in a row.


See the paint worker
Mix blue into red.
Stir, stir, stir
Now it's purple paint-instead.


Now the paint worker mixes all the colors of the rainbow together
and guess what
he gets the brightest white in the world!


Song
O Rainbow (Tune: "O Christmas Tree")


O rainbow, o rainbow
How lovely are your colors?
O rainbow, o rainbow
How lovely are your colors?
Purple, red and orange too
Yellow, green and blue so true
O rainbow, o rainbow
How lovely are your colors?


*If this story time looks fun to you, why not sign up for Frosty Friends Preschool Story time Wednesdays at 4:30 pm.  Registration is required so all children may receive a craft. Register by calling the library at 630-368-7700. 

February 2nd Preschool Story time Topic: Bedtime

Tres Chic!

I'm getting sleepy, very sleepy! On Wednesday, February 2nd at 4:30 pm we will be reading books all about bedtime and singing sleepy time songs. Come on, wake up sleepyhead!

Here's a sneak peek at one of the poems we will be using and the Moon and Star Pasta Necklace craft:

The Sleepy Clock

Tick, tock. Tick, tock.
Listen to the sleepy clock.
"It's time for bed,"
The clock has said.

Tuck your blanket to your chin.
Cozy up. Snuggle in.
Give a hug. Get a kiss.
We will like to go to bed like this.

Tick, tock. Tick, tock.
Listen to the sleepy clock.

Tick, tock. Tick, tock.

Tick. Tock. Tick.

 



Create Your Own Storytime: January 19th Dog Story time

Couldn't come to story time today? No need to worry. You can create the experience at home using the story time we did today.


Books
How Rocket Learned to Read by Tad Hills 
Zoomer by Ned Young


Movement Activity

Animals 
(Make actions which follow the rhyme) 


Can you hop like a rabbit? 
Can you jump like a frog? 
Can you walk like a duck?
Can you run like a dog? 
Can you fly like a bird?
Can you swim like a fish?
and be still like a good child, as still as this?


Fingerplay


Fleagle the Beagle 
Fleagle the Beagle! (Cup hands to mouth as if calling)
It's time for the tub! (Point t wrist watch)
I know you don't like it (Point to self to the Fleagle)
But you need a scrub!!1 (Make scrubbing motions)
I'll wash you with soap (Make scrubbing circles)
From your tail to your head (Point to tail and head)
And when you're all clean (Hold palms up)
You can sleep on my bed. (Rest head in hands)


Another Possible Song and Rhyme


Nursery Rhyme


Old Mother Hubbard
Old Mother Hubbard
went to the cupboard
to get her poor doggie a one, 
when she got there 
the cupboard was bare
so the poor little doggie had none.


Song 


B-I-N-G-O
There was a farmer had dog, 
And Bingo was name-o. 
B-I-N-G-O!
B-I-N-G-O!
B-I-N-G-O!
And Bingo was his name-o!


There was a farmer had a dog, 
And Bingo was his name-o
(Clap)-I-N-G-O!
(Clap)-I-N-G-O!
(Clap)-I-N-G-O!
And Bingo was his name-o!


There was a farmer had a dog, 
And Bingo was his name-o. 
(Clap, clap)-N-G-O!
(Clap, clap)-N-G-O!
(Clap, clap)-N-G-O!
And Bingo was his name-o!


There was a farmer had a dog, 
And Bingo was his name-o. 
(Clap, clap, clap)-G-O!
(Clap, clap, clap)-G-O!
(Clap, clap, clap)-G-O!
And Bingo was his name-o!


There was a farmer had a dog, 
And Bingo was his name-o. 
(Clap, clap, clap, clap)-o!
(Clap, clap, clap, clap)-o!
(Clap, clap, clap, clap)-o!
And Bingo was his name-o!


There was a farmer had a dog, 
And Bingo was his name-o. 
(Clap, clap, clap, clap, clap)
(Clap, clap, clap, clap, clap)
(Clap, clap, clap, clap, clap)
And Bingo was his name-o!


*If this story time looks fun to you, why not sign up for Frosty Friends Preschool Story time Wednesdays at 4:30 pm.  Registration is required so all children may receive a craft. Register by calling the library at 630-368-7700. 

January 26th Preschool Story time Topic: Colors

Colors, colors everywhere. We're having a very colorful story time on Wednesday, January 26th at 4:30 pm  when we discover the beauty of colors. We'll be singing a rainbow of songs, fingerplays and reading lots of fun books.

Here's a sneak peek at a cute song and a "colorful" gumball machine craft:

O Rainbow (Tune: "O Christmas Tree")

O rainbow, o rainbow
How lovely are your colors?
O rainbow, o rainbow
How lovely are your colors?
Purple, red and orange too
Yellow, green and blue so true
O rainbow, o rainbow
How lovely are your colors?

What a sweet treat!

*Registration is required so that all children may receive a craft. Please call the library at 630-368-7700 to register. 

Create Your Own Storytime: January 12th Snow Story time Books, Songs, and Activities You Can Do At Home

Couldn't come to storytime today? No need to worry. You can create the experience at home using the storytime we did today.


Books

Hooray for Snow by Kazuo Iwamura
Sam the Snowman by Susan Winget
Snow Friends by M. Christina Butler

Movement Activity

Snowy 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 snowy pokey and you turn yourself around.
That's what it's all about.

Continue with additional verses:

You put you 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
You put your snowself in

Poem (By: Jennifer Hatcher )

Blizzard the snowman was a dapper fellow
with a big black hat with a star on his head.

A crunchy carrot for his nose
looks very yummy to all that he knows.

Blue diamond buttons completed the ensemble
which was quite fun and neat.

With two twig arms he waves to you
and says quite simply how do you do?

Movement Activity

Dance Like Snowflakes (Tune: "Are you Sleeping")

Dance like snowflakes, Dance like snowflakes
In the air, In the air,
Whirling, Twirling snowflakes, Whirling, Twirling snowflakes
Here and there, Here and there.

*If this story time looks fun to you, why not sign up for Frosty Friends Preschool Story time Wednesdays at 4:30 pm.  Registration is required so all children may receive a craft. Register by calling the library at 630-368-7700. 

January 19th Preschool Storytime Topic: Dogs

On Wednesday, January 19th at 4:30 pm preschoolers will enjoy dog-gone good story time. We will sing silly songs, read wonderful books, perform movement activities, and create a craft related to the dog theme.

Here's a sneak peek at the craft and a fingerplay:

Fleagle the Beagle (Fingerplay)

Fleagle the Beagle! (Cup hands to mouth as if calling)
I know you don't like it (Point to self)
But you need a scrub!!! (Make scrubbing motions with hands)
I'll wash you with soap (Make scrubbing circles)
From your tail to your head (Point to tail and head)
And when you're all clean (Hold palms up)
You can sleep on my bed. (Rest head in palms)

And doggie has a bone!

*Registration is required so that all children may receive a craft. Please call the library at 630-368-7700 to register.

January 12th Preschool Story time Theme: Snow

On Wednesday, January 12th at 4:30 pm preschoolers will enjoy a very "snowy" story time. We will sing silly songs, read wonderful books, perform movement activities and create a craft related to the snow theme.

Here's a sneak peek at our craft and movement activity:

Snowy 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 snowy pokey and you turn yourself around.
That's what it's all about.

Continue with additional verses:

You put you 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
You put your snowself in

Craft-Paper Snowman Wall Hanging

Snowflake the Snowman says hi!

*Registration is required so that all children may receive a craft. Please call the library at 630-368-7700 to register.