Presented by:
Helen Kelly
HKelly@hpl.ca
Alicia Subnaik-Kilgour
akilgour@collingwood.ca
Michele Hopkins
mhopkins@library.cambridge.on.ca
Jane Salmon
JSalmon@city.barrie.on.ca
Kimberly SutherlandMills
kmills@kfpl.ca
Helen Kelly
Take a Bus
• A piggyback song to the tune of “Twinkle Twinkle”
• A flannel story
• Theme of : Things That Go
• Storytime weekly good-bye song
• Concept tool for shapes, colours and counting
Take a Bus
Take a bus or take a train
Take a boat or take a plane
Take a taxi or a car
May be near or may be far
Take a spaceship to the moon
But be sure to come back soon.
Best Winter Flannel Story Ever:
Build A Snowman
• Have the children pretend to roll a big, a medium
and a small snowball
• Place the large flannel ball on the board
• Now place the medium ball under it and have
them tell you what is wrong with it. Should it be
higher, lower etc
• Now put the small snowball on top of the large
one and again have them explain the problem.
Continue to incorrectly assemble the snowman.
• The children will howl with laughter as you
fumble your way through.
3 Little Monkeys Meet A Crocodile
• Hide your crocodile puppet and monkey puppets in a
canvas/fabric bag
• Describe the animals inside: brown, swing in the trees, eat
bananas
• Shake the bag as you pretend to catch these jumping
monkeys: count each one
• Describe a green animal with sharp teeth who lives in the
swamp
• Put your hand in the bag and have it bitten (ouch), ask
everyone to be very quiet while you sneak up on the hungry
crocodile
3 Little Monkeys Meet A Crocodile
3 little monkeys swinging in a tree
Along came a crocodile as quiet as can be
The first monkey said, “You can’t catch me.” SNAP
2 little monkeys…
1 little monkey…
The last monkey said, “You can’t catch me.” SNAP
Ha, ha you missed me.
Going on a
Bear/Dragon/Monster Hunt
Going on a Bear Hunt
Going on a bear hunt
(Have the audience echo back each line
after you and tap out the song.)
Gonna catch a big one
I’m not scared
Look at all the flowers.
Do you see what I see?
MUD.
We can’t go over it.
We're Going on a Bear Hunt
by Michael Rosen (Author),
We can’t go under it.
Helen Oxenbury (Author)
We can’t go around it.
Audio CD (May 1, 2004)
We have to go through it.
Language: English
Penguin ; ISBN: 0763624292
Slurp, slurp, slurp, slurp.
Going on a
Bear/Dragon/Monster Hunt
Repeat the above verses with GRASS instead of MUD.
Swish, swish, swish, swish.
Repeat again with a TREE instead of GRASS.
Climb, climb, climb, climb.
Repeat again with a CAVE.
We better go in it.
It’s dark in here. I feel a fuzzy face and two fuzzy ears.
Everyone run. It’s a BEAR!
Run up the tree, through the grass, through the mud
and back to the library. Safe at last!
Le Hokey Pokey (Bilingual Version)
(Alternate English And French)
Le hokey-pokey
On met la main devant
On met la main derrière
On met la main devant
Et on bouge, bouge, bouge
On fait le hokey-pokey
Et on tourne, tourne, tourne
Et c’est comme ça qu’on joue !
On met le pied devant
On met le pied derrière…
On met la tête devant
On met la tête derrière…
On met le derrière devant
On met le derrière derrière
On met le derrière devant
Et on bouge, bouge, bouge
On fait le hokey-pokey
Et on tourne, tourne, tourne
Et c’est comme ça qu’on joue !
Alicia Subnaik-Kilgour
Stories in the Park
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This is a drop in storytime programme for families. Most of the
children were preschool age.
Every Friday morning throughout the summer, the library hosted the
programme at a local park (hosted at the library on rainy days).
This programme was run by our summer students.
The programme consisted of stories, songs, crafts, games and a snack.
Families were asked to donate $2/family towards the cost of snacks.
Caregivers had to remain with their child(ren) and were active
participants.
The programme was about 1 -1 ½ hours long.
Hints:
Always have a good supply of stories and activities.
Think about the outdoor elements when organizing crafts (i.e. windy days).
Magic Bag
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This is a fun activity for preschool children.
Decorate two opaque bags and fill one with colourful items.
Make sure that the item has a distinct colour (i.e. green frog, yellow
duck,red bird, etc…)
Purchase talking toy. The one I purchased is in the shape of a ball,
when you bump the ball it talks (It says “You’re special” or “Good job”).
Place the talking toy in bottom of one bag, and then place the other
bag inside so that the talking toy is hidden. Place all the other items
inside the second bag. I tell the children they have to be quiet and use
their ears to listen to the magic bag.
I go around the circle and each child reaches into the bag to select an
item. We identify the colour of the item and then place it back inside
the bag. I shake the bag and the next child chooses an object. Every
few minutes, I bump the bag and it talks. The children are amazed!
Magic Bag
Hints:
This works best during circle time, with a group of 10 – 15
children.
Make sure the talking toy is hidden in the bottom bag and the
second bag filled with items is covering the toy. This way a
child will not select the talking toy and the bag will continue to
be full of “Magic.”
I try to find items to match all the animals (and their respective
colours) in the story “Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You
See?” by Bill Martin, Jr.
Mixing Colours
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Purchase a couple of cans of whipped cream.
Place a couple dollops inside a zip lock bag.
Add food colouring and zip the bag closed.
Have the kids squish the bag a few times.
They will be amazed when the white whip cream changes into a
different colour.
Use the whip cream with a snack afterwards.
Hints:
This may become very messy.
Have lots of wipes on hand.
Try different colour combinations (i.e. blue and yellow to make
green).
Easter Egg Hunt
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We bought 10 - 20 pounds of chocolate Easter eggs and hid them
inside, throughout the library.
Many children came dressed in theme.
I ran 2 sessions at Easter Time (one in the morning and one in the
afternoon).
We read Easter stories, made a simple craft and then had the
Easter egg hunt. This worked well with small groups of 20
children.
Parents/caregivers were asked to remain with their child during
the egg hunt.
Over the years, this programme became more and more popular.
As a result, we had to modify the programme. When we reached
100 children, we dropped the craft portion of the programme.
Easter Egg Hunt
Hints:
If you are running more than one session, make sure you
have enough time to hide the candy before the second
group of children arrive. Beware of families who come
early to scout out where the candy is hidden.
Having a few extra staff members or volunteers stationed
throughout the library is very helpful for maintaining
order.
Even though this programme can become hectic, it really is a
lot of fun!
Form a Partnership with your
Local Early Years Centre
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We are very fortunate to have a fantastic working
relationship with our Early Years Centre. One of their
core services is Early Literacy.
• http://www.ontarioearlyyears.ca/oeyc/oeyc.htm
• Currently, they run our “Rhyme Time with Baby”
programme for children 24 months and under. The
programme runs 4 times a year in 4 -5 week sessions.
• They also offer a number of “Make and Take”
workshops throughout the year.
Form a Partnership with your
Local Early Years Centre
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They really enjoy running programmes out of the
library. It’s a great way for them to network and meet
new parents. It is also a great way to promote our
library services to families who visit the library for the
first time.
• If I am doing a special week of programming, I let
them know. They will often come in and do a
programme in theme for children 0 – 6 years of age.
• We have a great Childcare collection, and they often
refer parents.
• We promote their programmes and they promote our
programmes.
Michele Hopkins
Reading Incentives
What are they?
Encouragement for program
participants to read library
books at home
When do we use them?
As a regular and fun
component of every
registered program
Reading Incentives
Different Types of Incentives that Work
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Homework
Challenges
Representational Activities
Visual Displays
Active Encouragement
Games
Reading Incentives
Jane Salmon
Barrie Public Library
Tapping Sticks Songs
Make tapping sticks from old fashioned clothes pegs or
use popsicle sticks.
Avoid coloured popsicle sticks – colours run on sweaty
hands!
Music:
Tickles and Tunes by Kathy Reid-Naiman ( “I’m Passing
Out the Sticks”, “When You’re One”, “Time to Put
Away”)
Rhythms on Parade by Hap Palmer (“Tap Your Sticks”)
Tapping Sticks Songs
Let’s tap and tap and tap and tap and tap and tap and stop
Let’s tap and tap and tap and tap and tap and tap and stop
Repeat faster
When You’re One, one, one tap on your bum, bum, bum
Two - shoe
Three – knee
Four – floor
Five – come on and jive
Six – sticks
Seven – up to heaven
Eight – you’ll have to wait
Nine – on your spine
Ten – begin again
Fun with Ribbons
• Cut out approximately foot long ribbons of
different colours
• Using pinking shears will help stop fraying
• Give each child a ribbon
Fun with Ribbons
• Circus theme – children hold ribbons for their circus
“costume” as they walk a masking tape line
• Snakes – Use as child’s “snake” for songs like “Sally
the Swinging Snake” (Hap Palmer)
• Try with songs like “Merry-Go-Round” (Shakin’ It by
Parachute Express) as colourful props
Greedy Dog
• Make a cardboard standing dog - cut a round
hole out where stomach would be
• Attach a paper bag open end up behind
stomach using strong tape such as duct tape
• Make food using clip art, drawing, paper with
mac tac over it etc.
• Feed dog as you read poem
Greedy Dog
This dog will eat anything,
Apple cores and bacon fat
Milk you poured out for the cat
He likes the string that ties the roast
And relishes the buttered toast.
Hide your chocolates! He’s a thief.
He’ll even eat your handkerchief.
And if you don’t like sudden shocks, Leave some soup without a lid,
And you’ll wish you never did.
Carefully conceal your socks.
When you think he must be full
You’ll find him gobbling bits of wool,
Orange peel or paper bags,
Dusters and old cleaning rags.
This dog will eat anything,
Except for mushrooms and cucumber.
Now what’s wrong with those, I wonder?
By James Hurley
Spiders
• Take 2 pipe cleaners
• Cut each in half
• Twist pipe cleaner halves around each other in middle
forming the spider body with 8 legs
Spiders
To Use
• Make ahead OR have a craft time before song so that
each child has their own spider
• Use the “There’s a Spider on the Floor” song from
Singable Songs for the Very Young by Raffi and watch
the children giggle as they move their spiders all over
their body!
Colour Squares
• Cut out 9”x9” black bristol board squares
• Cut out 31/2” x 31/2” squares from red, yellow, blue
and green construction paper (Squares can vary in
size as long as 4 fit on one side of the black square)
• Glue one square of each colour on each side of a
black square
• Mactac
Colour Squares
• Give each child their own square with the 4 colours
• Use song “Put a Little Color on You” from Can a
Cherry Pie Wave Goodbye? By Hap Palmer
Kimberly Sutherland-Mills
Kingston Frontenac
Public Library
Red is best, and big is even better
What Do You Need?
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1 sheet of red bristol board
5 or 6 sheets red construction paper
Red cup
Red felt or cloth
Large felt scraps
Black marker
Assorted buttons or other decorative items
Mrs. O’Grady Goes Shopping
How do you play?
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Guessing game
Describe items on her shopping list
Children make their guesses
Pull the items out of a basket
Can you guess Mrs. O’Grady’s
first choice?
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Crunchy
Sometimes sweet, sometimes a little sour
Sometimes green, red or yellow
You can pick them in the fall
You
guessed
it!
Can you guess Mrs. O’Grady’s
second choice?
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Crunchy
Full of little white seeds
Good to eat in chilli and spaghetti sauce
Could be green, red, yellow or orange
You
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Mr. Whipper Snapper
• Adapted from an oral telling by Canadian children’s
author Richard Thompson
Mr. Whipper Snapper
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Every shoe is magical
What would each shoe make him do?
Practise your silly dancing, running, etc.
Works with primary grades too
Hush Little Baby, a lullaby with props
• Traditional lullaby
• Uses props to help grab children’s attention
Hush Little Baby, a lullaby with props
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Toy bird
Ring made from tinfoil and faux jewel
Small plastic mirror
Toy goat
Toy bull (and a cart, if you can find one)
Toy dog
Toy horse
Mitten Match Game
• Cut out mittens from different colours of construction
paper
• Decorate to create several different pairs
Mitten Match Game
One way to play: find a friend
• Give every child one mitten.
• Ask them to find the friend with the matching mitten.
Mitten Match Game
Another way to play: find your lost mitten
• Hide one mitten from each pair in the room.
• Give every child a mitten.
• Ask them to find the one they “lost”.