What Was Read - Baby Story Time & Toddle Time Saturday, July 12

This summer, we're having Baby Story Time (ages 6 months to 18 months) and Toddle Time (19 months to 3 years) on Saturday mornings at 10:15 AM and 11:15 AM, respectively, until August 2nd. Both sessions will be similar, but I will swap or add a book to the Toddle Session. Here's what we read this week:

Theme: Animals!

What We Read

• Are you a cow? / by Sandra Boynton. - JJ BOARD BOY 
• A chicken wants to know what you are. Are you a cow, pig, or bear? This is an interactive story.
• Country animals / Lucy Cousins. - JJ BOARD COU
• Words and simple images illustrate animals you might see in the country.
• At the Zoo / Illustrated by Mandy Stanley.:  - JJ BOARD STA
• What animals might you see at the zoo? This book introduces them to your youngster.
• Hurry! hurry! by Eve Bunting - JJ BUN
• READ AT TODDLE TIME ONLY. Why is the chicken rushing the farm animals to follow her?

What We Did - Baby Story Time

•  Sang my favorite opening and closing songs: "If You'd Like to Hear a Story" and "The More We Read Together."
• Recited a rhyme about being a cat.
• Recited "Leg over leg, the dog went to Dover."
• Sang "This is the way the baby/farmer/jockey rides."

What We Did - Toddle Time

•  Sang my favorite opening and closing songs: "If You'd Like to Hear a Story" and "The More We Read Together."
• Recited a rhyme about being a cat.
• Sang "Old MacDonald"

We hope you'll join us on Saturday, July 19!

What We Read for Toddle Time - June 28

We had a great group for Toddle Time today! We listened to stories and tried out some new things.

Toddle Time meets on Saturdays in the summer. We'll take a break next weekend for the Fourth of July, but we'll be back July 12 at 11:15 AM. Hope you'll join us next time!

Theme: Food! (Right before lunch time)

What We Read

• Lunch / written and illustrated by Denise Fleming.:- JJ FLE
• This little mouse is HUNGRY. What does he eat?
  
• My teeth: - JJ BOARD MY
• A counting book about teeth!
• Brownie & Pearl grab a bite / by Cynthia Rylant ; pictures by Brian Biggs.: - JJ RYL
• It's lunchtime. What would make a good lunch (or snack time)?

What We Did

• Sang my favorite opening and closing songs: "If You'd Like to Hear a Story" and "The More We Read Together."
• Recited "Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake."
• Sang "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes."
• Sang "Do you know the muffin man?"

We hope to see you next time!

Toddle Time - What Was Read - Mach 15

I hosted my first Toddle Time today, Saturday, March 15 to a very small group, but we had lots of fun reading stories and moving around! Here's what we read!

Theme: Buggy Bugs!

What Was Read

• I Love Bugs! by Emma Dodd.:- JJ DOD
• This child loves all kinds of bugs but one particular bug is his favorite.
• Ten Little Caterpillars by Bill Martin Jr. ; illustrated by Lois Ehlert.:- JJ MAR
• Count up to 10 with these different caterpillars and see what kind of butterfly the 10th caterpillar is!
•  Can You Make a Scary Face? by Jan Thomas
• In this interactive book the reader is asked to pretend they have a tiny bug on their nose!  

What We Did

• Sang my favorite opening and closing songs: "If You'd Like to Hear a Story" and "The More We Read Together."
• Recited a rhyme about Beehives.
• Sang and marched around the room to "The Ants Go Marching One by One..."
• Recited "Flutter, Flutter." A rhyme about a butterfly.

I hope you'll join me for our next Toddle Time on March 22 at 11:15 AM!


Toddle Time is for ages 18 months to 3 years (walkers). We'll read stories, move around, and recite rhymes.