Toddler Storytime

Theme: Bears

Head Shoulders, Say Hello

Head, shoulders, say hello, say hello.

Head, shoulders, say hello, say hello.

Eyes and ears and mouth and nose.

Head, shoulders, say hello, say hello.

Repeat, going faster!

Rhyme 1:If You’re A Bear and You Know It

If you’re a brown bear and you know it . . . clap your paws

If you’re a polar bear and you know it . . . stomp the ice

If you’re a black bear and you know it . . . climb a tree

If you’re a panda bear and you know it . . . hide away

If you’re a sloth bear and you know it . . . eat some bugs


Rhyme 2: If you’re ready for a story


Book: Big Bear, Small Mouse by Karma Wilson & Jane Chapman

Rhyme 3: Grizzly bears are big and brown,

Grizzly bears are big and brown,

big and brown, big and brown.

Grizzly bears are big and brown

and live in the woods.

Polar bears are soft and white,

soft and white, soft and white.

Polar bears are soft and white

and live where it is cold.

Teddy bears are just my size,

just my size, just my size.

Teddy bears are just my size

to cuddle with at night.


Flannel: Looking for a teddy bear

We’re looking for a teddy bear, teddy bear, teddy bear,

Looking for a teddy bear, let’s look under this (cover).

Is this a teddy bear? No! What is it? It’s a (object). Let’s try again!

Verses:

Covers: Box / hat / blanket / basket

Objects: Egg / hat / snake / bear


Book: That’s (not) Mine By Anna King

Rhyme 5: You’ll sing a song

You’ll sing a song

And I’ll sing a song

Then we’ll sing a song together

You’ll sing a song

And I’ll sing a song

In warm or wintry weather

Video: 


Goodbye Friends

Goodbye Friends.

Goodbye Friends.

Goodbye Friends.

It's time to say Goodbye!

Adiós Amigos.

Adiós Amigos.

Adiós Amigos.

Adiós Amigos.

Es hora de decir adiós

How it went!

That’s Not Mine was the first book I felt I did well with. I planned what points in the book I would ask questions about, and I was able to show the book to all of the kids.

The flannel did not go as well as I had planned. If I were to do it again, I would make it more focused on colors rather than objects because it was a bit hard for them to pick them out.