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.