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Baby Storytime: Birds

Posted on January 4, 2010 by Melissa

There’s nothing particularly wintery about birds, I guess, but since our skill of the month is Vocabulary, this worked well today! OPENING SONG: Hello Song* OPENING FINGERPLAY: Open Them Shut Them* GUESSING GAME: Where’s Baby Duckling? I made four different … Continue reading →

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Baby Storytime: Winter

Posted on December 30, 2009 by Melissa

It’s been a good winter for a snowy storytime! OPENING SONG: Hello Song* OPENING FINGERPLAY: Open Them Shut Them* BOOK: Under My Hood I Have a Hat by KARLA KUSKIN FLANNEL SONG: Boots and Parka, Scarf and Hat First I … Continue reading →

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Baby Storytime: Bears

Posted on December 7, 2009 by Melissa

Cold day today, babies! It’s a good time to pretend to be a big, warm bear in a cozy den! OPENING SONG: Hello Song* OPENING FINGERPLAY: Open Them Shut Them* BOOK: Mama’s Little Bears by NANCY TAFURI GUESSING GAME: Little … Continue reading →

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Baby Storytime: Things That Go

Posted on November 30, 2009 by Melissa

Vroom! Vroom! Families are busy this time of year going all sorts of places to shop and to visit. OPENING SONG: Hello Song* OPENING FINGERPLAY: Open Them Shut Them* BOOK: Tip Tip Dig Dig by EMMA GARCIA FLANNEL SONG: A … Continue reading →

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Baby Storytime: Wiggles

Posted on November 9, 2009 by Melissa

Get your wiggle on, babies! OPENING SONG: Hello Song* OPENING FINGERPLAY: Open Them Shut Them* BOOK: This Little Piggy illus by ANNIE KUBLER ACTIVITY: This Little Piggy FLANNEL SONG: A Hunting We Will Go* I tried to use a few … Continue reading →

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Baby Storytime: Pumpkins

Posted on October 26, 2009 by Melissa

Halloween is this weekend! I don’t like to get too spooky for the babies, plus I don’t want to assume everyone celebrates this holiday, so I try to stay focused mostly on pumpkins and animals rather than on the supernatural … Continue reading →

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Baby Storytime: Fall Colors

Posted on October 20, 2009 by Melissa

If it’s 30 degrees one day and 70 the next, it must be fall in Colorado! OPENING SONG: Hello Song* OPENING FINGERPLAY: Open Them Shut Them* BOOK: Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by BILL MARTIN JR I used the original picture … Continue reading →

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Leaf Walk

Posted on October 20, 2009 by Melissa

I am always looking for good big books to use in baby storytime. There aren’t that many books that are short, have clear, simple images, and come in an oversize format. I tend to use certain titles over and over … Continue reading →

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Little Bird, Are You in the Green Tree?

Posted on October 20, 2009 by Melissa

I love doing guessing games with my babies in storytime! Here’s my newest one, made for my Fall Colors storytime. When I set the pieces on the board, I tuck the bird behind one of the trees. Then I say, … Continue reading →

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Baby Storytime: Bodies

Posted on October 5, 2009 by Melissa

Babies love to wiggle and move! OPENING SONG: Hello Song* OPENING FINGERPLAY: Open Them Shut Them* BOOK: My Nose, Your Nose by MELANIE WALSH ACTION SONG: Where Is Big Toe? Sing to: Where is Thumbkin? Where is big toe? Where … Continue reading →

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