Our early literacy skill at my library this month is Phonological Awareness, so I created a storytime all about songs. Singing to children is an amazing way to build their literacy skills. <\/p>\n
OPENING SONG: Hello Song*<\/strong> <\/p>\n OPENING FINGERPLAY: Open Them Shut Them*<\/strong><\/p>\n BOOK: Over in the Meadow<\/strong> by OLIVE WADSWORTH illus by DAVID A. CARTER. SONG: Did You Ever See an Owl?<\/strong> Did you ever see an owl, an owl, an owl FINGERPLAY: Two Little Blackbirds<\/strong><\/p>\n Two little blackbirds, sitting on a wall LITERACY TIP: Phonological Awareness<\/strong> BOOK: Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?<\/strong> by BILL MARTIN JR FLANNEL SONG: A Hunting We Will Go*<\/strong> BOOK: FIve Little Ducks<\/strong> by RAFFI FLANNEL SONG: Down Around the Corner<\/strong> Down around the corner in the bakery shop Down around the corner in the bakery shop ACTION RHYME: This is Big Big Big*<\/strong> <\/p>\n CLOSING SONG: Sneeze Game*<\/strong> <\/p>\n *Check out the My Baby Storytime<\/a> page for the words and\/or citations for these weekly activities!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Our early literacy skill at my library this month is Phonological Awareness, so I created a storytime all about songs. Singing to children is an amazing way to build their literacy skills. OPENING SONG: Hello Song* OPENING FINGERPLAY: Open Them … Continue reading
\nI have the big book! I sing this book rather than “read” it.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nSing to: Did You Ever See a Lassie? I sang this three times, with three bird puppets: an owl, an eagle, and a raven.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nDid you ever see an owl fly this way and that?
\nFly this way, fly that way
\nFly this way, fly that way
\nDid you ever see an owl fly this way and that? <\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nhold up pointer fingers<\/em>
\nOne named Peter, one named Paul
\nwiggle one finger, then the other<\/em>
\nFly away Peter! Fly away Paul!
\ntuck one hand behind back, then the other<\/em>
\nCome back Peter! Come back Paul!
\nbring one hand back to front, then the other<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nSinging songs with babies is a fabulous way to build their phonological awareness skills! This skill is all about hearing the smaller sounds in words. This is a big help when kids start to sound out words when they read. Songs break down words into syllables and give them each their own note, which makes it easier for kids to hear how words can “come apart.”<\/em><\/p>\n
\nToday I sang this book, too! Bill Martin Jr sings his own tune<\/a>, but I follow Betsy Bird’s lead and use “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.”<\/em><\/p>\n
\nToday I used animals from “Brown Bear”: bear, frog, duck, and fish<\/em><\/p>\n
\nYes, I sang this one too!<\/em>\t <\/p>\n
\nI wish I could remember where I picked up this flannel song, because I use it ALL THE TIME. We go to different stores (pizzaria shop, general store) and buy different things (umbrellas, teddy bears). I sing it to the tune of “Five Little Ducks” and today I told the parents it was okay to make up songs to the same tune over and over again!<\/em> <\/p>\n
\nWere five sugar cookies with sprinkes on top
\nAlong came someone with a nickel to pay
\nAnd they bought a sugar cookie and they took it away.<\/p>\n
\nWere four sugar cookies… <\/p><\/blockquote>\n