Families: Toys

For more information on how I plan and prepare my family storytimes, check out this introduction post. I starred the materials used in the plan. Some activities go unstarred because I only do this program once a week.

The Plan

Books

Found by Salina Yoon
Llama Llama Time to Share by Anna Dewdney*
Ten in the Bed by Jane Cabrera*
Train by Judi Abbot

Early Literacy Tip
Scientific studies of the brain suggest that a child’s natural approach to learning is through play.

Theme Extension Activities

Featured CD: “Ukulele Baby” The Wiggles*

Featured Track: #22 Toy Box*

Flannelboard: Big, Bigger, Biggest

Flannelboard: Ten Teddy Bears*

Props: “Where Is Truck?”*

Repeating Extension Activities

I had lots of back-up activities in case I needed them for time. I starred which ones I used in this storytime:

• Dance Your Fingers Up
• Hands Are Clapping
• Head, Shoulders, Knees, & Toes*
• Itsy Bitsy Spider
• Mister Sun
• Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear
• Thumbkin
• Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
• Wheels on the Bus

How It Went

I thought I had great transitions today. We went from “Llama Llama Time to Share” to “Ten Teddies” to “Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes” (sharing to sharing/body parts to body parts). One patron brought friends and came up to tell me that she phoned the library to rave about me. (The comment won a co-worker our monthly “Listening Post” award!) Another mom commented that she doesn’t know how I have so much energy!