Today I did two groups from Rosalie Young. I've filled in for Erin about 3 or 4 times and each group did remember me. The pre-k group had 7 and the K group had 13.
For the pre-k group I did:
Cookie's Week
Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes
Is Everyone Ready for Fun? (they loved this so much that they asked me to do it twice!)
Wow, said Owl
For songs we did:
If you Want to Hear a Story
The Chicken Dance
Dinosaur Song
Freeze Dance
Notes: They LOVED Is Everyone Ready for Fun? This was the response I was hoping to get with the 2-year-old group and didn't. They loved standing for the story, getting to jump up and down, dance, wiggle, etc. By the second reading (which was like 2 books and 2 songs later) they were joining along with me for chicken and the cows' lines.
I gave the 7 kids the leftover owl masks from the Jacob's Ladder group and they held them for the owl song. They were so happy to have something to use as a prop and couldn't believe I was going to let them keep it.
Cookie's Week got many laughs, and though the kids heard Pete the Cat before, they loved it nonetheless.
At the end, they all got up and gave me hugs. It was the best ending to a great storytime!
For the K group, we read:
Cookie's Week
Pete the Cat
Dinosaurs Roar!
Snowy Day
Wow, said Owl
They had never heard Dinosaurs Roar or Wow, said Owl before; it was nice to do something new for a change. They joined in for the colors in Pete the Cat and Wow, said Owl. Dinosaurs Roar was a hit, of course, since all RVC Library storytime kids love Laurie Berkner's Dinosaur Song. They all loved Snowy Day and most owned a copy at home. Cookie's week also got many laughs.
Songs:
Dinosaur Song
Chicken Dance
Freeze Dance
