Catch the Possibilities

Theme: Emotions

Song: Hey, Hey, How Do You Do [Learning Groove] (I edited this for the library and we sing it acapella)

Rhyme/Movement: Hands Are Clapping [Brooke, Jbrary] (while I don't mind singing for an entire storytime, I like to give less enthusiastic singers a rest, so we just chant this one rather than sing it)

Book: If You're Happy and You Know It by Jane Cabrera [library]

Action Song: Love Grows [KCLS]

Flannel Song: Happy Face, Happy Face (Tune: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star) [KCLS]

Book: Llama Llama Mad at Mama by Anna Dewdney [library]

Song: Peace Like a River (spirituals were written as a way to share emotion)

Book: My Many Colored Days by Dr. Seuss [library]

Fingerplay: This is Big, Big, Big [Mel]

Song: I'm a Book Baby [Denver Public Library]

Free play. During free play I get out a basket of developmentally appropriate toys that get more frequent baths than the general library toys, and are only used for this program. Since it's impossible to keep everything out of baby and toddler mouths, this helps us all stay healthy but play the way we were designed. I also have a staff member from ECFE who attends every storytime to share about ECFE classes and programs. She also brings a baby scale with, so parents can get weight checks between their well child doctor visits.

Bonus Mini-Dance party playlist! Happy by Pharrell / Get Happy by Smiles Ahead / H.A.P.P.Y. by Lisa Loeb / Happy Beat by Jack Grunsky

Theme: Emotions

Books:
How Are You Peeling? by Saxon Freymann [library]
How Do You Feel? by Anthony Browne [library]
Today I Feel Silly by Jamie Lee Curtis [library]
My Heart is Like a Zoo by Michael Hall [library]

Activities:
Fingerplay: Frogs [SurLaLune Storytime]
Action Rhyme: Little Wiggle [Teaching Mama] (this rhyme is one that I hope to use all year when we need to refocus)

Action Rhyme: Be on the Floor [The Schroeder Page] (I plan to employ this rhyme when we're having a hard time settling back down to listen)

Emotions Faces [Childhood 101]
Faces for Feelings [Mel]
(These faces I used to talk about different emotions, and also to help learn the faces for Jim Gill's song)

Songs:
I'm in the Mood for Singing [Raffi]
Your Face Will Surely Show It [Jim Gill]
Thanks for Coming [Literary Hoots]

I tend to plan for more than I would use in a 25-30 minute storytime, and then go with the flow. I like being flexible to respond when a kid specifically requests a certain book I have on display, or I can tell we need an extra song or movement break. I do make notes of the connections between the different elements so I pair things that make sense, but I've found storytimes come more naturally for this age group for me if I don't plan a specific order.

If you've been following the storytime and standards series, you've been reading me say I'd be posting individual plans. Today is the day! 
Theme: Adults Who Love You

Song: Hey, Hey, How Do You Do [Learning Groove] (I edited this for the library and we sing it acapella)

Rhyme/Movement: Hands Are Clapping [Brooke, Jbrary] (while I don't mind singing for an entire storytime, I like to give less enthusiastic singers a rest, so we just chant this one rather than sing it)

Book: Snuggle Puppy by Sandra Boynton [library]

Action Song: Love Grows [KCLS]

Song: Skinnamarink [Sharon, Lois, and Bram] (I only explain the actions for the refrain with the littles, so we can point at our eyes, and have cuddles, and wiggle/wave our arms around)

Book: Huggy Kissy by Leslie Patricelli [library] or My Aunt Came Back by Pat Cummings [library]

Bounce: Up Up Up [Mel]

Book: I Love You Through and Through by Bernadette Rosetti-Shustak [library]

Fingerplay: This is Big, Big, Big [Mel]

Song: I'm a Book Baby [Denver Public Library]

Free play. During free play I get out a basket of developmentally appropriate toys that get more frequent baths than the general library toys, and are only used for this program. Since it's impossible to keep everything out of baby and toddler mouths, this helps us all stay healthy but play the way we were designed. I also have a staff member from ECFE who attends every storytime to share about ECFE classes and programs. She also brings a baby scale with, so parents can get weight checks between their well child doctor visits.