Apple Storytime

Storytime for 1 to 3 year olds:

• Opening - Skinnamarink, Sticky Sticky Bubblegum
• Book #1 – Apple Pie Tree by Zoe Hall, illustrated by Shari Halpern
• Activity - I'm A Little Teapot (action song)
• Flannelboard/Math Activity - Four Little Apples by Gail Benton and Trisha Waichulaitis
• Book #2 - Apples! Apples! by Salina Yoon (lift-flap)
• Activity - Appleseed (action song to the tune of "Itsy Bitsy Spider")

The tiny little apple seed
Was planted in the ground
Down came the rain
Falling all around
Out came the sun
As bright as bright can be
And the tiny little apple seed
Became an apple tree

• Closing - Did You Ever See A Lassie? (tambourines using Playtime: 49 Favorite Action and Sing-Along Songs from CEMA Special Markets)
• Craft - Bingo paint dabbers on apple drawings

Sensational Sea Serpents

Library program for children ages 4 to 12 years old.

This program starts off with a viewing of the animated movie Mysterious Tadpole produced by Weston Woods, based on the book by Steven Kellogg.

The movie was followed by 3 stations:

1. Make your own sea serpent segmented puppet - Materials were provided. Stencils for the face piece were pre-cut but the children were on their own to create their own body and tail pieces. (Note: This project took a lot of time, so have plenty of table space.)

2. Sea monster cages - Using the Connector Straw sets the children could make a variety of monster cages. (These were not for take home.)

3. Sea monster races - Some miniature dinosaurs were frozen in ice cube trays. The children place the cube of their choice at the top of a slanted board and then release their monsters to see which one slides to the bottom first.

Silly Storytime

Storytime for 1-1/2 to 3 year olds:

• Opening - Skinnamarink, Sticky Sticky Bubblegum
• Book #1 – Silly Sally by Audrey Wood (big book)
• Activity - Shake My Sillies Out (action song from More Singable Songs by Raffi)
• Flannelboard/Math Activity - A-hunting We Will Go (song)
• Book #2 - Piggies by Audrey Wood and Don Wood
• Activity - Ten Fingers (fingerplay)

I have ten little fingers
And they all belong to me
I can make them do things
Would you like to see?
I can shut them up tight
Or open them wide
I can put them together
Or make them all hide
I can make them jump high
I can make them jump low
I can fold them quietly
And hold them just so

• Closing - Did You Ever See A Lassie (tambourines using Playtime: 49 Favorite Action and Sing-Along Songs from CEMA Special Markets)
• Craft - Coloring sheet