Directions -- Up and Down

We started our three-month-long summer session last week. Since May 1st was on a Friday, I only had to plan for a Toddler Storytime. Directions, as a theme, seemed a little abstract to attempt to teach my Toddlers (they are typically in the younger range of that age bracket), so we learned Up and Down.

Toddler Books:

Up, Down, and Around - Katherine Ayres

Where is Mortimer? - Karen Bryant-Mole

Guinea Pigs Far and Near - Kate Duke

Up and Down - Oliver Jeffers

Rhymes/Fingerplays/Songs:

Waves at the Beach (Tune: "Wheels on the Bus"):

The waves at the beach go up and down,

Up and down, Up and down,

The waves at the beach go up and down,

All day long!

Other verses:

Clams at the beach will open and shut

Crabs at the beach crawl back and forth

Source: Preschool Education

Song: Bumpin' Up and Down - Raffi

Penny Pointers:

Penny pointers up and penny pointers down,

Penny pointers dancing all around the town.

Dancing on your shoulders, dancing on your head,

Dancing on your tummy, now put them to bed!

Repeat with:

Tommy Thumbs

Finger Families

Source: From a fellow librarian