Saturday, June 13, 2015

Dads

This week we did the storytime theme celebrating the heroes in our family, especially Dads (and Grandpa's) since Father's Day is next weekend.




Books:

Toddler Books:
The Very Best Daddy of All - Marion Dane Bauer
Daddy Hugs - Nancy Tafuri
Daddy Hug - Tim Warnes

Preschool Books:
My Daddy is a Giant - Carl Norac
What Mommies Do Best/What Daddies Do Best - Laura Numeroff
Daddy Hugs - Nancy Tafuri
My Father Knows the Names of Things - Jane Yolen

Rhymes/Fingerplays/Songs:

Family Pizza Party:
*I stole this idea from Storytime Katie's Family Pizza Party Flannel Friday post. I had one of my Library Assistant's create family member's (Dad, Mom, Sister, Brother, Baby, Grandma, Grandpa) and then a pizza delivery person.

"Knock, Knock"  (clap hands)
"Who's there?"  (have older kids guess different family members)

Have each family member appear. Save the pizza delivery person for last...
My kids thought it was HILARIOUS that the last person wasn't a family member but was the pizza guy.


The Wheels on the Bus (Family Version):
The wheels on the bus go round and round,
Round and round, Round and round. 
The wheels on the bus go round and round,
All through the town.

Other verses:
The babies on the bus go up and down
The sisters on the bus go clap, clap, clap
The brothers on the bus go stomp, stomp, stomp
The parents on the bus go "Shh, shh, shh"


Song: Down on Grandpa's Farm by Raffi
*I used puppets of the different animals and put my parents/caregivers to work, making them clap along to the song.


Daddy's Ties (Tune: "Mary Wore Her Red Dress"):
Daddy wore his ____ tie, _____ tie, _____ tie,
Daddy wore his ____ tie, all day long.
Source: Story Time Secrets
*One of my Library Assistants found this song and made the laminated flannel to go along with it. It was a big hit at Toddler Storytime.

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