Opening Song: Hello, Friends
Hello, friends x3
from Jbrary
It’s time to say hello
Word of the Day: Zoo
To say “zoo” in ASL, you just fingerspell it. So begin by making the letter “z,” which you do by drawing a “z” in the air in front of your face with your pointer finger. Then make an “o,” which is done by making an “o” shape with your right hand. For the second “o,” just drag your hand a little to the right, since you read left-to-right. You can see this sign in action here.
Rhyme: Five Little Monkeys
Five little monkeys, swinging in a tree
Teasing Mr. Alligator, “Can’t catch me!”
Along comes Mr. Alligator, quiet as can be and
SNAPS that monkey out of the tree!Repeat with four, three, etc.
As remembered from my childhood
Song: The Zoo
Oh, if I were a tiny snake,
A tiny snake, a tiny sake,
Oh if I were a tiny snake,
I’d slither around the zooOh if I were an elephant
An elephant, an elephant
Oh if I were an elephant
I’d march around the zooOh if I were a kangaroo
Found in my predecessor’s files; original source unknown
A kangaroo, a kangaroo
Oh if I were a kangaroo
I’d hop around the zoo
Book: My Heart is Like a Zoo by Michael Hall
Movement Activity: Open and close legs in long sit. This is a warm-up that Mary Lynn Hafner suggests in her book The Joy of Movement.
Song: I Went to Visit the Zoo One Day
I went to visit the zoo one day
Saw an elephant along the way!
And what do you think I heard him say?
[elephant noise]Repeat with various animals
from Abby the Librarian
Rhyme: Alice the Camel
Alice the Camel has 5 humps
Alice the Camel has 5 humps|
Alice the Camel has 5 humps
So go, Alice, go!Alice the camel has 4 humps…
Alice the camel has 3 humps…
Alice the camel has 2 humps…
Alice the camel has 1 hump…
Alice the camel has no humps…
from Literacious
Because Alice is a horse!
Book: A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip Stead
Activity: Paper Plate Peacock — the kids decorate their peacock’s feathers however they want and then glue peacock body onto it
Notes on Distribution: This storytime was done as a Bitmoji classroom that was posted to my library’s Facebook page.
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