Sheep Spanish and Bilingual StoryTime: December 13th and December 15th, 2012

This was the final set of Spanish and bilingual story time programs for the fall season. Last year, only four people showed to the last Spanish story time (understandable, families travel during this time), but this year, a mom and two kids showed up after I started cleaning up at the 15-minute mark (storyTime starts at 6:15 p.m. sharp, and it was already 6:30 p.m.). Story time usually ends at 6:45-6:50 p.m.)  I could have read a couple of stories, but by that time I was just plain tuckered out (my typical work day is 10-7:30/8 on Thursdays). On Saturday, a handful of people showed to bilingual story time, so I felt a lot better about my planning efforts. 

This next December, since my programs are at the end of the week, I think I am going to suggest that Spanish story time should end the Thursday before the Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday English story times end, and that the Saturday bilingual story time end the Saturday before the English ones end as well. Mid-December are dismal months because of holiday traveling. 

Hora de Cuentos Plan:
Theme: Sheep
Literacy Skill: Scientific Knowledge

Walk-in song: Yo Quiero/Rubén Rada (Putumayo: Latin Playground)

Welcoming comments

Literacy tip: *Read before reading Haircuts for the Woolseys and be sure to show stuffed sheep with and without wool. En este cuento, vamos a aprender que ropa y mitones de lana vienen de ovejas. 

Activity song:  El Baile de las Manos/Jorge Anaya (¡A Bailar! Let's Dance!) 

Fingerplay: La Familia

1st story: Counting Ovejas/Sarah Weeks

Activity song: Si Usted Está Feliz/Dr. Jean en Español (Ole! Ole! Ole!)

Fingerplay: Al Subir Una Montaña

2nd story: Quiero a Los Animales/Flora McDonnell

Standing fingerplay: Frío

3-D story: Cortes de Pelo Para Los Woolseys (Haircuts for the Woolseys)/Tomie dePaola *flannelboard

4th story: ¿Quién Soy? Adivinanzas Animales/Margarita Robleda 

Instrument song: Navidad Rock/Tatiana (Serie Millennium 21) *with bells

Stamp hands and bubbles

Hand stamp song: El Borreguito/Francisco Gabilondo Soler (100 Años Cri-Cri, disc 2)

Bilingual Story Time Plan:
Theme: Sheep
Literacy Skill: Scientific Knowledge

Walk-in song: If I Knew You Were Coming I'd Have Baked a Cake/Sharon, Lois, and Bram (Elephant Party)

Welcoming comments

Literacy tip: *Read before reading Haircuts for the Woolseys and be sure to show stuffed sheep with and without wool. En este cuento, vamos a aprender que ropa y mitones de lana vienen de ovejas. In this story, we are going to learn that wool mittens and clothes come from sheep. 

Activity song:  El Baile de las Manos/Jorge Anaya (¡A Bailar! Let's Dance!) 

Fingerplay: La Familia

1st story: Counting Ovejas/Sarah Weeks

Activity song: If You're Happy and You Know It/Music for Little People (Toddler Favorites) 

Fingerplay: Where is Thumbkin?

2nd story: Time for Bed/Mem Fox

Standing fingerplay: Caminando en la Nieve

3-D story: Cortes de Pelo Para Los Woolseys (Haircuts for the Woolseys)/Tomie dePaola *flannelboard

 4th story: I Heard a Little Baa/Elizabeth McLeod

Instrument song: Navidad Rock/Tatiana (Serie Millennium 21) *with bells

Stamp hands and bubbles

Hand stamp song: Baa Baa Black Sheep/Raffi (Singable Songs for the Very Young)

Hats Spanish and Bilingual StoryTime and Craft: December 6th and December 8th, 2012

You may have noticed that the story time programs for October and November 2012 are slightly out of order. Sorry about that. There were some posts I had as drafts because of missing information, but now, except for one post that I published that needs a photo, I'm fully updated.

Okay...here are the plans for the hat story time I did for both the Spanish and bilingual programs. We also made sailor hats out of newspaper after the programs. Although I  knew it wasn't exactly age-appropriate with all the steps involved, parents took the reigns on this one, and the kids were excited to wear their hats.

Hora de Cuentos Plan:
Theme: Hats
Literacy Skill: Print Motivation

Walk-in song: Yo Quiero/Rubén Rada (Putumayo: Latin Playground)

Walk-in song: If I Knew You Were Coming I'd Have Baked a Cake/Sharon, Lois, and Bram (Elephant Party)


Welcoming comments

Literacy tip: Deje que su hijo escoja libros y decirte por qué él o ella le gustan. Esta actitud positiva a los libros ayudará a su hijo cuando comienza la escuela y empiece a aprender a leer.

Activity song:  El Baile de las Manos/Jorge Anaya (¡A Bailar! Let's Dance!) 

Fingerplay: La Familia

1st story: Se Venden Gorras/Esphyr Slobodkina

Activity song: Cabeza y Hombros/Sarah Barchas (¡Todos, Listos, Canten!)

Fingerplay: Dos Manitas, Diez Deditos

2nd story: El Sombrero/Jan Brett

Standing fingerplay: La Cafetera

3-D story: Un Sombrero para Minerva Louisa (A Hat for Minerva Louise)/Janet Morgan Stoeke *flannelboard

4th story: Los Animales No Se Visten/Judi Barrett

Instrument song: La Raspa/José-Luis Orozco *with maracas

Stamp hands and bubbles

Hand stamp song: Toma Mi Mano/Charlotte Diamond (Todo el Mundo Come Banana!)

Bilingual Story Time Plan:
Theme: Hats
Literacy Skill: Print Motivation


Welcoming comments

Literacy tip: Let your child choose books and tell you why he or she likes them. This positive attitude toward books will help your child when he or she starts school and begins learning how to read. Deje que su hijo escoja libros y decirte por qué él o ella le gustan. Esta actitud positiva a los libros ayudará a su hijo cuando comienza la escuela y empiece a aprender a leer.

Activity song:  El Baile de las Manos/Jorge Anaya (¡A Bailar! Let's Dance!) 

Fingerplay: La Familia

1st story: El Sombrero/Jan Brett

Activity song: Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes/Learning Station (Here We Go Loopty Loo and Songs to Make You Move)

Fingerplay: Here Are Grandma's Glasses

2nd story: Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing/Judi Barrett

Standing fingerplay: La Cafetera

3-D story: Un Sombrero para Minerva Louisa (A Hat for Minerva Louise)/Janet Morgan Stoeke *flannelboard

 4th story: Which Hat is That?/Anna Grossnickle Hines

Instrument song: La Raspa/José-Luis Orozco *with maracas

Stamp hands and bubbles

Hand stamp song: My Hat and Hat on My Head/The Wiggles (Dance Party)

The Craft: Newspaper Sailor Hats
You'll Need:
-newspaper
-tape

Instructions for the kids/parents:
-For this craft, I made up an instruction sheet in English and in Spanish (double-sided), but it wasn't as helpful as the visual directions from the PSA Stamp Camp blog: http://psastampcamp.blogspot.com/2012/03/sailor-hat-tutorial.html

I highly recommend practicing lots and lots before doing this craft with a larger group.

Dinosaurs (and Dragons) Spanish and Bilingual StoryTime: November 22nd and November 24th, 2012

For Spanish story time, I combined dinosaurs with dragons because I don't have enough dinosaur stories in the Spanish storytelling collection. It worked pretty well doing that, but I had such a hard time getting the kids to roar during both Spanish and bilingual story times. Some weeks are just like that.

One cool thing about this program was that I gave out these small packs of dinosaurs jigsaw puzzles that the kids could color (4 crayons came in each pack) and then take apart and put together again. They were a donation, and while they weren't exactly the kind I'd pick to give to preschoolers, it was still fun for them to scribble on the puzzles.

Hora de Cuentos Plan:
Theme: Dinosaurs (and Dragons)
Literacy Skill: Arts

Walk-in song: If I Knew You Were Coming I'd Have Baked a Cake/Sharon, Lois, and Bram (Elephant Party)

Welcoming comments

Literacy tip: Asegúrase de hablar acerca las ilustraciones de los libros. Esto ayuda  su hijo desarrollar la apreciación por las artes.

Activity song:  El Baile de las Manos/Jorge Anaya (¡A Bailar! Let's Dance!) 

Fingerplay: La Familia

1st story: ¿Cómo Dan las Buenas Noches los Dinosaurios?/Jane Yolen

Activity song: Cabeza y Hombres/Sarah Barchas (¡Todos, Listos, Canten!)

Fingerplay: Juego de Aplaudir

2nd story: ¿Quién Quiere al Dragón? /James Mayhew

Standing fingerplay: Roly Poly

3-D story: ¡Oh, Oh, Dinosaurios! (Oh My Oh My Oh Dinosaurs!)/Sandra Boynton

4th story: Si Yo Tuviera un Dragón/Tom Ellery

Instrument song: Di Dinosaurio/Charlotte Diamond (Soy Una Pizza) *with maracas

Stamp hands and bubbles

Hand stamp song: Los Dinosaurios/José-Luis Orozco (Canto y Cuento)

Bilingual Story Time Plan:
Theme: Dinosaurs
Literacy Skill: Arts

Walk-in song: If I Knew You Were Coming I'd Have Baked a Cake/Sharon, Lois, and Bram (Elephant Party)

Welcoming comments

Literacy tip: Asegúrase de hablar acerca las ilustraciones de los libros. Esto ayuda  su hijo desarrollar la apreciación por las artes. Make sure to talk about the illustrations in books. This helps develop appreciation for the arts.

Activity song: El Baile de las Manos/Jorge Anaya (¡A Bailar! Let's Dance!) 

Fingerplay: La Familia

1st story: ¿Cómo Dan las Buenas Noches los Dinosaurios?/Jane Yolen

Activity song: My Energy/Laurie Berkner (Under a Shady Tree)

Fingerplay: Clap 2, 3, 4

2nd story: Dinosaur vs. the Library/Bob Shea

Standing fingerplay: Roly Poly

3-D story: ¡Oh, Oh, Dinosaurios! (Oh My Oh My Oh Dinosaurs!)/Sandra Boynton

 4th story: Dinosaur Stomp!/Paul Strickland

Instrument song: Di Dinosaurio/Charlotte Diamond (Soy Una Pizza) *with maracas

Stamp hands and bubbles

Hand stamp song: If I Had a Dinosaur/Raffi (More Singable Songs for the Very Young)

Dental Care Spanish and Bilingual StoryTime: November 15th and November 17th, 2012

I don't have a literacy skill tip listed like I usually do, but in my introduction I mentioned we were going to read make-believe (and nonfiction stories for the Spanish program) stories about teeth and the dentist to show us how we can take care of our teeth and why it is important to take care of them (scientific knowledge).

Hora de Cuentos Plan:
Theme: Dental Care
Literacy Skill: Scientific Knowledge

Walk-in song: Yo Quiero/Rubén Rada (Putumayo: Latin Playground)

Welcoming comments

Activity song:  El Baile de las Manos/Jorge Anaya (¡A Bailar! Let's Dance!) 

Fingerplay: La Familia

1st story: Cocodrilo va al Dentista/Taro Gomi

Activity song: Cabeza y Hombros/Sarah Barchas (¡Todos, Listos, Canten!)

Fingerplay: Una Boquita

2nd story: El Dentista/Jacqueline Laks Gorman & Tatiana Acosta

Standing fingerplay: Juego de Aplaudir

3-D story: El Dolor de Diente del Oso (The Bear's Toothache)/David McPhail *flannelboard


4th story: ¡A Lavarse los Dientes!

Instrument song: Move and Freeze (instrumental)/Music All Around Home *with bells

Stamp hands and bubbles

Hand stamp song: ¡Cepíllalos!/¡Somos Felices!

Bilingual Story Time Plan:
Theme: Dental Care
Literacy Skill: Scientific Knowledge

Walk-in song: If I Knew You Were Coming I'd Have Baked a Cake/Sharon, Lois, and Bram (Elephant Party)

Welcoming comments

Activity song:  El Baile de las Manos/Jorge Anaya (¡A Bailar! Let's Dance!) 

Fingerplay: La Familia

1st story: Cocodrilo va al Dentista/Taro Gomi
Activity song: Shakable You/Imagination Movers (Eight Feet)

Fingerplay: Roly Poly

2nd story: Molly at the Dentist/Angie Sage

Standing fingerplay: Juego de Aplaudir

3-D story: El Dolor de Diente del Oso (The Bear's Toothache)/David McPhail *flannelboard

4th story: The Tooth Book/Theo LeSteig (Dr. Seuss)

Instrument song: Move and Freeze (instrumental)/Music All Around Home *with bells

Stamp hands and bubbles

Hand stamp song: Brush Your Teeth/Daddy-a-Go-Go (Cool Songs for Cool Kids)

Read! Build! Play!

A few months ago, I found out about a LEGO DUPLO contest in which 200 of the most-voted libraries could win early literacy toolkits that include the beloved blocks. I nominated the Modesto Library and advertised a little on my personal Facebook page, but then I emailed the gal who does publicity for the Stanislaus County Library about it, and she emailed her supervisor about it. They decided to go for it, even though we only had several weeks and there were libraries with a crazy amount of votes already. The library made in-house flyers for our regular Wiggle Worms (story time for babies through age 2) and StoryTime (story time for kids ages 3-6) customers and also advertised through Facebook.

Well, I am pleased to announce that the Modesto Library was the 85th most nominated library with 718 votes! We haven't received our toolkits yet, but I'm excited to incorporate LEGO DUPLO blocks into Spanish and bilingual story time.

Check out the winners and information about the importance of play in learning here: http://readbuildplay.com/

Kiki la Mona

Twice now I have tried to use this video, which features children's author Matthew Gollub and a monkey puppet named Kiki, when presenting early literacy and library services information to Spanish-speaking parents, but technology always seems to fail me. It's short, funny, and the best part is that it shows a father reading to his child and emphasizes that the language in which one reads to his or her child is not important. The more words children know, in any language, helps them when learning to read. Case in point: I once had a job as a kindergarten aide in which I was asked to translate a question the teacher was asking: "What is the name of this shape?" It was a circle, and the little girl didn't know what it was called in English or in Spanish.

http://www.matthewgollub.com/video/Kiki.html

It's important to read to your children! 

CD Baby

Let me say, the most restricting part of my job as the Spanish/bilingual story teller is that I don't have a huge collection of music at my disposal. It's not so much a problem for the song I play when the kids and families walk in, or even the song in which we use instruments, but action songs--in Spanish--are a thorn in my side. Yes, I have access to go-to artists like José-Luis Orozco and Charlotte Diamond, but I can only handle so much "Juanito" and "Un Pulpito." I have been known to buy a song or two through Itunes, but after a tip from a colleague, I have discovered http://www.cdbaby.com/.

If you're looking for more than The Wiggles and Raffi, I recommend CD Baby. One of my favorite independent children's artists, which I use a lot for bilingual story time, is Jim Gill. Check him out on CD Baby! You'll notice when you go to the website that you have the option to search "by sounds like." Try searches for Sharon, Lois, and Bram and Laurie Berkner to find sound-alikes. (Shameless promoting. SL&B and Laurie are also some of my other favorite children's artists!)

Drawing Spanish and Bilingual StoryTime and Craft: November 8th and November 10th, 2012

For this story time program, the stories and craft revolved around drawing. The craft was illustrating a book of blank pages with markers. The books were pre-made; we had a library volunteer make a ton of blank books for Día de los Niños/Día de los Libros. While hers were fancier, the box of books also had a few remnants of books someone else had made using computer paper, construction paper, a stapler, and colored masking tape. Check out my directions for making the books below the story time program plans. (I will add photos soon.)

Hora de Cuentos Plan:
Theme: Drawing
Literacy Skill: Arts/Self-Esteem

Walk-in song: Yo Quiero/Rubén Rada (Putumayo: Latin Playground)

Welcoming comments

Literacy tip: Dando su hijo papel y colores, marcadores, o lápizes, aunque sólo pueden hacer garabatos, es el principio de la escritura temprana. Toma mucha coordinación para aprender a escribir. Garabateando y dibujando son los primeros pasos para escribir. Poniendo el trabajo de su hijo en el refrigerador o en otro lugar de la casa demuestra lo orgulloso que estas de su hijo.

Activity song:  El Baile de las Manos/Jorge Anaya (¡A Bailar! Let's Dance!) 

Fingerplay: La Familia

1st story: Pinta Ratones/Ellen Stoll Walsh

Activity song: Hola Amigo/Dr. Jean en Español (Ole! Ole! Ole!)

Fingerplay: Al Subir Una Montaña

2nd story: Elmer/David McKee

Standing fingerplay: Dibuja un círculo grande. Dibuja un círculo mediano. Dibuja un círculo pequeño. Ahora, cuéntalos: uno, dos, tres.

3-D story: Gatita: Un cuento de contar y dibujar
*Here is the link to the story I used: http://www.makinglearningfun.com/themepages/PetKittyDrawandTell.htm

4th story: El Artista Que Pintó un Caballo Azul/Eric Carle

Instrument song: De Colores/José-Luis Orozco (De Colores) *with bells

Stamp hands and bubbles

Hand stamp song: Castillo Azul/Francisco Gabilondo Soler (100 Años de Cri-Cri)

Bilingual Story Time Plan:
Theme: Drawing
Literacy Skill: Arts/Self-Esteem

Walk-in song: If I Knew You Were Coming I'd Have Baked a Cake/Sharon, Lois, and Bram (Elephant Party)

Welcoming comments

Literacy tip: Dando a su hijo papel y colores, marcadores, o lápizes, aunque sólo pueden hacer garabatos, es el principio de la escritura temprana. Toma mucha coordinación para aprender a escribir. Garabateando y dibujando son los primeros pasos para escribir. Poniendo el trabajo de su hijo en el refrigerador o en otro lugar de la casa demuestra lo orgulloso que estas de su hijo. Giving your child paper and crayons, markers, or pencils, even if they can only scribble, is the beginning of early writing. It takes a lot of coordination to learn to write. Scribbling and drawing are the first steps for learning to write. Putting your child's work on the refrigerator or in another place in the house shows how proud you are of your child.

Activity song:  El Baile de las Manos/Jorge Anaya (¡A Bailar! Let's Dance!) 

Fingerplay: La Familia

1st story: El Artista Que Pintó un Caballo Azul/Eric Carle

Activity song: The Way We Do It/Greg and Steve (Kids in Action)

Fingerplay: Houses

2nd story: Elmer/David McKee

Standing fingerplay: Dibuja un círculo grande. Dibuja un círculo mediano. Dibuja un círculo pequeño. Ahora, cuéntalos: uno, dos, tres.

3-D story: Gatita: Un cuento de contar y dibujar
 *Here is the link to the story I used: http://www.makinglearningfun.com/themepages/PetKittyDrawandTell.htm

4th story: Mouse Paint/Ellen Stoll Walsh

Instrument song: De Colores/José-Luis Orozco (De Colores) *with bells

Stamp hands and bubbles

Hand stamp song: Mary Wore Her Red Dress/Raffi (Everything Grows)

The Craft: Illustrating a Book
You'll need:
-Computer paper
-Construction paper
-Staplers
-Masking tape (any color)

What to do:
1). The Cover
-Fold a piece of construction paper longways (hot dog style).
-Cut at the crease.
-Now you have two book covers.

2). The Pages
-Fold about 5-7 piece of computer paper longways (hot dog style)
-Cut at the crease.
-Now you have pages for two sets of books

3). Placing the Pages Inside the Cover
-Place one set of the pages on top of a book cover.
-Now fold  the pages and cover in half hamburger style.
-Now the pages should be inside the book cover.

4). Binding the Pages Inside the Cover
-With the book closed, staple the left edge with two or three staples to "bind" the book.
-Place a piece of masking tape over the staples to protect little fingers and prevent scratches on furniture, etc.

(I don't have pictures showing the steps above, but below are pictures of the finished product.)

Instructions for the kids:

Draw and then tell your parents/caregiver(s) what you've drawn. (This is a good way to develop narrative skills.)

Monsters Spanish and Bilingual StoryTime: November 1st and November 3rd, 2012

If I do this program again (or a version of it), I would love to have an after story-time craft. I ran out of time when planning for this story time program.

Hora de Cuentos Plan:
Theme: Monsters
Literacy Skill: Social/Emotional Development

Walk-in song: Yo Quiero/Rubén Rada (Putumayo: Latin Playground)

Welcoming comments

Literacy tip: Porque los niños les gusta imitar a sus padres, es muy importante que los padres sean involucrados en todo lo que hacemos hoy durante la hora de cuentos. Canta y bailan a los cantos, hagan las rimas, y juegan con los instrumentos. Viendo usted participar inspirará a su hijo a participar. Participando en un grupo desde una edad pequeña le ayudará a su hijo sentir comodo en la escuela.

Activity song:  El Baile de las Manos/Jorge Anaya (¡A Bailar! Let's Dance!) 

Fingerplay: La Familia

1st story: ¡A la Cama, Cucuy!/Claudia Galindo

Activity song: Tu Ti Ta/Dr. Jean en Español (Ole! Ole! Ole!)

Fingerplay: Cinco Calabacitas

2nd story: Donde Viven los Monstruos/Maurice Sendak

Standing fingerplay: Frío

3-D story: ¡Fuera de Aquí, Grande Monstruo Verde! (Go Away, Big Green Monster!)/Ed Emberley

4th story: Los Cazadores de Monstruos/Alejandra Vallego-Nágera

Instrument song: El Brujo Médico/Tatiana (¡Vamos a Jugar!) *with maracas

Stamp hands and bubbles

Hand stamp song: El Caldo de las Brujas/Hap Palmer (Aprendiendo en Dos Idiomas)

Bilingual Story Time Plan:
Theme: Monsters
Literacy Skill: Social/Emotional Development

Walk-in song: If I Knew You Were Coming I'd Have Baked a Cake/Sharon, Lois, and Bram (Elephant Party)

Welcoming comments

Literacy tip: Porque los niños les gusta imitar a sus padres, es muy importante que los padres sean involucrados en todo lo que hacemos hoy durante la hora de cuentos. Canta y bailan a los cantos, hagan las rimas, y juegan con los instrumentos. Viendo usted participar inspirará a su hijo a participar. Participando en un grupo desde una edad pequeña le ayudará a su hijo sentir comodo en la escuela. Because children like to imitate their parents, it is very important for parents to be totally engaged in all the activities we do during story time today. Sing and dance to the songs, do the fingerplays, and play the instruments. Seeing you participate will inspire your child to participate. Participating in a group from a young age will help your child to feel comfortable in school.

Activity song:  El Baile de las Manos/Jorge Anaya (¡A Bailar! Let's Dance!) 

Fingerplay: La Familia

1st story: Donde Viven los Monstruos/Maurice Sendak

Activity song: Spooky Loo/Wee Sing for Halloween

Fingerplay: Popcorn

2nd story: Hieronymus Betts and His Unusual Pets/M.P. Robertson

Standing fingerplay: Cinco Calabacitas

3-D story: ¡Fuera de Aquí, Grande Monstruo Verde! (Go Away, Big Green Monster!)/Ed Emberley

4th story: It's Bedtime, Cucuy!/Claudia Galindo

Instrument song: El Brujo Médico/Tatiana (¡Vamos a Jugar!) *with maracas

Stamp hands and bubbles

Hand stamp song: Witches' Brew/Hap Palmer (Aprendiendo en Dos Idiomas)

Black and White Spanish and Bilingual StoryTime and Craft: October 25th and October 27th, 2012

For this week's set of story times, I put on a special shadow puppet show featuring a Spanish version of I Know An Old Lady. The children's department of the Stanislaus County Library has a large, very nice puppet theater that is easy to put together, which I used, although it could be done without it (a large cardboard box with an opening would do just fine). I just hung a white sheet over the theater, placed a lamp with a bendy neck on a chair to position it higher up, and turned out all the lights after turning the lamp on. It worked magnificently. In another post, I will share the resources I used for the shadow puppet show and pictures of my puppets. 

As part of the special black and white theme for the week, I also had an ultra simple art project for the kids to work on after the stories and songs: drawing on black construction paper with chalk. How easy is that? Hardly any preparation is needed, and clean-up is a cinch!

Hora de Cuentos Plan:
Theme: Black and White
Literacy Skill: Print Motivation

Walk-in song: Quiéreme Por Lo Que Soy/Charlotte Diamond (Soy Una Pizza)

Welcoming comments

Literacy tip: Haciendo su propio teatro de titeres de sombra usando una sábana y lámpara es un modo sencillo, barato, y divertido para hacer cuentos emocionantes.

Activity song:  El Baile de las Manos/Jorge Anaya (¡A Bailar! Let's Dance!) 

Fingerplay: La Familia

1st story: La Primera Luna Llena de Gatita/Kevin Henkes

Activity song: Cabeza y Hombres/Sarah Barchas

Fingerplay: Lunita

2nd story: Parecía Como Leche Derramada (It Looked Like Spilt Milk)/Charles G. Shaw *flanneboard

Standing fingerplay: La Araña Pequeñita

3-D story: Conozco Una Viejita Que Se Comió una Mosca (I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly *shadow puppet show

4th story: ¿Qué es Negro y Blanco? (What Is Black and White?)/Petr Horáček *I translated this story as I read it as it's quite short.

Instrument song: Lluvia de Estrellas/Terri Hendrix (Putumayo: Latin Playground) *with bells

Stamp hands and bubbles

Hand stamp song: Caballito Blanco/José-Luis Orozco (De Colores)

Bilingual Story Time Plan:
Theme: Black and White
Literacy Skill: Print Motivation

Walk-in song: If I Knew You Were Coming I'd Have Baked a Cake/Sharon, Lois, and Bram (Elephant Party)

Welcoming comments

Literacy tip: Haciendo su propio teatro de titeres de sombra usando una sábana y lámpara es un modo sencillo, barato, y divertido para hacer cuentos emocionante. Making a shadow puppet theater of your own using a sheet and a lamp is a simple, cheap, and fun way to make stories come alive.

 Activity song:  El Baile de las Manos/Jorge Anaya (¡A Bailar! Let's Dance!) 

Fingerplay: La Familia

1st story: La Primera Luna Llena de Gatita/Kevin Henkes

Activity song: Bodies 1, 2, 3/Peter and Ellen Allard (Sing It! Say It! Stamp It! Sway It! Vol. 2)

Fingerplay: Zoom, Zoom, Zoom

2nd story: It Looked Like Spilt Milk/Charles G. Shaw *flannelboard

Standing fingerplay: La Araña Pequeñita

3-D story: Conozco Una Viejita Que Se Comió una Mosca (I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly *shadow puppet show

4th story: What Is Black and White?)/Petr Horáček *I translated this story as I read it as it's quite short.

Instrument song: Lluvia de Estrellas/Terri Hendrix (Putumayo: Latin Playground) *with bells

Stamp hands and bubbles

Hand stamp song: I Know an Old Lady/Learning Station (Here We Go Loopty Loo and Songs to Make You Move)

The Craft: Drawing with Chalk on Black Construction Paper

You'll need:
-Black construction paper (I did full sheets of the long construction paper, but one could easily cut them in half)
-Chalk (I broke all the chalk pieces in half to have more pieces and also because it's easier for the little ones to handle)

Instructions for the kids:
-Draw!

Mud Spanish and Bilingual StoryTime: October 18th and October 20th, 2012

I had to get a little more creative with my book selections for this story time program. While the English story telling collection has ample choices, the Spanish story telling collection is much smaller. It wasn't until our library ordered Marco Flamenco in the Jungle, a bilingual story, that I could feasibly do mud as a theme (Marco rolls in the mud with elephants). I checked out Tacos de Lodo from the circulating collection (there is also an English version, Mud Tacos), and while it's a longer story, summarizing bits and clipping back pages seemed to make it more story time friendly. However, I think it'd be better as a prop/flannelboard story. I don't think I will use this particular story if I decide to do another mud-themed program, though.

Typically, I read Yummy Yucky and have the kids call out yes/no or yummy/yucky, but I had the idea to make it a prop story. I used props/materials from other prop/flannel board stories available in the English story time collection (Sam's Sandwich, Rattletrap Car, etc.) Instead of blueberries and a blue crayon, I adapted the story and used a small apple puppet (with a worm that can poke out) and first asked the kids if an apple was good or bad to eat, and then I popped the little worm out and asked if an apple with a worm in it was good or bad to eat. For the spaghetti, I got a paper plate, wound some beige yarn, and threw some red pom-poms on top. For boogers, I used bright green yarn that fell out during my pretend sneeze (it was a hit!), and for ear wax, I used a goldenrod-colored yarn and "picked" it out of my ear. Because I also used pieces from other stories, I made a list of everything I used and where it came from, so that my colleagues could do Yummy Yucky as a prop story if desired. I definitely plan to do Yummy Yucky as a prop story again.

Here are a pictures of some of the items I used:

Yarn Spaghetti 

No cute apple puppet with a worm?  Make an apple out of felt! 

Hora de Cuentos Plan:
Theme: Mud
Literacy Skill: Print Motivation

Walk-in song: Yo Quiero/Rubén Rada (Putumayo: Latin Playground)

Welcoming comments

Literacy tip: Algunos niños tienen dificultad permanecer sentados el tiempo suficiente para disfrutar un libro entero. Si su niño disfruta de una sola pagina y luego sale corriendo para hacer otra cosa, esta bien. Lo importante es que su hijo tenga una experiencia positiva con los libros. Si le obliga a su hijo que se sienta por una lectura completa, tal vez tendra una mala experiencia.

Activity song:  El Baile de las Manos/Jorge Anaya (¡A Bailar! Let's Dance!) 

Fingerplay: La Familia

1st story: Las Aventuras de Marco Flamenco en la Jungla/Sheila Jenkins

Activity song: Las Hormiguitas/José-Luis Orozco (De Colores)

Fingerplay: Al Subir Una Montaña

2nd story: ¡Tacos de Lodo!/Mario López y Maria López Wong

Standing fingerplay: Dos Manitas, Diez Deditos

3-D story: ¿Es Bueno o Malo? (Yummy Yucky)/Leslie Patricelli *with props

4th story: ¡Lodo!/Charman Simon

Instrument song: Los Gusanos/Colibri (Papalóapan: River of Butterflies) *with rhythm sticks

Stamp hands and bubbles

Hand stamp song: Somos Como Las Flores/Charlotte Diamond (Soy Una Pizza)

Bilingual Story Time Plan:
Theme: Mud
Literacy Skill: Print Motivation

Walk-in song: If I Knew You Were Coming I'd Have Baked a Cake/Sharon, Lois, and Bram (Elephant Party)

Welcoming comments

Literacy tip: Algunos niños tienen dificultad permanecer sentados el tiempo suficiente para disfrutar un libro entero. Si su niño disfruta de una sola pagina y luego sale corriendo para hacer otra cosa, esta bien. Lo importante es que su hijo tenga una experiencia positiva con los libros. Si le obliga a su hijo que se sienta por una lectura completa, tal vez tendra una mala experiencia. Some children have difficulty staying seated for an entire book. If your child enjoys just one page and then runs off to do something else, it's okay. The important thing is that your child have a positive experience with books. If you force your child to sit through an entire reading, he or she may have a negative experience.

Activity song:  El Baile de las Manos/Jorge Anaya (¡A Bailar! Let's Dance!) 

Fingerplay: La Familia

1st story: Las Aventuras de Marco Flamenco en la Jungla/Sheila Jenkins

Activity song: Spaghetti Legs/Jim Gill (Jim Gill Sings the Sneezing Song and Other Contagious Tunes)

Fingerplay: The Little Turtle

2nd story: Stuck in the Mud/Jane Clarke

Standing fingerplay: Dos Manitas, Diez Deditos

3-D story: ¿Es Bueno o Malo? (Yummy Yucky)/Leslie Patricelli *with props

4th story: Mud is Cake/Pam Muñoz Ryan

Instrument song: Los Gusanos/Colibri (Papalóapan: River of Butterflies) *with rhythm sticks

Stamp hands and bubbles

Hand stamp song: Mud/John McCutcheon (Summersongs) *check out for story time

Cats Spanish and Bilingual StoryTime: October 11th and October 13th, 2012

Hora de Cuentos Plan:
Theme: Cats
Literacy Skill: Letter Knowledge

Walk-in song: Yo Quiero/Rubén Rada (Putumayo: Latin Playground)

Welcoming comments

Literacy tip: Esta hora de cuentos esta traida por la letra...? (Enseñe la letra "g," y preguntales por el nombre de la letra). Vamos a dibujarla en el aire con nuestro dedo magico. La palabra "gato" empiezacon la letra "g." (Enseñe las letras "g," "a," "t," y "o.") Gato se escribe g-a-t-o.

Activity song:  El Baile de las Manos/Jorge Anaya (¡A Bailar! Let's Dance!) 

Fingerplay: La Familia

1st story: La Semana de Cookie/Cindy Ward
*Goodreads doesn't have the Spanish version of Cookie's Week, but it exists. 

Activity song: Marcha de las Letras/Francisco Gabilondo Soler (100 Años de Cri-Cri)

Fingerplay: Estos Son Mis Dedos Pulgares

2nd story: Plumas Para Almorzar/Lois Ehlert

Standing fingerplay: El Nido de Abejas

3-D story: ¡Ay, Ese Gato Gordo! (Drat That Fat Cat!)/Pat Thomson

4th story: Cucú ¡Te Veo!/Francesa Ferri

Instrument song: Michi Michín/Colibri (Papalóapan: River of Butterflies) *with maracas

Stamp hands and bubbles

Hand stamp song: El Señor Don Gato/José-Luis Orozco (Canto y Cuento)

Bilingual Story Time Plan:
Theme: Cats
Literacy Skill: Letter Knowledge

Walk-in song: If I Knew You Were Coming I'd Have Baked a Cake/Sharon, Lois, and Bram (Elephant Party)

Welcoming comments

Literacy tip: Esta hora de cuentos esta traida por la letra...(enseñe la letra "g," y preguntales por el nombre de la letra)? This is the letter...(show the letter "g," and ask for the name of the letter)? Vamos a dibujarla en el aire con nuestro dedo magico. Let's draw the letter "g" in the air with our magic finger. La palabra "gato" empieza con la letra "g" (enseñe las letras "g," "a," "t," y "o.") Gato se escribe g-a-t-o. In Spanish, the word "cat" is "gato." Gato starts with the letter "g" (continue to show the letters "g," "a," "t," and "o"). Gato is spelled g-a-t-o. How about the word "cat" in English? It starts with the letter "c" (show the letter "c") It's spelled c-a-t (show the letters "c," "a," and "t"). ¿Y la palabra "gato" en ingles? Es "cat," y empieza con la letra "c" (enseñe la letra "c"). Se escribe c-a-t (enseñe las letras "c," "a," and "t").

 Activity song:  El Baile de las Manos/Jorge Anaya (¡A Bailar! Let's Dance!) 

Fingerplay: La Familia

1st story: La Semana de Cookie/Cindy Ward
*Goodreads doesn't have the Spanish version of Cookie's Week, but it exists. 

Activity song: Hands Are For Clapping/Jim Gill (Jim Gill Sings the Sneezing Song and Other Contagious Tunes)

Fingerplay: The Little Mice Go Creeping

2nd story: Feathers for Lunch/Lois Ehlert

Standing fingerplay: El Nido de Abejas

3-D story: ¡Ay, Ese Gato Gordo! (Drat That Fat Cat!)/Pat Thomson

4th story: Do Crocodiles Moo?/Amanda Leslie

Instrument song: Michi Michín/Colibri (Papalóapan: River of Butterflies) *with maracas

Stamp hands and bubbles

Hand stamp song: Bought Me a Cat/Simply Suzi (Music for Kids)

Neighborhoods Spanish and Bilingual StoryTime: October 4th and October 6th, 2012

For this story time program, my literacy tip would have made for a great craft/activity. How easy would it be to cut different shapes from construction paper that form a house and have the kids make something from those shapes (kind of like a puzzle). I think if I do a house/neighborhood program again, I will get a house pattern, cut pieces from construction paper, laminate them, and then put the shapes into plastic sandwich bags for each child. The pieces will last longer this way. :-) 

Hora de Cuentos Plan:
Theme: Neighborhoods
Literacy Skill: Arts/Creativity

Walk-in song: Yo Quiero/Rubén Rada (Putumayo: Latin Playground)

Welcoming comments

Literacy tip: En los cuentos de vecindarios que voy a leer hoy, hay muchos dibujos de casas. Los niños pueden imaginar y hacer muchas cosas de un patrón de una casa. Buscando diferentes usos de una cosa ayuda a estimular la creatividad.

Activity song:  El Baile de las Manos/Jorge Anaya (¡A Bailar! Let's Dance!) 

Fingerplay: La Familia

1st story: El Vecindario de Quinito/Ina Cumpiano

Activity song: Las Ruedas del Camión/José-Luis Orozco (Diez Deditos)

Fingerplay: Dos Manitas, Diez Deditos

2nd story: ¿Qué Puedes Hacer con una Paleta?/Carmen Tafolla

Standing fingerplay: Una Boquita

3-D story: Los Centavos de Benny (Benny's Pennies)/Pat Brisson *flannelboard/prop

4th story: Oso en la Ciudad/Stella Blackstone

Instrument song: Al Tambor/Charlotte Diamond (Todo el Mundo Come Banana!) *with rhythm sticks

Stamp hands and bubbles

Hand stamp song: Conejos Panaderos/Francisco Gabilondo Soler (100 Años de Cri-Cri)

Bilingual Story Time Plan:
Theme: Neighborhoods
Literacy Skill: Arts/Creativity

Walk-in song: If I Knew You Were Coming I'd Have Baked a Cake/Sharon, Lois, and Bram (Elephant Party)

Welcoming comments

Literacy tip: En los cuentos de vecindarios que voy a leer hoy, hay muchos dibujos de casas. Los niños pueden imaginar y hacer muchas cosas de un patrón de una casa. Buscando diferentes usos de una cosa ayuda a estimular la creatividad. In today's stories about neighborhoods, there are lots of pictures of houses. Children can imagine and make so many things from a simple house pattern. Looking for different uses of an item helps stimulate creativity and inventiveness.

Activity song:  El Baile de las Manos/Jorge Anaya (¡A Bailar! Let's Dance!) 

Fingerplay: La Familia

1st story: El Vecindario de Quinito/Ina Cumpiano

Activity song: Wheels on the Bus/Raffi (Rise and Shine)

Fingerplay: Tommy Thumb

2nd story: What Can You Do with a Paleta?/Carmen Tafolla

Standing fingerplay: Una Boquita

3-D story: Los Centavos de Benny (Benny's Pennies)/Pat Brisson *flannelboard/prop

4th story: Bear About Town/Stella Blackstone

Instrument song: Al Tambor/Charlotte Diamond (Todo el Mundo Come Banana!) *with rhythm sticks

Stamp hands and bubbles

Hand stamp song: Good Morning Neighbors/Parachute Express (Circle of Friends)