Cooking Spanish and Bilingual StoryTime: September 27th and September 29th, 2012

Hora de Cuentos Plan:
Theme: Cooking
Literacy Skill: Vocabulary

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

Welcoming comments

Literacy tip: Cuando esta en el supermercado haciendo compras o cocinando en casa, di los nombres de las comidas o los ingredientes a su hijo o preguntales por los nombres. Poco a poco, su hijo aprenderá palabras nuevas.

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

Fingerplay: La Familia

1st story: El Estofado del Lobo/Keiko Kasza

Activity song: Pimpón/José-Luis Orozco (Diez Deditos)

Fingerplay: Bate, Bate el Chocolaté

2nd story: Arroz con Leche: Una Poema Para Cocinar/Jorge Argueta *check out for story time

Standing fingerplay: El Nido de Abejas

3-D story: Mamá Provi y la Olla de Arroz (Mama Provi and the Pot of Rice)/Sylvia Rosa-Casanova *flannel board/prop

4th story: Alimentos Blancos/Patricia Whitehouse

Instrument song: Chocolate/Carmen Gonzalez y Koral y Esmeralda (Putumayo: Latin Playground) *with maracas

Stamp hands and bubbles

Hand stamp song: La Olla y el Comal/Francisco Gabilondo Soler (100 Años de Cri-Cri)

Bilingual Story Time Plan:
Theme: Cooking
Literacy Skill: Vocabulary

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: Cuando esta en el supermercado haciendo compras o cocinando en casa, di los nombres de las comidas o los ingredientes a su hijo o preguntales por los nombres. Poco a poco, su hijo aprenderá palabras nuevas. When you are at the grocery store buying food or cooking at home, say the names of the foods or ingredients to your child or ask your child for the names of the foods/ingredients. Little by little, your child will learn new words.

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

Fingerplay: La Familia

1st story: El Estofado del Lobo/Keiko Kasza

Activity song:  Hot Potato/The Wiggles (Yummy Yummy)

Fingerplay: Pancake

2nd story: The Cazuela the Farm Maiden Stirred/Samantha R. Vamos *flannel board/prop

Standing fingerplay: El Nido de Abejas

3-D story: Mamá Provi y la Olla de Arroz (Mama Provi and the Pot of Rice)/Sylvia Rosa-Casanova *flannel board/prop

4th story: White Foods/Patricia Whitehouse

Instrument song: Chocolate/Carmen Gonzalez y Koral y Esmeralda (Putumayo: Latin Playground) *with maracas

Stamp hands and bubbles

Hand stamp song: The Corner Grocery Store/Raffi (The Corner Grocery Store)

Farms Spanish and Bilingual StoryTime: September 20th and September 22nd, 2012

Hora de Cuentos Plan:
Theme: Farms
Literacy Skill: Phonological Awareness

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

Welcoming comments

Literacy tip: Hoy vamos a enfocarnos en las granjas por medio de poseia, música, y ruido. El concepto de callado y recio juega una parte en la música y en la vida. Los niños necesitan saber cuando es apropiado usar una voz calladita y cuando esta bien usar una voz recia. Por medio de la música, ellos puden aprender esta diferencia.

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

Fingerplay: La Familia

1st story: Hay Una Vaca Entre las Coles/Clare Beaton

Activity song: Lorenzo el Loro/Hap Palmer (Aprendiendo en Dos Idiomas)

Fingerplay: Al Subir Una Montaña

2nd story: Jajá, Jijí, Cuac/Doreen Cronin

Standing fingerplay: Los Pollitos Dicen Pío, Pío, Pío

3-D story: La Viejita Quería Ruido (The Little Woman Wanted Noise)/Val Teal *flannel board

4th story: Aqui en la Granja, Que Maravilla (Sitting on the Farm*)/Bob King
*Goodreads doesn't have the Spanish version, but it exists. It also rhymes.

Instrument song: Vengan a Ver Mi Granja/Jose-Luis Orozco (De Colores) *with rhythm sticks

Stamp hands and bubbles

Hand stamp song: La Vaca Pensativa/Francisco Gabilondo Soler (100 Años de Cri-Cri)

Bilingual Story Time Plan:
Theme: Farms
Literacy Skill: Phonological Awareness

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: Hoy vamos a enfocarnos en las granjas por medio de poseia, música, y ruido. El concepto de callado y recio juega una parte en la música y en la vida. Los niños necesitan saber cuando es apropiado usar una voz calladita y cuando esta bien usar una voz recia. Por medio de la música, ellos puden aprender esta diferencia. Today, we're going to focus on farms through poetry, music, and noise. The concept of quiet and loud plays a big part in music and in life. Children need to know when it's appropriate to use a soft voice and when it's okay to use a loud voice. Through music, they can learn this difference.

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

Fingerplay: La Familia

1st story: Aqui en la Granja, Que Maravilla (Sitting on the Farm*)/Bob King
*Goodreads doesn't have the Spanish version, but it exists. It also rhymes.

Activity song:  Glad to See You/Peter and Ellen Allard (Sing It! Say It! Stamp It! Sway It! Vol. 2)

Fingerplay: We Can Jump

2nd story: Farm Flu/Teresa Bateman

Standing fingerplay: Los Pollitos Dicen Pío, Pío, Pío

3-D story: La Viejita Quería Ruido (The Little Woman Wanted Noise)/Val Teal *flannel board

4th story: I Spy on the Farm/Richard Powell

Instrument song: Vengan a Ver Mi Granja/Jose-Luis Orozco (De Colores) *with rhythm sticks

Stamp hands and bubbles

Hand stamp song: Old McDonald Had a Band/Raffi (Singable Songs for the Very Young)

Peace Day Spanish and Bilingual StoryTime: September 13th and September 15th, 2012

For these Spanish and Bilingual StoryTime programs, I collaborated with a coworker in the reference department who was hosting a workshop about peace given by Dr. Iris Haapanen of California State University Stanislaus. During the workshop, which also promoted International Peace Day, which is celebrated on September 21st, adults and children were able to make multicultural bracelets while learning about peer pressure, lack of self-confidence, and bullying. Since Dr. Haapanen's program was family-friendly and started immediately after Saturday's Bilingual StoryTime program, it was fitting that the story time revolve around the same theme.

Here is the press release for Dr. Haapanen's event: http://www.stanislauslibrary.org/pdf/press/multicultural_bracelets_sept12.pdf

For more information about International Peace Day, visit http://www.internationaldayofpeace.org/)

Hora de Cuentos Plan:
Theme: Peace
Literacy Skill: Vocabulary

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

Welcoming comments

Literacy tip: ¿Qué es la paz? Hoy vamos aprender los diferentes significados de la palabra "paz."

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

Fingerplay: La Familia

1st story: El Libro de la Paz (The Peace Book)/Todd Parr *Our library doesn't own the Spanish copy,  but since The Peace Book is not lengthy, it's easy to translate as one reads along.

Activity song: Juego de la Mané/Canciones Infantiles: Tic Tac

Fingerplay: Pretendiendo

2nd story: Quienquiera Que Seas/Mem Fox

Standing fingerplay: Pulgarcito

3-D story: El León y la Rata (The Lion and the Rat)/Brian Wildsmith *with props

4th story: ¡Me Gusto Como Soy!/Nancy Carlson

Instrument song: Para Que el Mundo Sea Mejor/Charlotte Diamond (Todo el Mundo Come Banana!) *with scarves

Stamp hands and bubbles

Hand stamp song: Paz y Libertad/José-Luis Orozco (De Colores)

Bilingual Story Time Plan:
Theme: Peace
Literacy Skill: Vocabulary

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: What is peace? Today, we're going to learn about the different meanings of the word "peace." ¿Qué es la paz? Hoy vamos a aprender los diferentes significados de la palabra "paz."

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

Fingerplay: La Familia

1st story: Quienquiera Que Seas/Mem Fox

Activity song: Tap Your Toe and Follow Me/Susan Salidor (Come and Make a Circle)

Fingerplay: Where is Thumbkin?

2nd story: The Peace Book/Todd Parr

Standing fingerplay: Pretendiendo

3-D story: El León y la Rata (The Lion and the Rat)/Brian Wildsmith *with props

4th story: Let There Be Peace On Earth, and Let It Begin With Me*/Jill Jackson

*Because the public library separates church from state, the page with references to God were clipped back. For story time purposes, I paperclip back pages with religious elements, pages that may strange illustrations (particularly if I'm asking the children to identify what the pictures are in a story), and pages that aren't essential to the narrative in order to cut down on length.

Instrument song: Para Que el Mundo Sea Mejor/Charlotte Diamond (Todo el Mundo Come Banana!) *with scarves

Stamp hands and bubbles

Hand stamp song: One Light, One Sun/Raffi (Evergreen Everblue)

Frogs and Toads Spanish and Bilingual StoryTime: September 6th and September 8th, 2012

Hora de Cuentos Plan:
Theme: Frogs and Toads
Literacy Skill: Scientific Knowledge

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

Welcoming comments

Literacy tip: Reading nonfiction and fiction stories about animals with your child is a great way for them to learn more about the natural world. Today's stories are all about frogs and toads, and we will learn the difference between frogs and toads (use puppets). Frogs are smoother and have long legs, and toads have bumpy skin and shorter legs. 

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

Fingerplay: La Familia

1st story: Los Bolsillos Saltarines/Pat Mora

Activity song: Juanito/José-Luis Orozco (Diez Deditos)

Fingerplay: Juanito

2nd story: Veloz Como el Grillo/Audrey Wood

Standing fingerplay: La Rana y el Sapo

3-D story: La Gran Rana Bocana/Rex Schneider *with props

4th story: ¿Quién Salta?/Katie Davis

Instrument song: El Botecito/Colibri (En el Lejano Bosque) *with rhythm sticks

Stamp hands and bubbles

Hand stamp song: Excursión Mojada/Francisco Gabilondo Soler (100 Años de Cri-Cri)

Bilingual Story Time Plan:
Theme: Frogs and Toads
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: Reading nonfiction and fiction stories about animals with your child is a great way for them to learn more about the natural world. Today's stories are all about frogs and toads, and we will learn the difference between frogs and toads (use puppets). Frogs are smoother and have long legs, and toads have bumpy skin and shorter legs. 

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

Fingerplay: La Familia

1st story: Los Bolsillos Saltarines/Pat Mora

Activity song: Put Your Finger On/Parachute Express (Feel the Music)

Fingerplay: The Little Turtle

2nd story: Quick as a Cricket/Audrey Wood

Standing fingerplay: La Rana y el Sapo

3-D story: La Gran Rana Bocana/Rex Schneider *with props

4th story: Who Hops?/Katie Davis

Instrument song: El Botecito/Colibri (En el Lejano Bosque) *with rhythm sticks

Stamp hands and bubbles

Hand stamp song: Five Little Frogs/Raffi (Singable Songs for the Very Young)

Musical Bears Spanish and Bilingual StoryTime: August 30th and September 1st, 2012

Hora de Cuentos Plan:
Theme: Musical Bears
Literacy Skill: Phonological Awareness

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

Welcoming comments

Literacy tip: Cantando canciones, leyendo libros con rimas, y diciendo trabalenguas ayuda a los niños ser sensitivos a los sonidos en las palabras. 

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

Fingerplay: La Familia

1st story: Los Tres Osos/Paul Galdone

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

Fingerplay: Juego de Aplaudir

2nd story: Vamos a Cazar un Oso/Michael Rosen

Standing fingerplay: Osito, Osito (adapted from Perrito, Perrito)

3-D story: La Canción del Lagarto/George Shannon *with props

4th story: Oso Pardo, Oso Pardo, ¿Qué Ves Ahí?/Bill Martin, Jr. 

Instrument song: Mi Osito Gruff/Charlotte Diamond (Todo el Mundo Come Banana!) *with bells

Stamp hands and bubbles

Hand stamp song: Compadre Cómpreme un Coco/José-Luis Orozco

Bilingual Story Time Plan:
Theme: Musical Bears
Literacy Skill: Phonological Awareness


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: Singing songs, reading books with rhyme, and saying silly tongue-twisters help kkids become sensitive to the sounds in words. Cantando canciones, leyendo libros con rimas, y diciendo trabalenguas ayuda a los niños ser sensitivos a los sonidos en las palabras. 

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

Fingerplay: La Familia

1st story: Los Tres Osos/Paul Galdone

Activity song: Hot Potato/The Wiggles (Yummy Yummy)

Fingerplay: Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear

2nd story: We're Going on a Bear Hunt/Michael Rosen

Standing fingerplay: Osito, Osito (adapted from Perrito, Perrito)

3-D story: La Canción del Lagarto/George Shannon

4th story: Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?/Bill Martin, Jr. 

Instrument song: Mi Osito Gruff/Charlotte Diamond (Todo el Mundo Come Banana!) *with bells

Stamp hands and bubbles

Hand stamp song: A Sailor Went to Sea/Peter and Ellen Allard (Sing It! Say It! Stamp It! Sway It! Vol. 3)