Ducks and Rain Spanish and Bilingual Story Time: February 21st and February 23rd, 2013

Hora de Cuentos Plan:
Theme: Ducks and Rain 
Literacy Skill: Singing/Phonological Awareness

Walk-in song: Gotita de Amor/Tatiana (Serie Millennium, disc 1)

Welcoming comments

Literacy tip: Cantando canciones tradicionales, como "La Araña Pequeñita" y "Que Llueva, Que Llueva," es una buen manera de apreciar cultura y practicar los sonidos en las palabras. Sabiendo los diferentes sonidos ayudará a su hijo cuando empieza a aprender a leer. 

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

Fingerplay: Al Subir una Montaña

1st story: ¡Ven Aquí, Daisy!/Jane Simmons 

Activity song: Baile de las Manos/Jorge Anaya 

Fingerplay: La Araña Pequeñita

2nd story: Pato Va en Bici/David Shannon

Standing fingerplay: Pon Tu Dedo En

3-D story: Un Hongo el la Lluvia (Mushroom in the Rain)/Mirra Ginsburg *flannel board

4th story: Cuaquito/Lauren Thompson 

Instrument song: Que Llueva, Que Llueva & Es Un Día Lluvioso/Charlotte Diamond (Todo el Mundo Come Banana) *with bells 

Stamp hands and bubbles

Hand-stamp song: Llueve/Francisco Gabilondo Soler (100 Años Cri-Cri) 

Bilingual Story Time Plan:
Theme: Ducks and Rain 
Literacy Skill: Singing/Phonological Awareness

Walk-in song: Have Some Fun Today/Imagination Movers (Eight Feet)

Welcoming comments

Literacy tip: Singing traditional songs, like "The Itsy Bitsy Spider," "Rain, Rain, Go Away," and "It's Raining, It's Pouring," is a good way to appreciate culture and practice the sounds in words. Knowing the different sounds in words will help your child when learning how to read. Cantando canciones tradicionales, como "La Araña Pequeñita" y "Que Llueva, Que Llueva," es una buen manera de apreciar cultura y practicar los sonidos en las palabras. Sabiendo los diferentes sonidos ayudará a su hijo cuando empieza a aprender a leer. 

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

Fingerplay: Al Subir una Montaña

1st story: ¡Ven Aquí, Daisy!/Jane Simmons 

Activity song: Six Little Ducks/Raffi (More Singable Songs)

Fingerplay: Clap 2, 3, 4

2nd story: In the Rain With Baby Duck/Amy Hest

Standing fingerplay: La Araña Pequeñita and Rain, Rain, Go Away

3-D story: Un Hongo el la Lluvia (Mushroom in the Rain)/Mirra Ginsburg *flannel board 

4th story: Duckie's Rainbow/Frances Barry 

Instrument song: Que Llueva, Que Llueva & Es Un Día Lluvioso/Charlotte Diamond (Todo el Mundo Come Banana) *with bells 

Stamp hands and bubbles

Hand-stamp song: Leaky Umbrella/Jim Gill (Jim Gill Sings the Sneezing Song and Other Contagious Tunes)

Valentine's Day (Love and Friendship) Spanish and Bilingual Story Time and Crafts: February 14th and 16th, 2013

This was a fun program, with an accompanying craft. See the bottom of my post for the crafts--a toilet paper tube butterfly and foam heart finger puppets. 

I made the felt cloud with the hearts raining down (below) to use with the props available to tell The Day It Rained Hearts. Before, we just had hearts that we would put on the felt board itself. I like this much better! It was also super easy to make--pencil a cloud shape on white felt and cut it out. Cut some yarn for the rain (the library actually had white/silver yarn!) and glue it to the back of the cloud with tacky glue (I'm sure there are other methods for attaching the yarn to the cloud). I cut out hearts from red felt and glued them to the pieces of yarn. I also glued another heart to the back in case the yarn got turned around and revealed the unfinished bits. 

Hora de Cuentos Plan:
Theme: Valentine's Day (Love and Friendship)
Literacy Skill: Crafts

Walk-in song: Gotita de Amor/Tatiana (Serie Millennium, disc 1)

Welcoming comments

Literacy tip: Haciendo manualidades ayuda desarrollar los músculos de las manos en los niños. 

Activity song:  La Tía Mónica/José-Luis Orozco (Diez Deditos) 

Fingerplay: Al Subir una Montaña

1st story: Mi Amigo Gorila/Atsuko Morozumi

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

Fingerplay: Pretendiendo 

2nd story: Un Amigo Deveras Maravilloso/Suzanne Bloom 

Standing fingerplay: Dos Manitas, Diez Deditos

3-D story: El Día Que Llovió Corazones (The Day It Rained Hearts)/Felicia Bond *with props

4th story: Juanito el Cariñoso/Lee Merrill Byrd

Instrument song: Cielito Lindo/Colibri (En el Lejano Bosque) *with scarves

Stamp hands and bubbles

Hand-stamp song: Te Quiero/Barney 

Bilingual Story Time Plan:
Theme: Valentine's Day (Love and Friendship) 
Literacy Skill: Crafts 

Walk-in song: Have Some Fun Today/Imagination Movers (Eight Feet)

Welcoming comments

Literacy tip: Making crafts help children develop hand muscles. Haciendo manualidades ayuda desarrollar los músculos de las manos en los niños. 

Activity song:  La Tía Mónica/José-Luis Orozco (Diez Deditos)  

Fingerplay: Al Subir una Montaña

1st story: Un Amigo Deveras Maravilloso/Suzanne Bloom 

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

Fingerplay: Thumbkin

2nd story: All Kinds of Kisses/Nancy Tafuri

Standing fingerplay: Pretendiendo

3-D story: El Día Que Llovió Corazones (The Day It Rained Hearts)/Felicia Bond *with props

 4th story: Lover Boy (Juanito el Cariñoso)/Lee Merrill Byrd

Instrument song: Cielito Lindo/Colibri (En el Lejano Bosque) *with scarves

Stamp hands and bubbles

Hand-stamp song: Blow a Kiss/Laurie Berkner (Under a Shady Tree) 

Crafts:
Heart Finger Puppets
You'll Need:
-Foam hearts with sticker backings
-Pipe cleaners cut in thirds for little fingers
-Sharpies or other permanent markers

Instructions for Kids/Families: 
1. Draw a happy face on two foam hearts.
2. Peel off the backing from the hearts
3. Put the piece of pipe cleaner between the two hearts and press them together like a sandwich.
4. Wrap the pipe cleaner around your finger to play!

Heart Butterflies
You'll Need:
-Construction paper to cut hearts (I actually used a die-cut). You'll have to tape/glue the ends of two hearts to make the wings. 
-Toiler paper tubes (I pre-wrapped mine in construction paper and attached with tape).
-Pipe cleaners cut in thirds. Then fold in half to create the antennae. 
-Markers to make a smiley face.
-Foam hearts or other things the kids can glue to the heart wings. i also had coloring crayons for kids to color the wings if they wanted.
-Tape 

Instructions for Kids/Families: 
1. Draw a happy face on the toilet paper roll tube.
2. Tape the antennae to the inside of the toilet paper tube so that they appear above the smiley face.
3. Decorate the wings (two hearts).
4. Tape the ends of two hearts together.
5. Attach the wings to the back of the toilet paper tube (behind the smiley face part).

Mo Willems' Week Spanish and Bilingual Story Time and Crafts: February 7th and 9th, 2013

Our library has a fantastic week celebrating Mo Willems during his birthday week! There were special story times all week, and Spanish and Bilingual Story Time (recently, the brand name for Story Time was changed from StoryTime to Story Time, which is why you see that change from previous plans) did not miss out since Mr. Willems has Spanish translations of Pigeon and Knuffle Bunny books! I did translate The Pigeon Has Feelings, Too! as I read the story since there isn't a Spanish version.

We had wonderful crafts, including a photo "book" booth. One of my amazing colleagues made a giant We Are in a Book! book with a large square cut out so kids could pretend they were on the cover and have their picture taken. It was a hit!

See below the story time plans for some of the crafts we had during the week (the ones I have included are the ones I used for the Spanish and bilingual story time programs)! Mo Willems website has tons of fun things to do and print out, too! Check it out at: http://www.mowillems.com/

Hora de Cuentos Plan:
Theme: Mo Willems 
Literacy Skill: Letter Knowledge 

Walk-in song: La Fiesta/Tatiana (Serie Millennium, disc 1)

Welcoming comments

Literacy tip: Paloma (enseñe el peluche de Paloma) empieza con la letra ¿...? ¡"P"! Vamos a usar nuestro dedo mágico para dibujar la letra "P" en el aire. ¿Cuales otras cosas empiezan con la letra "P"? (Enseñe los peluches de un pingüino, un pato, y un perro.) 

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

Fingerplay: Al Subir una Montaña

1st story: El Conejito  Knuffle/Mo Willems 

Activity song: Marcha de las Letras/Francisco Gabilondo Soler (100 Años Cri-Cri, disc 3)

Fingerplay: Aquí Está un Conejo

2nd story: ¡La Paloma Encuentra un Perro Caliente!/Mo Willems 

Standing fingerplay: Aplaude Con Tus Manos 

3-D story: ¡No Dejes Que la Paloma Conduzca el Autobús!/Mo Willems *with "no" sign prop

Poem: "Palomas"/Alma Flor Ada (Todo es Canción, p. 98)

4th story: ¡La Paloma Tiene Sentimientos También! (The Pigeon Has Feelings, Too!)/Mo Willems 

Instrument song: Guantanamera/Omara Portuondo (Putumayo: Latin Playground) *with maracas

Stamp hands and bubbles

Hand stamp song: El Reino del Revés/Botafogo (Putumayo: Latin Playground)

Bilingual Story Time Plan:
Theme: Mo Willems 
Literacy Skill: Letter Knowledge 

Walk-in song: Have Some Fun Today/Imagination Movers (Eight Feet)

Welcoming comments

Literacy tip: (Show stuffed Pigeon) Pigeon starts with the letter...? "P"! Pigeon in Spanish is paloma, and it also starts with the letter...? "P!" Paloma (enseñe el peluche de Paloma) empieza con la letra ¿...? ¡"P! En inglés, la palabra "pigeon" quiere decir paloma. Vamos usar nuestro dedo mágico para dibujar la letra "P" en el aire. We're going to use our magic finger to draw the letter "P" in the air. ¿Cuales otras cosas empiezan con la letra "P"? What things start with the letter "P"? (Show the penguin) In Spanish, the word for penguin is pingüino, and both start with the letter "P." What are these animals (show duck and dog)? In Spanish, the word for dog is perro, and the word for duck is pato. Perro and pato start with the letter "P." 

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

Fingerplay: Al Subir una Montaña

1st story: El Conejito  Knuffle/Mo Willems 

Activity song: I've Got Two Hands/Peter & Ellen Allard (Sing It! Say It! Stamp It! Sway It!, vol. 3)

Fingerplay: The Bee Hive 

2nd story: Pigs Make Me Sneeze!/Mo Willems 

Standing fingerplay: Aplaude Con Tus Manos

3-D story: ¡No Dejes Que la Paloma Conduzca el Autobús!/Mo Willems 

Poem: "Palomas"/Alma Flor Ada (Todo es Canción, p. 98)

4th story: The Pigeon Has Feelings, Too!/Mo Willems 

Instrument song: Guantanamera/Omara Portuondo (Putumayo: Latin Playground) *with maracas

Stamp hands and bubbles

Hand stamp song: Happy Birthday Waltz/Sharon, Lois, and Bram (Elephant Party)

Crafts:
Coloring Pages (courtest of Mo Willems' website...just add crayons!)

Knuffle Bunny Masks (courtesy of Michele M.)
You'll Need:
-paper plates
-scissors
-card stock to print bunny ears on
-crayons
-craft (Popsicle) sticks
-tape or glue


Instructions: 
-We pre-cut the eye holes in the paper plates to make things easier/faster for the kids/families.

1. Color the bunny ears with crayons.
2. Cut out the ears.
3. Color the paper plate (light green for Knuffle Bunny or have the kids be as creative as they want to be with this) and draw a bunny nose and mouth.
4. Glue or tape the ears behind the paper plate so that the colored parts face out when the kids put the mask to their face.
5. Glue or tape the bottom of the paper plate to a craft (Popsicle) stick, so that it acts as a handle for the mask.

Pigeon Ps (courtesy of Amber O.V.) 
You'll Need:
-light blue construction paper
-yellow construction paper
-white crayon
-black marker
-glue stick
-letter P die-cut
-circle cutter

Instructions: 
-We had all the pieces pre-cut to make things easier/faster for the kids/families.
*Using the blue paper, cut a bunch of circles with a circle cutter (this makes Pigeon's head)
*Using the blue paper, cut out the letter P's. This makes Pigeon's body (the curve of the P makes his booty). Use the inner part of the P to  make his wing.
*Using the yellow construction paper, cut tiny yellow triangles to make Pigeon's beak.
-Now that the pieces are cut...
1. Draw Pigeon's eye on the blue circle.
2. Glue his beak to the blue circle.
3. Take the letter P and flip him upside down and over so that the curved part of the P makes Pigeon's booty.
4. Draw Pigeon's leg along the bottom.
5. Glue Pigeon's head (the circle) to his body/legs.
6. Draw Pigeon's neck ring with two lines and color the inside of it white.
7. Glue Pigeon's wing.

Shoes and Feet Spanish and Bilingual StoryTime: January 31st and February 2nd, 2013

For the past couple of week and through the end of February, I will be doing a number of Head Start/pre-School visits as a partnership with a local school district that participates in the Raising a Reader program (http://www.raisingareader.org/site/PageNavigator/AboutUs/OurStory.html). The teachers and aides at the school also usually help volunteer at the library's annual Día de los Niños/Día de los Libros event. I have loved visiting these school sites the past couple of years. The visits, some of which are bilingual, also give me the opportunity to test out the stories I am thinking about using for Spanish and bilingual story time later on in the week. 

For the last class visit I did, I brought in stories and shoes and feet, and, yes, I did wear green shoes specifically because I was going to read Picky Mrs. Pickle. Was this a winning theme! The kids LOVED Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes. I was pleasantly surprised that they had exposure to the book and were more than happy to sing along with a teacher-supplied CD. Cuteness! The success of the visit solidified my story time plans for the week. Here they are: 

Hora de Cuentos Plan:
Theme: Shoes and Feet
Literacy Skill: Print Motivation

Walk-in song: La Fiesta/Tatiana (Serie Millennium, disc 1)

Welcoming comments

Literacy tip: A veces, los niños no quieren sentarse a escuchar un cuento. Está bien si sólo lees una o dos páginas a la vez. La idea es que tus hijos tengan una experiencia positiva con los libros - incluso en pequeños pedazos de tiempo - para que su interés en ellos crezca. 

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

Fingerplay: Al Subir una Montaña

1st story: ¡Hola, Lulu!/Caroline Uff

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

Fingerplay: Dos Manitas, Diez Deditos

2nd story: Laboriosos Dedos de los Pies/C.W. Bowie

Standing fingerplay: El Nido de Abejas

3-D story: La Exigente Señora Pepinillo (Picky Mrs. Pickle)/Christine M. Schneider 

4th story: ¿Qué Me Pongo?/Klass Verplancke and Veroniek Sanctobin

Instrument song: La Fiesta de los Zapatos/Francisco Gabilondo Soler (100 Años Cri-Cri, disc 2) *with bells 

Stamp hands and bubbles

Hand-stamp song: El Zapaterito/Colibri (Papalóapan: River of Butterflies)

Bilingual StoryTime Plan:
Theme: Shoes and Feet
Literacy Skill: Print Motivation

Walk-in song: Have Some Fun Today/Imagination Movers (Eight Feet)

Welcoming comments

Literacy tip: Sometimes, children don't want to sit down to listen to a story. It's okay to read just one or two pages at a time. The idea is that your children have a positive experience with books--even in little chunks of time--so that his or her interest in them will grow. A veces, los niños no quieren sentarse a escuchar un cuento. Está bien si sólo lees una o dos páginas a la vez. La idea es que tus hijos tengan una experiencia positiva con los libros - incluso en pequeños pedazos de tiempo - para que su interés en ellos crezca. 

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

Fingerplay: Al Subir una Montaña

1st story: Laboriosos Dedos de los Pies/C.W. Bowie

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

Fingerplay: Touch Your Tongue

2nd story: Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes/Eric Litwin

Standing fingerplay: Aplaude con Tus Manos

3-D story: La Exigente Señora Pepinillo (Picky Mrs. Pickle)/Christine M. Schneider  

 4th story: Whose Shoes?/Anna Grossnickle Hines

Instrument song: La Fiesta de los Zapatos/Francisco Gabilondo Soler (100 Años Cri-Cri, disc 2) *with bells 

Stamp hands and bubbles

Hand-stamp song: Something in my Shoe/Raffi (Rise and Shine)