And we’re back! After a month away, story times are back at my branch, and I am thrilled!
Pro tip – make sure to read through your picture books before you use them in story time…I had done “Here we go round the mulberry bush” before, but didn’t have a copy in the branch, so I ordered one from another branch. Figuring I knew the story, I pulled it out in story time, only to discover that about half the pages were missing! Fortunately it’s more of a song than a story, so I could wing the ending, but it did throw me off momentarily! So – if you’re using a new copy of a book, make sure all the pages are there (and not scribbled on….)!
Welcome Song: Hello, Friends
Book 1: Clip Clop / Nicola Smee
Hand Rhymes
- I wake up my hands
- Mmm-ahh went the little green frog
- Wiggle your fingers
- Open-shut them
- Roly poly
Book 2: Here we go round the mulberry bush / Jane Cabrera
Action Songs
- Bend and stretch
- Zoom zoom
- The wheels on the bus
- Orca whale
- Here we go a-driving
- The elevator song
Goodbye Song: Goodbye, Friends!