Thank you to everyone who attended storytime this week! Here’s a recap of the stories and songs shared in storytime.
This week’s theme is Mother’s Day!
Books
We listened to the song while reading the book.
If you enjoyed these stories, you might also like:
- Mother’s Day by Anne F. Rockwell
- Are You My Mother? by P. D. Eastman
- The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn
- I Love Mom with the very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
- The Mommy Book by Todd Parr
The links include all material types, including digital resources.
Rhymes and Songs
Opening Song
Opening Song: When ____________ Wake up in the Morning…
When (cows, pigs, roosters, sheep, horses) wake up in the morning
They always say hello!
When (cows, pigs, roosters, sheep, horses) wake up in the morning
They always say hello!
And what do they say? (moo, oink, cock-a-doodle-doo, baa, neigh)
And that is what they say.
If You Love Mom and You Know It
(Tune: If You’re Happy and You Know It)
If you love mom and you know it,
clap your hands.
If you love mom and you know it,
clap your hands.
If you love mom and you know it,
then your face will surely show it.
If you love mom and you know it,
clap your hands.
Blow a kiss
Give a hug
Say, “I love you”
Source: King County Library System
MOMMY Bingo
There is a gal I love so much,
and Mommy is her name-o.
M-O-M-M-Y, M-O-M-M-Y, M-O-M-M-Y,
and Mommy is her name-oh.
(repeat 5 more times. Replace singing the letter with a kiss!)
Matching color game based on The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn
Chester the Raccoon
Really misses his mom.
So she gave him a kiss
In the middle of his palm.
The kiss helps him,
When they are apart.
Can you help him
Find the matching heart?
Remember that all the stories read in our storytimes count toward your 1000 Books Before Kindergarten.
Check it out! The Myrna Chelko Early Literacy Initiative
ABC Song
See You Later Alligator
Closing Song (with American Sign Language): Goodbye Friends
(to the tune of Goodnight Ladies)
Goodbye friends,
Goodbye friends,
Goodbye friends,
It’s time to say goodbye.
Literacy Tip
Scribbling and drawing help children develop eye-hand coordination and the fine motor skills they need to control and hold a pencil.
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