Band Time!

Toddler Tales is starting again soon! Register now by calling 330-856-2011.

We'll be getting together for stories, songs, rhymes, Band Time and more every Thursday at 11 AM at the Howland Branch of the Warren-Trumbull County Public Library at 9095 E. Market Street.

Our new song for Band Time this session is I Feel Good!

James Brown - I Feel Good lyrics

Join us Thursday September 17th.  Our theme is Farm Friends.  Find out what happens Down on the Farm.  We'll use puppets to sing Old McDonald Had a Farm along with other stories and rhymes.  Help us solve a farm puzzle, too!

Remember to call to register for all the fun.

See you Thursday at Howland for Toddler Tales!

A Froggy Day -- Thursday's Preschool Story Time

Theme: A Froggy Day
Featured Letter: F

Shake My Silles Out by Raffi

Home Sweet Home by Caroline Pitcher

A Frog In My Throat by Les Julian from Color Outside the Lines CD

Down by the Cool of the Pool by Tony Mitton

Happy Little Frog—action song
(Sing to Itsy-bitsy spider)
Happy little froggy-pie
Jumped up upon a log.
He opened up his mouth,
To sing his froggy song.
Croak, croak, croakety-croak
Croaky, croaky cree.
That happy little froggy-pie
Was as cheerful as can be. --jv

If You’re Froggy And You Know It
(sing to If You’re Happy and You Know It)
If you’re froggy and you know it
Jump around (flip-flop)
If you’re froggy and you know it
Jump around (flip-flop)
If you’re froggy and you know it
Then your feet will surely show it
If you’re froggy and you know it
Jump around (flip-flop)

If you’re froggy and you know it
Croak out loud (rib-bet)
If you’re froggy and you know it
Croak out loud (rib-bet)
If you’re froggy and you know it
Then your voice will surely show it
If you’re froggy and you know it
Croak out loud (rib-bet)

If you’re froggy and you know it
Swim around (swish-swash)
If you’re froggy and you know it
Swim around (swish-swash)
If you’re froggy and you know it
Then your splash will surely show it
If you’re froggy and you know it
Swim around (swish-swash)

If you’re froggy and you know it
Do all three. (flip-flop, rib-bet, swish-swash).
If you’re froggy and you know it
Do all three. (flip-flop, rib-bet, swish-swash).
If you’re froggy and you know it
Then your body surely shows it
If you’re froggy and you know it
Do all three. (flip-flop, rib-bet, swish-swash).--jv

A Frog in the Bog by Karma Wilson

Wiggle Song from Dragon Tales CD

Craft: Frog finger puppets

Preschool Story Time Thurs 7-23-09

Thelonius Monster’s Sky-High Fly Pie by Judy Sierra

I Know An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly--prop story

Ooey Gooey Bubble Gum—puppet story (hold up five fingers. pig puppet "sang" song and chomped one finger for each piece of gum; children pretended they had a puppet and used it to chomp."

5 globs of ooey gooey bubble gum, ooey gooey bubble gum, ooey gooey bubble gum, 5 globs of ooey gooey bubble gum and i'm gonna eat one now. Chomp.

4 globs of ooey gooey bubble gum, ooey gooey bubble gum, ooey gooey bubble gum, 4 globs of ooey gooey bubble gum and i'm gonna eat one now. Chomp.

3 globs of ooey gooey bubble gum, ooey gooey bubble gum, ooey gooey bubble gum, 3 globs of ooey gooey bubble gum and i'm gonna eat one now. Chomp.

2 globs of ooey gooey bubble gum, ooey gooey bubble gum, ooey gooey bubble gum, 2 globs of ooey gooey bubble gum and i'm gonna eat one now. Chomp.

1glob of ooey gooey bubble gum, ooey gooey bubble gum, ooey gooey bubble gum, 1 glob of ooey gooey bubble gum and I think I’ll eat one now. Chomp.

No globs of ooey, gooey bubble gum, ooey, gooey bubble gum, ooey, gooey bubble gum, o globs of ooey, gooey bubble gum, and now I feel so sick! Blah!

Knead Some Dough by the Wiggles

Rainy Day Slug by Mary Palenick Colborn

Silly Willies by Greg and Steve

Craft: no cook play dough--1/4 cup white flour, 2 Tablespoons salt, 2 Tablespoons water, 1 drop food color. Put all ingredients in a sandwich or snack size zipper bag, squish the air out and zip shut. Knead until everything is mixed and has a doughy texture. Keep in bag when not in use. Keeps fresh for 2 or 3 days.

Welcome to Miss J's Story Time

I'll be posting all kinds of things in this blog--books, crafts, rhymes, fingerplays and other things to help you help your children achieve the early literacy skills and other things to introduce them to the world of learning.