Flannel Song: Down by the Bay

"Down By the Bay" by Raffi

Down by the bay, where the watermelons grow,
Back to my home, I dare not go,
For if I do, my mother will say...
"Did you ever see a goose, kissing a moose,
Down by the bay?"

Down by the bay, where the watermelons grow,
Back to my home, I dare not go,
For if I do, my mother will say...
"Did you ever see a whale, with a polka dot tail,
Down by the bay?"

Down by the bay, where the watermelons grow,
Back to my home, I dare not go,
For if I do, my mother will say...
"Did you ever see a fly, wearing a tie,
Down by the bay?"

Down by the bay, where the watermelons grow,
Back to my home, I dare not go,
For if I do, my mother will say...
"Did you ever see a bear, combing his hair,
Down by the bay?"

Down by the bay, where the watermelons grow,
Back to my home, I dare not go,
For if I do, my mother will say...
"Did you ever see llamas, eating their pajamas,
Down by the bay?"

Down by the bay, where the watermelons grow,
Back to my home, I dare not go,
For if I do, my mother will say...
"Did you ever have a time, when you couldn't make a rhyme,
Down by the bay?"

Flannel Activity: Cupcake Match

This is a fun activity to incorporate into a baking or food themed storytime!

I had out the tops of the cupcakes and have the kids and parents count how many sprinkles they have. Then I put up the bottoms and have the kids bring up the matching top.  If I have 20 kids, I hand out tops and bottoms to kids so everyone can participate.

Flannel Story: Fall is Not Easy

Based on the book "Fall is Not Easy" by Martin Kelley. Borrowed this flannel idea from Storytiming.

Bilingual Storytime: Bears

Welcome Song:
Buenas tardes, ¿cómo estás?
Hoy por la tarde
vamos juntos a jugar,
¿tú cómo te llamas?

*Based off this video*

Hello Song:
Buenas tardes, ¿Cómo estás?
How are you? How are you?
Buenas tardes, ¿Cómo estás?
How are you?

(Tune: London Bridge)

Bilingual Finger Play: 
Diez Deditios/ 10 Little Fingers

Key Vocab Review:

Bear/ el oso    Teddy Bear/ el osito

First Book: Bear Sees Colors/ Oso ve colores by Karma Wilson

Song:
Red is rojo
Green is verde
Blue azul
Negro black
Yellow amarillo
Purple is morado
Grey is gris 
Brown café

(Tune: Are you sleeping?)

Flannel Game:

Bear Clothing Flannel

No picture of this flannel, but it's a bear and we put various articles of clothing on him. It was a great opportunity to review basic clothing vocabulary.

Rhyme: Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear

Second Book: Where is Bear?/ ¿Dónde está Oso? by Jonathan Bentley

Movement Time: Parachute with teddy bears

We tossed all our teddys on the parachute and went up and down while singing "The Bear Went Over the Mountain"

The bear went over the mountain,
The bear went over the mountain,
The bear went over the mountain,
To see what he could see,
To see what he could see,
To see what he could see...

The other side of the mountain,
The other side of the mountain,
The other side of the mountain,
Was all that he could see…
Was all that he could see,
Was all that he could see,
The other side of the mountain,
Was all that he could see!

El oso subió a la montaña
El oso subió a la montaña
El oso subió a la montaña
A ver qué podía ver
A ver qué podía ver
A ver qué podía ver

El otro lado de la montaña
El otro lado de la montaña
El otro lado de la montaña
Fue todo lo que pudo ver
Fue todo lo que pudo ver
Fue todo lo que pudo ver.
El otro lado de la montaña
Fue todo lo que pudo ver.

Goodbye Song:

Adios, Adios, Adios means goodbye.

Adios, adios,

We’ll see you next time!

(Tune to Clementine)

Bilingual Storytime: Vehicles

Welcome Song:
Buenas tardes, ¿cómo estás?
Hoy por la tarde
vamos juntos a jugar,
¿tú cómo te llamas?

*Based off this video*

Hello Song:
Buenas tardes, ¿Cómo estás?
How are you? How are you?
Buenas tardes, ¿Cómo estás?
How are you?

(Tune: London Bridge)

Bilingual Finger Play: 
Diez Deditios/ 10 Little Fingers

Key Vocab Review:

Stop/ alto    Go/ vamos    slow/ despacio

First Book: Duck on a Bike/ Pato va en bici by David Shannon

Flannel Game:

Which track flannel?

Unfortunately I don't have a picture of this flannel, but it's a matching game. 

You have to match which vehicle goes where. Car-Road, Airplane-Sky, Boat-Water, Train-Track

Song:
Red is rojo
Green is verde
Blue azul
Negro black
Yellow amarillo
Purple is morado
Grey is gris 
Brown café

(Tune: Are you sleeping?)

Activity: 

The storytimers had to follow my directions when I said "Stop" "Go" or "Slow" in spanish. I would have them jump, clap, stomp, etc until I gave a direction.

Second Book: Firetruck/ camión de bomberos by Nadia Higgins

Movement Time: Scarf Song

Goodbye Song:

Adios, Adios, Adios means goodbye.

Adios, adios,

We’ll see you next time!

(Tune to Clementine)

Bilingual Storytime: Valentine's Day

Welcome Song:
Buenas tardes, ¿cómo estás?
Hoy por la tarde
vamos juntos a jugar,
¿tú cómo te llamas?

*Based off this video*

Hello Song:
Buenas tardes, ¿Cómo estás?
How are you? How are you?
Buenas tardes, ¿Cómo estás?
How are you?

(Tune: London Bridge)

Bilingual Finger Play: 
Diez Deditios/ 10 Little Fingers

Key Vocab Review:

I love you/ Te quiero    Heart/ corazón    Love/ amor

First Book: Clifford's First Valentine/ El Primer San Valentin de Clifford

Flannel Game:

We handed out different colored flannel hearts to the kids. When we called their color they could bring up their heart and put it on the board. Then we counted in Spanish how many hearts we had.

Song:
Red is rojo
Green is verde
Blue azul
Negro black
Yellow amarillo
Purple is morado
Grey is gris 
Brown café

(Tune: Are you sleeping?)

Second Book: I Love You Through and Through/ Te quiero, yo te quiero by Bernadette Rossetti-Shustak

 Movement Time: 

Shaker Eggs and Free Dance

Goodbye Song:

Adios, Adios, Adios means goodbye.

Adios, adios,

We’ll see you next time!

(Tune to Clementine)

Bilingual Storytime: Library

Welcome Song:
Buenas tardes, ¿cómo estás?
Hoy por la tarde
vamos juntos a jugar,
¿tú cómo te llamas?

*Based off this video*

Hello Song:
Buenas tardes, ¿Cómo estás?
How are you? How are you?
Buenas tardes, ¿Cómo estás?
How are you?

(Tune: London Bridge)

Bilingual Finger Play: 
Diez Deditios/ 10 Little Fingers

Key Vocab Review:

Book/ El libro   Library/ La biblioteca    Storytime/ Tiempo de cuentos

First Book: Lola in the Library/ Lola en la biblioteca by Anna McQuinn

Song:
Red is rojo
Green is verde
Blue azul
Negro black
Yellow amarillo
Purple is morado
Grey is gris 
Brown café

(Tune: Are you sleeping?)

Flannel Game:

Where is Wiggleworm?

Second Book: 

Movement Time: 
Freeze Dance

Goodbye Song:

Adios, Adios, Adios means goodbye.

Adios, adios,

We’ll see you next time!

(Tune to Clementine)