Due to summer reading planning, school visits, etc. I have fallen behind on posting my Toddler Time plans! At the very beginning of May, I did a shapes and colors theme that went fairly well.
OPENING RHYMES:
OPEN, SHUT THEM
Credit: Traditional
HANDS UP HIGH
Credit: Manly Library
BOOKS:
LEMONS ARE NOT RED BY LAURA VACCARO SEEGER
PERFECT SQUARE BY MICHAEL HALL
MIDDLE RHYMES:
SHAPES
Credit: Sunflower Storytime
IF YOU’RE WEARING…
Credit: Abby the Librarian
GREEN SAYS GO
Credit: King County Library System
FLANNELBOARD:
SHAPE, SHAPE, WHAT DO YOU SEE?
Credit: Sunflower Storytime
CALM DOWN SONG:
TWINKLE, TWINKLE
Credit: Traditional
MOVEMENT ACTIVITY:
BUBBLES!
CLOSING RHYME:
CHILDREN, CHILDREN TURN AROUND
HOW IT WENT:
Is it sad that my memories from a couple of weeks ago are a little fuzzy? I remember that Shapes and Green Says Go worked really well with the toddlers. If You’re Wearing… also worked, but, as usual, every toddler did every movement regardless of what color they were wearing. I would also definitely read both books again with toddlers. I’m taking the fact that I don’t remember any catastrophe happening to mean that this theme went very smoothly.
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