Well, that was interesting….
Today we implemented a new ticketing system to manage the size of our story times, which meant I had the smallest story time I think I’ve ever had – only 50 people (adults and children) in the big meeting room.
It was a bit of an adjustment, to say the least. What had worked with 40 or 50 children didn’t work as well with only about 25.There was so much space in the room that several of the children took to running around, and it was difficult to wrangle them back for our picture books. It was unlike any story time I’ve ever had in this branch, and my original plan simply didn’t stand a chance, so I had to do some last-minute rejigging to try and MacGyver something together.
I only have one session of story times before we take a break until July, so I only have to manage one more crazy story time before I can rethink my story time strategy to reflect the new reality of my set up.
Welcome Song: Hello, Friends
Book 1: The Very Hungry Caterpillar / Eric Carle
Hand Rhymes
- I wake up my hands
- Wiggle your fingers
- The itsy bitsy spider
- Open-shut them
- Roly poly
Book 2: I Went Walking / Sue Williams
Action Songs
- Zoom zoom
- If you’re happy and you know it
- Tick tock
- Elevator song
Cool-down songs:
- Mm-ah went the little green frog
Goodbye Song: Goodbye, Friends!
Only one more week until we take a much-needed summer break!
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