Storytime for 2 and 3-yr olds:I Love You!

Today's 2 and 3 yr old storytime was getting ready for Valentine's Day! Besides making a "LOVE" sign ( love in big words, decorated with small hearts) and getting Elmo valentines, the kids listen to Mouse First Valentine by Lauren Thompson and A Kiss Means I Love You by Kathryn M. Allen. We also did a few Valentine's Day fingerplays ( plus winter) and practiced our shapes.

Here are some of the songs we did today.

Five Pretty Valentines Fingerplay added 8-7-97 Original Author Unknown

Five Pretty Valentines waiting at the store.
(name) bought one and then there were four.
Four pretty Valentines shaped like a "V"
(name) bought one and then there were three.
Three pretty Valentines said "I love you"
(name) bought one then there were two.
Two pretty Valentines, this was so much fun.
(name) Bought one and then there was one.
One pretty Valentine sitting on the shelf.
I felt sorry for it, So I bought it for myself

The Love Bug added 8-7-97 Original Author Unknown

It begins with a grin (smile Broadly)
It turns to giggle (put both hands on mouth and giggle)
You start to laugh (throw head back and laugh out loud)
Your legs start to wiggle (put feet in the air and shake)
You look all around for someone to hug (move eyes back and forth)
What can you do (shrug shoulders)
You've caught the love bug (hug another child or yourself)
ACHOOO!


Our next Storytime for 2 and 3 yr olds is February 18 at 10 am ( in the NEW children's programming room all the way in the back of the NEW children's department. We're still downstairs, but in the former Audio-Visual section.  Please pardon our dust because we are still under construction and we only have the elevator as our mode of getting from here to there.)

Happy Valentine's Day and keep reading!