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From: "PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults and Children"
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To: "PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults and Children" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 2:09 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 942
PUBYAC Digest 942
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Homeschooling -- Alex's question
by cindy guthrie <guthriec@libcoop.net>
2) Thanks for HP help
by "Diana Cook" <dcook@rpl.regina.sk.ca>
3) need help
by Lisa Bauer <lbauer@mail.owls.lib.wi.us>
4) RE: toys for librarians!
by "Andrea Johnson" <ajohnson@cooklib.org>
5) Re: 2002 Downs Intellectual Freedom Award Announced
by Lorie O'Donnell <LOdonnell@midyork.org>
6) Re: tape rewinder
by Dorothy Youngblood <dyoungbl@mail.owls.lib.wi.us>
7) CD/DVD protectors
by "Carol Chatfield" <cchatfield@myriad.middlebury.edu>
8) Pinocchio edition
by Susan Dunn <sdunn@jefferson.lib.co.us>
9) Family Dog Stumper
by Garrett Van Essen <gvaness@mail.pratt.lib.md.us>
10) Princess Stumper answers
by Garrett Van Essen <gvaness@mail.pratt.lib.md.us>
11) Baby Storytimes
by lcole <lcole@du.edu>
12) Re: Easy Christmas Craft Ideas?
by "Margaret Korenski" <MKORENSKI@vigo.lib.in.us>
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From: cindy guthrie <guthriec@libcoop.net>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Homeschooling -- Alex's question
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Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2002 15:00:55 CST
Hi,
At the Chesterfield Twp. Library in Michigan, we have had good luck
offering home schooling programming which focuses on library resources
and how to use them. Each month I choose a topic and create a
presentation on it. Topics are rather varied, including genre, subject,
and specific resources: examples would be Encyclopedias (what we have,
what the differences are, how to use effectively, & including specific
subject encylopedias as well as general encyclopedias); animals (books,
periodicals, CD-ROMs, etc. on various levels); using a specific
database. This approach keeps the focus on the homeschooler as library
patron and keeps the librarian out of the curriculum business.
Occasionally we offer programs on homeschooling qua homeschooling (e.g.
"Getting Started in Homeschooling" with a main speaker and panelists)
as
well. We also have produced a small packet of homeschooling materials
which includes a bibliog of our books on homeschooling, a sheet of
recommended websites, and contact information on local homeschooling
groups, which we hand out to people interested in exploring the topic.
Hope this helps.
Cindy Guthrie
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From: "Diana Cook" <dcook@rpl.regina.sk.ca>
To: "Pubyac@Prairienet. Org"
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Subject: Thanks for HP help
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Thanks to everyone who sent me Harry Potter readalikes; we now have a ton of
info to refer to!
Diana Cook
dcook@reginalibrary.ca
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From: Lisa Bauer <lbauer@mail.owls.lib.wi.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: need help
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Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2002 15:07:27 CST
There is a Thai speaking student in our school district who prefers to
read in her native language. Right now she is having an aunt in Thailand
send her books. We are looking for a bookstore in the U.S. that has YA
books in the Thai language. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
Lisa Bauer
Iola Village Library
Iola, WI
lbauer@mail.owls.lib.wi.us
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From: "Andrea Johnson" <ajohnson@cooklib.org>
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Subject: RE: toys for librarians!
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Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2002 15:07:42 CST
Don't forget Librarian Avengers shirts! =
http://www.cafeshops.com/cp/store.aspx?s=3Dlibrarian,guybrarian,gaybraria=
n,lookitup#apparel
Andrea Johnson
ajohnson@cooklib.org
Cook Memorial Public Library
Libertyville, IL
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sheilah O'Connor [SMTP:soconnor@tpl.toronto.on.ca]
> Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2002 2:19 PM
> To: pubyac@prairienet.org
> Subject: Re: toys for librarians!
>=20
> What a great list! Thanks to Ruhama for putting it together.
> Don't forget the Lipstick Librarian T shirt - particularly in light of =
our=20
> Barbie discussions!
> http://www.lipsticklibrarian.com/index.html
>=20
> Sheilah O'Connor
> Toronto Public Library
>=20
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From: Lorie O'Donnell <LOdonnell@midyork.org>
To: "pubyac@prairienet.org"
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Subject: Re: 2002 Downs Intellectual Freedom Award Announced
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Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2002 15:07:51 CST
Help! I am trying to put together a bibliography of Home School books for
the Children's Room. It has proven impossible to find any picture books or
first readers with home schooled characters. Does anyone have suggestions?
Thanks in advance.
Lorie
Lorie J. O'Donnell=20
Children's Librarian
Jervis Public Library
Rome, NY 13440
lodonnell@midyork.org
--=20
You see, I don't believe that libraries should be drab places where people
sit in silence, and that's been the main reason for our policy of employing
wild animals as librarians.
=8B Monty Python skit
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From: Dorothy Youngblood <dyoungbl@mail.owls.lib.wi.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: tape rewinder
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Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2002 15:08:05 CST
We use Cleanermate VC8088 Video Tape Cleaner. It's slow and noisy, but
cleans
as it rewinds and prolongs the life of the tapes.
Dorothy Youngblood, Director
Ellison Public Library
Scandinavia, WI
Leah Rudolph wrote:
> Can anyone personally recommend a heavy duty, professional tape rewinder
> for a public library? We rewind about 50 tapes/day. Send to
> lrudolph@adelphia.net.
>
> Thanks
> Leah Ducato Rudolph
> "Look to this day. For yesterday is already a dream and tomorrow
is =
> only a vision. But today, well lived, makes every yesterday a dream of =
> happiness and every tomorrow a vision of hope. Look well, therefore,
to =
> this day." Such is the Salutation of the Dawn
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From: "Carol Chatfield" <cchatfield@myriad.middlebury.edu>
To: <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: CD/DVD protectors
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Is anyone using any of the commercial products (such as those found in the
library supply catalogs) to protect CDs and/or DVDs from scratches?
They are clear vinyl that you apply yourself to the items, in theory
protecting them from damage.
If they work, they would be worth investing in. If they don't, please let
us know your experience with them. It is annoying to be able to circulate
a
VHS tape for a hundred or more times without damage but have a DVD only go
out a handful of times before coming back too scratched to play.
Thanks.
Carol Chatfield
Ilsley Public Library
Middlebury, VT
cchatfield@myriad.middlebury.edu
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From: Susan Dunn <sdunn@jefferson.lib.co.us>
To: "PUBYAC (E-mail)" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Pinocchio edition
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This seems a bit of a long shot, but we have a patron looking for a specific
edition of Pinocchio.
What she remembers:
* Her father read it to her 20 years ago.
* It was very thick, 200+ pages
* There were bright and colorful paintings on most pages.
* She doesn't believe it was abridged because it took them a long time
to read through it and there was a great deal to the story beyond the Disney
version.
* The book was also tall, perhaps 15 inches high.
If this sounds at all familiar, let me know. Thank you.
Carol Reich, Youth Services Manager
Hillsboro Public Library * 503-615-6514
So many books, so little time.
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From: Garrett Van Essen <gvaness@mail.pratt.lib.md.us>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: Family Dog Stumper
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Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2002 15:08:35 CST
I submitted this stumper about a month and a half ago but did not get any
replies so I thought I'd try again!
The patron offered these clues: an orange covered library book in an
elementary school library in the 1950's, the story is about a dog named
Skippy; the father of a family was coming home from work in a snowstorm
and found a puppy; he could not locate the dog's owner so his family kept
it; the story is about the life of the family and the dog; at the end of
the book, the dog dies of old age.
If anyone has a clue about this book please get back to me at:
gvaness@epfl.net
Thanks!
Garrett
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From: Garrett Van Essen <gvaness@mail.pratt.lib.md.us>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: Princess Stumper answers
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Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2002 15:08:44 CST
A big thanks and a tip of the hat to all those wonderful librarians who
bravely suggested a title for my "Princess Stumper" qusetion. Four
titles
consistently were suggested especially "Princess Nevermore". I passed
these possible titles on to the patron hoping that one would be the answer
she was looking for!
Pubyakily,
Garrett (Enoch Pratt Free Library)
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From: lcole <lcole@du.edu>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Baby Storytimes
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Well, I changed my mind.
I had planned to send the compilation of Baby Storytime responses to =
only
interested people - however - I have received DOZENS of requests for =
the
information - so I've decided to send it to the entire list afterall.=
If you
are not interested in this LONG email about Baby Storytimes, I apolog=
ize.
Here is a compilation of the responses I received concerning Baby
Storytimes. It's VERY LONG.
Lisa Cole
Arapahoe Library District
lcole@ald.lib.co.us
*************************************************************
I am a beginner at doing Baby Storytimes but I have done a few. A bo=
ok
that has been particularly helpful to me is "Mother Goose
Time-Library Programs for Babies and Their Caregivers" ISBN 082420850=
1
The only hints I can think of is to do a lot of repetition from week =
to
week and don't have your sessions last much over 20 minutes.
*************************************************************
> I adore baby time, now that I've done it enough to relax into it.
>
> It is for the parents at least as much as for the babies.
>
> Lap rhymes are the single most popular thing -- type 'em up, run 'e=
m
> off.
>
> I have baby music playing as people come in -- Smart Baby series,
> lullabies.
>
> Many preschool stretches can be adapted to baby time: eg, "head,
> shoulders, knees and toes" works fine w/ the parent touching the
baby's
> named body parts instead of the child doing it alone.
>
> As I recently posted re. "Rock-a-bye baby," it's a lap rhyme.
(rock
and
> "fall")
>
> Any song you know that can be bounced to is a lap rhyme.
>
> The resource books have flannelboard ideas but they make no
impression
> at all on the babies in my experience.
>
> The single best resource book is ALA's *Lapsit Services for the Ver=
y
> Young* (I and/or II)
>
> Did I mention lap rhymes? Go through the Mother Goose collections(s=
)
and
> discover how many are actually lap rhymes.
>
> Birth through 18 months is actually a wide skill level; through thr=
ee
> months the babies don't much visibly respond; the pre-walkers stay
put;
> the emerging walkers only want to practice (ie, won't stay put).
>
> Very very simple picture books, board or not w/ pictures of babies,
> simple familiar objects. When they come in in their strollers cryin=
g
> "bo! Bo!" I just melt. ("Bye bye bo'" upon departure
does the same.=
)
>***************************************************************
>
> We just started 2 storytimes for babies at our library (pre-walkers
> and walkers to 24 months) and they've been great! I'm doing the Ba=
by
> Time (pre-walkers) and have about 8-12 babies each week. I was
> really nervous about doing it, but I went to a conference that
> reassured me because the speaker said we SHOULD be doing lots of
> repetition. I'm enjoying them greatly -- very easy and low-key.
>
> I set up the room so the moms can either sit on the floor or in a
> chair, but everyone chooses the floor. I have a CD of classical
> music for babies that I play as I set the room up, and then I open
> the doors at 12:45 (for a 1:00 program) and the moms start coming i=
n.
> At 1:00, I turn off the CD and we start with our "Baby Time
Hello."
> The program lasts 15-20 minutes and the basic format is Book/Block =
of
> bounces/Finger puppet story (Jack and Jill)/Block of bounces/Itsy
> Bitsy Spider (do the fingerplay, read the story, do the
> fingerplay)/Good-bye Song.
>
> I have the rhymes and bounces typed up in large print, glued on
> brightly colored paper and laminated, so I can tape them low on the
> wall where everyone can see them. Also, we have 20 copies of _The
> Itsy Bisty Spider_ board book by Rosemary Wells that we use
> exclusively for Baby Time, so I pass those out and the moms read to
> their babies.
>
> After the "Good-bye Song" I turn the CD back on and bring out the
t=
oy
> box and the moms chat (sometimes for an hour! I just clean up the
> room around them and I often leave and come back when they're gone =
to
> finish cleaning up). We have clerical aides wipe off most of the
> toys with sanitizing towelettes, and the ones that can be
> machine-washed I take home to wash for the next week.
>
> I don't do Toddler Times (walking babies to 24 months), but I know
> the librarian reads _Brown Bear Brown Bear_ and plays "Ring Around
> the Rosy" and it too is very repetitive, about 15-20 minutes and th=
en
> playtime for babies/chat-time for parents. That program has been
> hugely successful -- she got 24 babies the first week and had to ad=
d
> a second session.
BABY TIME OUTLINE
Before program begins:
n=09play music
n=09post bounces on desk
n=09set backjacks in a circle
n=09set chairs up behind backjacks
1.=09Hello Cheer
2.=09Book - BIG FAT HEN
3.=094 Bounces (twice each)
4.=09Puppets - JACK AND JILL
5.=093 Bounces (twice each)
6.=09Itsy-Bitsy Spider Fingerplay
7.=09Share Itsy-Bitsy Spider Book
8.=09Itsy-Bitsy Spider Fingerply
9.=09Good-bye Song (twice)
Afterwards, play music and bring out toys.
Bounces
Week 1:
=09Set A: Patty-Cake; Fun with Hands; I'm Bouncing; Tick-Tock
=09Set B:=09Head, Shoulders; Round & Round the Garden; Roly-Poly
Week 2:
=09Set A: Fun with Hands; Just Like Me; This is the Way; Tick-Tock
=09Set B:=09Head, Shoulders; Slowly, Slowly; Roly-Poly
Week 3:
=09Set A: Balloons; Just Like Me; Ride a Little Pony; Tick-Tock
=09Set B:=09Slowly, Slowly; This Little Piggy; Roly-Poly
*for little babies who can't be bounced,
hold them in a cradle position and rock or lift gently
>
************************************************************
> Tell your friend to get the book listed below my signature. If she
can't
buy
> it fast enough--try ILL. It's the best one I've used. I do a 12-23
month
and
> a 24-35 month program. I modeled them on this book and I think we'=
re
> successful enough.
>
> Please tell her: We run them in 6-week sessions, once a week. 20
minutes
> tops unless you add coloring. Do a lot of fingerplays, songs, and
> feltboards. Be the most patient person ever. Repetition,
repetiti=
on,
> repetition. The babies will soon become some of your favorite
patrons.
>
> Author Jeffery, Debby Ann.
> Title Literate beginnings : programs for babies and toddlers / Debb=
y
Ann
> Jeffery.
> Publisher Chicago : American Library Association, 1995.
>
>
> LOCATION CALL NO STATUS
> MAIN Juvenile Reference 1st Fl J REF 027.62 JEFFERY
LIB USE
ONLY
> Descript xii, 162 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
> Bibliog. Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-155) and index=
.
> Subject Children's libraries -- Activity programs -- United States.
> Libraries -- Services to infants -- United States.
> Libraries -- Services to toddlers -- United States.
> Public libraries -- United States.
> ISBN 0838906400 :
**************************************************************
Wonderful to hear of another library starting an infant program! (Ca=
n
> you tell I am a recent mother?) We have an infant program at our
> library that I have been doing for more than 4 years. We organize =
it
> for birth through 18 months, but are really flexible about the ages=
.
We
> also welcome older siblings. I have everyone sit in a circle with =
the
> babies either in the parent's laps or on the floor inside the circl=
e.
We
> offer infant toys for the babies to play with while the program is
going
> on. Some babies sit and watch us, some play with the toys (some nu=
rse
> during the program, like my baby). We just allow the babies to
interact
> however they and their parent choose. No rules about sitting, bein=
g
> still, etc.
>
> I always start with the same "Hello Song" which we found in
Mother
> Goose Time: Library programs for babies and their caregivers by Jan=
e
> Marino and Dorothy F. Houlihan. We sing to each baby and caregiver
pair
> to welcome them to the program. I usually read two stories that ar=
e
> thematically-related and have songs and/or nursery rhymes in betwee=
n
the
> stories to keep things moving. We typed up our favorite songs and
> nursery rhymes on cards, glued them to bright construction paper, a=
nd
> laminated them so the babies can pick which songs or nursery rhymes=
we
> do. I have recently added a large flip chart with with song texts =
so
> the parents can see them and sing along. We are also trying some b=
aby
> games which I found in some books in our Parent/Teacher Collection.
>
> I love doing this program. It is really laid back and allows paren=
ts
> to interact with us as well as their babies. We encourage them to
stay
> after the program and visit with each other. This allows new paren=
ts
to
> network, develop adult friendships, and find support with other
parents
> who are facing the same issues/situations.
>
> Good resources include:
> Mother Goose Time: Library
programs for babies and their
> caregivers. Jane Marino and Dorothy F. Houlihan; New York : H.W.
> Wilson Co., c1992. The nuts and bolts of building an infant
progr=
am.
> Lots of good ideas.
>
> Lapsit services for the
very young child: a how-to-do-it
> manual. Linda L. Ernst. New York : Neal-Schuman Publishers,
c1995=
.
> More good programming help.
>
> Baby minds :
brain-building games your baby will love. Li=
nda
> Acredolo and Susan Goodwyn. New York : Bantam Books, c2000.
Lots =
of
> baby games.
>
> Much more than the
ABCs : the early stages of reading and
> writing. Judith A. Schickedanz. Washington, DC : National
Association
> for the Education of Young Children, 1999. Really good information
> about using books with infants and developmentaly appropriate
practice.
>
> Fingerplays.
Liz & Dick Wilmes ; illustrations by Janet
> McDonnell. Elgin, Ill. : Building Blocks, c1994. Lots of
fingerplays.
>
> 125 brain games for
babies : simple games to promote early
> brain development. Jackie Silberg. Beltsville, MD : Gryphon House,
> c1999. Really good book of baby games divided into age groups from
0-3
> mos., 3-6 mos., and so forth.
>
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> We do weekly baby times here at Rapid City Public Library and have =
for
three
> years. Two or three very simple books, some fingerplays and songs a=
nd
music cds
> such as Open Shut Them (Early Chilhood Classics by Palmer)and Head,
Shoulders
> (Palmer) Touch your toes (Diaper Gym) and Baby Hop (Diaper Gym)are
> staples.Puppets are great and flannelborads a big hit if you let th=
e
babies
> play with them. I will attach a sample story time and hand-out. Hop=
e
it
helps.
>
> PS: Molly is a monkey puppet this year, she changes from year to ye=
ar.
We
do
> try to use the same basic openings, endings and music cds as the
babies
get
> very good at them and expect them.
>
>
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We have been doing two baby storytimes at our library
for the past year and both have been well received by
parents and caregivers. Our programs are drop-in and
usually have between 10-15 kids. We use the drop in
format because often we have parents/caregivers who
can't make it each week due to sick kids, etc and thus
we don't have to turn anyone away.
Each week we have a Books&Babies storytime for 3-10
month olds and a Storyland lapsit for 11-24 month
olds. Each program is for 1/2 an hour, and the age
range is somewhat flexible. Once the children start to
walk it tends to work out better for them to move into
storyland lapsit. We run the programs at 10:00AM and
this seems to work pretty well with nap schedules.
I was very fortunate to have a part-time person with a
background in infant development help me design our
books and babies program. We start off the program at
10:00AM with a baby einstein video playing. This works
well because moms/caregivers with babies are often
5-10 minutes late, so everyone gets settled. We have
little receiving blankets spread out on or storytime
rug and once everyone (or most everyone) has arrived,
we start with some easy developmental exercises
(shaking rattles in front of the baby, to the side etc
to work on grasping, using baby mirrors to get the
babies to focus on themselves, and then move the
mirrors back and forth, some object permanence
activities with stuffed animals,etc. Then I read a
couple of books out loud as the mothers hold their
babies. I then pass out a bunch of touch and feel
books that the mothers and caregivers read one on one
with their babies. After that we just have open play
time and I move around and read a board book with each
one or play for a bit and the moms/caregivers enjoy
talking with one another. Sometimes we do quick lapsit
songs, depending on the group size. The whole program
lasts about 30 minutes, but they often stay after that
and just play independently.
Storyland is much more active, mainly because many of
them are on the move! We again start with a book on
video until the group gets settled, goodnight moon or
baby songs seems to work the best. We then do lots of
lapsit activities, some with stories, some with songs.
I try to keep a consistent 5 so there is familiarity
each week, and I type up the words with motion promps
that I pass out in the beginning for the
parents/caregivers. I didn't always do this and I have
found it is a HUGE help. The adults feel more
comfortable because they have the words in front of
them and there is much more participation overall. I
then read a couple of nursery rhymes and they then
read one on one before we bring out all the toys and
have a group play. Again, I find the
parents/caregivers like the group play because it
provides them with a social time and they often stay
over the 1/2 hour.
Hope that is helpful. Sorry I rambled on, but I really
love these programs. Literate Beginnings: Programs for
Babies and Toddlers by Debby Ann Jeffery is a good
book and helps with ideas. I also have found lots of
baby fingerplays/lapsit activities on the Internet.
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I've done storytimes for children 1-2 year olds and
found it to be fun. Tell your colleague to keep in
mind the program is designed for the parents really.
Mother Goose rhymes are excellent, especially active
rhymes allowing parent/child interaction (Peek-a-boo,
bouncing on lap, tickling belly, etc.)
Linda Ernst has written an excellent book, "Lapsit
Services for the Very Young II". "Mother Goose Time"
by Jane Marino is also a great one. I use these books
extensively.
Pop-up and lift-the-flap books are a big hit with
the parents. There are some great ones with very few
words, such as "Who's in the jungle?", "Sitting in My
Box", "Where is Spot?", and "Pop-up Mother Goose".
Many rhymes are also musical and the books that sing
are good to use, such as "Mary Wore Her Red Dress" and
"If You're Happy and You Know It".
Each time a rhyme is presented it should be repeated
with everyone involved. This really helps when you
have a 20-30 minute program since everything presented
is very short! Also, repetition is OK. Don't be
afraid to re-use the popular stuff.
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We have a program at the Niles Public Library that we call Babytime--=
it
is
coming up on its first anniversary in January. It is our only progra=
m
that
we run year-round with no breaks, on the theory that moms with new
babies
have a hard time getting organized and signing up for things, so we
wanted
to make it as uncomplicated for them as possible. As a drop-in, the
numbers
are kind of self-correcting, so that if the group is extraordinarily
large
one week then some of the people don't come back the next week.
Attendance
is usually 12-15 babies plus assorted parents, caregivers and sibling=
s.
The room is enclosed--I'm not sure how it would work in an open space
without a door to close.
Our basic format is:
11:00-11:10 settling time. Parents arrive, sign in, put name tags on
their
babies' backs. There are board books displayed around the room and m=
ost
of
them read to their children and chat.
11:10-11:25 circle time. We read one or two books (animals,
transportation,
and other babies are all good subjects) and repeat the same songs and
fingerplays week after week. We throw in a new one every few weeks
mostly
to keep the parents interested--for the babies, they really do best i=
f
you
repeat over and over. A typical circle time will be:
Introductory song (Hello everybody,
yes indeed--you can plug =
in
as
many motions as you want to stretch the song)
story
(In some order)
Where is Thumbkin? using thumb,
pointer, and whole hand ("the
whole
family")
Twinkle Twinkle (we pass out plastic
stars for them to hold
during
this song, and put them up high for that part of the song)
One of several big motion activities,
for instance: I am
bouncing
everywhere/I bounce and bounce into the air/I'm bouncing, bouncing li=
ke
a
ball/I bounce and bounce and down I fall!
The second story is interspersed with one of the action songs/rhymes =
if
the
children seem attentive.
11:25-12:00 play time. We bring out the toys, and it essentially
becomes a
play group. Library staff is available nearby but not in the room.
We don't use or encourage snacks because parents of babies tend to fe=
el
very
strongly about what their babies should eat. Our parents have been v=
ery
happy with this program, and so have we because it is VERY low
maintenance
but still bringing parents and babies into the library from the very
beginning.
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Though I came to this age group with great trepidation, I have done
successful baby programs and am now much more comfortable with the id=
ea.
When I started out I observed a couple of other people doing programs
for
babies and read a lot. The most useful resources I've used are:
Lapsit Services for the Very Young & Lapsit Services for the Very You=
ng
II
by Linda L. Ernst
Nursery Rhyme Time by Ru Story-Huffman
Literate Beginnings: Programs for Babies & Toddlers by Debby Ann Jeff=
ery
I require registration and limit the program to 15 children. Older
siblings
are welcome but I discourage bringing younger babies as they often
require
the adult's attention and that means the adult cannot focus on the
toddlers.
(I do ages 9 through 24 months) This won't be as much of an issue as
you
intend to do birth to 18 months. Ideally there is one adult per chil=
d
as
this is a VERY interactive program but I have had parents of twins or
two
close-in-age siblings/daycare children who manage to keep up with bot=
h.
I always hand out a copy of the finger plays and rhymes to every adul=
t
to
help them do them with the children. The adults can keep the handout=
s.
The formal part of the program lasts 15 to 20 minutes depending on th=
e
mood
of the children and is followed by free playtime (we provide very sim=
ple
toys--rattles, balls, blocks, cars and trucks) and time for one-on-on=
e
reading (a large selection of board books that are available for
check-out.)
The adults keep bringing the kids and the kids have a good time so I
think
the format works pretty well.
All programs begin with my teddy bear puppet individually greeting ea=
ch
child by name and welcoming them to the program. This is done in a
low-key
manner so that children who don't like the puppet approaching them ge=
t a
more distant hello than the children who want the puppet for themselv=
es.
Baby Lap Sit Programs presented by Jenifer Wagner
Program 1
Hello Song
Criss Cross Applesauce (finger play)
Big Fat Hen by Mother Goose (book)
Two Little Blackbirds (finger play)
Hickety Pickety My Black Hen (flannel board rhyme)
Baby Bird by Joyce Dunbar (book)
Shake Them, Shake Them (finger play)
Humpty Dumpty (flannel board rhyme)
>From Head to Toe by Eric Carle (book)
Jack Be Nimble (nursery rhyme with candle to swing children over)
Piggies by Audrey Wood (book)
This Little Piggie (finger play)
Goodbye Rhyme
Program 2
Hello Song
Criss Cross Applesauce (finger play)
The Baby Book by Ann Morris (book)
Patty-Cake (finger play)
Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater (rhyme and song with pumpkin cutout)
What Shall We Do with the Boo-Hoo Baby? by Cressida Cowell (book)
Rock-a-Bye Baby (flannel board song)
Shake Them, Shake Them (finger play)
Baa Baa Black Sheep (flannel board song)
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (song with star wand)
Baby Loves by Michael Lawrence (book)
Fishing (finger play)
Goodbye Rhyme
Program 3
Hello Song
Criss Cross Applesauce (finger play)
This is the Farmer by Nancy Tafuri (book)
Finger Cows (finger play and cow puppet)
Hickety Pickety My Black Hen (flannel board rhyme)
Fancy That by Pamela Allen (book)
Chirping Chick and Crowing Rooster (objects that make sounds)
Two Little Hands (finger play)
Old MacDonald=92s Farm (song and flannel board =96 3 animals)
This Little Piggie (finger play)
Little Boy Blue (flannel board rhyme)
Shake Them, Shake Them (finger play)
Our Goat by Meredith Costain (book)
Goodbye Rhyme
Program 4
Hello Song
Creepy Mouse (finger play)
Sheep in a Jeep by Nancy Shaw (book)
Baa Baa Black Sheep (flannel board rhyme)
Freight Train by Donald Crews (book)
Train (flannel board rhyme)
We=92re Going On a Choo Choo Train (song with actions)
Sail Away Home by Bruce Degan (book)
Rub-a-Dub-Dub (flannel board rhyme)
Shake Them, Shake Them (finger play)
The Wheels on the Bus (song with actions)
Flying by Donald Crews (book)
Two Little Black Birds (finger play)
Goodbye Rhyme
Program 5
Hello Song
Criss Cross Applesauce (finger play)
Time for Bed by Mem Fox (book)
Wee Willie Winkie (rhyme)
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (song/rhyme)
Creepy Mouse (finger play)
Where Does the Brown Bear Go? by Nicki Weiss (book)
Rock-a-bye Baby (flannel board rhyme/song)
Five Little Babies (glove puppet)
Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes (finger play)
Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown (book)
Starlight, Starbright (rhyme)
Shh! Be Quiet! (finger play)
Goodbye Rhyme
Program 6
Hello Song
Criss Cross Applesauce (finger play)
One Two Touch My Shoe (finger play)
I Hear by Rachel Isadora (book)
Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes (finger play/song)
Two Little Hand (finger play)
Pots and Pans by Patricia Hubbell (book)
Touch Your Nose (finger play)
Shake Shake Shake by Andrea & Brian Pinkney (book)
Shake Them (finger play)
Hickory Dickory Dock (flannel board rhyme/finger play)
Polly Put the Kettle On (flannel board song)
Wrapping Paper Romp by Patricia Hubbell (book)
Hand out sheets of wrapping paper and play like in the book
Tall as a Tree (finger play)
Goodbye Rhyme
Program 7
Hello Song
Criss Cross Apple Sauce (finger play)
Ducks Fly by Lydia Dabcovich (book)
Two Little Blackbirds (finger play)
Shake Them (finger play)
Across the Stream by Mirra Ginsburg (book)
Patty Cake (finger play)
Five Little Ducks Quack (glove puppet)
Old MacDonald (song/flannel board)
Duck Song by Kenneth Grahame (book)
Funny Ducks (objects)
One, Two, Touch My Shoe (finger play)
Goodbye Rhyme
Program 8
Hello Song
Criss Cross Apple Sauce (finger play)
I am a Puppy by Ole Risom (book)
Touch Your Nose (finger play)
Head & Shoulders (finger play)
Skip to My Lou by Nadine Westcott (book/song)
Tall as a Tree (finger play)
Shake Them (finger play)
Three Little Kittens by Paul Galdone (book/song)
Mittens (flannel board)
Kittens and Puppies (finger play)
Pets (flannel board)
Two Little Blackbirds (finger play)
Who=92s There? by Charles Reasoner (book)
Goodbye Rhyme
Program 9
Hello Song
Criss Cross Apple Sauce (finger play)
Tall as a Tree (finger play)
Splash by Flora McDonnell (book)
Playing in the Water (action)
Shake Them (finger play)
Mama, Mama by Jean Marzollo (book)
Rock-a-bye Baby (flannel board/finger play/song)
Humpty Dumpty (flannel board/rhyme)
Tall as a Tree (finger play=97repeat)
I Saw a Giraffe Drive By (flannel board)
If You=92re Happy and You Know It (song)
>From Head to Toe by Eric Carle (book)
Goodbye Rhyme
************************************************************
This rhyme always worked well with the babies and parents.
(Wobble your child on your lap from side to side)
Jelly on the plate,
Jelly on the plate,
Wibble Wobble,
Wibble Wobble,
Jelly on the plate.
(Bounce up and down on the floor)
Fire on the floor,
Fire on the floor,
Stamp it out,
Stamp it out,
Fire on the floor.
(Shake up and down gently)
Candies in the jar,
Candies in the jar,
Shake them up,
Shake them up,
Candies in the jar.
(Blow at each others faces gently)
Candles on the cake,
Candles on the cake,
Blow them out,
Blow them out,
Puff, puff, puff.
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I've been doing Lapsit for Infants (newborn to 24mths) for about 1 1/=
2
years now. These are my favorite resources (for themes, planning, lay=
out
of the program, titles, crafts etc.) Mind you, I do the simplest of
crafts; sometimes I think the parents think I'm nuts but it's fun to
introduce new ideas to small children.
Lapsit Services for the Very Young (I and II) by Linda Ernst
52 Programs for Preschoolers: The Librarian's Year-Round Planner by D=
iane
Briggs
Literate Beginnings: Programs for babies and toddlers by Debby Ann Je=
ffery
The Complete Book of Rhymes, Songs, Poems, Fingerplays, and Chants by
Jackie Silberg and Pam Schiller
I usually do an opening, a story, songs, another story, fingerplays o=
r
songs and another story followed by an activity or just closing. It
usually is 20 minutes. I'm having a lot of fun with it and get a ton =
of
ideas from pubyac (adapted to the younger crowd).
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I started the Baby Storytime last year at the St Tammany Parish Libra=
ry
here in Louisiana. We had so many babies and moms that I had to divid=
e
it into Prewalkers and Walkers (both birth to 18 months). It is still
popular but I am not getting as many participants so it's now one
storytime again.
Baby storytime is the only one where I limit it to Baby and Caregiver
(that is siblings are asked not to attend this one storytime- babies =
are
welcome to come to Toddler and Preschool and Family storytime but wit=
h
Baby Storytime, it is too distracting with older children). I always =
do
2 board books and I have an opening and closing song. We do simple
nursery rhymes and fingerplays in between. My host puppet, Nutmeg (I
grew up in Connecticut hence the name, also he is that color) acts as=
my
"baby" with riding rhymes. I always end with singing "Twinkle
Twinkle=
"
and I blow soap bubbles - this is always a magical time and Baby
Storytime is the only time you can do this as with older children the=
y
run into each other trying to pop the bubbles. I strive to keep it sh=
ort
15 to 20 minutes but if it is going well sometimes we go longer. It i=
s
nice when the room is available for mom/ caregivers to network after.
I love doing this Storytime and find it very rewarding but you do hav=
e
to have a high tolerance for distraction. Also I have a short stool t=
hat
I sit on so I am at lap level and I put that up on my book table in
between. You have to have a place to put props and things on that are
out of reach as when they walk they do not understand that you need
those things! I also have used circle jingle bells and they love that=
!
Make sure you have things that can be sprayed with Lysol (I try to be
real careful with things that are passed around).
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I've done baby programming for about three years. I've attached some
resources I put together for a training session I did for other kiddi=
e
librarians in my library system. I'm also including one of my progra=
m
sheets. I hope these items help.
You also asked for advice. The best advice I can give (besides shari=
ng the
attached info) is to remind your colleague to relax and have fun. Th=
e
babies will be amazingly attentive to her, even while she's reading b=
ooks to
them. Other advice:
1. Use books with few words and big, bright pictures.
2. Keep moving...go from book to nursery rhyme to book to bounce to =
book,
etc, without laving much more that a few seconds break between books =
and
activities.
3. Babies this age love to clap, so encourage them to clap after eac=
h book
and activity.
4. Babies are going to move around and make noise...just accept it a=
nd keep
going.
5. Keep the parents involved in the program. Try to maintain the ag=
e
restrictions (within reason) and try to encourage a ratio of one chil=
d per
adult (in other words, mommies of twins should try to bring another a=
dult
with them).
6. Get a large baby doll or puppet to help demonstrate to the parent=
or
caregiver how they should do the fingerplays and other activities wit=
h their
child. I have a wonderful puppet that is made for your hands to go i=
nside
her hands...great for demonstrating finger movements. I've attached =
a
picture of my "baby." (For more information on this line of
puppets,=
visit
www.folkmanis.com.)
*
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From: "Margaret Korenski" <MKORENSKI@vigo.lib.in.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: Easy Christmas Craft Ideas?
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Here are some of my favorite ideas. Hope they help!
Cut the inner circle from a paper plate (lg. or small) and glue precut =
"holly leaves" around the edge. This is really pretty if the
leaves are =
cut from wrapping paper scraps. Add a tissue bow. Holes punched in
the =
top and threaded with yarn make it handy to hang.
Children can decorate a gingerbread man cut from brown paper. Add =
buttons, eyes, rick rack, ribbon, lace, colored macaroni, etc. Again, =
punch holes to hang.
Remember the inner circle from the paper plate? Glue a paper doily over =
the inner circle. Add paper features for eyes, carrot nose, mouth.
Glue =
black hat to top. Decorate hat with glitter, glue on holly leaves.
Add =
tissue bow to bottom. Punch holes for yarn hanger.
Cover toilet tissue rolls with foil or wrapping paper. Add a tissue wad =
of yellow for flame. Remember paper plates with centers cut out? =
Decorate the plate like the wreath but set "candle" made from toilet =
tissue roll in center of circle for a table decoration.
Punch holes around two paper stocking patterns. Children lace the edges =
with yarn. Can decorate stockings with cotton balls, fabric scraps, =
glitter, crayons/markers, etc.
Have fun.
>>> treese@monarch.papillion.ne.us
12/05/02 03:18PM >>>
Hi Everyone,
I will be doing my first-ever craft session with a homeschooling group
in my town. I think they are going to be age 4-7 or maybe 8 at the
oldest. Our session will last 45 minutes to one hour.
Any easy ideas?
Thanks a lot,
Toni
Toni Reese
Youth Services Librarian
Sump Memorial Library
222 N. Jefferson St.
Papillion NE 68046
treese@monarch.papillion.ne.us=20
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