{"id":499,"date":"2007-02-07T08:55:35","date_gmt":"2007-02-07T14:55:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/outsidecat.com\/wordvehicle\/archives\/499"},"modified":"2007-02-07T09:04:45","modified_gmt":"2007-02-07T15:04:45","slug":"valentine-storytime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/outsidecat.com\/wordvehicle\/archives\/499","title":{"rendered":"Valentine Storytime"},"content":{"rendered":"

Storytime yesterday was only about 20 minutes (before free play), and I’ve been trying to figure out a way to fill the full 45 minutes without totally losing the kids’ interest. They’re mostly under three, so it’s a bit hard. Then again, I’ve been avoiding repeating song and rhymes, but tikes crave repetition, so I should be able to pad with that.<\/p>\n

Anyway, I decided even though it’s a full week till Valentine’s Day, I’d do a V-day theme. I’ve always loved Valentine’s Day (despite the blatant commercialism) because TODAY IS MY BIRTHDAY (and will get it’s own post later tonight) and I loved dressing thematically.<\/p>\n

So, here’s the program: (I gave the kids Valentine’s stickers – ones big enough that they couldn’t quite swallow them in one bite)<\/p>\n

1. I’m a Little Valentine (to the tune of “I’m a Little Teapot”)
\nI’m a little valentine,
\nRed and white,
\nWith ribbons and lace
\nI’m a beautiful sight.<\/p>\n

I can say, “I love you,”
\nOn Valentine’s Day.
\nJust put me in an envelope
\nAnd give me away!<\/p>\n

2. Things I Love – you raise your hand if I name something you love, like he color green, petting kittens, eating ice cream.<\/p>\n

3. The Hokey Pokey<\/p>\n

4. Valentine Mice!<\/a>, by Bethany Roberts (Author), Doug Cushman (Illustrator)<\/p>\n

5. The Aardvark Song (I sang this to them, because it’s long and random enough to be difficult to teach to those who don’t know their address yet)<\/p>\n

There is a large, dark aardvark in the park
\nThey say he’s missing from the zoo
\nThe police are searching high and low
\nBut they cannot find them, can you? Peek-a-boo!
\nWhy did the go? Oh, I’ll tell you the reason!
\n‘Cause it’s aardvark mating season!
\nSo if two aardvarks have a date
\nThen they will slip right through those old zoo gates
\nSo if you see two aardvarks necking in the park,
\nDo not break an aardvark’s heart!
\nDo not be a spy, you’re not the FBI,
\nDo not break and aardvark’s heart!<\/p>\n

6. Skinnamarink – you know you know it.<\/p>\n

7. Reprise of “I’m a Little Valentine”<\/p>\n

8. Free play<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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