Toddler Rock

At the Hopewell branch we have a program called Toddler Rock for those between 2 and 3 who run around too much for baby time, but can’t sit through a story time yet. We sing and dance and work on pre literacy, motor coordination, and the beginnings of group activities. I’m passing along the best of what we’ve learned so far:

We’ve read a different story every week for the past year of Toddler Rock. The point of these books is to provide lots of chances for toddlers to interact with the book and the reader. These are the top 5!

5. Can You Make a Scary Face? By Jan Thomas: play a game of “let’s pretend” with a ladybug.

4. The Baby Goes Beep by Rebecca O’Connell: so many sounds to repeat—possibly with instruments

3. If You’re A Monster and You Know It by Rebecca Emberley: a familiar song with a twist and actions to follow

2. I Ain’t Gonna Paint No More by Karen Beaumont: we each hold a dry paint brush to “paint” along and everyone can join in the chorus

1. Dancing Feet! by Lindsey Craig: listeners can try the different dances and guess which animal they belong to

And this is our favorite game to play!

It is called Little Mouse Little Mouse and it is super easy to do at home.

The blog Reading with Hannah describes shows a video of how to play it and provides templates to make your own set.

Keep Rocking!

- Miss Emily