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**Family Storytime ** **#1 - Phonological Awareness ** **Sleepy Time **  [Music in background as people arrive. Gather people together. Encourage people to sit with their children. Everybody participates! Write nametag for each child and adult as they arrive. Adults can write them too. Use upper AND lower case letters, not all upper case.]  OK, let’s start with our opening song.    Here’s a little way to remember what we are talking about today. We are **P A L S** <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Let’s see who we have here today. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">[My name is __________. Clap out your name in syllables. Go around the room and ask each child/adult name. Clap out the syllables together. If there are too many people, the adult can say their own child(ren)’s names and clap them out and their own names as well.] __<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Adult Aside: __<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> Clapping out the parts of words helps your children HEAR words divided into parts. If they cannot do it themselves, you do it for them. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; font-size: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Our stories today have something to do with bedtime and sleeping. In our first story a mother is trying to put her baby to sleep. She sings her child a lullaby. The words in her lullaby also rhyme. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">[Read the book. After reading the book, come back to the page with the pigs.] In Thai the pigs are saying “Uut-uut, Uut-uut”. Let me hear you say that. . . . Very good. Now, what do pigs who speak English say? “Oink, oink” Yes! Let me hear you say that all together. Different animals say different things in different languages. [You can use other examples from the book if you like.] <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">[Show words on flipchart.] <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">[Do actions: demonstrate on a baby doll or stuffed animal for those with babes in arms; demonstrate with spider climbing up an arm for older children and going thumb to finger for still older children. Repeat it all together two times after the demos.] <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Our next book is about a baby llama who wants his Mama as he goes to sleep. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">[Read the book. Come back to a page where two words rhyme. For example, drink and sink rhyme. Say the words on the page again and note that drink and sink rhyme.] <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Let’s sing a song for the rhyming words: (to the tune of Skip to My Lou) [Can clap if you like] <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Drink, sink, these words rhyme <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Drink, sink, these words rhyme <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Drink, sink, these words rhyme <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">So rhyme along with me. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">What’s another word that rhymes with drink? <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">[Substitute their word for “ s ink” and re-sing the song. Do as many times as you like.] <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">[Show words on flipchart.] <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">[Do actions: demonstrate different ways to do this depending on age/stage of child. For a baby in arms, you demonstrate with a baby doll or stuffed animal] <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Hickory <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> dickory dock Lift child under arms and swing from side to side facing adult <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The mouse ran up the clock Raise child up <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The clock struck one Wiggle child <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The mouse ran down Bring child back down <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Hickory <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> dickory dock Swing from side to side facing adult <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">[For older children: Arm bent at elbow is the clock, fingers run up the arm, index/pointer finger up for “struck one” and fingers run down the arm. Repeat twice after demos.] <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Let’s have a good stretch. Everyone stand up and we’ll do this all together. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Hickory <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> dickory dock Stand with feet apart. Join hands together and swing them back and forth <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The mouse ran up the clock Act like a mouse climbing up <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The clock struck one Jumping jack, with hands clapping above head <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The mouse ran down Act like a mouse climbing down <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Hickory <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> dickory dock Join hands together and swing them back and forth <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">OK, let’s try it again all together. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">[If you want you can have the adults be the clocks and the children be the mice, climbing up their adults. And then visa versa with the children being the clocks and the adults being the mice.—HA HA] <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Our last book is about some animals that love to jump around, and then it’s time for bed. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">In this book we are going to stamp with our feet on the floor [while seated], so get your feet ready—adults too! Let’s practice a little first. There are some words that come over and over again. Tanka is one of them. Can you stamp your feet to the parts of tan-ka? Let’s try that [you demo it] OK! Let’s try that again. Tan-ka. Great. Now how about the word skunka. It’s a silly word, but it also has two syllables and gets two stomps. Skunk-a. In this book there is also the word skunk. It only gets one beat of stomping on the floor. Now let’s put them together. Skun-ka, tan-ka, skun-ka, tan-ka. Tan-ka, tan-ka, skunk. OK, try that again. Great! <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">[Read the book, encouraging them all to stomp their feet to the different words. The book asks you to repeat faster. You can either repeat the whole book or just do the chorus faster, depending on time and your group’s attention.] <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Now let’s move on to an activity you might enjoy that helps develop phonological awareness. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">This is a game that researchers have developed to help four and five year olds hear the smaller sounds in words. For younger children they can try to rhyme the word. Remember the rhyming word can be a nonsense word! <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Say It Fast/Say It Slow is a game. It is not a test. [Use preprinted cards—monkey and hotdog.] <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">This is a monkey. It is made of two sound parts or syllables: mon-key. Hold up both halves of the monkey picture card. For the first time, your child would repeat what you say. Let’s try it. You all repeat what I say. [Move the monkey head card forward and say “mon.”] The group repeats “mon.” [Then move the tail half of the monkey picture forward and say “key.”] The group repeats “key.” [Move the two halves of the card together.] Now let’s say it fast—“monkey.” The group says “monkey.” <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Now you do it on your own—this would be your children saying it on their own. [Hold the head card forward.] The group (but NOT you) say “mon.” [Then hold the tail card forward.] The group (but NOT you) says “key.” Now say it fast. The group (but NOT you) says “monkey”. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">For the child who hears monkey as all one sound, having the visual of the cards helps them hear the sound parts. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">[Do the same think using the hotdog.] You can then have fun mixing it up---mondog and hotkey. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">[You can play the same game with playdough, having the adult and the child each make something that is two syllables. Throw out some possible words—air-plane, tur-tle, ca-rrot, ra-bbit, pu-ppy, ki-tten, flow-er, cra-yon, li-zard, etc.] <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">You’ll notice that we are dividing the word as we SAY it, not as we would if we are writing it. Phonological awareness is concentrating on how the word sounds. Try it with your children. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">[Presenters - You can run off copies of clip art pictures or use these: <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">[|www.ala.org/ala/alsc/ecrr/workshopsab/trainingmaterials/postersmore/monkey.doc] <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">[|www.ala.org/ala/alsc/ecrr/workshopsab/trainingmaterials/postersmore/hotdog.doc] ] <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">[Hand out Music for Babies and Rhymes for Babies booklets.] <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">We have two booklets for you today — Music for Babies and Rhymes for Babies. Even though they say for babies on the cover, they are really for kids of all ages. Each time you say rhymes or sing with your child or children, you not only create joyful times together, you are also helping them become ready readers. Some researchers believe that children who know at least six nursery rhymes by the time they are six are more likely to become better readers. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Today you have seen some ways to encourage your children’s phonological awareness. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Remember: We are **P A L S** <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">I am happy to offer each family a copy of //Llama Llama Red Pajama,// which we read today. I hope you’ll take it home and read it over and over again in lots of different ways. If you have an infant, we have some board books you can choose from. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">We also have a book bag for each family from the Idaho Commission for Libraries’ Read to Me program. They helped sponsor the workshop series and provided the books for you to keep. Keep bringing your bag each week and fill it up with great library books. I’ve pulled a few here that you might enjoy. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Don’t forget some of the singing, rhyming and word games we played today. Keep doing them at home with your children. Enjoy! Next time we will be looking at Vocabulary which is knowing the names of things and you’ll get another book, //The Very Hungry Caterpillar// [show book if possible]. See you then! <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Every Child Ready to Read @ your library® **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Introduction: (Can be before or after opening song) **
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">To All: __**<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> Welcome! So glad you could be here today for our special Every Child Ready to Read @ your library family storytime. In our storytime today I’ll be sharing with you some information on early literacy skills, skills that researchers say are important to help your children be ready to learn to read when they are taught to read in school. The poster here lists all six skills. At each of our six storytimes I’ll highlight one skill. Also, at the end of each storytime, you’ll be able to take home a book to keep and to read over and over again. [Use a host puppet to say this if you like.]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Opening Song: **//<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Open Shut Them, //<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">or song/rhyme of your choice (use same one each time)
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Adult Aside __**<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">: The skill we’ll look at today is Phonological Awareness. This is a big word, but it basically means being able to hear and play with the smaller sounds in words—like hearing rhyming words, being able to clap syllables or parts of words., that kind of thing. Researchers know this is an important skill for later when your child tries to sound out words. Even now you can do things to help. I’ll be pointing out some things as we go through storytime today.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">P **<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> for play word games
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">A **<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> for animal sounds and more
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">L **<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> for listen for rhymes and syllables
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">S **<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> for sing songs and say rhymes
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Book: //Hush! A Thai Lullaby// by Minfong Ho **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Adult Aside: **<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> Saying animal sounds with your young children and having them repeat it back to you is one way to help them hear different sounds, to develop phonological awareness!
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Song: Eensy Weensy Spider **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Adult Aside: **<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Singing songs with your children also helps them hear the smaller sounds in words. There is a different note for each syllable, like spi-der. So keep singing whatever songs you enjoy together.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Book: //Llama Llama Red Pajama// by Anna Dewdney **
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Adult Aside: __**<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> Remember rhyming words do not need to make sense; they just need to rhyme. We can think up lots of silly words! You can play this game together anywhere, any time.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Rhyme: Hickory Dickory Dock (flannel board or stick puppets optional) **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Book: //Tanka Tanka Skunk// by Steve Webb **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Alternate Craft / Activity: **<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Say It Fast/Slow and rhyming game.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Wrap Up **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">P **<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> for play word games
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">A **<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> for animal sounds and more
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">L **<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> for listen for rhymes and syllables
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">S **<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> for sing songs and say rhymes