Family Storytime
At
Community Corner

Criss-cross
(make an x on the child’s back)
Applesauce
(tap each shoulder)
Spiders crawling up your back,
(walk fingers up child’s back)
Cool breeze
(blow gently on child’s neck)
Tight squeeze
(give your child a hug)
Now you’ve got the shivers.
(give the child a light tickle)

Slowly
Slowly, slowly, very slowly
(start at feet and walk fingers up baby)
Creeps the garden snail.
(fill voice with suspense)
Slowly, slowly, very slowly
Up the wooden rail
Quickly, quickly, very quickly
(speak quickly in a high pitched voice)
Runs the little mouse.
(tickle the tummy in circular motions)
Quickly, Quickly, very quickly,
Round about the house.

Not say a single word
I can hop, hop, hop like a bunny
And run, run, run like a dog;
I can walk, walk, walk like an elephant,
And jump, jump, jump like a frog.
I can swim, swim, swim like a fish
And fly, fly, fly like a bird.
I can sit right down and fold my hands
And not say a single word.

Here’s a Cup
Here’s a cup
(make a circle with thumb and first finger)
And here’s a pot of tea
(make a circle with thumb and first finger of other hand)
Pour a cup
(pouring motion)
Pour a cup
(repeat pouring motion)
And share a drink with me.

Literacy tip of the week
While you are reading a story to your child allow him or her to interrupt to ask questions. This shows that they are involved in what you are reading to them.

Made especially for you by:
The Children’s Staff of the
Sault Ste. Marie Public Library