Toddler Opposites

Toddler Time is on Thursday at 9:30am and 10:30am and geared towards little ones age 12 months to 36 months.  What we did at Toddler Time:

Enter the Storytime Room and say hello to our doves.
Get your name written on a shape to put on our flannel board to show who is here today
*I am trying out keeping the names on the wall and asking the child their name.  This should help limit the temptation to grab lots of name cards plus it gives them practice telling an adult their name. :)

Start with our welcome songs

Sing "Mary Had a Little Lamb" aka song of the month!

Sing *opposite* songs -
Itsy Bitsy Spider/ Giant Big Spider
This is big/ this is small

Read Yes by Jez Alborough

Sing songs-
Row row row your boat (fast/slow, high, low)
Giddy up (fast/slow)

Read Opposites, Kaleidoscope Book which is kept with our Storytime books

Shakers - shake: fast/ slow, high/ low, quite/ loud, in front/ behind, stop/go

Everyone is then welcomed to stay and play with our baskets of books, toys, and stuffed animals.

Early Literacy Tip
Books about opposites are a great way to introduce new concepts, and the library has lots of opposite books! But kids really learn by doing! Acting out opposites helps them understand their meaning.
Understanding differences is the first step to being able to recognize and understand the differences in how the letters look. Try shapes and then move on to letters.