Dear Parents: Today we used some of these books, fingerplays, and other materials in our toddler and preschool storytimes. Please continue helping your child develop a love for books and reading by sharing these rhymes, books, and other activities with your child.

Books To Share

The Robot Book by Heather Brown

Boy + Bot by Ame Dyckman

Robots Everywhere by Denny Hebson

Rolie Polie Olie by William Joyce

The Robot and the Bluebird by David Lucas

The Three Little Aliens and the Big Bad Robot by Margaret McNamara

Hello, Robots by Bob Staake

Robot Rumpus by Sean Taylor

Robot Zot! by Jon Scieszka

My Friend Robot by Sunny Scribens

Doug Unplugged by Dan Yaccarino

Clink by Kelly DiPucchio

Cookiebot! by Katie Van Camp

Robots Slither by Ryan Ann Hunter

Music To Share Dancing Robots on

“You Can Dance” cd by The Learning Station

Dooby Wop - The Robot Song on YouTube by The Polkadots http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0EpYPSrjCE

Do the Robot Walk on “Dora the Explorer” cd by Nick Records

Fun With Fingerplays and Songs

If You’re a Robot and You Know It (Tune: If You’re Happy and You Know It)

If you’re a robot and you know it clank your coils (clap) If you’re a robot and you know it clank your coils (clap) If you’re a robot and you know it and you really want to show it If you’re a robot and you know it clank your coils (clap)

Continue with: Clunk your gears (stomp feet) Press your buttons (Beep beep, push belly button)

Five Noisy Robots Credit: Anne’s Library Life

Five noisy robots in the toy shop, Shiny and tall with antennae on top. Along came a girl with a penny one day. She bought a noisy robot and took it away.

(continue with 4, 3, 2, 1 noisy robots)

Robot, Robot, Turn Around Robot, robot, turn around. Robot, robot, touch the ground.

Robot, robot,

turn left and right.

Robot, robot,

flash your lights.

Robot, robot, bloop and bleep. Robot, robot,

go to sleep.

Robot Rumpus

Dear Parents and Caregivers: Our Toddler and Preschool storytimes celebrate the diversity of people, places, and more through books, fingerplays, and other materials. Please continue helping your child develop a love for the world around them and a love for books and reading by sharing these rhymes, books, and other activities with your child. To learn more about our Storytime Values, please see https://read.poudrelibraries.org/kids/storytime.cfm

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Reasonable accommodations will be made for access to programs for people with disabilities. Please call 221.6740 for assistance.

Updated 4/19

Other Fun Things

Play Robot Says! Using a flashlight, when the light is on, the kids are robots

and must do what the lead robot says. When the flashlight is

off, the kids must remain still and ignore robot instructions.

If someone moves when the light is off, he is out.

Potato Print Robots

What you need:

Large baking potatoes

Plastic knives and forks

Tempera or acrylic paint in red, yellow, and blue

Paper plates

Construction paper

Sequins, googly eyes, etc.

1) Adult cuts potato in half lengthwise.

2) Adult carves shapes out of the insides, such as triangles,

squares, etc.

3) Put a splat of paint on a paper plate.

4) Press potato stamps into paints and press on paper to

create robots.

5) While the paint is wet, stick googly eyes and sequins on

the robots.

6) Older children can carve their own shapes with plastic

knives and forks.

Robot Math I had one robot; he was blue. Another robot came and that makes two. 1+1=2 Two friendly robots playing with me, One more came and that makes three. 2+1=3 Three robots playing and running through the door, All together that makes four. 3+1=4 Four little robots playing with sticks, Two joined them and that makes six. 4+2=6 Six little robots playing in the sun, Five were called to dinner and that makes one. 6-5=1 One little robot feeling so sad, I joined him for ice cream and now he’s glad.

The Lights on the Robot (Tune: The Wheels on the Bus)

The lights on the robot go On and off, On and off, On and off. The lights on the robot go on and off, All day long.

Additional verses: The arms on the robot go up and down. The feet on the robot go clickety, clack. The antennas on the robot go wiggle, wiggle, wiggle.

Every Child Ready to Read @ Your Library®

Learning to read begins before your child starts school. Help your children develop early literacy skills now; this makes it easier for children to learn to read once they begin school. Five of the best ways to help your child get ready to read are:

If you would like more information, please ask the staff in the children’s area.

Every Child Ready to Read® is a project of the Association for Library Service to Children and the Public Library Association, divisions of the American Library Association.

Talking Singing Reading

Writing Playing

I’m a Little Robot (Tune: I’m a Little Teapot)

I’m a little robot, short and strong, Here are my handles, just turn me on. (put fists on hips for handles, then push your sticker “button”) When I get all warmed up, watch me go. Sometimes fast, sometimes slow. (march in place fast and then slow)