Bread and Butter – Preschool/Family Storytime

Posted on August 9, 2013 by jeninthelibrary

Since my Loafing Around program was a couple of weeks ago (things have been busy… sorry I haven’t updated!), I don’t remember the exact agenda I used for the storytime. But I did want to record the books and flannelboards that I used here.

BOOKS:

FLANNELBOARDS:

The Little Red Hen
from: Sierra, Judy. The Flannel Board Storytelling Book 2nd Edition. 1997. pg 152

A traditional retelling of the tale, but I changed the object being baked from cake to bread to fit in with the theme better.

Yellow Butter, Purple Jelly, Red Jam, and Brown Bread Tongue Twister
rhyme and template taken from Miss Mary Liberry (though I altered the pieces just a little)

Yellow butter
Purple jelly
Red jam
Brown Bread

Spread it thick, say it quick!
Spread it thicker, say it quicker!
Now repeat it, while you eat it!
Yum!

Fred Fed Ted Bread Tongue Twister
Inspired by Miss Mary Liberry, and since I thought I might have a wide range of ages at this program, I wanted to do something that would work for older children at the program too. I found this tongue twister online and thought it would make a cute flannelboard. I got the pattern for the man from “The Three Pigs” in Judy Sierra’s The Flannel Board Storytelling Book 2nd Edition (pg 151) and just drew in the bread in his outstretched hand.

Fred fed Ted bread and Ted fed Fred bread.
We tried a couple of times to say this, and then I asked for volunteers to try out loud.

Movement:

Bread and Butter
Clap and and slap thighs in rhythm to this chant

Bread and Butter
Marmalade and Jam
Let’s Say Hello
as __quietly__ as we can.
Hello
Other verses: loudly, slowly, fast, high and low.
(Taken from Preschool Storytime Outlines)

Peanut, Peanut Butter (and Jelly)
I added a couple of verses at the beginning of this song about kneading the dough, baking the bread, and slicing the bread.

ACTIVITY:
Making Butter! (See this post for instructions.)

ADDITIONAL MATERIAL IDEAS:

Book: What to Do? What to Do? by Toni Teevin
Book: Monsieur Saguette and His Baguette by Frank Asch
Book: Bread is for Eating by David and Phillis Gershator
Book: The Tortilla Factory by Gary Paulsen
Book: Loaves of Fun by Elizabeth M. Harbison

ATTENDANCE: 71 (adults and children)

*To see the words to these movements and activities I use frequently, please visit my A-capella Movements Section on my Storytime Movements and Music Page

Berries – Preschool Storytime

Posted on June 8, 2013 by jeninthelibrary

Today is the first day of our Reading is Soooooo Delicious Summer Reading Club so we had to celebrate with a food themed storytime!

MOVEMENT: Welcome Song*

MOVEMENT: “Jump Jump” from I’m a Rock Star by Joanie Leeds and the Nightlights

BOOK:

Jamberry by Bruce Degen

Movement:
Pop! Goes the Berry
I took this idea from the ladies over at jbrary. You can see their YouTube video of this song here.

(to tune of “Pop Goes the Weasel”)
Have children start the song crouching down.
All around the strawberry field
I picked some juicy berries (motion like you are picking berries from bushes)
Brought them home
And washed them off
Pop! Goes the berry. (have children pop up from crouch)

At the end of each verse ask the children to name different berries and then do the action over with that berry.

FLANNELBOARD:
Bear’s Feast
taken from page 7 of Ready-to-Go Storytimes: Fingerplays, Scripts, Patterns Music and More by Gail Benton and Trisha Waichulaitis.

Mama bear and Little Bear woke up hungry after their long winter’s nap. They went to the stump where they usually ate. “Mama,” asked Little Bear, “Where’s the food?” Mama laughed. “We have to go find it.” she told Little Bear. “Why don’t you see if you can find us some blueberries.”

So Little Bear set off and soon came back. “Here Mama!” he said, placing his find on the tree stump. “A berry!” “Oh Little Bear, that’s not a berry! That’s an… (pause here to wait for the children to answer) acorn!”

Continue the story this way with Little Bear continuing to bring back the wrong types of food, including a fish, an apple and an orange.

“Ok Mama, I’ll try one more time.” said Little Bear. And off he went again to find the berries. Soon he came back and said, “Mama! Mama! Look what I found!”

“DAD!”

“And he helped me find berries!” So the whole Bear family sat and ate the giant feast of food that Little Bear had found.

MOVEMENT: “Shake My Sillies Out” from More Singable Songs for the Very Young by Raffi

FLANNELBOARD:
Five Red Strawberries
Taken from Mel’s Desk (Her’s are much more beautiful)
FiveRedStrawberriesFlannelbaord
Five red strawberries, sweet to the core.
Bear came and ate one and then there were four.

Four red strawberries, growing near a tree.
Bear came and ate one and then there were three.

Three red strawberries, for you and you and you.
Bear came and ate one and then there were two.

Two red strawberries, sitting in the sun.
Bear came and ate one and then there was one.

One red strawberry, left all alone.
Bear came and ate it and then there were none.

BOOK:

The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear by Don and Audrey Wood

VIDEO:

“Grandma’s Berry Patch” from Max & Ruby: Berry Bunny Adventures

MOVEMENT: Storytime’s Over*

ADDITIONAL MATERIAL IDEAS:

Book: One Little Blueberry by Tammy Salzano
Book: Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush by Iza Trapani
Book: Blackberry Banquet by Terry Pierce
Video: “Blueberries for Sal” from Make Way for Ducklings … and Other Robert McCloskey Stories

THOUGHTS ON THIS STORYTIME:
Like the last preschool storytime I did, this one had a wider range of ages than usual. All the kids responded really well to The Little Mouse…, young and old alike. I think Jamberry works better with younger kids, but the older ones seemed to listen as well. That book has such a great cadence for reading aloud. All the listeners also had a good time with “Bear’s Feast”. I’ll have to remember how well that one went over and use it again.
Since today was the beginning of our Summer Reading Club I thought it might be easier on the desk staff if I explained the program as a whole to everyone in storytime, instead of doing it individually at the desk. After I finished the stories, but before the movie, I used an example bag to show everyone what the program was about. Then I passed out registration cards during the movie that the parents (or children), could fill out. All the patrons had to do them was go to the desk, hand in their card, and get their bag. It worked fairly well that way.

ATTENDANCE: 27 (adults and children)

*To see the words to these movements and activities I use frequently, please visit my A-capella Movements Section on my Storytime Movements and Music Page

Pigs – Preschool Storytime

Posted on April 27, 2013 by jeninthelibrary

MOVEMENT: Welcome Song*

MOVEMENT: “Jump Jump” from I’m a Rock Star by Joanie Leeds and the Nightlights

BOOK:

My Lucky Day by Keiko Kasza

FINGERPLAY:
Two Mother Pigs
Two mother pigs live in a pen. (Put both thumbs up)
Each had 4 babies and that made 10. (Show all fingers and thumbs)
These 4 babies were black as night. (Hold up 1 hand, thumb in palm)
These 4 babies were black and white. (Hold up other hand, thumb in palm)
But all 8 babies loved to play,
And they rolled and rolled in the mud all day (roll hands over each other)
At night with their mother, they curled in a heap (make fists, palms up)
And squealed and squealed till they went to sleep.

FLANNELBOARD:
This Little Piggy

MOVEMENT: “Shake My Sillies Out” from More Singable Songs for the Very Young by Raffi

FLANNELBOARD:
Old MacDonald

BOOK:

Z-Z-Zoink! by Bernard Most

VIDEO:

“The Pigs’ Wedding” from Click, Clack, Moo Cows that Type …and More Fun on the Farm

MOVEMENT:
If You’re a Pig and You Know It
(To Tune of “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If you’re a pig and you know it say “Oink Oink”
“Oink Oink”
If you’re a pig and you know it say “Oink Oink”
“Oink Oink”
If you’re a pig and you know it,
Then you really ought to show it.
If you’re a pig and you know it say “Oink Oink”
“Oink Oink”

If you’re a pig and you know it wiggle your tail…
trot your feet….

MOVEMENT: Storytime’s Over*

ADDITIONAL MATERIAL IDEAS:

Book: Ping Pong Pig by Caroline Jayne Church
Book: Not a Stick by Antoinette Portis
Book: If You Give a Pig a Pancake by Laura Numeroff
Book: Ribbit! by Rodrigo Folgueira
Book: Pepo and Lolo and the Red Apple by Ana Martin Larranaga
Video: Any Peppa Pig Movie

THOUGHTS ON THIS STORYTIME:
I had a mix of ages for this storytime. I thought since there were some older kids in the audience I would start with My Lucky Day and see how that went over, especially since it is one of my favorite books to read-aloud. But I think that was too long for the group as a whole, and one of the younger girls in the group kept getting really scared whenever the pig got into the roasting pan. So after I finished that one I went into a fingerplay and then the flannelboard This Little Piggy so that things could be a little less terrifying for the audience. I thought Z-Z-ZOink! was a really good read aloud. Also, “The Pigs’ Wedding” might be a bit of an older video as well, but it is just so fun.

ATTENDANCE: 32 (adults and children)

*To see the words to these movements and activities I use frequently, please visit my A-capella Movements Section on my Storytime Movements and Music Page

Frogs – Preschool Storytime

Posted on April 13, 2013 by jeninthelibrary

What did the frog say when the librarian suggested a book?
“I already READIT, READIT, READIT”

Here’s hoping people thought this storytime was better than that joke.

MOVEMENT: Welcome Song*

MOVEMENT: “Jump Jump” from I’m a Rock Star by Joanie Leeds and the Nightlights

BOOK:

Ribbit! by Rodrigo Folgueira

MOVEMENT: “Shake My Sillies Out” from More Singable Songs for the Very Young by Raffi

FINGERPLAY:
Here’s Mr. Bullfrog (make a thumbs up with hand)
sitting on a rock.
Along comes a little boy (make a walking motion with the index & middle finger of other hand)
Mr. Bullfrog jumps, KERPLOP! (thumb makes a diving motion down)

FLANNELBOARD:
Five Green and Speckled FrogsFive green and specked frogs
Sat on a hollow log.
Eating some most delicious bugs.
Yum! Yum!
One jumped into the pool,
Where it was nice and cool
Now there are four green speckled frogs.
Ribbit! Ribbit!

Continue counting down until no green speckled frogs are left.

THEMED MOVEMENT:
“Gunk Gunk”
Gunk, Gunk went the little green frog one day,
Gunk, Gunk went the little green frog.
Gunk, Gunk went the little green frog one day,
and his eyes went blink, blink, blink.

Gunk, Gunk went the little green frog one day,
Gunk, Gunk went the little green frog.
Gunk, Gunk went the little green frog one day,
And his knees went wiggle, wiggle wiggle.
And his eyes went blink, blink,blink.

Continue, adding on the lines:
And his tongue went stretch, stretch, stretch.
And his legs went hop, hop, hop.
And his ears went listen, listen, listen. (if you are doing a story after).

BOOK:

The Wide-Mouthed Frog: A Pop-Up Book by Keith Faulkner

VIDEO:

“The Foolish Frog” from Chicka Chicka Boom Boom…and lots more learning fun!

MOVEMENT: Storytime’s Over*

ADDITIONAL MATERIAL IDEAS:

Book: A Frog in the Bog by Karma Wilson
Book: Jump, Frog, Jump! by Robert Kalan
Book: Froggy Gets Dressed by Jonathan London (or any other Froggy book)
Book: The Rainy Day Puddle by Ei Nakabayashi (for younger children)
Flannelboard: The Fearsome Beast

THOUGHTS ON THIS STORYTIME:
This was a fun storytime! The kids seemed to have a lot of energy today, so I decided to focus more on songs and activities than on stories. The Wide-Mouthed Frog is always a hit, though. And since we just got in

ATTENDANCE: 42 (adults and children)

*To see the words to these movements and activities I use frequently, please visit my A-capella Movements Section on my Storytime Movements and Music Page

Saint Patrick’s Day – Preschool Storytime

Posted on March 16, 2013 by jeninthelibrary

Hope you’re wearing green, because today we celebrated St. Patrick’s Day at storytime!

MOVEMENT: Welcome Song*

MOVEMENT: “Can’t Wait to Celebrate” from Jim Gill’s Irrational Anthem by Jim Gill

BOOK:

Good Luck Bear by Greg Foley

FLANNELBOARD:
Leprechaun’s Lucky Charms

Story inspired by K at Storytime ABC’s and her Leprechaun, Leprechaun, What Do You See? and Lucky Charms breakfast cereal (which makes this flannelboard magically delicious!)
Patterns via Google Images search and Microsoft Shapes tool on Word
I also found some glittery gold foam at Michael’s and stuck that on to some felt to make the gold in the pot sparkle.

Leprechaun’s Lucky Charms
Start with the leprechaun on the flannelboard. Add the other pieces where mentioned in the story.

Leprechaun, leprechaun
What lucky charms have ye?
I have a red heart here with me.

Leprechaun, leprechaun
What lucky charms have ye?
I have an orange star here with me.

Leprechaun, leprechaun
What lucky charms have ye?
I have a yellow moon here with me.

Leprechaun, leprechaun
What lucky charms have ye?
I have a green clover here with me.

Leprechaun, leprechaun
What lucky charms have ye?
I have a blue diamond here with me.

Leprechaun, leprechaun
What lucky charms have ye?
I have a purple horse shoe here with me.

Let’s see what colors we have – red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple.
What does that make?
A Rainbow!

And what can you find at the end of the rainbow?
Leprechaun’s pot of gold!

THEMED MOVEMENT:
“Dance, Dance Leprechaun Dance”
(to tune of “Skip to My Lou”)
Dance, dance, leprechaun dance.
Dance, dance, leprechaun dance.
Dance, dance, leprechaun dance,
Do a dance for me.

Bow…
Clap…
At this point I asked the kids in storytime what were some other things leprechaun’s did. Some of the answers I got were:
Search, search, search for gold…
Jump…

And I like to finish with…
Sit, sit, leprechaun sit.
Sit, sit, leprechaun sit.
Sit, sit, leprechaun sit.
Sit for our next story.

BOOK:

Green by Laura Vaccaro Seeger

MOVEMENT: “Shake My Sillies Out” from More Singable Songs for the Very Young by Raffi

FLANNELBOARD:
Leprechaun Where’s Your Gold?

Inspiration and Story from Imagination Station.
Patterns via Google Search.

Before you start this flannelboard, hide the gold behind one of the colored pots
Leprechaun knows he has some gold, but he has so many different pots, he doesn’t know where it is! Let’s see if we can help him find it!

Leprechaun, leprechaun, tiny and bold.
Where, oh where is your gold?
What does the _(color)_ pot hold?

Leprechaun, leprechaun, tiny and bold.
I’m out looking for your gold.
What treasures does the _(color)_ pot hold?

VIDEO:

“Ruby’s Rainbow” from Max & Ruby: A Visit with Grandma

MOVEMENT: Storytime’s Over*

ADDITIONAL MATERIAL IDEAS:

Book: Clever Tom and the Leprechaun by Linda Shute
Book: The Leprechaun Under the Bed by Teresa Bateman
Book: St. Patrick’s Day Countdown by Salina Yoon (I should also make this into a flannelboard)
Book: Lucky Leprechaun
Flannelboard: Five Little Leprechauns
Flannelboard: Five Green Shamrocks

THOUGHTS ON THIS STORYTIME:
You know how sometimes you have a storytime where everything comes together and feels really good? That’s what this storytime felt like. It went really well, and helped give me that rush that comes from really connecting with the audience. We had a lot of younger children at this storytime (even though we call it Preschool, we usually end up with some toddlers at every storytime), so I chose stories that were on the younger side to tell. Foley’s Bear stories always entertain. I had never used Green before, and was a little bit worried about how it would work since there wasn’t a lot of text on the pages. I started by prepping the audience that there were a lot of different types of green and that they could guess what sort of green was coming up. It actually turned out to be a great choice for a storytime, because there were so many great opportunities for dialogic reading and audience interaction. Also I think the reason this storytime worked well was because of the flannelboards. I had made these last year, and was happy to have them to use. That’s the thing about flannelboards — they may take a while to make up front, but you will have them forever.
Also I had some familiar faces in the audience – a librarian friend brought her son, a friend who used to page here and her children, and a lovely family who used to attend my infant toddler storytimes – and that always helps make storytime better!

ATTENDANCE: 48 (adults and children)

*To see the words to these movements and activities I use frequently, please visit my A-capella Movements Section on my Storytime Movements and Music Page

Flannel Friday Birthday Extravaganza: Five Birthday Candles

Posted on March 15, 2013 by jeninthelibrary

This week we’re celebrating Flannel Friday’s 2nd Birthday!! I think instead of terrible twos we are in for some terrific twos.

To celebrate I’m sharing a flannel inspired by fellow Flannel Friday participant Katie.

Five Birthday Candles

5 Birthday Candles
wish there were more
Blew out one,
then there were 4.

4 birthday candles,
pretty as can be.
Blow one out,
then there are 3.

3 birthday candles,
Hope my wish comes true.
Blow one out,
then there are 2.

2 birthday candles
Birthday cakes are fun
Blow one out,
Then there is 1.

1 birthday candle,
the party’s almost done.
Blow out one,
Then there are none.

Today’s Flannel Friday roundup is hosted by Flannel Friday originator Melissa at Mel’s Desk. For more information on Flannel Friday, visit the Flannel Friday blog or Pinterest page.

Family Storytime – Dr. Seuss

Posted on March 5, 2013 by jeninthelibrary

To celebrate Dr. Seuss’s Birthday on March 2, we held a special version of our preschool storytime honoring his works. My supervisor and I worked on this program together, so we tagged-teamed on the storytime.

MOVEMENT: “Shake My Sillies Out” from More Singable Songs for the Very Young by Raffi

PROP READING:
We started off with a prop-filled presentation of:

Green Eggs and Ham.

I portrayed Sam-I-Am, and my supervisor was the friend unwilling to try the titular treat. We had a table set up with all the props we needed for the story including:

Green Eggs and Ham (Color photo-copy laminated)
Here or There (Color photo-copy laminated, found via Google Image Search)
A House (made from Lego)
A Mouse (Puppet)

A Box
A Fox (he looks a little tired, I know, but it’s a fox from our puppet collection)
A Car
A Tree (Also from the library’s puppet collection)

This next row is a bit more… creative…

A Train (train whistle, I made the noise each time the book said “train”)
Dark (a black piece of construction paper with the word “dark” on it)
The Rain (a squirt bottle filled with water, that I misted every time the word “rain” was said. This got a good laugh, and was a great idea from my supervisor)

A Goat
A Boat

Since Sam-I-Am is the one who introduces the different props, I would hold up the item in question as I mentioned it. Then, my supervisor read off the answers of where the green eggs and ham would not be enjoyed, I held the item in question up again so that the audience could say it aloud. She also showed the illustrations of the book as well so those could be seen by the audience.

FLANNELBOARD:
Colorful Eggs (No Ham)

I stole this brilliant idea from this post at Mel’s Desk.

I took her suggestion of making it into a game, so on one side the eggs are a nice and normal yellow. On the other, wild colors! I started with all the yellow yolks up, then turned each one over at the appropriate time as I recited:

I-am-Sam.
Sam-I-am.
I do so like ____
eggs and ham.

(filling in the blank with the audience of the color of the egg). From this activity I learned that my pink egg (second from the left on the top row) really looks like an orange egg from afar and not like the hot pink it looks up close.

BOOK:

One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss

My supervisor just read an except of this one, up until the “goodnight” part. It worked really well shortened like that.

MOVEMENT: “If You’re Happy and You Know It – PS Version”
My supervisor does this one a little differently, so check out my A Capella Movements page for the PS version.

VIDEO:

“Zax” from Seuss Celebration: 9 Favorite Televised Classics

Many of the Seuss videos are 25 minutes long or so — “Zax” worked well for storytime since it was only 3 minutes or so.

TREATS:
What would a birthday celebration be without a sweet treat? After the movie, we all sang “Happy Birthday” to Dr. Seuss, and then it was time to let them eat cake!

(I forgot to take a photo of the cake before it was devoured! But as you can see, at least we had a lot of interest!)

ATTENDANCE: 38 people

HOW IT WENT: I think this was a really fun unique storytime. Other than joining in on storytimes as an intern, I’d never done a joint storytime before. I think it went really well, and that we both were able to highlight the places where we shine in storytime to make it a success. I think if I were going to do this program again, I might have a larger table on which to place the props — since Seuss changes the patter of the objects in Green Eggs and Ham that might make it easier to do. Another Idea I had for that would just be to used laminated images for all the objects like I did for the green eggs and ham. Then I could just have a stack put together and go through the stack in order as the items were mentioned.

How did you celebrate Dr. Seuss’s Birthday or Read Across America?

Flannel Friday: I Saw a Giraffe Drive By

Posted on February 1, 2013 by jeninthelibrary

When I was in library school, we had an assginment to make a booklist centered around a theme — any theme we wanted. My theme was “Animals and Their Vehicles”. Ever since that booklist, I’ve had a soft spot for animals taking a spin, and I’ve used it as a storytime theme a few times. Here’s a great flannelboard that goes with it.

I Saw a Giraffe Drive By
May be sung to the tune of “Down by the Bay”

Poem and Patterns from Toddler Storytime Programs by Diane Briggs

One sunny day I saw a giraffe drive by,
In a shiny car and a big bow tie.
Then I saw a sheep,
Riding in a jeep.
Then I saw a duck,
Driving a truck.
One sunny day.

One sunny day I saw a platypus,
He was going for a ride on a little orange school bus.
Then I saw a goat,
She was rowing a boat.
Then I saw a bear,
Flying through the air,
One sunny day.

Oh, me, oh, my,
What a lot of funny animals went by!

I’ve mentioned before that I got a lot of flannelboards from my mom when she retired. This is another one of those, and I think it’s among my favorite. My mom somehow cajoled my dad into making her flannelboards for her, so when I use them it’s like using a small piece of family history as well.

Today’s Flannel Friday roundup is hosted by Anne at so tomorrow. For more information on Flannel Friday, visit the Flannel Friday blog or Pinterest page.

Flannel Friday Valentine’s Special: Vincent’s Valentine Animals

Posted on January 25, 2013 by jeninthelibrary

This week at Flannel Friday we’re spreading the love of Valentine’s Day! I’m sharing a story I use often around this time of year, Vincent’s Valentine Animals. It’s not too mushy, and the kids can make fun animal noises with it.

This is another flannelboard story that I got from my mother after her retirement from librarianship, so I’m not 100% sure on the original source. It’s on page 28 of A Storytime Year, and while I haven’t verified to make sure this is the correct book (we don’t have a copy in my system) I think it is by Susan M. Dailey.

Vincent’s Valentine Animals
One day, Vincent the toymaker received word from the King that he was to create a special toy for the Princess for Valentine’s Day. Vincent knew a lot about making toys, but he had never made a Valentine toy before. So he thought long and hard and finally had an idea!

He cut out hearts from wood, glued and painted them. He made a Valentine cat, dog, mouse, pig and snake.

And to make them extra special, he gave them each a sound. The cat said, “Meow”. The dog said, “Arf”, the mouse said, “Squeak”, the pig said, “Oink” and the snake said, “Hiss”.

Vincent was very proud of his animals, and couldn’t wait to give them to the Princess. But he was in such a hurry to get to the castle, he stumbled and all the heads and body’s became separated.

“Oh no!” said Vincent. “Now I need to put them back together. Let’s see.. here’s a mouse head. Does this head go with this body?” Place the animal head on top of the wrong body. Now here comes the fun part of the story – you place the head of one animal on the body of the other and make the new sound that results. For example, with the mouse you would have it say:

The toy said “Sque-arf!” Oh no, that can’t be right! What about the next body. The toy said “Sque-Oink!” No no no. Let’s try this one… “Sque-Eow!”… Continue doing this with the various pieces until you match the cat, dog, pig and mouse correctly. Then continue the story.

But Vincent heard the King impatiently calling for him. He couldn’t keep the King waiting! In a hurry, Vincent gathered up all his Valentine animals (take all the animals down from the board and put them up momentarily as you name them one by one) and brought them to show the Princess and the King. And they were both very pleased. The Princess loved her Valentine Cat. She loved her Valentine Dog. She loved her Valentine mouse. But here favorites were the Valentine pig-snake who said, “oin-hiss” and the Valentine snake-pig who said “hi-oink”. When she heard those noises, she laughed and laughed.

Today’s Flannel Friday roundup is sponsored by Sarah at Read it Again. For more information on Flannel Friday, visit the Flannel Friday blog or Pinterest page.

Alligators & Crocodiles – Preschool Storytime

Posted on January 22, 2013 by jeninthelibrary

MOVEMENT: Welcome Song

MOVEMENT: “Can’t Wait to Celebrate” from Jim Gill’s Irrational Anthem by Jim Gill

BOOK:

Egad Alligator! by Harriet Ziefert

FLANNELBOARD:
Counting Crocodiles

Pattern and Story from Judy Sierra (it’s called “A Bridge of Crocodiles” in the Second Edition of The Flannel Board Storytelling Book. I inherited this flannelboard set from my mom, who was a librarian until she retired. She had my dad make all her flannelboard sets, so it’s steeped in family history. I think it came from the 1987 version of Sierra’s book…)

THEMED MOVEMENT:
“The Alligator”
The alligator likes to swim (two hands flat, one on top of the other)
And he opens his mouth wide (hands open and shut)
But when he sees me on the shore (turn hands towards self)
Down under the water he’ll hide (hands go between legs on lap)

BOOK:

Solomon Crocodile by Catherine Rayner

MOVEMENT: “Shake My Sillies Out” from More Singable Songs for the Very Young by Raffi

BOOK:

For Pete’s Sake by Ellen Stoll Walsh

VIDEO:

“Cornelius” from Swimmy …and More Classic Leo Lionni Stories

MOVEMENT: Storytime’s Over

ADDITIONAL MATERIAL IDEAS:

Book: Guji Guji by Chih-Yuan Chen
Book: An Extraordinary Egg by Lio Lionni

THOUGHTS ON THIS STORYTIME:
I had a lot of infants and toddlers in the group today, so that changed my plan a little. I was originally planning on reading Guji Guji, since I really enjoy it, but thought that it might be a bit too long with little ones there. I switched and chose Egad Alligator instead. I really must say “Egad!” more when surprised is what I think every time I read this book. Then, because Guji Guji is a long book, I had some unaccounted for time at the end and decided to use For Pete’s Sake.

ATTENDANCE: 30 (adults and children)

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Tag Archives: preschool

Bread and Butter – Preschool/Family Storytime

Berries – Preschool Storytime

Pigs – Preschool Storytime

Frogs – Preschool Storytime

Saint Patrick’s Day – Preschool Storytime

Flannel Friday Birthday Extravaganza: Five Birthday Candles

Family Storytime – Dr. Seuss

Flannel Friday: I Saw a Giraffe Drive By

Flannel Friday Valentine’s Special: Vincent’s Valentine Animals

Alligators & Crocodiles – Preschool Storytime