Sorry!

I wanted to apologize for my lack of updates lately; I changed libraries and haven't had a chance to present a storytime in my new position yet.  I haven't forgotten about this blog--as soon as I'm added to the storytime rotation, I will continue to post what I've done.

Preschool Storytime Visit: Fish and Oceans!

At the end of last week, I presented a storytime to a group of about 40 children ages 3-5 who walked over from their daycamp.  We read about fish and oceans!

Hello song:  "My Hand Waves Hello"

Flannel board hides behind:  fish

Fingerplay:  "Hickory, Dickory, Dock"

Book:  I'm the Biggest Thing in the Ocean by Kevin Sherry

Flannel board story made from the book Ugly Fish by Kara LaReau

Song:  "Put Your Finger On" from the cd Feel the Music by Parachute Express

Fingerplay:  "Roll, Roll, Sugarbabies"

Flannel board story made from the book A Fish Out of Water by Helen Marion Palmer

Fingerplay:  "Two Little Blackbirds"

Prop Story made from the book The Three Little Fish and the Big Bad Shark by Ken Geist

Goodbye Song:  "My Hands Say Thank You"

Handout: die-cut sharks

Extras:

Books:  

Pout Pout Fish by Deborah Diesen 

Shark in the Park by Nick Sharratt

Storycards made from the book Things that Make You Feel Good / Things that Make You Feel Bad by Todd Parr

A Colorful Storytime!

Yesterday, a preschool group was supposed to come to the library from their church across the street for a storytime, but, since it was raining, they didn't want to walk over...so I went over there.  Not a big deal, but the room we were in wasn't air conditioned!  (Think rainy, humid, mid-80s...yuck!).  However, we dealt with it and had a good time with this theme of colors!

Flannel board hides behind:  ABC, 123

Fingerplay: "Hickory, Dickory, Dock"

Book:  Wow!  Said the Owl by Tim Hopgood

Storycards made from the book Blue Hat, Green Hat by Sandra Boynton

Song: "Put Your Finger On" from the cd Feel the Music by Parachute Express

Fingerplay: "Clap Your Lap"

Flannel board story made from the book Mucky Moose by Jonathan Allen

Storycards made from the book This Is My Hair Todd Parr

Flannel board story made from the book A Sock is a Pocket for Your Toes by Elizabeth Garton Scanlon

Goodbye song:  "My Hands Say Thank You"

Extras:

Books:

Dog's Colorful Day by Emma Dodd

Turtle Splash!  Countdown at the Pond by Cathryn Falwell

Where is the Green Sheep? (with green sheep puppet) by Mem Fox

Lots of Dots by Craig Frazier

Monday the Bullfrog by Matthew Van Fleet

Flannel board story made from the poem "Five Little Ice Cream Cones" by unknown author

Prop story: Box of crayons

Saturday Storytime: [Random] Animals!

On this sunny but muggy Saturday, 22 children and caregivers came to storytime to have fun and to hear stories about all kinds of animals!

Hello song: "My Hand Waves Hello"

Flannel board hides behind:  bears

Fingerplay: "Hickory, Dickory Dock"

Book:   What Pet to Get? by Emma Dodd

Flannel board story:  "Spring Colors" adapted from a story by Mildred Hoffman

Song: "Put Your Finger On" from the cd Feel the Music by Parachute Express

Fingerplay: "Roll, Roll, Sugarbabies"

Flannel board story based on the book Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Eric Carle

Book:  Mommy, Where Are You? by Leonid Gore

Prop story (with music):  "I Had a Rooster" from the cd Singin' in the Bathtub by John Lithgow

Goodbye song:  "My Hands Say Thank You"

Extras:

Books:

Turtle Splash!  Countdown at the Pond by Cathryn Falwell

The Tallest Shortest Longest Greenest Brownest Animal in the Jungle by Keith Faulkner

Who's That Scratching at My Door? by Amanda Leslie 

Storycards:

Blue Hat, Green Hat based on the book by Sandra Boynton

It's Not Easy Being a Bunny based on the book by Marilyn Sadler

Book/Puppet: Monday the Bullfrog by Matthew Van Fleet 

Song: "My Hand Waves Hello"
(To the tune of "The Farmer in the Dell")
wave hand hello
My hand waves hello,
my hand waves hello!
Every time I see my friends,
my hand waves hello.
-then choose another body part with which to wave-
wave feet hello
My feet wave hello,
my feet wave hello!
Every time I see my friends,
my feet wave hello.
-repeat as many times as desired with different parts, i.e. hair, elbows, head, etc.)

Fingerplay: "Hickory Dickory Dock"
Hickory dickory dock
Tap lap, alternating hands
The mouse runs up the clock
Use two fingers to run up arm
The clock strikes one
Clap once
The mouse runs down
Use two fingers to run down arm
Hickory dickory dock
Tap lap, alternating hands
Hickory dickory dock
Tap lap, alternating hands
The mouse runs up the clock
Use two fingers to run up arm
The clock strikes two
Clap twice
The mouse says, "whew"
wipe brow
Hickory dickory dock
Tap lap, alternating hands
Hickory dickory dock
Tap lap, alternating hands
The mouse runs up the clock
Use two fingers to run up arm
The clock strikes three
Clap three times
The mouse goes "whee!!"
Slide two fingers down arm
Hickory dickory dock
Tap lap, alternating hands
Hickory dickory dock
Tap lap, alternating hands
The mouse runs up the clock
Use two fingers to run up arm
The clock strikes four
Clap four times
The mouse says, "no more"
wave finger
Hickory dickory dock
Tap lap, alternating hands

Fingerplay: "Roll, Roll, Sugarbabies"

Roll roll sugarbabies

spin fists in a circle in front of you

Roll roll sugarbabies

spin fists in front of you

Push!

push out

Pull!

pull inward

Clap clap clap!

clap when you say clap 

(repeat as many times as desired doing it fast, slow, big, tiny, etc.)

 

 

Song: "My Hands Say Thank You"

My hand says thank you with a clap clap clap!

Clap hands when you say clap

My feet say thank you with a tap tap tap!

Tap feet when you say tap

Clap clap clap!

Clap hands when you say clap

Tap tap tap!

Tap feet when you say tap

Do a turn!

Turn around

Take a bow!

Bow

(repeat if desired)

 

Saturday Storytime: Animals and More!

I presented an open storytime on Saturday recently and I used materials about animals and more!  There were about 38 people there on that chilly morning.

Hello song:  "My Hands Wave Hello"

Flannel board hides behind:  eggs

Fingerplay:  "Hickory, Dickory Dock"

Book:  Good Thing You're Not an Octopus! by Julie Markes

Flannel board story based on the book Duck! Rabbit! by Amy Krouse Rosenthal

Music:  "The Silly Dance Contest" from the cd Jim Gill Sings the Sneezing Song and Other Contagious Tunes by Jim Gill

Fingerplay:  "Roll, Roll, Sugarbabies"

Prop story based on the book Mrs. Honey's Hat by Pam Adams

Fingerplay:  "Clap Your Lap"

Magnetic board story using "Oscar's B Sandwich" from the cd Sesame Street Sing the Alphabet

Goodbye song:  "My Hands Say Thank You"

Extras:

Books:

Do Whales Have Wings? by Michael Dahl

If I Had a Dragon by Tom and Amanda Ellery

Butterfly, Butterfly by Petr Horacek

Big Book:  Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert

A Preschool Storytime Visit: Friends in Spring!

I presented two storytimes to a visiting preschool last month, and am only now posting about it because things have been so busy while getting ready for the Summer Reading Club!  Both classes walked to the library on a cool April day; the first class had 55 kids and the second had 17.  The following is a combined list of what we did in each storytime session, the theme of which was friends in spring!

Hello song: "Hand Waves Hello"

Hides behind:  Flowers

 

  

Fingerplay: "Hickory Dickory Dock"

Book: My Garden by Kevin Henkes

 

Flannel board story made from A House for Birdie by Stuart Murphy:

Music: "List of Dances" from Jim Gill Makes It Noisy in Boise, Idaho by Jim Gill

Fingerplay:  "Roll, Roll, Sugarbabies"

Storycards made from the book Do's and Don'ts by Todd Parr

Book:  Duckie's Ducklings by Frances Barry

Storycards made from the book Whose Tail? by O.J. Robertson

Whose Tail is an old book, the cover of which is unavailable--so Eeyore will do!

Book:  Little White Rabbit by Kevin Henkes

Flannel board story made from the book Millie Wants to Play by Janet Pedersen

Fingerplay:  "Two Little Blackbirds"

Storycards made from the book That's What Friends are For by Valeri Gorbachev

Book:  Duckie's Rainbow by Frances Barry

Storycards made from the book Things that Make You Feel Good/Things that Make You Feel Bad by Todd Parr

Goodbye Song: "My Hands Say Thank You"

Extras:

Books:

Who's on the Farm?  by Heather Gondek

Mouse's First Spring by Lauren Thompson

Big Book:  One Duck Stuck by Phyllis Root

Storytime Visit: Spring

Today a very small preschool group came for a storytime.  The kids were 3 and 4 years old.  The theme for today was spring!

Hello Song: Hand waves hello

Hides Behind:  Flowers

 

Fingerplay:  “Hickory Dickory Dock”

Book: Duckie's Ducklings by Frances Barry

 

Book:  Mouse's First Spring by Lauren Thompson

Flannel board story made from Cock-a-Doodle Quack Quack! by Ivor Baddiel:  

Music: "The Beanie Bag Dance" (with beanbags) from Kids in Action by Greg and Steve

Fingerplay:  "Clap Your Lap"

Prop story:  Mr. Gumpy's Outing by John Birmingham

Storycards made from Things That Make You Feel Good/Things That Make You Feel Bad by Todd Parr

Book: Whose Nose and Toes? by John Butler

 

Goodbye Song: My Hands Say Thank You

Handout: stickers

Extras:

Books: 

Duckie's Rainbow by Frances Barry 

Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

Let's Count Goats! by Mem Fox

Who's Hiding in the Garden? by Chritiane Gunzi

My Garden by Kevin Henkes

A Good Day by Kevin Henkes

Good Thing You're Not an Octopus! by Julie Markes

Spring Song by Barbara Seuling

Chick by Ed Vere

Flannel board stories:

My Red Umbrella  by Robert Blight

A House for Birdie by Stuart Murphy

Puppet:  Worm in a Can

Prop story:  Mrs. Honey's Hat by Pam Adams