Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Storytime: Fish and Oceans!

This storytime plan was presented during an open storytime--children ages 0-5 with their parents/caregivers.  We had fun reading about fish and oceans!




Hello song:  "My Hand Waves Hello"
Flannel board hides behind: fish


Fingerplay: "Hickory Dickory Dock"
Book:  Somewhere in the Ocean by Jennifer Ward


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



Song:  "Shake My Sillies Out" from the cd The Singable Songs Collection by Raffi


Fingerplay: "Roll, Roll, Sugarbabies"
Prop story based on the book The Three Little Fish and the Big Bad Shark by Ken Geist



Flannel board story based on the book Ugly Fish by Kara LaReau



Storycards based on the book The Twelve Days of Summer by Elizabeth Lee O'Donnell


Goodbye song: "My Hands Say Thank You"


Extras:
Books:
My Camera at the Aquarium by Janet Perry Marshall
Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister
Senses at the Seashore by Shelley Rotner
I'm the Biggest Thing in the Ocean by Kevin Sherry
Fabulous Fishes by Susan Stockdale
Flannel board story based on the book A Fish Out of Water by Helen Marion Palmer

 

Song: "My Hands Wave 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)


 

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