I presented two storytimes with a partner to groups of visiting preschoolers (ages 4--5). The first group had 20 children and the second had 18. The following list is a combination of the two storytimes made up of some of our favorites!
Hello song: "My Hand Waves Hello"
Flannel board hides behind: famous mice
Fingerplay: "Hickory Dickory Dock"
Prop story based on the book Mrs. Honey's Hat by Pam Adams
Fingerplay: "Cat and Dog"
Song: "List of Dances" from the cd Jim Gill Makes it Noisy in Boise, Idaho by Jim Gill
Prop story based on the book Katy No-Pocket by Emmy Payne
Fingerplay: "A Duck with a Wing"
Prop story based on the book The Three Little Fish and the Big Bad Shark by Ken Geist
Story cards (library-made) of Sammy the Snake
Flannel board story based on the book A Sock is a Pocket for your Toes by Elizabeth Garton Scanlon
Book: Shark in the Park by Nick Sharratt
Book: If You're Happy and You Know It by David Carter
Fingerplay: "Clap Your Lap"
Goodbye song: "My Hands Say Thank You"
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: "Cat and Dog"
Hold two fists in front of you
One day, Cat wanted to have lunch with her friend Dog
Stick up thumb of right hand
She decided to go to his house.
To get there, she had to go up the hill and down the hill
Move fist up and down
And up the hill and down the hill
Move fist up and down
And then across the river
Move fist back and forth
And then up the hill and down the hillMove fist up and down
And up the hill and down the hill
Move fist up and down
And when she arrived at Dog's house, she knocked...
knock fists together
...but there was no answer! Dog wasn't home, so she turned to head back.
She had to go up the hill and down the hill
Move fist up and down
And up the hill and down the hill
Move fist up and down
And then across the river
Move fist back and forth
And then up the hill and down the hill Move fist up and down
And up the hill and down the hill
Move fist up and down
And then she finally got home and had a delicious lunch.
Put down thumb of right hand
The next day, Dog wanted to have lunch with Cat.
Stick up thumb of left hand
He decided to go to her house.
To get there, he had to go up the hill and down the hill
Move fist up and down
And up the hill and down the hill
Move fist up and down
And then across the river
Move fist back and forth
And then up the hill and down the hill Move fist up and down
And up the hill and down the hill
Move fist up and down
And when he arrived at Cat's house, he knocked...
knock fists together
...but there was no answer! Cat wasn't home, so he turned to head back.
He had to go up the hill and down the hill
Move fist up and down
And up the hill and down the hill
Move fist up and down
And then across the river
Move fist back and forth
And then up the hill and down the hill Move fist up and down
And up the hill and down the hill
Move fist up and down
And then he finally got home and had a delicious lunch.
Put down thumb of left hand
On the third day, Cat and Dog wanted to have lunch with each other, but they both left their houses at the same time!
Put up thumbs of both hands
They had to go up the hill and down the hill
Move both fists up and down
And up the hill and down the hill
Move fists up and down
And then to the river--and they met in the middle!
Move fist back and forth and then bump them together
"Oh, hello Dog," said Cat. "Would you like to have lunch at my house? I'm having tuna."
"Oh, hello, Cat," said Dog. "Would you like to have lunch at my house? I'm having steak."
Cat and Dog couldn't agree at whose house to eat lunch at, so they each decided to go back home for lunch.
They had to go up the hill and down the hill
Move both fists up and down
And up the hill and down the hill
Move fists up and down
And then they finally got home and had delicious lunches.
Put down thumbs of both hands
Fingerplay: "A Duck with a Wing"
Stand up
A duck, a duck, a duck with a wing
Flap right arm
A duck, a duck, a duck with two wings
Flap both arms
A duck, a duck, a duck with a flipper
Stamp right foot
A duck, a duck, a duck with two flippers
Stamp both feet
A duck, a duck, with a tail
Wag bottom
A duck, a duck, a duck with a beak
Make beak shape using one hand by mouth
Quack quack quack!
Walk around like a duck
Fingerplay: "Clap Your Lap"
Clap!
Clap hands together
Clap your lap!
Tap hands on lap
Thunder clap!
Do a huge clap using spread arms
Itty-bitty clap!
Clap index fingers together
Take a nap!
Rest head on hands
Zap!
"Wake up" and quickly push out hands toward children
Are you awake now?
Song: "My Hand Says 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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