3 Preschool Storytime Visits: Some Favorites!

I presented 3 storytimes with a partner today, and we shared some of our favorites!  The children were in three classes that came to the library from a local preschool, ranging in ages from 3-5.  We had over 100 children and teachers if we add all of them together!  We changed things up a bit each time to keep it interesting.  The following is a combination of what we used:

Hello song: "My Hand Waves Hello" 


Flannel board hides behind: pigs

Fingerplay: "Hickory, Dickory Dock"
 

Book: Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! by Mo Willems (with "NO" sign prop)

Book: Can You Make a Scary Face? by Jan Thomas

Fingerplay:  "Roll, Roll, Sugarbabies" 


Mother Goose Rhyme: "There Was an Old Woman"

Prop story based on the book Mr. Gumpy's Outing by John Burningham

Prop story based on the book Katy No-Pocket by Emmy Payne

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

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

Fingerplay: "Two Little Hands" 


Prop story based on the book If You Give a Pig a Pancake by Laura Numeroff

Storycards based on the book Things that Make You Feel Good/Things that Make You Feel Bad by Todd Parr

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

Book:  Big Bugs! Giant Creepy Crawly Pop-ups by Keith Faulkner

Goodbye song: "My Hands Say Thank You"

Extras: 

Books: 

Slide, Already! by Kit Allen

Shark in the Park by Nick Sharratt

Saturday Storytime: a farm[ish] theme

Today I presented an open storytime to children infant-age 5 and their parents/caregivers.  There were about 50 people there on this rainy Saturday for this farm[ish]-themed storytime!

Hello Song: "My Hand Waves Hello" 


Flannel board Hides Behind: umbrellas

Fingerplay: "Hickory, Dickory Dock" 


Book: Where is the Green Sheep? by Mem Fox

Fingerplay: "Clap Your Lap" 


Flannel board story based on the book The Tickle Tree by Fran Manushkin

Prop [song] with puppets: "I Had a Rooster" from Singin' in the Bathtub by John Lithgow

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

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

Fingerplay: "Roll, Roll, Sugarbabies" 


Flannel board story: Find Eeyore's Tail

Goodbye Song: "My Hands Say Thank You"

Extras: 

Books:

Charlie Chick by Nick Denchfield
Do Pigs Have Stripes? by Melanie Walsh

Mother Goose Rhyme: "There Was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe"

Flannel board stories: 

Cock-a-doodle Quack Quack by Ivor Baddiel

The Pigs' Picnic by Keiko Kasza

Story cards: Peep: Little Duckling by Kevin Luthardt

A Storytime at a Local Daycare: Spring!

I went out again to present 2 consecutive half-hour spring storytimes to children ages 3-5.  I presented a couple of different stories in each session; I'll just list everything here:

Flannel board hides behind: umbrellas

 

Fingerplay: "Hickory, Dickory Dock"

Mother Goose rhyme: "Hey Diddle Diddle"

Flannel board story: Build a flower

Book: Butterfly, Butterfly by Petr Horacek

Book:  Duckie's Rainbow by Frances Barry

Flannel board story based on the book Mrs. NcNosh and the Great Big Squash by Sarah Weeks

Fingerplay: "Roll, Roll, Sugarbabies"

Story cards based on the book Do's and Don'ts by Todd Parr

Flannel board/prop story based on the book The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

Fingerplay: "Clap Your Lap"

Flannel board/song: (I just sort of sang this as I did it) Five Green and Speckled Frogs retold by Priscilla Burris

Book: Big Bugs! Giant Creepy Crawly Pop-Ups by Keith Faulkner

Book: Monday the Bullfrog by Matthew Van Fleet

Fingerplay: "Two Little Blackbirds" 


Goodbye song: "My Hands Say Thank You"

Preschool Storytime Visit: Springtime!

Today I visited an elementary school here in town that offers 2 preschool sessions a day--morning and afternoon.  I presented a half-hour storytime to each of them.  The following is a combination of both storytimes, both of which were spring-themed.

Flannel board hides behind: umbrellas

Fingerplay: "Hickory, Dickory Dock" 


Mother Goose rhyme: "Little Miss Muffet"

Book: Mouse's First Spring by Lauren Thompson

Book: My Garden by Kevin Henkes

Fingerplay: "Here is a Bunny" 


Flannel board story based on the book Mucky Moose by Jonathan Allen

Flannel board story based on the book Millie Wants to Play by Janet Pedersen

Fingerplay: "Here is a Bee Hive" 


Big book: Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert

Flannel board story based on the book My Red Umbrella by Robert Bright

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Fingerplay: "Five Little Ladybugs" 


Puppet: Watering Can 


Fingerplay: "Roll, Roll, Sugarbabies" 


Book: Giant Pop-Out Bugs by Wendy Lui

Goodbye song: "Goodbye, So Long, and See You Soon"

Preschool Storytime Visits: Spring!

Today I visited a daycare/preschool here in town. I presented 3 different storytimes; the first was for ages 1-2, the second for ages 4-5, and the third was for ages 2-3. Each lasted a half hour.  We all had a good time with these materials that celebrate spring!

Flannel board hides behind: umbrellas

Fingerplay: "Hickory, Dickory, Dock"

Mother Goose rhyme: "Mary Had a Little Lamb"

Book: Duckie's Duckling by Frances Barry

Fingerplay: "Roll, Roll Sugarbabies"

Book: Ten in the Den by John Butler

Flannel board story based on the book My Red Umbrella by Robert Bright

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Fingerplay: "Clap Your Lap"

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

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

Book: Giant Pop-Out Bugs by Wendy Lui

Fingerplay: "Two Little Blackbirds"


Goodbye song: "My Hands Say Thank You"