A Saturday Storytime: Winter in July

I redid some of the things presented at the Winter in July Pajama Storytime, but some things were new.  A surprising 32 people were there this morning!

Hello song: "My Hand Waves Hello" 

     

Flannel board hides behind: Snow People

            

Fingerplay: "Hickory Dickory Dock" 

Book:  Snow Friends by M. Christina Butler and Tina Macnaughton

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

Fingerplay: "Clap Your Lap"

Prop story based on the book The Mitten by Jan Brett

Fingerplay:  "Roll, Roll, Sugarbabies"

 

Storycards based on the book Marmalade's Snowy Day by Cindy Wheeler

Marmalade's Snowy Day is an old book whose cover is no longer available, so here is Marmalade in the fall instead

Fingerplay: "Two Little Blackbirds"

 

Flannel board story based on a winter weather poem

Goodbye song:  "My Hands Say Thank You"

Extras:

Books:

Snowmen at Night by Caralyn Buehner

The Snowmen Pop-up Book by Caralyn and Mark Buehner

Snow Magic by Harriet Ziefert

Flannel board story made from ten red mittens

Storycards made from various winter poems

A Pajama Storytime

A partner and I presented a pajama storytime yesterday night.  Historically, these haven't been the best attended, but we ended up with 20 children/adults.  Our theme was winter in July...a theme that I will revisit this Saturday when I present storytime solo--but I'll use some of the items we didn't use last night.

Hello song:  "My Hand Waves Hello"   


Flannel board hides behind: Snow people

Fingerplay: "Hickory Dickory Dock"    


Book:  Snappy Little Snowtime by Dugald Steer

 

Prop Story: Mixing Up Winter
 

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


   

Fingerplay:  "Clap Your Lap"         

Prop story based on the book The Mitten by Jan Brett  


 

Flannelboard story (with music):  Bert in Winter Clothes ("All Dressed Up" from Sesame Street's Bert and Ernie's Greatest Hits)
   

Fingerplay: "Roll, Roll Sugarbabies "   


Goodbye song: "My Hands Say Thank You"

Preschool Storytime: Fish & Oceans

I helped to plan this storytime, but it turns out that I won't actually be presenting it (a coworker is).  That's okay...I'm sure everyone will have a good time reading about fish & oceans!  This storytime is for a preschool-aged summer daycare group that will be visiting the library.

Flannel board hides behind: fish

Book:  Somewhere in the Ocean by Jennifer Ward

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

Prop story based on the book The Three Little Fish and the Big Bad Shark by Ken Geist

--I didn't choose a song; I left that up to the storyteller--

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

Story cards about "The 12 Days of Summer"

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

Handout: stickers

Preschool storytime visit: Mice

Today I presented a storytime to a preschool summer camp group.  There were 20 children (all age 5) and 3 teachers.  They were a good group who enjoyed this mouse-themed storytime!

Hello song: "My Hand Waves Hello"

Flannel board hides behind: famous mice

Fingerplay: "Hickory, Dickory Dock"
 
Book:  The Mouse Who Ate Bananas by Keith Faulkner

Story cards based on the book Whose Tail? by Sam Lloyd

Song: "List of Dances" from Jim Gill Makes it Noisy in Boise, Idaho by Jim Gill

Fingerplay:  "Roll, Roll Sugarbabies"


Flannel board story based on the book The Mouse and the Apple by Stephen Butler

Big Book:  Mouse Paint by Ellen Stoll Walsh

Fingerplay: "Two Little Blackbirds"


Book:  Whose Nose? by Jeannette Rowe

Goodbye song: "My Hands Say Thank You"

Extras:  

Flannel boards: 
Build a Mouse
Little Mouse