Saturday, July 31, 2010

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


Friday, July 30, 2010

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"

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

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

Thursday, July 8, 2010

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