Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Sorry!


I wanted to apologize for my lack of updates lately; I changed libraries and haven't had a chance to present a storytime in my new position yet.  I haven't forgotten about this blog--as soon as I'm added to the storytime rotation, I will continue to post what I've done.

Monday, June 20, 2011

Preschool Storytime Visit: Fish and Oceans!

At the end of last week, I presented a storytime to a group of about 40 children ages 3-5 who walked over from their daycamp.  We read about fish and oceans!


Hello song:  "My Hand Waves Hello"

Flannel board hides behind:  fish


Fingerplay:  "Hickory, Dickory, Dock"

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


Flannel board story made from the book Ugly Fish by Kara LaReau


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


Fingerplay:  "Roll, Roll, Sugarbabies"

Flannel board story made from the book A Fish Out of Water by Helen Marion Palmer


Fingerplay:  "Two Little Blackbirds"

Prop Story made from the book The Three Little Fish and the Big Bad Shark by Ken Geist




Goodbye Song:  "My Hands Say Thank You"

Handout: die-cut sharks



Extras:
Books:  
Pout Pout Fish by Deborah Diesen 
Shark in the Park by Nick Sharratt
Storycards made from the book Things that Make You Feel Good / Things that Make You Feel Bad by Todd Parr

Friday, June 10, 2011

A Colorful Storytime!

Yesterday, a preschool group was supposed to come to the library from their church across the street for a storytime, but, since it was raining, they didn't want to walk over...so I went over there.  Not a big deal, but the room we were in wasn't air conditioned!  (Think rainy, humid, mid-80s...yuck!).  However, we dealt with it and had a good time with this theme of colors!


Flannel board hides behind:  ABC, 123

Fingerplay: "Hickory, Dickory, Dock"

Book:  Wow!  Said the Owl by Tim Hopgood



Storycards made from the book Blue Hat, Green Hat by Sandra Boynton


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


Fingerplay: "Clap Your Lap"

Flannel board story made from the book Mucky Moose by Jonathan Allen



Storycards made from the book This Is My Hair Todd Parr



Flannel board story made from the book A Sock is a Pocket for Your Toes by Elizabeth Garton Scanlon


Goodbye song:  "My Hands Say Thank You"


Extras:
Books:
Dog's Colorful Day by Emma Dodd
Turtle Splash!  Countdown at the Pond by Cathryn Falwell
Where is the Green Sheep? (with green sheep puppet) by Mem Fox
Lots of Dots by Craig Frazier
Monday the Bullfrog by Matthew Van Fleet
Flannel board story made from the poem "Five Little Ice Cream Cones" by unknown author
Prop story: Box of crayons


Saturday, June 4, 2011

Saturday Storytime: [Random] Animals!

On this sunny but muggy Saturday, 22 children and caregivers came to storytime to have fun and to hear stories about all kinds of animals!


Hello song: "My Hand Waves Hello"

Flannel board hides behind:  bears


Fingerplay: "Hickory, Dickory Dock"

Book:   What Pet to Get? by Emma Dodd


Flannel board story:  "Spring Colors" adapted from a story by Mildred Hoffman


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


Fingerplay: "Roll, Roll, Sugarbabies"

Flannel board story based on the book Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Eric Carle


Book:  Mommy, Where Are You? by Leonid Gore


Prop story (with music):  "I Had a Rooster" from the cd Singin' in the Bathtub by John Lithgow


Goodbye song:  "My Hands Say Thank You"


Extras:
Books:
Turtle Splash!  Countdown at the Pond by Cathryn Falwell
The Tallest Shortest Longest Greenest Brownest Animal in the Jungle by Keith Faulkner
Who's That Scratching at My Door? by Amanda Leslie 
Storycards:
Blue Hat, Green Hat based on the book by Sandra Boynton
It's Not Easy Being a Bunny based on the book by Marilyn Sadler
Book/Puppet: Monday the Bullfrog by Matthew Van Fleet 


Song: "My Hand Waves 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)

 

Friday, May 27, 2011

Saturday Storytime: Animals and More!

I presented an open storytime on Saturday recently and I used materials about animals and more!  There were about 38 people there on that chilly morning.


Hello song:  "My Hands Wave Hello"

Flannel board hides behind:  eggs


Fingerplay:  "Hickory, Dickory Dock"

Book:  Good Thing You're Not an Octopus! by Julie Markes


Flannel board story based on the book Duck! Rabbit! by Amy Krouse Rosenthal

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


Fingerplay:  "Roll, Roll, Sugarbabies"

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


Fingerplay:  "Clap Your Lap"

Magnetic board story using "Oscar's B Sandwich" from the cd Sesame Street Sing the Alphabet


Goodbye song:  "My Hands Say Thank You"

Extras:
Books:
Do Whales Have Wings? by Michael Dahl
If I Had a Dragon by Tom and Amanda Ellery
Butterfly, Butterfly by Petr Horacek
Big Book:  Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert




Wednesday, May 25, 2011

A Preschool Storytime Visit: Friends in Spring!

I presented two storytimes to a visiting preschool last month, and am only now posting about it because things have been so busy while getting ready for the Summer Reading Club!  Both classes walked to the library on a cool April day; the first class had 55 kids and the second had 17.  The following is a combined list of what we did in each storytime session, the theme of which was friends in spring!



Hello song: "Hand Waves Hello"

Hides behind:  Flowers


  
Fingerplay: "Hickory Dickory Dock"

Book: My Garden by Kevin Henkes


Flannel board story made from A House for Birdie by Stuart Murphy:



Music: "List of Dances" from Jim Gill Makes It Noisy in Boise, Idaho by Jim Gill



Fingerplay:  "Roll, Roll, Sugarbabies"

Storycards made from the book Do's and Don'ts by Todd Parr


Book:  Duckie's Ducklings by Frances Barry



Storycards made from the book Whose Tail? by O.J. Robertson

Whose Tail is an old book, the cover of which is unavailable--so Eeyore will do!


Book:  Little White Rabbit by Kevin Henkes


Flannel board story made from the book Millie Wants to Play by Janet Pedersen


Fingerplay:  "Two Little Blackbirds"

Storycards made from the book That's What Friends are For by Valeri Gorbachev
Book:  Duckie's Rainbow by Frances Barry



Storycards made from the book Things that Make You Feel Good/Things that Make You Feel Bad by Todd Parr



Goodbye Song: "My Hands Say Thank You"

Extras:
Books:
Who's on the Farm?  by Heather Gondek
Mouse's First Spring by Lauren Thompson
Big Book:  One Duck Stuck by Phyllis Root




Thursday, April 7, 2011

Storytime Visit: Spring

Today a very small preschool group came for a storytime.  The kids were 3 and 4 years old.  The theme for today was spring!




Hello Song: Hand waves hello


Hides Behind:  Flowers
 
Fingerplay:  “Hickory Dickory Dock”


Book: Duckie's Ducklings by Frances Barry

Book:  Mouse's First Spring by Lauren Thompson


Flannel board story made from Cock-a-Doodle Quack Quack! by Ivor Baddiel:  


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


Fingerplay:  "Clap Your Lap"

Prop story:  Mr. Gumpy's Outing by John Birmingham
Storycards made from Things That Make You Feel Good/Things That Make You Feel Bad by Todd Parr



Book: Whose Nose and Toes? by John Butler


Goodbye Song: My Hands Say Thank You

Handout: stickers


Extras:
Books: 
Duckie's Rainbow by Frances Barry 
Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Let's Count Goats! by Mem Fox
Who's Hiding in the Garden? by Chritiane Gunzi
My Garden by Kevin Henkes
A Good Day by Kevin Henkes
Good Thing You're Not an Octopus! by Julie Markes
Spring Song by Barbara Seuling
Chick by Ed Vere
Flannel board stories:
My Red Umbrella  by Robert Blight
A House for Birdie by Stuart Murphy
Puppet:  Worm in a Can
Prop story:  Mrs. Honey's Hat by Pam Adams