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
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.)
(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
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.)
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 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)
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