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)