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