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

Saturday Storytime: Animals

Today I presented an Open Storytime to a group of 28.  It was nice because I had a good range of ages in attendance, from infant to kindergarten.  The theme was animals!

Hello song: "My Hand Waves Hello" 


Flannel board hides behind: Bears 


Fingerplay: "Hickory Dickory Dock" 


Book: Dog's Colorful Day by Emma Dodd

Flannel Board Story: "Last Night I Dreamed of Chickens" by Jack Prelutsky 


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

Fingerplay: Roll, Roll, Sugarbabies 


Prop/Flannel Board Story made from Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? by Bill Martin

Storycard Story made from:  But Not the Hippopotamus! by Sandra Boynton

Fingerplay: Clap Your Lap 


Flannel Board Story: Scat the Cat

Goodbye Song:  "My Hands Say Thank You" 

Extras:

Books:  
Who's That Scratching at My Door? by Amanda Leslie

The Doghouse by Jan Thomas

Big Book:  The Cow Went OINK by Bernard Most

Flannel Board Story made from: Millie Wants to Play! by Janet Pedersen

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

A Saturday Open Storytime: Balls and More!

I presented this Saturday storytime to a group consisting of children ages infant-5 (some children were also a little older) and their parents/caregivers.  We had fun reading about balls and more!

Hello song: "My Hand Waves Hello"


Flannel board hides behind: different sports balls

Fingerplay: "Hickory Dickory Dock" 


Mother Goose rhyme: "Hey Diddle Diddle"

Book: Slide Already! by Kit Allen

Song: "List of Dances" from Jim Gill Makes it Noisy in Boise, Idaho by Jim Gill

Fingerplay: "Clap Your Lap" 


Flannel board story based on the book Millie Wants to Play! by Janet Pedersen

Big book: The Enormous Watermelon retold by Brenda Parkes and Judith Smith

Fingerplay: "Roll, Roll, Sugarbabies" 


Flannel board: [Build a] "Mr. Potato Head"

Book: Whose Nose? by Jeannette Rowe

Goodbye song: "My Hands Say Thank You"

Extras:

Books: 

Swing! by Rufus Butler

The Wide-Mouthed Frog by Keith Faulkner

The Blue Balloon by Mick Inkpen

Hide and Seek by Brenda Shannon Yee

Flannel board story based on the book Elephant Never Forgets by  Kristin Collier Bennett

Storytime: Bugs!

This storytime plan was presented during an open storytime--children ages 0-5 with their parents/caregivers.  We got buggy in this storytime!

Hello song: "My Hand Waves Hello" 


Flannel board hides behind: insects

Fingerplay: "Hickory Dickory Dock" 


Book: Bye-bye, Big Bad Bullybug! by Ed Emberley

Flannel board story based on the book Ten Flashing Fireflies by Philemon Sturges

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

Fingerplay: "Two Little Blackbirds" 


Prop story based on the book There was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly by Simms Taback

Big book: The Napping House by Audrey Wood

Story cards based on 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:

Ugh! a Bug! by Mary Bono

Big Bugs! by Keith Faulkner

Butterfly, Butterfly by Petr Horacek

Locust Pocus! by Douglas Kaine McKelvey

The Ant and the Grasshopper Retold by Amy Lowry Poole

"Buzz, Buzz, Buzz" Went Bumblebee by Colin West

Flannel board story based on the book Anansi and the Talking Watermelon Retold by Eric Kimmel

Prop story based on the book The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

Storytime: Fish and Oceans!

This storytime plan was presented during an open storytime--children ages 0-5 with their parents/caregivers.  We had fun reading about fish and oceans!

Hello song:  "My Hand Waves Hello"

Flannel board hides behind: fish

Fingerplay: "Hickory Dickory Dock"

Book:  Somewhere in the Ocean by Jennifer Ward

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

Song:  "Shake My Sillies Out" from the cd The Singable Songs Collection by Raffi

Fingerplay: "Roll, Roll, Sugarbabies"

Prop story based on the book The Three Little Fish and the Big Bad Shark by Ken Geist

Flannel board story based on the book Ugly Fish by Kara LaReau

Storycards based on the book The Twelve Days of Summer by Elizabeth Lee O'Donnell

Goodbye song: "My Hands Say Thank You"

Extras:

Books:

My Camera at the Aquarium by Janet Perry Marshall

Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister

Senses at the Seashore by Shelley Rotner

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

Fabulous Fishes by Susan Stockdale

Flannel board story based on the book A Fish Out of Water by Helen Marion Palmer

Storytime: Pirates!

Ahoy, mateys!  Open storytime was pirate-themed today!  Children ages infant--age 5 with their parents/caregivers had a great time!

Hello song: "My Hand Waves Hello" 

Flannel board hides behind: Treasure chests

Fingerplay: "Hickory Dickory Dock" 

Book:  Bubble Bath Pirates by Jarrett Krosoczka

Flannel board based on the book Mrs. Pirate by Nick Sharratt

Song: "Shake Your Sillies Out" from The Singable Songs Collection by Raffi 

Fingerplay: "Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes" 

Book:  Pirate Piggywiggy by Christyan Fox

Song: "Milkshake Song" from Songs for Wiggleworms  by The Old Town School of Folk Songs

Fingerplay: "Roll, Roll, Sugarbabies" 

Book:  Tough Boris by Mem Fox

Flannel board: "Dress the Pirate" 

Goodbye song: "My Hands Say Thank You"

Extras:

Books: 

Pirate Jam by Jo Brown
Henry and the Buccaneer Bunnies by Carolyn Crimi
Roger, the Jolly Pirate by Brett Helquist
Sloop John B: a Pirate's Tale by Alan Jardine

Pirates Don't Change Diapers by Melinda Long

Edward and the Pirates by David McPhail

Port Side Pirates by Oscar Seaworthy