Storytime

Storytime: Weather

Books

“Sledding” by Elizabeth Winthrop
“Raindrop Plop!” by Wendy Cheyette Lewison
“One Windy Wednesday” by Phyllis Root

Snowflake, Snowflake (Tune: Twinkle Twinkle)

Snowflake, snowflake fancy free (wave hands over head)
Snowflake, snowflake dance with me
First on my head, then on my toes (touch body parts)
Then on my nose, where the cold wind blows
Snowflake, snowflake turn around
Snowflake, snowflake touch the ground

Snowflake, snowflake fancy free (wave hands over head)
Snowflake, snowflake dance with me
Touch my ear, then my knees (touch body parts)
Snowflake, snowflake I’m about to freeze (hug self and shiver)

Snowflake, snowflake turn around
Snowflake, snowflake touch the ground

Itsy Bitsy Spider

The itsy bitsy spider went up the water spout
Down came the rain and washed the spider out
Out came the sun and dried up all the rain
And the itsy bitsy spider went up the spout again

Rain is Falling (Tune: Ants Go Marching)

The rain is falling down in drops (wiggle fingers down)
Drip drop, drip drop (tap thighs)
The rain is falling down in drops
Drip drop, drip drop

The rian is falling down in drops
We can’t go play until it stops (wag finger side to side)
Oh, the rain is falling down
To the ground (wiggle fingers all the way to floor)
Where it makes lots of mud
Squish, squish, squish (pat floor)

Five Umbrellas

You can use any name for this rhyme but I prefer to use the name of the children in the story time and have them come take the color off of the board. If you have more than five children you can always repeat the rhyme.

Five umbrellas stood by the door
(name) took the pink one and then there were four
Four umbrellas, as pretty as can be
(name) took the blue one and then there were three
Three umbrellas with nothing to do
(name) took the green one, and then there were two
Three umbrellas having fun
(name) took the yellow one and then there was one
One umbrella alone in the hall
(name) took the purple one and that was all!

Source: Abby the Librarian

If You Have… (Tune: Do You Know the Muffin Man)

This is a handy song to get the flannel pieces back!

If you have a (color) umbrella
A (color) umbrella, a (color) umbrella
If you have a (color) umbrella bring it to me now
(pink, blue, green, yellow, purple)

It’s Raining, It’s Pouring (with scarves)


It’s raining, it’s pouring (wave scarves)
The old man is snoring
He went to bed and bumped his head
And couldn’t get up in the morning

Wind, Oh Wind (with scarves)

Wind, oh wind, oh wind I say (hold scarf out to side)
What are you blowing away today?
Scarves, oh scarves, oh scarves I say (wave scarves)
I am blowing the scarves away

Rain on the Grass (with scarves)

Rain on the grass (shake on floor)
Rain on the trees (shake high)
Rain on the roof (hold above head)
But not on me!

(repeat with sun and snow)

How it Went: The weather has been a little crazy in CT, we’ve gone from negative temperatures to 55 and snow storms to thunderstorms. In honor of the weather madness I decided to do a weather story time! I have also recently introduced a free play time at the end of storytime. While singing and reading together is great t bonding experience, children learn a lot through play and by playing with others. I am lucky enough to have several friends with children who donated some gently used  toys to the library, now I have a box of toys I pull out special for storytime participants. I hang around for a little bit and pop in and out during free play to see if parents have any questions and to interact with the children.

 

 

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