Books “Moongame” by Franck Asch “How to Catch a Star” by Oliver Jeffers “Kitten’s First Full Moon” by Kevin Henkes Craft I usually end storytime with a craft but today we did it first since we wanted our moons to dry. We painted with moon paint (mixed flour and white paint to make a chunky… Read More Storytime: Moon and Stars
Books “Toolbox Twins” by Lola M. Schaefer “Whose Tools Are These?” by Sharon Katz Cooper “Tap Tap Bang Bang” by Emma Garcia Five Little Nails This was a crowd favorite, they loved yelling bam and thought it was so much fun! Five little nails, standing straight and steady (hold up 5 fingers) Here I come… Read More Storytime: Tools
Books “Mouse Paint” by Ellen Stoll Walsh “Pete the Cat I Love My White Shoes” by Eric Litwin “Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?” by Bill Martin Jr. I Have a Crayon I gave each child a crayon before we began the rhyme, when their color was called they came and stuck it… Read More Storytime: Colors
Books “Snowmen at Night” by Carolyn Buehner “There Was a Cold Lady Who Swallowed Some Snow” by Lucille Colandro “Snowballs” by Lois Ehlert Five Little Snowmen (Tune: Five Little Monkeys) Five little snowmen riding on a sled (hold up 5 fingers) One fell off and bumped his head (tap head) Frosty called the doctor and… Read More Storytime: Snowmen
Books “Horseplay” by Karma Wilson “Clip-Clop” by Nicola Smee “Are You a Horse?” by Andy Rash Ten Galloping Horses Ten galloping horses (hold up 10 fingers) Came through town (slap hands on legs) Five were white (hold up 5 fingers) And five were brown (hold up 5 fingers) They galloped up (slap up to top… Read More Storytime: Horse
Books “Don’t You Feel Well Sam?” by Amy Hest “Llama Llama Home with Mama” by Anna Dewdney “Barn Sneeze” by Karen B. Winnick Wash, Wash, Wash Your Hands (Tune: Row, Row, Row Your Boat) Wash, wash, wash your hands (rub hands together) Wash your hands today Rub and scrub, and scrub and rub And germs… Read More Storytime: Sick
Books “Who is Driving” by Leo Timmers “Sheep Blast Off!” by Nancy Shaw “The Little Dump Truck” by Margery Cuyler Hurry, Hurry, Drive the Fire Truck Hurry, hurry, drive the fire truck (steer wheel) Hurry, hurry, drive the fire truck Hurry, hurry drive the fire truck Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding (ring bell) Hurry, hurry… Read More Storytime: Transportation
Books “Thanksgiving” by Miriam Nerlove “Thanks for Thanksgiving” by Julie Markes “Thanksgiving is Here” by Diane Goode One of the buzzers we use during Young Adult trivia games sounds like a doorbell, I let each child ring the bell once while we read “Thanksgiving is Here.” Families Some families are large (arms out wide) Some… Read More Storytime: Thanksgiving
Books “Gladys Goes Out to Lunch” by Derek Anderson “From Head to Toe” by Eric Carle “Animal Strike at the Zoo, It’s True” by Karma Wilson Five Elephants in the Bathtub One elephant in the bathtub going for a swim (swimming motion) Knock, knock (clap twice) Splash, splash (slap knee twice) Come on in (motion… Read More Storytime: Zoo
Books The books this week were very interactive. We have a large copy of “Mouse Paint” and adorable mice to go along with it. We also have a flannel board version of “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie.” I’m unsure where it purchased but I have used it more times than I can count. I… Read More Storytime: Mice