Books: “The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse” by Eric Carle “I Ain’t Gonna Paint No More” by Karen Beaumont “Mouse Paint” by Ellen Stoll Walsh This is the Way (Tune: Mulberry Bush) This is the way we stir the paint, stir the paint, stir the paint (stirring motion) This is the way we stir… Read More Storytime: Art
Books “Waiting for Wings” by Lois Ehlert “Butterfly Butterfly” by Petr Horacek “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” by Eric Carle Two Little Butterflies Two little butterflies sitting on a hill (hold up thumbs) One named Jack and one named Jill (wiggle thumbs) Fly away Jack, fly away Jill Come back Jack, come back Jill I’m a… Read More Storytime: Caterpillar/Butterfly
Books “Harold and the Purple Crayon” by Crockett Johnson “The Crayon Box that Talked” by Shane DeRolf “Go to Bed, Monster!” by Natasha Wing How a Crayon is Made We started the storytime by talking about our favorite colors and how crayons are made. I didn’t read “What Happens at a Crayon Factory?” verbatim but… Read More Storytime: Crayons
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