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 “Who Wants a Dragon” by James Matthew “I didn’t Do It!” by tony Ross Royal Family This fingerplay is exactly like “Daddy Finger.” Thumb – King Pointer – Queen Middle – Prince Ring – Princess Pinkie – Royal Baby King finger, king finger (tap thumb) Where are you? Here I am, here I am… Read More Storytime: Royalty
Books “Ella Sarah Gets Dressed” by Margaret Chodos-Irvine “Hooray for Hat!” by Brian Won “Duck Sock Hop” by Jane Kohuth Silly Hat On my head, I wear a hat (pretend to place hat on head) It is such a silly hat That my head will wiggle waggle to and fro (tilt head side to side)… Read More Storytime: Clothes
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 “Valentine Surprise” by Corinne Demas “Lilly’s Chocolate Heart” by Kevin Henkes “Llama Llama I Love You” by Anna Dewdney Heart I put my hands together (hold palms together) This is how I start I curve my fingers right around (make heart with fingers) And I can make a heart! Hearts and Kisses 1 little,… Read More Storytime: Valentine’s Day
Books “All You Need for a Snowman” by Alice Schertle “Snowmen at Night” by Caralyn Buehner “100 Snowmen” by Jen Arena Snow on the Rooftop by Kathy Reid-Naiman Snow on the rooftops (make pointed roof shape with arms) Snow on the trees (hold arms up like branches) Snow on the green grass (touch ground) And… Read More Storytime: Snowmen
Books “Shape by Shape” by Suse MacDonald “The Shape of My Heart” by Mark Sperring “Pick a Circle, Gather Squares” by Felicia Sanzari Chernesky Little, Bigger, Biggest A little circle (make a circle with finger and thumb) A bigger circle (make a circle with 2 hands) And a great big circle I see (make circle… Read More Storytime: Shapes
Books “Playful Little Penguins” by Tony Mitton “I Like It When…” by Mary Murphy “If You Were a Penguin” by Wendell and Florence Minor Two Little Penguins Two little penguins sitting on the ice (hold up thumbs) One bows once, the other bows twice (make thumbs up and down) Waddle little penguins, waddle away (wiggle… Read More Storytime: Penguins
Books “I’m Not Cute!” by Jonathan Allen “Wow! Said the Owl” by Tim Hopgood “Owl Babies” by Martin Waddell Owl in the Tree (Tune: Skip to My Lou) Owl in the tree says, who, who, who Owl in the tree says, who, who, who Owl in the tree says, who, who, who Who, who are… Read More Storytime: Owls
Books “Duck in the Truck” by Jez Alborough “Freight Train” by Donald Crews “Toot Toot Beep Beep” by Emma Garcia Drive, Drive, Drive Your Car (Tune: Row, Row, Row Your Boat) Drive, drive, drive your car (steering wheel motion) All around the town Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily Up the hills and down Turn, turn, turn… Read More Storytime: Transportation