Books “Hooray for Birds” by Lucy Cousins “Feathers for Lunch” by Lois Ehlert “Birds” by Kevin Henkes For “Feathers for Lunch” I brought out a cat puppet with a bell tied around his neck and a bird finger puppet. I acted out the book while I read it and the kids really loved it (especially… Read More Storytime: Birds
Books “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” by Eric Carle “How Do Dinosaurs Eat Their Food?” by Jane Yolen “Lunch” by Denise Fleming I’ve been looking for an excuse to use this puppet from Discount School Supplies and I must say it was such a hit! The kids absolutely loved feeding the caterpillar and then watching him… Read More Storytime: Fruits/Vegetables
Books “Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs” by Byron Barton “Shape by Shape” by Suse MacDonald “Ten Terrible Dinosaurs” by Paul Stickland Dinosaurs Dinosaurs lived long ago Some walked (stomp feet) Some swam (pretend to swim) Some flew you know (flap arms) Some where big (hold hands out to the side) Some where small (lower hands to the floor)… Read More Storytime: Dinosaurs
Books “Blueberry Mouse” by Alice Low “The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry and the Big Hungry Bear” by Don & Audrey Wood Picked a Berry (Tune: Clementine) Picked a blueberry, picked a blueberry (picking motion) That was growing in the sun (circle arms above head) Then I washed it and I ate it (pretend… Read More Storytime: Fruit
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
I love egg shakers! It’s almost impossible to pick up an egg shaker and not wiggle around with it. You know who else loves egg shakers?? Children! I use egg shakers quite a bit in my story times and it is always a crowd pleaser. The great thing about egg shakers is that they work… Read More Storytime: Egg Shakers
Books “Roly-Poly Egg” by Kali Stileman “Birdsongs” by Betsy Franco & Steve Jenkins “Peck, Peck, Peck” by Lucy Cousins Two Little Blackbirds Two little blackbirds sitting on a hill One named Jack and one named Jill Fly away Jack, fly away Jill Come back Jack, come back Jill Two little blackbirds sitting on pole One… Read More Storytime: Birds
And as promised… here is the second part of how I use scarves in my programs. Don’t miss out on the first half which can be found here. I typically sing each song 2-3 times, this way by the end the children and parents know all of the actions. If You’re Happy and You Know… Read More Storytime: Scarves (Part 2)
Books “Astronaut Piggy Wiggy” by Christyan and Diane Fox “I Want to be an Astronaut” by Byron Barton “Zoom! Zoom! Zoom! I’m Off to the Moon!” by Dan Yaccarino Zoom, Zoom, Zoom Zoom, zoom, zoom we’re going to the moon (slide hands) Zoom, zoom, zoom, we’re going to the moon If you’d like to take… Read More Storytime: Astronauts