Books “5 Little Ducks” by Denise Fleming “Lunch” by Denise Fleming “Underground” by Denise Fleming 10 Little Ants 1 little, 2 little, 3 little ants (count on fingers) 4 little, 5 little, 6 little ants 7 little, 8 little, 9 little ants 10 little ants underground They crawl and they crawl and they keep on crawling (walk… Read More Storytime: Denise Fleming
Books “Kiki’s Blankie” by Janie Bynum “Flora’s Blanket” by Debi Gliori Here is a Baby Here is a baby (hold up index finger) Ready for a nap Lay her down in her mother’s lap (place finger in palm of other hand) Cover her up so she won’t peek (curl fingers around index finger) Rock her… Read More Storytime: Blanket
Books “Get Up and Go!” by Nancy Carlson “Goodnight Football” by Michael Dahl “Clothesline Clues to Sports People Play” by Kathryn Helen and Deborah Hembrook Baseball Player (Tune: Frere Jacques) Baseball player, baseball player Swing the bat, hit the ball (pretend to swing a bat) Run around the bases, run around the bases (run in… Read More Storytime: Sports
Books “Mouse’s First Fall” by Lauren Thompson “Fall Leaves Fall!” by Zoe Hall “The Busy Little Squirrel” by Nancy Tafuri Mother Nature, Did You Sneeze (Tune: Twinkle, Twinkle) Falling, falling, falling leaves (wiggle hands down) Mother nature did you sneeze? Aaaachoo Red ones, yellow ones, orange and brown (hold up fingers) Big ones, littles ones,… Read More Storytime: Fall
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 “Mama Cat has Three Kittens” by Denise Fleming “Kitten’s First Full Moon” by Kevin Henkes “A Kitten Tale” by Eric Roman Where Is Big Cat (Tune: Where is Thumbkin) Before starting I introduce the kids to Big Cat (my thumbs) and Little Cat (my pinkies). The cats give a little meow and the kids… Read More Storytime: Kittens
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 “One Mitten” by Kristine O’Connell George “A Hat for Minerva Louise” by Janet Morgan Stoeke First we went over all the different articles of clothing we wear when we go outside in Winter. I brought my coat, scarf, hat and mittens for demonstration purposes. I went over each piece and had the kids clap… Read More Storytime: Winter Clothes
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 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