Books “The Night Before Thanksgiving” by Natasha Wing “Feast for 10” by Cathryn Falwell “Thank You, Thanksgiving” by David Milgrim Some Families Some families are large (arms out wide) Some families are small (put hands together) But I love my family best of all! (hug self or child) Source: Preschool Education We Eat Turkey (Tune:… Read More Storytime: Thanksgiving
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
“Real Friends” by Shannon Hale Description: “Shannon and Adrienne have been best friends ever since they were little. But one day, Adrienne starts hanging out with Jen, the most popular girl in class and the leader of a circle of friends called The Group. Everyone in The Group wants to be Jen’s #1, and some… Read More Book Review: Real Friends by Shannon Hale
Books “Where’s My Mummy?” by Carolyn Crimi “Trick or Treat Countdown” by Patricia Hubbard Five Little Pumpkins Five little pumpkins sitting on a gate (hold up 5 fingers) The first one said, “Oh my, it’s getting late.” (put hands on cheeks) The second one said, “There are witches in the air.” (shade eyes and look)… Read More Storytime: Halloween
Books “Up, Down, and Around” by Katherine Ayres “Growing Vegetable Soup” by Lois Ehlert “The Carrot Seed” by Ruth Krauss Five Fat Peas Five fat peas in a peapod pressed (hold up 5 fingers and intertwine hands) One grew, two grew and so did all the rest (raise fingers up 1 by 1) They grew… Read More Storytime: Garden
Books “Llama Llama Gram and Grandpa” by Anna Dewdney “Guess How Much I Love You” by Sam McBratney “The Family Book” by Todd Parr Grandma’s Glasses These are grandma’s glasses (circle fingers around eyes) This is grandma’s hat (place hands above head) And this is the way she folds her hands (interlace fingers) And lays… Read More Storytime: Family
Books “It’s the Bear!” by Jez Alborough “We’re Going on a Picnic!” by Pat Hutchins Bananas Unite Bananas unite! (clap hands over head) Peel bananas, peel peel bananas (move hands down body) Peel bananas, peel peel bananas Chop bananas, chop chop bananas (make chopping motion with hands) Chop bananas, chop chop bananas Mash bananas, mash… Read More Storytime: Picnic
Books “Tickle Monster” by Edouard Manceau “If You’re a Monster and You Know It” by Rebecca & Ed Emberley Ten Little Monsters 1 little, 2 little, 3 little monsters 4 little, 5 little, 6 little monsters 7 little, 8 little, 9 little monsters 10 little monsters roaring at me “Go Away, Big Green Monster” by… Read More Storytime: Monsters
Books “Rub-a-Dub Sub” by Linda Ashman “The Pout-Pout Fish” by Deborah Diesen “I’m the Biggest Thing in the Ocean” by Kevin Sherry Five Little Fishies Five little fishies swimming in the sea (swimming motion) Teasing Mr. Shark, “No you can’t catch me, no you can’t catch me” (wave finger side to side) Along comes Mr.… Read More Storytime: Ocean Animals
Books “Who Sank the Boat? by Pamela Allen “Busy boats” by Tony Mitton Splashin Up and Down Splashin up and down in my little red rowboat (lapbounce or pretend to row) Splashin up and down in my little red rowboat Splashin up and down in my little red rowboat Won’t you be my darling (repeat… Read More Storytime: Boats