Books “The Night Before Thanksgiving” by Natasha Wing “The Bear Says Thanks” by Karma Wilson “Feast for 10” by Cathryn Falwell Five Fat Turkeys (Tune: Thumbkin) Five fat turkeys, five fat turkeys (hold up 5 fingers) In the barn, in the barn (cover fist with other hand) Gobble gobble gobble (wiggle fingers under chin) Wobble,… Read More Storytime: Thanksgiving
Books “Owl Babies” by Martin Waddell “I’m Not Cute” by Jonathan Allen “‘Wow’ Said the Owl” by Tim Hopgood Wide-Eyed Owl There’s a wide-eyed owl (circle eyes with hands) With a pointed nose (touch nose) Two pointed ears (touch ears) And claws for toes (hold hands up like claws) He lives way up in the… Read More Storytime: Owls
Books “Sixteen Runaway Pumpkins” by Dianne Ochiltree “Apples and Pumpkins” by Anne Rockwell “Plumply, Dumply Pumpkin” by Mary Serfozo Pumpkin, Pumpkin Pumpkin, pumpkin on the ground (touch the floor) How’d you get so big and round? (make circle with arms) Once you were a seed so small (pinch fingers together) Now you are a great… Read More Storytime: Pumpkins
Books “Corduroy’s Halloween” by B.G. Hennessy “Mouse’s First Halloween” by Lauren Thompson “Just Say Boo!” by Susan Hood 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”… Read More Storytime: Halloween
Books “Giraffes Can’t Dance” by Giles Andreae “Baby Danced the Polka” by Karen Beaumont “Down by the Cool of the Pool” by Tony Mitton Five Ballerinas I love having the children stand up, spin in a circle and jump. Five dancing ballerinas Dancing on their toes One twirls, spins and jumps Then off the stage… Read More Storytime: Dance
Books “Bubble Bath Pirates” by Jarrett J. Krosoczka “Sheep on a Ship” by Nancy Shaw “Pirate Nap” by Danna Smith Ten Little Pirates Ten little pirates stood in a row (hold up 10 fingers) They bowed to their captain so (lower and raise fingers) They marched to the left (move hands to the left) And… Read More Storytime: Pirates
My standard storytime activities are scarves and egg shakers. Every once in a while I like to change it up by adding the parachute or rhythm sticks. I’ll be honest, at first the thought of giving a bunch of toddlers & preschoolers sticks scared me. I was envisioning knocked out teeth and poked out eyes.… Read More Rhythm Sticks
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 “Freight Train” by Donald Crews “Chugga Chugga Choo Choo” by Emma Garcia “I Love Trains” by Philemon Sturges Choo Choo Train Here’s a little choo choo train Chugging down the track (chug arms) Now it’s going forward (lean forward) Now it’s going back (lean backwards) Hear the bell ringing (ring a bell) Now the whistle blows (blow train whistle)… Read More Storytime: Trains
Books “Cock-a-Doodle Quack Quack” by Ivor Baddiel “Who Took the Farmer’s Hat” by Joan L. Nodset “Big Red Barn” by Margaret Wise Brown The Pigs on the Farm (tune: The Wheels on the Bus) For this song I had puppets that corresponded to each animal we sang about. The pigs on the farm go oink,… Read More Storytime: Farm