Preschool Storytime
"T is for Tractor"
Opening Fingerplay: Big Books
Book: "Dog Wants to Play
*This book was the favorite pick by far! All through the story, dog is wanting to play. When? Today! Every time I read today, I had the kids shout it out with me. By the end of the book, everyone had caught on. Dog getting to meet all the animals on the farm was a big hit too.
We got our craft idea from Oriental Trading, and below is what ours turned out like. We decided to add some mud to the craft also.
Once a month I try and do games after storytime and you can check out our farm themed games by clicking here!
Book: "Dog Wants to Play
*This book was the favorite pick by far! All through the story, dog is wanting to play. When? Today! Every time I read today, I had the kids shout it out with me. By the end of the book, everyone had caught on. Dog getting to meet all the animals on the farm was a big hit too.
Fingerplay/Flannel: This Little Chick
*The kids went crazy shouting out the colors of my chickens. You can get your copy of this great flannel at this website.
Book: “Do You Know Noses”
*I was really excited to use this book, and the kids enjoyed guessing what animal nose was being shown. It wasn't the favorite book read out of the bunch, but it feature all farm animals but the last one, which was a koala.
Fingerplay/Guessing Game: “Animal Farm Sounds”
*For this game, I used this free app through amazon. I told the kids it was time to guess what farm animal they heard. The turkey had all of them confused except one little boy, who yelled it out right away! This app is okay, but next time I will probably look for a different one to use.
Book: “Cindy Moo” (With Puppets)
*This book takes the traditional nursery rhyme about the cow jumping over the moon and turns it into a great rhyming story. The kids enjoyed it, but not as much as I hoped they would. Still a great read-aloud.
Flannel: “Animal Match-Up” (Below is what mine look like.)
*For this, I decided to make a flannel game for the kids. I took three farm animals that I made and cut them in half. *GASP* It wasn't fun! I paired them up not correctly, and then presented them to my kids. Right away they started screaming out that I had messed all of the animals up. It was a lot of fun getting my animals right, and the kids had to correct me multiple times.
Book/Music: “Driving My Tractor”
*This books is so adorable! A great CD will play music and sign the whole book for you. We ended up doing something a little different with this one. To see what we did, you can view it at this page.
We got our craft idea from Oriental Trading, and below is what ours turned out like. We decided to add some mud to the craft also.
Once a month I try and do games after storytime and you can check out our farm themed games by clicking here!
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