Monster Mash
Time for Two’s Storytime
Opening: Big Books
Fingerplay: “If You Want to Hear a Story”
Book: “Monsters Love Colors”
*The kids loved this book! I got the idea for using prop monsters from this website. Below is a picture of what I did during storytime. What I do is I hide my monsters (made from construction paper and laminated) inside a cauldron, behind a pocket. Then I show the kids my empty cauldron. As I read the book, I will put in my two monsters that make a color, and pull out of the pocket the monster that we've created. Then I will place the monsters on the flannelboard and go back to mixing again. At the end of the book you make a rainbow monster. For that, I put all my monsters inside the pocket that I have taped inside the cauldron. Before I pull out the rainbow monster, I will show the kids the empty cauldron and ask them what they did with my monsters. Then, viola! I pull out the rainbow monster and they went crazy! Such a fun book that teaches how mixing colors will create new colors and it makes you look like you're magical too!
Fingerplay: “Monster, Monster”
Monster, monster, turn around
Monster, monster, touch the ground
Monster, monster, touch the sky
Monster, monster, wave goodbye
Monster, monster, pat your head
Monster, monster, go to bed
Monster, monster, turn around
Monster, monster, sit back down
Fingerplay/Flannel: “Monster, Monster”
Monster, monster, where can you be?
Shout out a color on the count of three!
*I came up with this fingerplay because I wanted to have a hiding game to use with a monster. I used the same pieces from a previous flannelboard where we hunted for a lion, and you can see it here. I just switched the lion out for a monster.
*I came up with this fingerplay because I wanted to have a hiding game to use with a monster. I used the same pieces from a previous flannelboard where we hunted for a lion, and you can see it here. I just switched the lion out for a monster.
Book/Flannel: “Tickle Monster”
*Here is where you can view the flannel I made to go along with this ticklish book! The kids really enjoyed seeing what our monster turned into!
*Here is where you can view the flannel I made to go along with this ticklish book! The kids really enjoyed seeing what our monster turned into!
Fingerplay/Flannel: “Five Little Monsters Jumping on the Bed”
*Here is the website where you can print out some adorable monsters for your flannelboard. We had a blast jumping up and down! Of course, if you're jumping the kids will want to do this again, and they did.
Book/Song: “If You’re a Monster and You Know It”
*We ran out of time to sing and read this book. It's a great standby for this theme.
*We ran out of time to sing and read this book. It's a great standby for this theme.
Book: “Go Away, Big Green Monster!”
* A classic book that I love, but we ran out of time today to read it.
* A classic book that I love, but we ran out of time today to read it.
Below is our craft, and here is the website where it was found. There are a lot of other cute variations of it also. My favorite part of this craft is that the mouth of the monster opens up to reveal the tongue and teeth. I think that was the kids' favorite thing about it.
Extra Read-Alouds:
Boogie Monster
Nighty Night, Little Green Monster
Dancing Feet!
Don’t Push the Button!
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