We're Going on a Leaf Hunt (Two's)

We’re Going on a Leaf Hunt”

Time’s for Two’s Storytime

Opening: Big Books

Fingerplay: “If You Want to Hear a Story”

Book: “We’re Going on a Leaf Hunt”

*This book reads like "We're Going on a Bear Hunt". You climb over mountains, swim through a waterfall, and as you go along you pick up leaves. I like to make this interactive, and when we come upon each leaf, I will throw cut-out leaves onto the kids. (I didn't do that this time.) Near the end of the book, you come upon something black and white, a skunk!

Fingerplay/Flannel: “Little Bird, Little Bird”

Little bird, little bird. Are you behind the {orange} tree?

*My storytime kids love hunting for things hidden behind my flannel pieces, and this theme fit in perfectly. We hunted for a little bird behind one of our trees. You can download this wonderful pattern for free through this website.

File Folder Storytelling/Book: “Fall Is Not Easy”

*My boss made this wonderful file folder story of the book "Fall Is Not Easy". Every page of the book has been drawn out on a piece of paper. As you read the book, you pull out each piece of paper, changing what the tree looks like. Today the parents even laughed along when the tree started changing into silly things!

Fingerplay/Flannel: “Five Autumn Leaves”

Five little leaves sitting near a door:

{Alligator} took one, and then there were four.

Four little leaves sitting near a tree;

{Pig} took one, and then there were three.

Three little leaves, with nothing to do;

{Duck} took one, and then there were two.

Two little leaves, in the pale {November} sun,

{Horse} took one, and that left one.

Being alone wasn’t much fun,

Until {Snake} took him, and then there were none.

*Puppets are such a huge hit with the 2's, and they were a great thing to use today. Everybody loved seeing the puppets pop up and take one of my leaves away.

Book: “Tap the Magic Tree”

*I love, love, love this book! My favorite thing to do with this book is cut out paper leaves, flower petals, apples and snowflakes. I have the kids do the motions along with me as I read the book. When I shake the book and have the apples fall off the tree, the kids shake along with me on their carpet squares. Right after we all shake, the apples come tumbling down on the kids! But little construction paper apples, of course! I do this all through the book, and it does get messy and very loud. But that's exactly how I want my storytime to be!

*Our craft today was an autumn tree. The kids got to glue the leaves onto the top of the tree. Then they stuck the top of the tree into the toilet paper tube, which was already covered with brown paper.

Extra Read-Alouds:

Baby Loves Fall!

Busy Little Squirrel

Hocus Pocus, It’s Fall!

Little Old Lady Who Wasn’t Afraid of Anything