Preschool Storytime
Opening: Big Books
Book: Little Mouse and the Big Cupcake
*The kids were so quiet during this book, but it meant they were listening intently. I found the fabulous idea of making a flannelboard of a big cupcake on this website. You cut up your cupcake, and as I read the story my volunteer pulled off pieces of the cupcake from my flannelboard. I hid the mouse underneath the cupcake wrapper and asked the kids where mouse's piece of cake was, and a few of them told me beneath the wrapper. It's a great read and I plan on using it again!
Fingerplay: “Little Birds”
Little birds, little birds, jump up and down
Little birds, little birds, don’t make a sound
Little birds, little birds, tip-toe to me
Little birds, little birds, bend your knees
Little birds, little birds, peep, peep, peep
Little birds, little birds, sleep, sleep, sleep
Little birds, little birds, fly to the leaves
Little birds, little birds, sit down please *This is a fun fingerplay to get the kids up and moving, and they enjoyed doing it. I found this here.
Fingerplay/Flannel: Little Mouse, Little Mouse
Book: Little Nelly’s Big Book
*I thought this book was absolutely precious, but the kids didn't get into it at all. Sometimes the books will work, sometimes they don't. But it's still a great book!
Fingerplay: Five Little Monkeys Swinging in the Tree
Book: Tiny Little Fly
*The kids loved this book, and adding the puppets really helped. I also had a tiny little fly that would buzz around all the puppets as we read, which the kids seemed to enjoy.
Animal Action Cards: Animal Action Cards
*The kids love getting up and acting like animals, so I pulled out these animal action cards. You can download them for free here.
Book: Near Far
*I've been wanting to use this book for a while now in storytime, but we didn't have time today. I think the kids would enjoy guessing what animal they see inside the book, so maybe next time!
Our craft today was a little tiny mouse beside a big cupcake, which goes along with the first book that we listened to. The kids glued down the mouse and the sprinkles on the cupcake.
(Preschool) Extra Books:
A Big Surprise for Little Card
A Small Thing...But Big
Because a Little Bug Went KA-CHOO!
Big Cat
Complete Adventures of Big Dog and Little Dog
5 Little Ducks
Go Away, Big Green Monster!
I Don’t Want to Be Big!
Mouse & Lion by Rand Burkert
Nighty-Night, Little Green Monster
Poor Little Guy
Ten Little Caterpillars
What Does the Bee See?
You Are (Not) SmallTime for Two's Storytime
Opening: Big Books
Fingerplay: If You Want to Hear a Story
Book: Little Mouse and the Big Cupcake
*The kids were so quiet during this book, but it meant they were listening intently. I found the fabulous idea of making a flannelboard of a big cupcake on this website. You cut up your cupcake, and as I read the story my volunteer pulled off pieces of the cupcake from my flannelboard. I hid the mouse underneath the cupcake wrapper and asked the kids where mouse's piece of cake was, and a few of them told me beneath the wrapper. It's a great read and I plan on using it again!
Fingerplay/Flannel: Little Mouse, Little Mouse
Fingerplay: “Little Birds”
Little birds, little birds, jump up and down
Little birds, little birds, don’t make a sound
Little birds, little birds, slap your knees
Little birds, little birds, touch your nose
Little birds, little birds, peep, peep, peep
Little birds, little birds, sleep, sleep, sleep
Little birds, little birds, fly to the leaves
Little birds, little birds, sit down please
*This is a fun fingerplay to get the kids up and moving, and they enjoyed doing it. I found this here.
Book: Tiny Little Fly (With puppets)
*The kids liked this book, and adding the puppets really helped. I also had a tiny little fly that would buzz around all the puppets as we read, which the kids seemed to enjoy.
Fingerplay/Flannel: Five Little Monkeys Swinging in the Tree
Book: Meet My Feet!
*The two's took me by surprise with this book. They knew a lot of the animals in this book! A great one to use for storytime!
Action: Animal Dancing
*Today we danced around with little birds.
Our craft today was a little tiny mouse beside a big cupcake, which goes along with the first book that we listened to. The kids glued down the mouse and the sprinkles on the cupcake.
(Two’s) Extra Books:
Big Bear, Small Mouse
Big Fish, Little Fish
Little Gorilla
Meet My Feet!
Nighty-Night, Little Green Monster
So Cozy
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