Preschool Storytime:
Opening: Big Books
Opening: Big Books
Storytelling: Very Hungry Caterpillar
*Who doesn't love this book? Not me! This is my favorite book to read this time of year, and I like to add a little twist to it. We have a tiny butterfly finger puppet that I have on my finger, that is underneath a green sock. I tell this story, and have the sock puppet eat through all the food. When I get to the end of the book, I have my volunteer wrap fabric around me and tell the kids I am going to turn into a giant butterfly myself! I remove the green sock from my hand, so that the tiny butterfly is visible, but I also put on my giant butterfly wings! This picture has some wings that my mom made for me, but you can also buy a pair of wings at the costume store at Halloween, which is what I did for this storytime. I have my wings on already, so that when I tell this story, the kids can't see the wings and hopefully won't know what I am going to do. Below is a picture of me in my wings!
*Who doesn't love this book? Not me! This is my favorite book to read this time of year, and I like to add a little twist to it. We have a tiny butterfly finger puppet that I have on my finger, that is underneath a green sock. I tell this story, and have the sock puppet eat through all the food. When I get to the end of the book, I have my volunteer wrap fabric around me and tell the kids I am going to turn into a giant butterfly myself! I remove the green sock from my hand, so that the tiny butterfly is visible, but I also put on my giant butterfly wings! This picture has some wings that my mom made for me, but you can also buy a pair of wings at the costume store at Halloween, which is what I did for this storytime. I have my wings on already, so that when I tell this story, the kids can't see the wings and hopefully won't know what I am going to do. Below is a picture of me in my wings!
Fingerplay: “Little Flower, Little Flower”
Little flower, little flower, twist around.
Little flower, little flower, planted in the ground.
Little flower, little flower, spread your petals wide.
Little flower, little flower, now you hide.
Little flower, little flower, stretch towards the sun.
Little flower, little flower, in the wind have fun!
Little flower, little flower, jump up and down.
Little flower, little flower, turn around.
Little flower, little flower, no more light.
Little flower, little flower, say goodnight.
*I apologize, I have no idea where I found this fingerplay.
Book: There’s a Bird on Your Head!
*Oh my gosh, this book was awesome! My volunteer and I read this book together, and I read the part of elephant. I had paper birds and a nest that I had on my head, and it was hilarious! What got me so tickled was a lot of the parents really got into the book and laughed along with their kids! That's what I want to happen, everyone having a good time together. To see what my nest and birds looked like, I have included a picture of it at the end of this post. (I taped my nest to a headband to keep it on my head, but I have to say that the birds kept falling out of it!)
Fingerplay: Five Little Caterpillars (From Storytime Magic)
Five little caterpillars and not one more, one spun a cocoon and then there were four.
Four little caterpillars on a leafy tree, one spun a cocoon and then there were three.
Three little caterpillars looking for something to do, one spun a cocoon and then there were two.
Two little caterpillars sitting in the sun, one spun a cocoon and then there was one.
One little caterpillar sitting all alone, that one spun a cocoon and then there were none.
One cocoon opened underneath the sun, now there’s a butterfly and that makes one.
Another cocoon opened and we know what to do. We say “Hello, butterfly!” You are number two!”
Another cocoon opened, we’re happy as can be. Another butterfly comes out and that makes three.
Could it be, another cocoon? Yes, here’s one more. Hello, Mr. Butterfly! You are number four.
Another cocoon opens as the butterflies dip and dive. Another butterfly comes out and now we have five!
*I had hoped the kids would have enjoyed this more, but it's still a really fun fingerplay. To make this more interactive, I found this really great idea to use. You make small boxes, and hide the butterflies inside the box. Then, you pull up the butterfly with fishing line out of the box! Check it out here!
Book: Bear Wants More
*This book is so much fun to read, and I use my big bear puppet when I read it. I have all the food cut out of paper, so that I can feed my bear puppet as I read. The kids really enjoyed this book, especially when the bear would eat the food.
Flannel: Hide and Seek Bumble Bee
I’m looking for a bumblebee
We’re playing hide and seek!
Is he hiding under the yellow flower?
Let’s take a peek!
*Finding things is always a blast, and this was a great one to use! I found it here.
Extra Read Alouds:
Achoo! by Morgand
Bear Wants More
Caterpillar Dreams
Don’t Worry Bear
Our craft for today was baby birds inside their nest. The kids got to glue brown paper for the nest, the baby birds and the wings on the baby birds. We found the idea for our craft here.
Today was game day! The preschool kids got to play five games today, and they did so good with all of the games! Check out what we did here!
Our craft for today was baby birds inside their nest. The kids got to glue brown paper for the nest, the baby birds and the wings on the baby birds. We found the idea for our craft here.
Today was game day! The preschool kids got to play five games today, and they did so good with all of the games! Check out what we did here!
Time for Two’s Storytime
Opening: Big Books
Fingerplay: If You Want to Hear a Story
Book: Bear Wants More
*This book is so much fun to read, and I use my big bear puppet when I read it. I have all the food cut out of paper, so that I can feed my bear puppet as I read. The kids really enjoyed this book, especially when the bear would eat the food.
Fingerplay: “Little Flower, Little Flower”
Little flower, little flower, twist around.
Little flower, little flower, planted in the ground.
Little flower, little flower, spread your petals wide.
Little flower, little flower, now you hide.
Little flower, little flower, stretch towards the sun.
Little flower, little flower, in the wind have fun!
Little flower, little flower, jump up and down.
Little flower, little flower, turn around.
Little flower, little flower, no more light.
Little flower, little flower, say goodnight.
*I apologize, I have no idea where I found this fingerplay.
Flannel: Hide and Seek Bumble Bee
I’m looking for a bumblebee. We’re playing hide and seek!
Is he hiding under the yellow flower? Let’s take a peek!
*Finding things is always a blast, and this was a great one to use! I found it here.
Storytelling: Very Hungry Caterpillar
*Who doesn't love this book? Not me! This is my favorite book to read this time of year, and I like to add a little twist to it. We have a tiny butterfly finger puppet that I have on my finger, that is underneath a green sock. I tell this story, and have the sock puppet eat through all the food. When I get to the end of the book, I have my volunteer wrap fabric around me and tell the kids I am going to turn into a giant butterfly myself! I remove the green sock from my hand, so that the tiny butterfly is visible, but I also put on my giant butterfly wings! This picture has some wings that my mom made for me, but you can also buy a pair of wings at the costume store at Halloween, which is what I did for this storytime. I have my wings on already, so that when I tell this story, the kids can't see the wings and hopefully won't know what I am going to do. Below is a picture of me in my wings!
*Who doesn't love this book? Not me! This is my favorite book to read this time of year, and I like to add a little twist to it. We have a tiny butterfly finger puppet that I have on my finger, that is underneath a green sock. I tell this story, and have the sock puppet eat through all the food. When I get to the end of the book, I have my volunteer wrap fabric around me and tell the kids I am going to turn into a giant butterfly myself! I remove the green sock from my hand, so that the tiny butterfly is visible, but I also put on my giant butterfly wings! This picture has some wings that my mom made for me, but you can also buy a pair of wings at the costume store at Halloween, which is what I did for this storytime. I have my wings on already, so that when I tell this story, the kids can't see the wings and hopefully won't know what I am going to do. Below is a picture of me in my wings!
*Loved
Fingerplay: Five Little Caterpillars (Make into boxes like link shows.)
Five little caterpillars and not one more, one spun a cocoon and then there were four.
Four little caterpillars on a leafy tree, one spun a cocoon and then there were three.
Three little caterpillars looking for something to do, one spun a cocoon and then there were two.
Two little caterpillars sitting in the sun, one spun a cocoon and then there was one.
One little caterpillar sitting all alone, that one spun a cocoon and then there were none.
One cocoon opened underneath the sun, now there’s a butterfly and that makes one.
Another cocoon opened and we know what to do. We say “Hello, butterfly!” You are number two!”
Another cocoon opened, we’re happy as can be. Another butterfly comes out and that makes three.
Could it be, another cocoon? Yes, here’s one more. Hello, Mr. Butterfly! You are number four.
Another cocoon opens as the butterflies dip and dive. Another butterfly comes out and now we have five!
*The two's loved seeing the butterflies appear! To make this more interactive, I found this really great idea to use. You make small boxes, and hide the butterflies inside the box. Then, you pull up the butterfly with fishing line out of the box! Check it out here!
Fingerplay: “Five Beautiful Flowers”
Five beautiful flowers just outside my door,
{Monkey} came and picked a flower and now there are four.
Four beautiful flowers, two and two you see.
{Alligator} came and picked a flower and now there are three.
Three beautiful flowers, but before I knew,
{Frog} came and picked a flower and now there are two.
Two beautiful flowers in the noonday sun.
{Elephant} came and picked a flower and now there’s just one.
One beautiful flower standing all alone,
{Alligator} came and picked the last one and now there are none.
Extra Read Alouds:
Baby Loves Spring
Caterpillar Spring Butterfly Summer
Our craft for today was baby birds inside their nest. The kids got to glue brown paper for the nest, the baby birds and the wings on the baby birds. We found the idea for our craft here.
Today was game day! The two's got to play four games today, and they did so good with all of the games! Check out what we did here!
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