Preschool Storytime
*This theme was so much fun to plan! I had really good attendance and the kids were very engrossed during all the books. That makes it worth it!
Opening: Big Books
Opening: Spell Bear
*The kids loved spelling out bear! So much fun!
Book: Bears’ Big Breakfast
*Everybody loved seeing the puppets pop up behind me! Of course, we had to feed bear some berries, not once but twice!
Fingerplay: Black Bear
Black bear, black bear turn around.
Black bear, black bear touch the ground.
Black bear, black bear reach touch the sky.
Black bear, black bear jump up high.
Black bear, black bear show your claws.
Black bear, black bear paw around.
Black bear, black bear turn around.
Black bear, black bear touch the ground.
Fingerplay: “We’re Going on a Picnic”
We’re going on a picnic, a picnic, a picnic.
We’re going on a picnic, what shall we bring?
How about a dinosaur? No? Then…..
How about some berries!
Book: Ants at the Picnic
*For this story I place all the food up behind me on a puppet stage. Then my ants appear and take away the food as I read the book. There was lots of screaming and hollering as the ants took my food away.
Flannel: Bears’ Feast
*The kids loved telling me all the food baby bear brought back wasn’t the correct food. This was a really fun story to make and tell.
Credit: Storytime in the Stacks
Fingerplay:“We’re Going on a Picnic”
We’re going on a picnic, a picnic, a picnic.
We’re going on a picnic, what shall we bring?
How about a bathbub! No? Then…
How about a sandwich and a cookie!
Book: Where’s Bear?
*The kids went crazy shouting and screaming when the big bear puppet popped up behind me. At the end the bear puppet held the teddy bear out to me. I didn't expect the kids to be so enthused with this book, but I was so happy that they were!
Fingerplay: Ants (From Book: 1,000 Fingerplays & Action Rhymes: a Sourcebook & DVD)
One ant, two ants, three ants, four.
Our picnic is their grocery store.
Five ants, six ants, seven ants, eight.
They are crawling on my plate!
TAKE OFF PLATE: Eight ants, seven ants, stomp around.
Six ants, five ants, on the ground.
Four ants, three ants, on the run!
Two ants, one ant, no more fun!
*We ran out of time for this really cute fingerplay. What I did to prepare for it was velcro eight ants to a paper plate. That way I could pull the ants on and take them off easily.
Fingerplay/Flannel: Little Bear Hiding Game
Little bear, little bear, are you hiding under there?
*My kids love hunting for things! We ran out of time for this, but it's still a great one to use!
Credit: Jbrary
Fingerplay: Five Hungry Ants
Five hungry ants marching in a line, (hold up five fingers)
Came upon a picnic where they could dine. (eating motions with hands to mouth)
They marched into the salad, (march in place)
They marched into the cake,
They marched into the pepper…
Uh oh! That was a mistake! (hands to face with shocked expression)
A..a..a..choo!
(Throw small black circles on kids to represent pepper)
Four hungry ants... (and so on counting down
*This was so much fun to do! I had little black circles cut out, and I threw these out on the kids when we got to the part where the ants sneezed!
Credit: Literary Hoots
The kids made ants carrying a watermelon! They turned out so cute!
Extra Books:
Bare Bear
Bear Wants More
Help! The Wolf is Coming!
Jo MacDonald Hiked in the Woods
Moose Tracks!
More Bears!
The Most Perfect Spot
Time for Two’s Storytime
Opening: Big Books
Fingerplay: If You Want to Hear a Story
Fingerplay: “We’re Going on a Picnic”
We’re going on a picnic, a picnic, a picnic.
We’re going on a picnic, what shall we bring?
How about a dinosaur? No? Then…..
How about some berries!
Book: Bear’s Big Breakfast
Fingerplay: “We’re Going on a Picnic”
We’re going on a picnic, a picnic, a picnic.
We’re going on a picnic, what shall we bring?
How about a bathtub? No? Then…..
How about a cookie!
Fingerplay/Flannel: Little Bear Hiding Game
Little bear, little bear, are you hiding under there?
*My kids love hunting for things! We ran out of time for this, but it's still a great one to use!
Credit: Jbrary
Book: Ants at the Picnic
*For this story I place all the food up behind me on a puppet stage. Then my ants appear and take away the food as I read the book. There was lots of screaming and hollering as the ants took my food away.
Fingerplay: Fingerplay: Black Bear
Black bear, black bear turn around.
Black bear, black bear touch the ground.
Black bear, black bear reach touch the sky.
Black bear, black bear jump up high.
Black bear, black bear show your claws.
Black bear, black bear paw around.
Black bear, black bear turn around.
Black bear, black bear touch the ground
Action: Feeding Animals
Fingerplay:“We’re Going on a Picnic”
We’re going on a picnic, a picnic, a picnic.
We’re going on a picnic, what shall we bring?
How about a bathbub! No? Then…
How about a sandwich and a cookie!
Action: Feed Bear Berries
*I ran out of time today to have the kids feed my bear berries.
Fingerplay: Five Hungry Ants
Five hungry ants marching in a line, (hold up five fingers)
Came upon a picnic where they could dine. (eating motions with hands to mouth)
They marched into the salad, (march in place)
They marched into the cake,
They marched into the pepper…
Uh oh! That was a mistake! (hands to face with shocked expression)
A..a..a..choo!
(Throw small black circles on kids to represent pepper)
Four hungry ants... (and so on counting down
Credit: Literary Hoots
*This is a wonderful fingerplay to use, but I ran out of time to do it.
The kids made ants carrying a watermelon! They turned out so cute!
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