Preschool Storytime:
Opening: Big Books
Book: Here Comes Santa Cat
*I read this book every year, and it never, ever gets old! I am a firm believer in
keeping your storytime fresh and changing your books out. BUT, and yes,
I meant to type that in caps, this is an exception! I have to use this book every
year because it's just precious!!! My boss actually reads this book because I
have to act out the part of Santa Cat! This year was one of the best years
because we have a lot of new families. I have all the props to go along with the
book, so that makes it a lot of fun too! If you've never read this book I highly
recommend you checking it out!
keeping your storytime fresh and changing your books out. BUT, and yes,
I meant to type that in caps, this is an exception! I have to use this book every
year because it's just precious!!! My boss actually reads this book because I
have to act out the part of Santa Cat! This year was one of the best years
because we have a lot of new families. I have all the props to go along with the
book, so that makes it a lot of fun too! If you've never read this book I highly
recommend you checking it out!
Fingerplay/Flannel: Rudolph’s Nose
*I don't know where I got this fingerplay, but for this wonderful action we start
out with Rudolph's nose red. We will do some action that rhymes with red, like
stomping our feet and shaking our head. Then I will change out the nose to
yellow and we will shake like a bowl of JELLO! The preschoolers loved doing
the actions, but they all kept wanting to change the nose back to red!
out with Rudolph's nose red. We will do some action that rhymes with red, like
stomping our feet and shaking our head. Then I will change out the nose to
yellow and we will shake like a bowl of JELLO! The preschoolers loved doing
the actions, but they all kept wanting to change the nose back to red!
Book: How to Catch an Elf
*This is a really cute rhyming book which shows you trying to catch an elf!
The best part of this was I told the preschoolers we were going to try to catch
an elf inside the book. Well, I was already dressed up like an elf by this point,
and a little girl in front of me stood up and said "Well, I'm going to catch you!"
So, she did! Then another girl popped up and threw her arms around me too!
I was afraid I had started a stampede of kids running towards me, but they
settled down to listen. This is a really cute read aloud, but I think they were just
a little too wound up to listen by this point.
The best part of this was I told the preschoolers we were going to try to catch
an elf inside the book. Well, I was already dressed up like an elf by this point,
and a little girl in front of me stood up and said "Well, I'm going to catch you!"
So, she did! Then another girl popped up and threw her arms around me too!
I was afraid I had started a stampede of kids running towards me, but they
settled down to listen. This is a really cute read aloud, but I think they were just
a little too wound up to listen by this point.
Action: Catching an Elf
*To end storytime I wanted us to catch an elf! So, my volunteer had an elf
puppet up behind me, on the puppet stage. I was using a butterfly net to
“catch” elf. Let me set the scene for you. I was dressed up in my elf costume,
a sweater dress, complete with jingle bells on it, and big elf house shoes, with
two very large jingle bells on the end of each shoe. So, I would run around
multiple times trying to "catch" my elf. One little girl told me to "sneak" up on
the elf, so I said okay! I started to tiptoe, and said "Oh no!", that won't work.
Why? I had forgotton about the jingle bells on my shoes! Everyone in the room
laughed quite loudly at that, and many thought I had planned it. Let me
promise you, I didn't, but at least it looked like I had!
puppet up behind me, on the puppet stage. I was using a butterfly net to
“catch” elf. Let me set the scene for you. I was dressed up in my elf costume,
a sweater dress, complete with jingle bells on it, and big elf house shoes, with
two very large jingle bells on the end of each shoe. So, I would run around
multiple times trying to "catch" my elf. One little girl told me to "sneak" up on
the elf, so I said okay! I started to tiptoe, and said "Oh no!", that won't work.
Why? I had forgotton about the jingle bells on my shoes! Everyone in the room
laughed quite loudly at that, and many thought I had planned it. Let me
promise you, I didn't, but at least it looked like I had!
Our craft today was a cute little paper elf!
Opening: Big Books
Fingerplay: If You Want to Hear a Story
Book: Click, Clack, Ho, Ho, Ho! (With puppets)
*I love reading this book to the two's and today was the best reaction I've ever
received! I like to take a box and turn it into a chimney by covering it with red
paper. As I read, my volunteer will take my puppet and stick them inside the box
upside-down, like they are stuck! The two's laughed and their parents laughed
so much at the puppets! It was such a glorious reaction to the book, I am so
glad
that I read this to them!
*I love reading this book to the two's and today was the best reaction I've ever
received! I like to take a box and turn it into a chimney by covering it with red
paper. As I read, my volunteer will take my puppet and stick them inside the box
upside-down, like they are stuck! The two's laughed and their parents laughed
so much at the puppets! It was such a glorious reaction to the book, I am so
glad
that I read this to them!
Fingerplay/Flannel: Five Little Gingerbread Jumping on the Bed
Book: Don’t Push the Button: A Christmas Adventure
*This is a great interactive book to use with the two's and today they really
surprised me! Right when I opened the book up and showed the button to them
something happened that's never happened before. I had an adorable two run
up
to me and press the button inside the book. I playfully said to him, "Don't push
the button!" Of course, the game was on to press the button again, so we had
a fun time of him trying to press the button! This just set the mood perfectly to
read this book!
*This is a great interactive book to use with the two's and today they really
surprised me! Right when I opened the book up and showed the button to them
something happened that's never happened before. I had an adorable two run
up
to me and press the button inside the book. I playfully said to him, "Don't push
the button!" Of course, the game was on to press the button again, so we had
a fun time of him trying to press the button! This just set the mood perfectly to
read this book!
Fingerplay: Five Little Candy Canes
Five little candy canes hanging on the door.
Santa ate one. Then there were four.
Four little candy canes hanging on the door.
Mrs. Claus ate one. Then there were three.
Three little candy canes lying by a shoe.
An elf ate one. Then there were two.
Two little candy canes lying in the sun.
A reindeer ate one. Then there was one.
One little candy cane by the chimney.
Santa put it in his bag and brought it to me.
Our craft today was a cute little paper elf!
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