Preschool Storytime:
Opening: Big Books
Fingerplay/Flannel: I am Sam
I am Sam, Sam I am. I do like GREEN eggs and ham!
*The preschoolers love it when they can tell what I have incorrect. For this storytime, I told my preschoolers I wanted to find my "green" egg. Of course, I couldn't find the green egg on the first try, or the second. It took me quite a few tries until I found the correct egg. I have no idea where I found this, so if it's your fabulous idea, please let me know!
Book: Green Eggs and Ham
*For this wonderful book, I get to eat real green eggs! Now don't fret, they are green because of food coloring. My volunteer reads the part of Sam I am, and I read the other part. I don't read every page, since this would take up over half of the storytime. This book was received very well, especially when I ate the green eggs and enjoyed them!
*For this wonderful book, I get to eat real green eggs! Now don't fret, they are green because of food coloring. My volunteer reads the part of Sam I am, and I read the other part. I don't read every page, since this would take up over half of the storytime. This book was received very well, especially when I ate the green eggs and enjoyed them!
Fingerplay: Color Hop Song (Tune: Old MacDonald)
I see something that is green.
Do you see it too?
I see something that is green.
HOP there if you do.
With a hop, hop here.
And a hop, hop, there.
Here a hop, there a hop.
Everywhere a hop, hop.
I see something that is green.
Do you see it too?
(Have puppets pop up: snake and alligator.)
*I love to do something fun like this, but I never expected the reaction I received from the preschoolers. When the green animal popped up behind me, they all screamed like crazy! Again, I've been doing this one for years, so if it's your fab idea, speak up!
Book: I’m a Frog by Mo Willems
*I've never read this book in storytime before, but I'm so glad I did! I was the part of Piggie and my volunteer was Elephant. The preschoolers loved seeing me jump around and holler "Ribbit" over and over. Even the adults thoroughly enjoyed this book too!
Fingerplay: 5 Green Apples (Feed to puppets, use tree from 5 little monkeys)
Farmer Brown had 5 green apples, hanging on the tree
*Along came the pig and what did he see? A green apple that he ate up so quickly!
Leaving 4 green apples, a-hangin’ on the tree.
…Continue counting down to 1 green apple…
Farmer Brown had 1 green apple, hanging on the tree
He plucked that apple and he gave it all to me,
*I love feeding food to my puppets and the fingerplay above presented the perfect opportunity for it. I made five flannel apples and placed them on my flannel tree, so that we could all count down from 5 to 1. I did change the bold line to one I wanted to use myself instead of original.
Book: Can You Make a Scary Face?
*This is another classic book I love using, and it's great to get the preschoolers up and moving! Why? Because you are trying to help the ladybug inside the book. She is trying to get a little bug out of her book. So you do the chicken dance, and other things. During all that, the little bug gets stuck in your shirt! My favorite part of this was when a little boy told me that he had already gotten that pesky bug out of his shirt! That's why I love doing this, you never know what will happen!
*This is another classic book I love using, and it's great to get the preschoolers up and moving! Why? Because you are trying to help the ladybug inside the book. She is trying to get a little bug out of her book. So you do the chicken dance, and other things. During all that, the little bug gets stuck in your shirt! My favorite part of this was when a little boy told me that he had already gotten that pesky bug out of his shirt! That's why I love doing this, you never know what will happen!
Our craft today was a spotted frog with his tongue sticking out!
Extra Read-Alouds:
Time for Two’s Storytime:
Opening: Big Books
Fingerplay: If You Want to Hear a Story
Book: I Spy With My Little Eye
*The two's love guessing games and this book is perfect! Our puppets came to visit us during this book also, which made for a very fun time.
*The two's love guessing games and this book is perfect! Our puppets came to visit us during this book also, which made for a very fun time.
Fingerplay: 5 Little Frogs
One little frog goes hop… Another comes along and they just can’t stop!
So, two little frogs go hop, hop… Another comes along and they just can’t stop!
So, three little frogs go hop, hop, hop… Another comes along and they just can’t stop!
So, four little frogs go hop, hop, hop, hop… Another comes along and they just can’t stop!
So, five little frogs go hop, hop, hop, hop, hop… They all got tired so they had to stop!
*Start out with 5 frogs up, say:
5 little frogs go hop, hop, hop…..(Have volunteer take down frog)..STOP!
Let’s count those frogs again!
*I like to just start out with 5 frogs up, and we will all jump until one frog disappears! Then, we will all count together to see how many frogs there are and repeat until no more frogs are left.
Credit: Preschool Education
Book: Where is the Green Sheep?
*I have not read this book in years, and I have a funny story why. All through the book you are looking for the green sheep. So, the last time I used this in storytime I had my volunteer hiding behind a big bulletin board that we can move around. I had a green sheep cut out that she would pop up every time I read the phrase "Where Is the Green Sheep?". This is repeated at least five times throughout the book. Well, to make it more interesting, after about the third time, I got up, and leaned back so that she could reach up and tape the sheep to my back. Then I walked around and asked again where that sheep was. The preschoolers hollered and pointed at my back, but I played it up and said I couldn't find that sheep. I read the next few pages and then stood up and asked again where that sheep was. I was planning on leaning back so that my volunteer could quickly snatch that sheep off my back. Did that work? Of course not! Before I could get back there I had a preschooler run up, quickly snatch that sheep off my back and say, HERE IT IS! All I could do was just stop and laugh quite hysterically! I couldn't let it ruin the book because I did keep asking where that green sheep was, didn't I? Well, I learned my lesson from that, so for the two's I kept the green sheep behind me. My volunteer just popped it up every time I asked and the two's caught on very quickly to let me know where it was. If you have a funny storytime story to share, I'd love to hear it!
*I have not read this book in years, and I have a funny story why. All through the book you are looking for the green sheep. So, the last time I used this in storytime I had my volunteer hiding behind a big bulletin board that we can move around. I had a green sheep cut out that she would pop up every time I read the phrase "Where Is the Green Sheep?". This is repeated at least five times throughout the book. Well, to make it more interesting, after about the third time, I got up, and leaned back so that she could reach up and tape the sheep to my back. Then I walked around and asked again where that sheep was. The preschoolers hollered and pointed at my back, but I played it up and said I couldn't find that sheep. I read the next few pages and then stood up and asked again where that sheep was. I was planning on leaning back so that my volunteer could quickly snatch that sheep off my back. Did that work? Of course not! Before I could get back there I had a preschooler run up, quickly snatch that sheep off my back and say, HERE IT IS! All I could do was just stop and laugh quite hysterically! I couldn't let it ruin the book because I did keep asking where that green sheep was, didn't I? Well, I learned my lesson from that, so for the two's I kept the green sheep behind me. My volunteer just popped it up every time I asked and the two's caught on very quickly to let me know where it was. If you have a funny storytime story to share, I'd love to hear it!
Fingerplay/Flannel: Five Little Monkeys Swinging in the Tree
Fingerplay: 5 Green Apples (Feed to puppets, use tree from 5 little monkeys)
Farmer Brown had 5 green apples, hanging on the tree
*Along came the pig and what did he see? A green apple that he ate up so quickly!
Leaving 4 green apples, a-hangin’ on the tree.
…Continue counting down to 1 green apple…
Farmer Brown had 1 green apple, hanging on the tree
He plucked that apple and he gave it all to me,
Leaving no green apples, a-hangin’ on the tree.
Credit: Sunflower Storytime
*I love feeding food to my puppets and the fingerplay above presented the perfect opportunity for it. I made five flannel apples and placed them on my flannel tree, so that we could all count down from 5 to 1. I did change the bold line to one I wanted to use myself instead of original.
Dancing: Green Egg Dancing
Our craft today was a spotted frog with his tongue sticking out!
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