Once Upon a Storytime

 Opening: If You Want to Hear a Story

Book: Do Not Bring Your Dragon to the Library

Fingerplay: Dragon, Dragon, Turn Around

Book: Princess Fluffybottom and Darryl

Fingerplay/Flannel: Five Knights

credit: http://www.literaryhoots.com/2014/06/storytime-royalty.html

Action: Fairy Tale Movement Cards

Book: There's a Dragon in Your Book!

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Funfest storytime @ Kids Central

For those of you who aren't familiar with my area, we have a yearly celebration called Funfest.  This year the library was asked to do a storytime at a kids event and it was so much FUN!!  I got to be up on the stage that everyone performs on and do a condensed storytime.  I was a nervous wreck but loved and hope to do the same next year.

Book: Five Little Monkeys Reading in Bed










*Everyone really got into helping me make the sounds that go along with this book.  I don't think I've ever used this in storytime before, but I definitely will use it again!

Fingerplay/Flannel: Animal Action Cards

Book: Share, Big Bear, Share!













Fingerplay: Five Little Fishies Swimming the Sea

Book: Pete the Cat I Love My White Shoes

Ducks Away!

Opening: If You Want to Hear a Story, Clap Your Hands
If you want to hear a story, clap your hands! (repeat twice)
If you want to hear a story, if you want to hear a story.
If you want to hear a story, clap your hands!

Book: What Is Chasing Duck?

Action: Animal Movement Cards

Book: Ducks Away!

Fingerplay: Five Little Ducks

Five little ducks paddling to shore,
One paddled away, then there were four;
Four little ducks paddling towards me,
One paddled away, then there were three:
Three little ducks paddling towards you,
One paddled away, then there were two:
Two little ducks paddling in the sun,
One paddled away, then there was one:
It paddled away then there was none.
~Submitted by Cheryl of Cheryl's Sweethearts ChildCare
Credit: https://stepbystepcc.com/animals/duck.html

Book: Dino Duckling

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Animal Babies

 Opening: If You Want to Hear a Story, Clap Your Hands

If you want to hear a story, clap your hands! (repeat twice)
If you want to hear a story, if you want to hear a story.
If you want to hear a story, clap your hands!

Book: Mole's Babies

Fingerplay: Put the Baby to Bed
Now it’s time to go to sleep  (Hold up right index finger.)
Put the baby to bed.              (Place index finger on left palm)
Cover the baby in the bed.    (Wrap left fingers around right index.)
Kiss the baby good-night.      (Pretend to kiss finger.)
Waaa!  Waaa!                         (Hold up right index finger and cry.)
The baby’s awake!
What can we do?
(Insert children’s suggestions and continue the rhyme.  For example, give it a bottle, change its diapers, give it a toy, read a book, etc.)
http://drjeanandfriends.blogspot.com/2013/04/put-baby-to-bed.html

Book: Dancing Feet

Action: Animal Movement Cards

Book: Peep and Egg I’m Not Hatching by Laura Gehl

Closing: We Wave Goodbye Like This (Tune: The Farmer in the Dell)
We wave goodbye like this,
We wave goodbye like this.
We clap our hands for all our friends!
We wave goodbye like this.
We wave goodbye really fast,
We wave goodbye really slow.
We turn around and take a bow,
And then it’s time to go!
Credit: adapted from Storytime Katie
Extra Book:
Beastly Babies by Ellen Jackson 

Book: Mole’s Babies

Lots of Dots

 Book: Round

Fingerplay/Flannel: Crazy Traffic Light

Book: Lots of Dots

Action: If You're a Crayon and You Know It

Credit: Storytime Hooligans

Book: Dog's Colorful Day

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Monster Mess

 Book: Tickle Monster

Action: Ten Little Monsters

One little, two little, three little monsters.

Four little, five little, six little monsters.

Seven little, eight little, nine little monsters.

Ten little monsters "roaring" at me.

Repeat and change roar to jump, clap, etc.

Book: Monsters Love Colors

Fingerplay/Flannel: Hungry Monsters

3 little monsters shiny and bright,

Were waiting on their supper tonight.

1 little monster said "I'm too hungry to wait!"

So he grabbed a "strawberry" and that's what he ate.

*For this I made monsters that were white on one side and a different color on the other.  I made food to "feed" the monster and turn him into the color of the food he ate.  A fabulous friend of mine let me use this fingerplay, so credit goes to you Chrysalis!

Book: Love Monster

Bedtime for Animals

 Book: Goodnight Everyone

Fingerplay: Put the Baby to Bed

Credit: http://drjeanandfriends.blogspot.com/2013/04/put-baby-to-bed.html

Book: Pete the Cat and the Bedtime Blues

Fingerplay/Flannel: Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed

Book: Rosie the Dragon and Charlie Say Good Night

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