Opposites

 To be fair, I wasn't expecting for the preschoolers to do so well with opposites.  They were amazing!!! I always hesitate when I do this theme, because I think its a hard concept to grasp.  I'm very grateful I did, they absolutely loved it!

Opening Song:  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: Go! Go! Go! Stop!

*For this book I have two signs to use, one saying STOP and the other GO. I just found some cute reversible foam signs online, and I think I'll buy them because I use STOP and GO a lot.

Fingerplay: Five Clean and Dirty Pigs (Only did four pigs)
Four pigs so squeaky clean, cleanest you've ever seen
One jumped into the mud
Landed with a big THUD! (make a big clap to some sound effect, if you want)
Then there were four clean squeaky pigs.
Repeat, counting down
One pig so squeaky clean, cleanest you've ever seen
He jumped into the mud
Landed with a THUD
Then there were no more clean squeaky pigs
Source: Mel's Desk via Storytime Katie

Book: How Do Dinosaurs Go Up and Down?

*This book is wonderful, as are all of Jane Yolen's books. The kids loved telling me what the opposite was and then watching me open the flap up to show them.

Fingerplay: Opposite Time

(Normally we’d use scarves, but instead we will use our hands)
I say up and you say…. DOWN!

Up! Down! Up! Down!

I say fast and you say…. SLOW!

Fast! Slow! Fast! Slow!

I say shrink and you say… GROW!

Shrink! Grow! Shrink! Grow! (Hunch down on floor, then jump up tall!)

I say stop and you say… GO!

Stop! Go! Stop! Go!

(Added the bold lines.)

http://missmegsstorytime.com/opposites-storytime/

Office Book: Opposite Surprise

*In this book we will learn our opposites.  There will be lots of surprises in this book!

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

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