Shapes All Around

Preschool Storytime:

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: Rex Wrecks It!

Fingerplay: Shadow Guessing Game Flashcards

*You can do this with any kind of shape and item you want. I have a square shape and on the other side of it I have a square-shaped clock. This is a great flashcard game you can use and the kids love guessing what my items are!

Hiding Game: Cow Hiding in Barn

*I have three different barns with shapes on them. I have an animal inside and ask the kids to tell me what shape they see. Then I will open up that barn to reveal the animal inside.

Fingerplay:

If you’re a dog and you know it, give a bark! (repeat)

If you’re a dog and you know it, and you really want to show it,

If you’re a dog and you know it, give a bark!

If you’re a kitty…say meow, If you’re a fishy…swim around

If you’re a birdy…fly around, If you’re a frog…jump around

Book: Shapes, Reshape!

Fingerplay:

3 little bugs were flying through the air, buzzing around without a care!

Along came a frog with a hop, hop, hop.

Chomp! Chomp! Chomp! One bug was caught!

Continue to zero bugs

Game: Shadow Guessing

*I like to put up a game once a month and project it through my tv. That way everyone can see it easily and participate in guessing.

Book: Circle Rolls

Goodbye: Closing Song

Two's Storytime:

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!

Board Book: Moving Blocks

Hiding Game: Cow Hiding in Barn

*I have three different barns with shapes on them. I have an animal inside and ask the kids to tell me what shape they see. Then I will open up that barn to reveal the animal inside.

Fingerplay:

If you’re a dog and you know it, give a bark! (repeat)

If you’re a dog and you know it, and you really want to show it,

If you’re a dog and you know it, give a bark!

If you’re a kitty…say meow, If you’re a fishy…swim around

If you’re a birdy…fly around, If you’re a frog…jump around

Book: Shapes and Colors by Canty

Fingerplay:

3 little bugs were flying through the air, buzzing around without a care!

Along came a frog with a hop, hop, hop.

Chomp! Chomp! Chomp! One bug was caught!

Continue to zero bugs

Action: Animal Movement Cards

Book: Shapes, Reshape! (use puppets)

Closing: Goodbye Song

Bears Storytime

Preschool Storytime:

Opening: If You Want to Hear a Story

Book: A Bear Sat on my Porch Today

Fingerplay/Flannel: Five Little Bears Jumping on the Bed

Book: Share, Big Bear, Share!

Action: Animal Cards

Fingerplay: Tune: The Bear Went Over the Mountain

My thumbs are starting to wiggle (repeat 3x)

And so are my hands!

Other verses: Hands….arms, Arms….feet, Feet…body

Book: A Good Day for a Hat

*For this book, I like to make it more interactive. So, all throughout the book different things keep happening causing Mr. bear to change his hat. For instance, there are rabbits jumping all around so he puts on a magician's hat. I have little paper cutouts of rabbits and after I read that page I have the paper rabbits "rain" down up on the kids. I do this all throughout this book and the kids adore this!

Scarf Dancing:

Five little bears, sleeping on the floor.

One ran away and now there are four! 

(Ball up scarf and throw when you say ran each time.)

Four little bears,, cute as can be.

One ran away and now there are three!

Three little bears, wondering what to do.

One ran away and now there are two!

Two little bears, laying in the sun.

One ran away and now there is one!

One little bear cat got up to stretch and yawn. 

I looked away and now he’s gone! (Put scarf behind your back.)

Closing Song: We Wave Goodbye Like This

Two's Storytime:

Opening: If You Want to Hear a Story

Book: Big Bear, Small Mouse

Fingerplay/Flannel: Five Little Bears Jumping on the Bed

Book: We’re Going on a Bear Hunt

(use novel effect)

*If you're not aware of Noveleffect, I highly recommend it! There is a multitude of stories that you can use with this app. Marvelous sound effects will happen as you read aloud your book and the kids are just mesmerized by it!

Action: Animal Action Cards

Fingerplay: Tune: The Bear Went Over the Mountain

My thumbs are starting to wiggle (repeat 3x)

And so are my hands!

Other verses: Hands….arms, Arms….feet, Feet…body

Board Book: Peek-a Bruce

Scarf Dancing:

Five little bears, sleeping on the floor.

One ran away and now there are four! 

(Ball up scarf and throw when you say ran each time.)

Four little bears,, cute as can be.

One ran away and now there are three!

Three little bearss, wondering what to do.

One ran away and now there are two!

Two little bears, laying in the sun.

One ran away and now there is one!

One little bear cat got up to stretch and yawn. 

I looked away and now he’s gone! (Put scarf behind your back.)

Closing Song: We Wave Goodbye Like This