New Books March 2021

 

Clouds and Rain (Storytime)

 Opening: Big Books

Book: Puddle Pug

Fingerplay: Wishy Washy Song (Tune: London Bridge)

The cow jumped in the mud, in the mud.

The cow jumped in the mud, now he's dirty.

Extra: Pig rolled, duck paddled.

I added this line:

Who do we call to wash the animals?  Mrs. Wishy-Washy!

The cow washed in the tub, in the tub, in the tub.

The cow washed in the tub, now he's clean.

They all jumped in the mud, in the mud, in the mud.

They all jumped in the mud, now they're dirty.

Credit: http://www.makinglearningfun.com/themepages/MrsWishyDramaticPlaySet.htm

*For this I have my puppets with brown "mud" spots on them.  When the animals get "clean" I will magically wash the mud away.  I like to have my volunteer dress up as Mrs. Wishy-Washy, which the kids adore!

Book: Good Night, Little Blue Truck

Fingerplay: Rain

The rain is falling down, (Flutter fingers down)

SPLASH! (Clap loudly)

The rain is falling down, (Flutter fingers down)

SPLASH! (Clap loudly)

Pitter patter, pitter patter (Tap legs)

The rain is falling down, (Flutter fingers down)

SPLASH! (Clap loudly)

Credit:

http://libraryvillage.blogspot.com/2014/04/toddler-story-time-welcome-spring.html

Book: Thunder Trucks

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Check out this awesome idea here for making this book literally come to life!

Puddle Weather (Preschool and Two's)

Preschool Storytime:

Opening: Big Books

Book: Boom! Boom! Boom!

*I love using this book for bedtime or a rainy day storytime. Today we had the honor of having a special guest do sign language as I read the book, which was wonderful! Also, while I read all the animals in the book would pop up behind me! A lot going on, I agree, but it went great! The kids really got into making all the animal sounds and I learned some new sign language myself.

Fingerplay: Wishy Washy Song (Tune:  London Bridge)

The cow jumped in the mud, in the mud,

in the mud.  The cow jumped in the mud.  

Now he’s dirty.

…pig rolled, …duck paddled.

WHO DO WE CALL TO WASH THE ANIMALS?  MRS WISHY-WASHY! (ADDED THIS)

The cow washed in the tub, in the tub, in the tub.  The cow washed in the tub.

Wishy, Washy.

…pig…duck.

The all jumped in the mud, in the mud,

in the mud.  They all jumped in the mud

they are dirty again.

*I love doing this with the kids, and to make it more interactive, we all stand up and jump! I have a box covered with brown fabric, and my volunteer will have my animals "jump" into the mud. So much fun!

Credit: Making Learning Fun

Book: Mud Puddle

*I was hesitant to read this book this year, just because it's really long. But I went with it, and I'm so glad I did! My volunteer has a piece of brown fabric, that represents the "mud puddle". As the mud puddle jumps onto the little girl in the book, my volunteer throws the piece of fabric onto me! The kids loved screaming and shouting at me that the mud puddle was coming my way! A great book to use for a mud theme.

Fingerplay/Flannel: Little Cloud Hiding Game

*Today we hunted for a tiny, little white cloud behind big, different colored clouds. I'm always afraid the preschoolers will get tired of hunting for things on my flannelboard, but thankfully they never do!

Fingerplay/Flannel: Five Little Umbrellas

Five umbrellas waiting for rain to pour,

One was picked by Penguin, and now there are four.

Four umbrellas, saying pick me, pick me!

One was taken by Owl, and now there are three.

Three umbrellas, wondering what to do,

One was chosen by Bunnies, and now there are two.

Two umbrellas waiting for some fun,

One was picked by Alligator and now there is one.

One little umbrella, the rain is all done,

He went home with a cute little girl and now there are none.

*This time we fed the umbrellas to our puppets!

Credit: One Little Librarian

Fingerplay: In the Rain (Tune of: “Farmer in the Dell”)

          We’re stomping in the rain

          We’re stomping in the rain

          We can’t go yet, we must get wet!

          We’re stomping in the rain

          Repeat with: clapping, hopping

*My favorite part of this? I decided to make this more interactive and throw paper raindrops on kids when you say “We must get wet!” But I wanted to add a twist. How? My volunteer was still behind the puppet stage, so she had a water bottle. When I threw the paper raindrops, she squirted a mist of water out! The kids went crazy shouting! They all thought I had sprayed them! I could honestly say, I didn't do it! Such a good time!

Credit: Librarian vs. Storytime

Our craft today was an umbrella with raindrops!  My favorite part of it was the fuzzy pipe cleaner.  I have to admit, I think that was the preschoolers favorite part too!  The preschoolers glued down the raindrops and had stickers to place on the umbrella.

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Time for Two’s Storytime:

Opening: Big Books

Fingerplay: If You Want to Hear a Story

Book: Boom! Boom! Boom! (with puppets)

*The two's loved stomping their feet every time I read the refrain "Boom! Boom! Boom!" This book is a little long for the two's, but they loved all the action and the animals popping up behind me.

Fingerplay/Flannel: Little Cloud Hiding Game

*Today we hunted for a tiny, little white cloud behind big, different colored clouds.

Fingerplay: Wishy Washy Song (Tune:  London Bridge) USE PUPPETS
The cow jumped in the mud, in the mud,in the mud.  The cow jumped in the mud.  
Now he’s dirty.
…pig rolled, …duck paddled.
WHO DO WE CALL TO WASH THE ANIMALS?  MRS WISH-WASHY!!!! (ADDED THIS)

The cow washed in the tub, in the tub, in the tub. The cow washed in the tub.

Wishy, Washy.

…pig…duck.
The all jumped in the mud, in the mud,
in the mud.  They all jumped in the mud
they are dirty again.
*We stood up to get out some wiggles and jumped! The two's loved jumping and seeing the animals go in and out of the mud.

Credit: Making Learning Fun

Book: Little Cloud

*I don't normally read two lengthy picture books with the two's, but they did great! This book I love, because I have the two's tell me what each cloud is. I also had a flannel to go along with this book, which helped also. I usually spray the kids with a little water when little cloud rains in the book, but I didn't feel like the group today would have liked that.

Fingerplay/Flannel: Five Little Umbrellas

Five umbrellas waiting for rain to pour,

One was picked by Penguin, and now there are four.

Four umbrellas, saying pick me, pick me!

One was taken by Owl, and now there are three.

Three umbrellas, wondering what to do,

One was chosen by Bunnies, and now there are two.

Two umbrellas waiting for some fun,

One was picked by Alligator and now there is one.

One little umbrella, the rain is all done,

He went home with a cute little girl and now there are none.

Credit: One Little Librarian

Fingerplay: In the Rain (Tune of: “Farmer in the Dell”)

          We’re stomping in the rain

          We’re stomping in the rain

          We can’t go yet, we must get wet!

          We’re stomping in the rain

          Repeat with: clapping, hopping

*My favorite part of this? I decided to make this more interactive and throw paper raindrops on kids when you say “We must get wet!”

Credit: Librarian vs. Storytime

Our craft today was an umbrella with raindrops!  My favorite part of this is the fuzzy pipe cleaner.  The two's glued down the raindrops and had stickers to place on the umbrella.

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What a wonderful dragon book, and I love how it incorporates storytime into the plot.  A great rhyming book about a beautiful dragon and it rhymes also.  I've never done a dragon storytime but after reading this book I want to now!

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Great lift-the-flap book for a sick storytime.  On each page, baby gets a boo-boo.  Someone different will come along to kiss and make it better!

 

Another great hit by one of my favorite authors!  As you turn the page each cut-out reveals an animal.  The cover of the book?  It turns into a monkey!  This would be wonderful for any age, and I will definitely be using it for a shape or animal storytime very soon!

This book reminds me of "Dog's Colorful Day" and I love it!  I plan on making a flannel and placing colored dots on the cat as the story progresses.  

Don't you just love the adorable monster on the front of this book?  From the creators of the book "I Will Chomp You" comes another great book!  You won't be disappointed by this one.  The monster inside this book tries to convince you that he's not a monster and then lists all the reasons why.  Another great one by a wonderful pair, Jory John and Bob Shea.