Counting Storytime

 

This week our letter is "O" for one and counting.

Below are the books I read (for all three storytimes-preschool, two's, lapsit), fingerplays and crafts we made.

Book: How to Count to 1

Book: Counting to Bananas

Book: How Many Squirrels Are in the World?

Book: Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons

*Had to throw in a picture of me dressed up like Pete the Cat.

*I like to have paper buttons "rain" down on the kids like confetti as I read this book.  They go crazy anytime I do this with them!

Book: Hen in the Bed

Book: Everybunny Count

Book: Bear Counts

Preschool Craft:

Two's Craft:

Seek and Count (Preschool Storytime)

Opening:  If You Want to Hear a Story, Clap Your Hands (Tune: If You’re Happy and You Know It)

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: One-Osaurus, Two-Osaurus

Fingerplay: Ten Kittens

Ten little kittens standing in a row (Palms facing forward, fingers extended.)
They bow their heads to the children just so (Bend fingers back and forth.)
They run to the left, they run to the right (Move fingers to alternate sides, wiggling fingers.)
they stretch up tall with all their might. (Also do high, low, behind, front, fast, slow.)
Along comes a dog, looking for some fun. (Fingers of one hand resting on thumb, move towards other hand.)
"Meow!" Away those kittens run! (As you meow, open both hands with fingers extended.  "Run" hands behind back.)

Book: One Sheep, Two Sheep

Fingerplay: 5 Little Bugs

*For this I have three large bugs I've made, picture below. You can do this a number of ways, put the bugs up on your flannelboard, or attach them to rulers and wave them around. I've also give volunteers or staff helping me a bug to hold up also.
3 little bugs were flying through the air (make motions with hands)
Buzzing around without a care
Along came a frog with a hippety-hop (Hop up and down)
GULP! GULP! GULP! (snap hands together)
One bug was caught!

Book: Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons

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

ABC's and 1,2,3's

 Opening: If You Want to Hear a Story

Book: Click, Clack, Splish, Splash

Scarf Dancing: Two Little Blackbirds

Two little blackbirds sitting on a cloud.

One was quiet and the other was loud.

-Two little blackbirds sitting on my hat.

One was round and the other was flat.

-Two little blackbirds sitting on my toe.

One was high and the other was low.

-Two little blackbirds sitting on a stick.

One was slow and the other was quick.

Book: Seek and Count

Scarf Dancing: If You're a Crayon and You Know It

If you're a crayon and you know it, then scribble!

If you're a crayon and you know it, then scribble!

If you're a crayon and you know it, 

Then your scribbling will show it.

If you're a crayon and you know it, then scribble!

-Brush...swish around

-Pen...pop your lid!

Book: Everybunny Count!

Seek and Count

 Opening: If You Want to Hear a Story

If you want to hear a story, clap your hands.

If you want to hear a story, clap your hands.

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: Count the Monkeys

Scarf: Little Bo Peep

Little Bo Peep (wave scarf up and down)

Has lost her sheelp (hide scarf)

And doesn't know where to find them.

Leave them alone, and they'll come home. (bring scarf back out)

Wagging their tails behind them (wave scarf up and down)

Credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=w_4iGsv_hwc

Fingerplay: Five Little Kitty Cats

Five little kitty cats, sleeping on the floor.

(Ball up scarf and throw in the air on word "pounce")

One pounced away and now there are four.

Four little kitty cats, cute as can be.

One pounced away and now there are three.

Three little kitty cats, wondering what to do.

One pounced away and now there are two.

Two little kitty cats, laying in the sun.

One pounced away and now there are one.

One little kitty cat got up to stretch and yawn.

I looked away and now he's gone!

Book: Five Little Monkeys Play Hide-and-Seek

Fingerplay: 3 Little Bugs

3 little bugs were flying through the air.

Buzzing around without a care.

Along came a frog with a hippity-hop.

GULP! GULP! GULP! (Snap hands)

One bug was caught.

*For this I've made very large bugs that attach to rulers, to help hold them better.  I'm trying to make all of my flannel pieces bigger so that the preschoolers can see them better.

Book: Counting Crows

Add It Up!

 Opening: Big Books

Book: Ten on a Twig

Fingerplay: Two Little Blackbirds (Use scarf)

For the words go to the website below.

http://www.futurelibrariansuperhero.com/2013/04/storytime-scarf-love.html

Book: Seek and Count

Fingerplay/Flannel: 5 Little Monkeys Swinging in the Tree

Book: Everybunny Count

Extra Books:

ABC's and 1,2,3's (Storytime)

Book: Not Yet, Zebra

Fingerplay:  Two Little Blackbirds (Scarves)

Book: Dinosaur vs. Library

Fingerplay: If You’re a Crayon and You Know iT (Scarves)

Book: Dog Loves Counting

Extra Books:

Q is for Quack and Count (Preschool and Two's)

Preschool Storytime:

Opening: Big Books

Book: Step by Step 

*This is such a fun guessing book to use in storytime. The preschoolers did really good in telling me what animal made the footprints.

Fingerplay/Flannel: Baby Duck, Baby Duck Hiding Game

Credit: Miss Mary Liberry

Book: Seek and Count

*I was so excited to use this book in storytime, but the preschoolers weren't as excited as I was about it. Sometimes it happens and that's okay, but I will definitely give it another try with them.

Fingerplay:  Ten Little Froggies (Only do five and use five green and speckled frogs prop)

One little froggie goes hop

Along comes another and they just can't stop so...

Two little froggies go hop, hop

Along comes another and they just can't stop

Three little froggies go hop, hop, hop

Along comes another and they just can't stop. soo

Continue in this manner and end as follows

Ten little froggies go hop, hop, hop, hop hop

Drop! time to stop

Hop each time you count the froggies...and when you get to ten hop ten

times and count on fingers...fall gently down to floor

Credit: http://www.preschooleducation.com/sreptile.shtml

Dancing: Animal Dancing

*To end storytime I passed out two types of animals that I have cut out and laminated. After we danced around with them, I called out for each animal and we stuck them to my flannelboard.

Our craft is a duck, of course! I wanted to incorporate letters or numbers, so we spelled out quack and the preschoolers did amazing matching up the letters.

Extra Books:

Two’s Storytime:

Opening: Big Books

Fingerplay: If You Want to Hear a Story

Book: Pete the Cat and the Five Little Ducks (Ducks on puppet stage)

Fingerplay/Flannel: Baby Duck, Baby Duck Hiding Game

Credit: Miss Mary Liberry

Action: Animal Flash Cards

Board Book: Seek and Count

Fingerplay:  Ten Little Froggies (Only do five and use five green and speckled frogs prop)

One little froggie goes hop

Along comes another and they just can't stop so...

Two little froggies go hop, hop

Along comes another and they just can't stop

Three little froggies go hop, hop, hop

Along comes another and they just can't stop. soo

Continue in this manner and end as follows

Ten little froggies go hop, hop, hop, hop hop

Drop! time to stop

Hop each time you count the froggies...and when you get to ten hop ten

times and count on fingers...fall gently down to floor

Credit: http://www.preschooleducation.com/sreptile.shtml 

December New Books 2019