I love soup! (Preschool Storytime)

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: I Really Like Slop!

Fingerplay: Soup Song (Tune: Farmer in the Dell)

The soup is boiling up, the soup is boiling up. (wiggle hands upwards)

Stir slow-around we go, the soup is boiling up.

First we add some {food}, first we add some {food}

Stir slow-around we go, the soup is boiling up.

*For this I have a big pot that I put my flannel food inside. I really like to give the kids pieces of flannel food that they can place in the pot as we sing about it. Or give them magnetic letters and let them do alphabet soup.)

Book: Is That Wise, Pig?

Fingerplay: Stir, Stir, Stir the Soup

(Tune: Row, Row, Row Your Boat)

Stir, stir, stir the soup. Stir it all day long!

Add some {food}, take a taste SLURP!

Soup will make us strong!

*To make this more interactive I like to give the kids scarves to wave around or flannel food to put in the pot.

Book: There's a Giraffe In My Soup!

*One of my favorite things to do with this books is I take a soup pot that has a lid. Then my volunteer will "deliver" my soup with different animals inside. The kids go crazy over this!

Closing Song: 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 Books:

Heads and Tails Storytime

 Okay, it has been a long time since I've posted!  Thankfully, I feel like getting back into the groove of posting storytimes.  I hope this helps!

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: Heads and Tails

Fingerplay/Flannel: Monkey Hiding in Tree

*For this fingerplay, I've made three trees with numbers on the top. I can put them on the flannelboard or attach them to rulers with velcro. The top of the trees will lift up to show what's hiding inside. The kids never seem to tire of guessing games like this and its a wonderful way to introduce numbers, colors and shapes too! I have included a link which will take you to all of the hiding games I have made recently. Just click here!

Book: Still a Gorilla

Flannel: Animal Sounds Mix-Up

*I love doing this flannel with the kids and its a great teaching tool! I have up on my flannelboard a few animals and then I have the sounds that go along with each animal. Of course, I do get things mixed up quite often, so that the kids can correct me and learn at the same time.

Book: If You're Happy and You Know It

Closing Song: 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

Time for 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

Book: Step by Step

Fingerplay/Flannel: Monkey Hiding in Tree

*You will find in the plan above a link that will take you to all of my hiding games that I've made recently. Hope they help!

Book: If You're Happy and You Know It

Fingerplay/Flannel: Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed

Board Book: Hidden Animals

Closing Song: 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 Books:

Mouse Mess

 Opening: If You Want to Hear a Story

If you want to hear a story, clap your hands (repeat)

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: Little Mouse's Big Breakfast

*I absolutely love using props with this book. I have some boxes covered in white paper and I tape a little mouse to one. Then I have the food made that the mouse takes during this book. Near the end, the mouse trips and all the food falls. When this happens I reach up and knock all the boxes to the ground. Since the virus hit, I have a new group of kids attending storytime. At first they were shocked and then they loved me doing this!

Action: Animal Movement Cards

Book: Should I Share My Ice Cream?

Action: Five Little Mice
Five little mice came out to play, gathering crumbs along the way.
Out came a kitty cat sleek and fat, four little mice go scampering back.
*Repeat until zero.

Credit: https://www.jocolibrary.org/kids/storytime-blog/april-14-mice

Book: Shake the Tree (Use flannel)

Goodbye Song: (Farmer in the Dell tune)
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 really fast, we wave really slow.
We turn around and take a bow, and then its time to go!

Extra Books:

L is for Leaves Falling All Around

Opening: If You Want to Hear a Story

Book: Bear Feels Scared

Fingerplay: Big Bear

Big bear, big bear, turn around.

Big bear, big bear, touch the ground.

Big bear, big bear,  clap your hands and touch your knees.

Big bear, big bear, turn around and stomp your feet.

Big bear, big bear, roar real LOUD!

Big bear, big bear, jump up and down.

Big bear, big bear, turn around.

Big bear, big bear, sit back down.

Book: Hedgehugs Hide and Squeak

Hiding Game:

Look who is hiding in the leaves?

1,2,3 who could it be?

*For this I have popular book characters and I cover them up with a giant leaf.  The only part I have showing is their shoes, to give a clue to who they are.

Book: Tap the Magic Tree

Closing: We Wave Goodbye (Tune: 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 really fast, we wave really slow.

We turn around and take a bow, and then its time to go!

Extra Books:

New Books October 2021