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

Put Me in the Zoo (Preschool Storytime)

 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: Get Out of My Bath!

Action: Cow Hiding in Barn

*I have many hiding games, so you can click here to see them all!

Action: Farm Animal Movement Cards

*For this I have different farm animals with actions.  I will hold up each card, ask what animal it is.  After that we will make the noise of each animal and do an action.

Book: Dini Dinosaur

*For this I have a dinosaur that goes on my flannelboard.  He has clothes that I take off as we read the book. I really need to make a much bigger version of this.  The one I currently have is very small!

Fingerplay: 5 Rubber Ducks

*For this I like to put up rubber ducks on my flannel.  If the kids are receptive, I will have my volunteer spray "mist" as the ducks jump into the water.  If not, then you can replace the ducks with a big puddle of water on the flannelboard.

5 rubber ducks came out to play,

Battling the waves in the tub today. (wave fingers around)

Along came the splash that sent one to shore, (throw hands up high in the air)

And then he couldn’t play anymore.

4 rubber ducks…

3 rubber ducks…

2 rubber ducks…

1 rubber duck came out to play,

Battling the waves in the tub today. (wave fingers around)

Along came the splash that sent him to shore, (throw hands up high in the air)

Now no rubber ducks can play anymore.

Credit: https://missmaryliberry.com/2012/03/23/flannel-friday-5-rubber-ducks/

Book: Do Cows Meow?

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

Hiding Games

 I don't know about you, but my preschoolers absolutely LOVE hiding games!  I've made several over the last few months and I made them portable.  What I mean is, they will stick to a flannelboard or a ruler.  I take a standard ruler, cover it in paper, and velcro the hiding game to it.  This way I can have something fun to take to outreach programs without having to carry a big flannelboard.  I have pictures below of the hiding games I've made that open up to reveal the item.  Let me know if you have any others you'd like to see, I'd love to make them!

One more thing, I have velcro on all of my hiding games.  This allows me to change out the item we are looking for each time.

Barn Hiding Game:

For this game I made three red barns before I realized I wanted them to all be different colors.  Instead of making more, I put shapes on the top of each barn.  As you can see, this barn has....a pig inside!

Dog Hiding Game:

For this game I made three different colored doghouses.  I have to admit, this one took a little while to make but I love it!

Leaf Hiding Game:

For this game I made three different colored leaves.  As you can see in the second picture, that small black square is my velcro.  I have velcro on all of the items that I hide and using velcro makes them easier to swap out.  I also laminate all of the pieces I use to make them sturdier.

Tree Hiding Game:

For this game I made three different trees with numbers on them.  You can easily change out the numbers for shapes or letters.

Apple Hiding Game:

For this game I made three different colored apples.  This is one of my favorite because the kids love seeing the purple apple!

Color Changing Monster:

I love making items double-sided because it amazes the kids when the see the item change!  For this I feed my monster different food and flip him over to show the kids that he turned that color!  I also have grapes and strawberries.

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: