This one time...at storytime!

Thursday, September 10, 2020

Ducking for Apples (Storytime)

Opening: Big Books

Book: Hungry Bunny

Action: Farm Animal Action Cards

Book: Apples and Robins

Fingerplay: 5 Green Apples (Feed apples to puppets.)

Farmer Brown had 5 green apples, hanging on the tree.

He plucked one apple and ate it hungrily.

Leaving 4 green apples, hanging on the tree.

*Continue until no apples are left.

Credit: https://kcls.org/content/farmer-brown/

Book: What About Worms!?

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Hooray for Hat! (Storytime)

Opening: Big Books

Book: Hat Tricks

Fingerplay/Flannel: Little Cat

Little cat, little cat, are you under the {red} hat?

Credit:

https://missmaryliberry.com/2014/01/17/flannel-friday-kitty-cat-kitty-cat-are-you-in-the-blue-hat/

Book/Flannel: Hats Are Not for Cats

Fingerplay/Flannel: Cat in the Hat

*Finding cat in the hat’s hat. Put up wrong hats until you find the correct one.

http://storytimethoughts.blogspot.com/2014/10/hats.html

Book: Hooray for Hat! by Brian Won (USE FLANNEL)

Thursday, September 3, 2020

Houses and Homes (Storytime)

Opening: Big Books

Book: Shut the Door!

Fingerplay: Here is a House

Here is a house built up high (Hands over head to make roof.)

With two big chimneys reaching for the sky (Raise arms up high.)

Here is a window (Draw a square.)

Here is a door (Pretend to open door.)

If we look inside (Peek through fingers.)

There's a mouse inside! (Scamper fingers away.)

*I did this with all the hand actions, then I took a mouse finger puppet and hid inside my hand. When I got to the last line, I had a mouse on my finger!

Credit: Perry Public Library

Book: Too Tall Houses

Flannel: Bird House Matching Game

Book: Pete the Cat and the Tip-Top Tree House

So Many Rabbits (Storytime)

Opening: Big Books

Book: Bunny Overboard

Flannel: Five Little Bunnies Jumping on the Bed

Book: That's My Carrot!

Fingerplay/Flannel: 5 Little Bunnies
(Use scarf to wave up and down as you jump.)
One little bunny wondering what to do, another bunny came along and that made two.
Two little bunnies, hopping like me, another bunny came along and that made three.

Three little bunnies, jumping by my door, another bunny came along and that made four.

Four little bunnies, so fluffy and alive, another bunny came along and that made five.

Five little bunnies, ready for some fun. They all hopped away in the warm summer sun.

Credit: http://www.prekfun.com/themes/prekthemes/A-F/Bunnies/Bunny__Songs.htm

Book: Fear the Bunny

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Wednesday, September 2, 2020

Socks and Shoes (Storytime)

Opening: Big Books

Book: Shoe Dog

*I didn't do this, but next time I read this I plan on using some props. Because the dog in the story loves getting new shoes out of the box and chewing on them. I think it'd be cute to have some shoe boxes stuffed with tissue paper to use throughout the story.

Fingerplay/Flannel: Fox in Socks

Credit: http://storytimewithmisstara.blogspot.com/2013/08/

Book: Duck Sock Hop

Fingerplay: This Is What My Feet Can Do

(Tune: Mary Had a Little Lamb)

This is what my feet can do, feet can do, feet can do.

This is what my feet can do.

Can you do it too?

Let your feet go up and down, up and down, up and down.

Let your feet go up and down.

Can you do it too?

Can your feet to tiptoeing, tiptoeing, tiptoeing.

Can your feet to tiptoeing.

All around the room.

Make your feet go stomp, stomp, stomp.

Stomp, stomp, stomp. Stomp, stomp, stomp.

Make your feet go stomp, stomp, stomp.

All around the room.

Now your feet can sit right down, sit right down, sit right down.

Now your feet can sit right down.

Quietly please.

Credit: Library Joy

Book: Whose Shoes are These?

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Monday, August 31, 2020

Buggy for Books (Storytime)

Opening: Big Books

Book: Hidden Rainbow

Fingerplay: Little Bug Hiding Game

Book: Bye, Bye, Big Bad Bullybug!

Fingerplay: Bug Action Cards

Book: Swarm of Bees

Extra Books:

Fly! by [Karl Newsom Edwards]

Friday, August 28, 2020

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