Dog Loves Fairy Tales

 Storytime 1:

Opening: If You Want to Hear a Story

Book: Will You Help Doug Find His Dog?

Hiding Game: Dog and Doghouses

*For this I made three different colored doghouses, pretty large, with doors that open up to reveal what's inside.  I hid something inside each doghouse for the kids to find, they love doing this!

Book: Pig the Stinker

Fingerplay: If You're a Dog and You Know It

If you're a dog and you know it, say WOOF WOOF!

(repeat)

If you're a dog and you know it and your face will surely show it.

If you're a dog and you know it, say WOOF WOOF!

*Run around, Jump in place.

Book: This Book Just Ate My Dog!

 Storytime 2:

Opening: If You Want to Hear a Story

Book: Tow Truck Joe Makes a Splash

Fingerplay: If You're a Dog and You Know It

If you're a dog and you know it, say WOOF WOOF!

(repeat)

If you're a dog and you know it and your face will surely show it.

If you're a dog and you know it, say WOOF WOOF!

*Run around, Jump in place.

Book: Bad Dog

Scarf Dancing: Kitty Cat POUNCE!

(Roll up your scarf slowly while you say the words.  Then toss it high in the air on POUNCE!)

Kitty cat, kitty cat sneaks out of the house.

Kitty cat, kitty cat creeps up to a mouse.

And...POUNCE!

Kitty cat, kitty cat creeps up to a bird.

Kitty cat, kitty cat is not even heard.

And...POUNCE!

But the mouse ran away and the bird flew away.

So kitty cat found a ball of yarn to play.

And...POUNCE!

Book: Hickory Dickory Dog

Stack the Cats

Opening: If You Want to Hear a Story

Book: Max Attacks

Action: Kitty Cat POUNCE!

*I like to give out scarves to the preschoolers and throw the scarves in the air when we say POUNCE!

Kitty cat, kitty cat, sneaks out of the house.

Kitty cat, kitty cat, creeps up to a mouse.

And...POUNCE!

Kitty cat, kitty cat, creeps up to a bird.

Kitty cat, kitty cat is not even heard.

And...POUNCE!

But the mouse ran away and the bird flew away.

So kitty cat found a ball of yarn to play.

And...POUNCE!

Book: Bedtime for Bad Kitty

Fingerplay: Ten Little Kittens

Credit: Jen in the Library

Book: Bad Cat!

Colors of Summer

Storytime #1

Opening: If You Want to Hear a Story

Book: Button Book

Action: Farm Animal Movement Cards

Book: I Spy With My Little Eye

Fingerplay: Crazy Traffic Light

Book: Nighty Night, Little Green Monster

Storytime #2

Opening: If You Want to Hear a Story

Book: Colors All Around

Fingerplay: Crazy Traffic Light

Book: Go Away, Big Green Monster

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

Book: Calm Down, Zebra

*I absolutely love this book, it teaches colors in a very creative way.

Food at the Farm

Storytime #1:

Opening: If You Want to Hear a Story

Book: Piranhas Don't Eat Bananas

Fingerplay: Five Hungry Mice

Credit: 1,000 Fingerplays & Action Rhymes



Scarf Dancing: Popcorn Kernels

Book: Oh Look, a Cake!

Scarf Dancing: Jello on the Plate


Book: Pig the Slob

Storytime #2:

Opening: If You Want to Hear a Story

Book: Duckling Gets a Cookie

Fingerplay: If You Like to Eat an Apple

If you like to eat an apple, clap your hands! (Repeat)

If you like to eat an apple, lick your lips and make 'em smackle.

If you like to eat an apple, clap your hands.

-Stomp your feet, rub your tummy

Credit: Book 1,000 Fingerplays & Action Rhymes

Book: Lunch

*The kids had so much fun guessing what food mouse was eating.  This is a great book to help teach the different kinds of food.

Fingerplay: 5 Big Lemons 

Storytelling: The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Extra Books:

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!

Once Upon a Storytime

 Opening: If You Want to Hear a Story

Book: Do Not Bring Your Dragon to the Library

Fingerplay: Dragon, Dragon, Turn Around

Book: Princess Fluffybottom and Darryl

Fingerplay/Flannel: Five Knights

credit: http://www.literaryhoots.com/2014/06/storytime-royalty.html

Action: Fairy Tale Movement Cards

Book: There's a Dragon in Your Book!

Extra Books:

Funfest storytime @ Kids Central

For those of you who aren't familiar with my area, we have a yearly celebration called Funfest.  This year the library was asked to do a storytime at a kids event and it was so much FUN!!  I got to be up on the stage that everyone performs on and do a condensed storytime.  I was a nervous wreck but loved and hope to do the same next year.

Book: Five Little Monkeys Reading in Bed










*Everyone really got into helping me make the sounds that go along with this book.  I don't think I've ever used this in storytime before, but I definitely will use it again!

Fingerplay/Flannel: Animal Action Cards

Book: Share, Big Bear, Share!













Fingerplay: Five Little Fishies Swimming the Sea

Book: Pete the Cat I Love My White Shoes

Ducks Away!

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: What Is Chasing Duck?

Action: Animal Movement Cards

Book: Ducks Away!

Fingerplay: Five Little Ducks

Five little ducks paddling to shore,
One paddled away, then there were four;
Four little ducks paddling towards me,
One paddled away, then there were three:
Three little ducks paddling towards you,
One paddled away, then there were two:
Two little ducks paddling in the sun,
One paddled away, then there was one:
It paddled away then there was none.
~Submitted by Cheryl of Cheryl's Sweethearts ChildCare
Credit: https://stepbystepcc.com/animals/duck.html

Book: Dino Duckling

Extra Books: