Thursday, May 24, 2018

Frogs!

Books

I Don't Want to Be a Frog
by Dev Petty; illustrated by Mike Boldt

Down by the Cool of the Pool
by Tony Mitton; illustrated by Guy Parker-Rees


Graph  Question
Which animal can jump the farthest?

            Frog, bunny, kangaroo, grasshopper

Songs

Tiny Tim (magnet board)
(tune: The Grand Old Duke of York)

I have a little froggy
His name is Tiny Tim
I put him in the bathtub
To see if he could swim
He drank up all the water
He gobbled up the soap
And when he tried to talk
He had a bubble in his throat.

Oh, bubble, bubble, bubble
Bubble, bubble, POP!
Bubble, bubble, bubble
Bubble, bubble, POP!

After teaching the song and going over it a few times we sang it through and then I blew bubbles for the kids while the parents sang the bubble part.

I Have a Little Frog
I have a little frog that goes jump, jump, jump
Jump, jump, jump! Jump, jump, jump!
I have a little frog that goes jump, jump, jump
All day long!

Additional Verses:
Ribbit!
Swim

Little Frog--Magnet Board Activity

Little Frog, Little Frog come out and play
What color log are you behind today?

Play and Learn

Make a Lily Pad game to take home and play

Tuesday, May 8, 2018

Catch-Up Storytime Blog Post!

I am writing this post in September, but backdating it to May so it is before Summer Reading.  I just don't have time to do a full post on each storytime, but I love having a record of what I've read and done in storytime.  So here's the quick and dirty storytime posts!

Baby Storytime--Spring!
When Spring Comes
by Kevin Henkes

Abracadabra, It's Spring!
by Anne Sibley O'Brien; illustrated by Susan Gal

Peek-a-Bloom!


The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Little Green
Keith Baker

Splish, Splash, Ducky!
by Lucy Cousins

Spring!  Preschool Storytime
Wake Up It's Spring
by Lisa Campbell Ernst
Spring is Here
Will Hillenbrand


Rainy!  Preschool Storytime

May I Come In?
by Marsha Diane Arnold; illustrated by Jennie Poh

Tap Tap Boom Boom
by Elizabeth Bluemle; illustrated by G. Brian Karas

The Big Umbrella
by Amy June Bates; cowritten with Juniper Bates

Kitty Cats!  Preschool Storytime
(5/8/18)
I Won't Eat That
by Christopher Silas Neal

Stack the Cats
by Susie Ghahremani

The 2nd time I did the storytime someone else had "I Won't Eat That" so I read Mr. Fuzzbuster, which ended up being a bit too long.



Play and Learn
Yarn!


Ducks!  Preschool Storytime
Flannel: Ducks Away

Just a Duck?

Dino Duckling


 Little Quack's New Friend

Water play

Thursday, May 3, 2018

Big Cats

As I was putting together a storytime about cats I found two books that could make a specialized cat storytime:  Big Cats.

Books
Tiptoeing Tiger
by Phillippa Leathers

I am a Cat
by Galia Bernstein

Graph Question
Which big cat do you like most?
Tiger, Lion, Cougar, Cheetah

*Cougar won--WSU mascot :)

Songs

T-I-G-E-R
(tune: Old MacDonald Had a Farm)
words by Tammy Henry

There is a cat with lots of stripes
T-I-G-E-R
It is big and orange and black
T-I-G-E-R
With very large paws
And sharp, sharp claws
Great big teeth, scratchy tongue, and his legs can really run!
There is a cat with lots of stripes
T-I-G-E-R

I Can Walk on Two Feet

Play and Learn

Paint a lion's mane with a fork

Little People Zoo