Pie Storytime

I didn't set out to create a pie specific storytime, but as I pulled in different books about eating/food, I found three that would work together.  I was able to do this fun storytime at two family storytimes (at different locations)

Books

Pie in the Sky

by Lois Ehelert

All for Pie, Pie for all

by David Martin; illustrated by Valeri Gorbachev

I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie

by Alison Jackson, illustrated by Judith Byron Schachner

I actually used the Flannel Board I made several years ago

Songs and Movement

Hello, Hello

If I was a Bird

My Hands

The Ants Go Marching

Colors in Motion

My Hands say, "Let's Play!"

Magnet Board

Five Little Apples

Play and Learn

Playdough!

Pom Poms!

The Relatives Came...

Winter holidays usually means lots of relatives around. 

Books

Leyla

by Galia Bernstein

Full, Full, Full of Love

by Trish Cooke; illustrated by Paul Howard

What Aunts Do Best/What Uncles Do Best

by Laura Numeroff; illustrated by Lynn Munsinger

Songs and Movement

Hello, Hello

Five Little Ducks

Colors in Motion

Run, Baby, Run!

Hop, Hop, Stop!

Play and Learn

Paper Plate Art--faces

Last Minute Fill-in Storytime

I got called at home last minute to do a family storytime at another library.  I used our Storytime Collection books to pull together a Farm storytime in 15 minutes! :)

Books

Five Fuzzy Chicks

by Diana Murray; illustrated by Sydney Hanson

This Little Pup

by Laura J. Bryant

Barnyard Dance

by Sandra Boynton

Songs and Movement

Hello, Hello

Are You Sleeping? Farm Edition

Silly Dance Contest

My Hands

Flannel

Little Boy Blue

Activity

Do-a-Dot Farm Animals

Planes, Trains, and Cars!

Books

Train!

by Judi Abbot

My Bus

by  Byron Barton

The Cars and Trucks Book

by Todd Parr

Music and Movement

I made up actions for two parts from Train!

train--slap knees, airplane--arms out to side, car--clap, digger--scoop with hands

Train!

Train, plane, car

Train, plane, car

Digger, digger

Digger, digger

Train, plane, car!

Train, plane, digger, digger

Train, plane car!

Train, plane, digger, digger

Train, plane, car!

Drivin' In My Car

My Hands

The Wheels on the Bus

Let's Play!

Open Ended Art

Invitation to create a shape vehicle

Play and Learn

Train, cars, city, and vet

Flannel board to retell My Bus

Optional Book

Wake Up Engines

by by Denise Dowling Mortensen; illustrated by Melissa Iwai

Balloons

Balloon Storytime has been brewing for awhile now, so I'm glad I finally had an open week to do it.  It was a very large storytime, which made the day a bit challenging.

Books

Brown's Rabbit's Shapes

by Alan Baker

Perfectly Percy

by Paul Schmid

Don't Wake Up the Tiger

by Britta Teckentrup

Songs and Movement

Hello, Hello

Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes

Can You?

A Very Simple Dance

My Hands say, "Let's Play!"

Imagination

Dig in the box and find a balloon that's your favorite color!  What color balloon did you pick you?

Let's blow it up!

Bigger, bigger, bigger

Let it go!  Whoosh!!

Get another balloon.

Let's blow it up!

Bigger, bigger, bigger

Just a little bigger

POP!

Art

Painting with Balloons

I'm Not Scared!

Preschool Storytime Books

Bear Feels Scared

by Karma Wilson; illustrated by Jane Chapman

Aaaarrgghh! Spider!

by Lydia Monks

Snip, Snap! What's That?

by Mara Bergman; illustrated by Nick Maland

Family Storytime Books

Let's Play Monsters

by Lucy Cousins

Aaaarrgghh! Spider!

Songs and Movement

The Monster Boogie

Laurie Berkner

There's a Spider on the Floor

I'm a Little Kitty Cat (Family)

Itsy Bitsy Spider--5 Ways (Family)

Flannel Board

Five Little Monkeys Swinging in a Tree

Art

Create your own monster

(paper and paper scraps, scissors, glue, googly eyes, crayons, dot stickers)

Additional/Optional Books

The Mouse Who Wasn't Scared

by Petr Horacek

This was supposed to be my 3rd book in Family Storytime, but we ran out of time.