Picture Book Month

I was afraid this was going to happen...the busyness of November caught up with me and I didn't get all my picture books posted.  But I found books for most of the days' themes so I still wanted to get them on my blog.  I found some good ones; and like I wrote before, I probably would have missed them because I am usually only looking  for "storytime books".



History



The Book Itch: Freedom, Truth and Harlem's Greatest Books
by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson; illustrated by R. Gregory Christie
(2015)

Chocolate



Love Monster and the Last Chocolate
by Rachel Bright
(2015)

Under the Sea



Barnacle is Bored
by Jonathan Fenske
(2016)

Give a Dog a Bone Storytime

This was an easy storytime to have put together for after Thanksgiving.  I also used one of the books I discovered during "Picture Book Month"!

Books

One Hundred Bones

by Yuval Zommer

Bark, George

by Jules Feiffer

Graph
What do you think dogs like to do the most?
Play with a ball (4)
Go for a walk (3)
Dig (3)
Bark (4)

Songs

ABC Welcome

B-I-N-G-O
(flannel board)

Two Feet

I can walk on two feet
On two feet, on two feet
I can walk on two feet
All day long

Additional verses:
Run
Jump
March
Tiptoe
Hop on one foot

My Hands

Play and Learn

Playdough

Feed the Animals

Wooden Beads

Straws and Connectors

Pool Noodle Blocks

Coloring sheet

Counting Storytime

This week I did this storytime on both preschool days.  With it being Thanksgiving week the groups have been fairly small.

Books

Christopher Counting

by Valeri Gorbachev

Dog's Colorful Day

by Emma Dodd

Feast for 10

by Cathryn Falwell

Songs

Five Little Ducks

Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear--Counting Variation 

1 bear, 1 bear turn around

2 bears, 2 bears touch the ground

3 bears, 3 bears dance on their toes

4 bears, 4 bears touch their nose

5 bears, 5 bears reach up high

6 bears, 6 bears touch the sky

7 bears, 7 bears bend down low

8 bears, 8 bears touch their toe

9 bears, 9 bears jump up now

10 bears, 10 bears take a bow

11 bears, 11 bears stomp their feet

12 bears, 12 bears take their seat

I did a few Thanksgiving songs on Wednesday

10 Little Turkeys

1 little, 2 little, 3 little turkeys
4 little, 5 little, 6 little turkeys
7 little, 8 little, 9 little turkeys
10 little turkeys.

Run, run, run little turkeys
Run, run, run little turkeys
Run, run, run little turkeys
Thanksgiving's almost here!

Five Turkeys
(tune: My Bonnie)

5 turkeys were getting quite nervous
Thanksgiving soon would be back
So one turkey put on a duck suit
And now he says, "Gobble, gobble, QUACK!"

Continue counting down.

Play and Learn

Dog's Colorful Day Dauber Activity

Roll the Dice--move that many spaces

Pom-pom Counting

Clothespin Counting

Dominoes

Blocks

"All By Myself" Storytime

It's always exciting for children when they can say "I can do it myself!", although parents are not always that thrilled when children really "can't".  But this is all part of learning and growing up!  The books today were to encourage parents to let their children try and encourage success, as well as pointing out many of the things children can or will be able to do on their own soon.

Books

All by Myself

by Ivan Bates

Look What I Can Do!

by Nancy Viau; illustrated by Anna Vojtech

Bear's Big Day

by Salina Yoon

For my 2nd storytime (with a younger group) I used this book instead

I'm 3! Look What I Can Do

by Maria Carluccio

Songs

ABC Welcome

The Wheels on the Bus

Hop, Hop, Stop!

Play and Learn

Pool Noodles (cut into 6th, with side cut so they can be put on the side of a table)

Train

Busy Bags:

Sewing

Crazy Straws

Paper Clips

Blocks

Coloring Sheet

Picture Book Month--Kids/Babies

Hand in Hand

by Rosemary Wells

(2016)

A great book to read in baby storytime to teach/remind parents the things babies learn through interaction with their first and most important teacher--their parents!

Picture Book Month--Birds

The Sleepy Songbird

by Suzanne Barton

(2016)

Picture Book Month--Insects

Stories from Bug Garden

by Lisa Moser; illustrated by Gwen Millward

(2016)