Snow Storytime

What a day for this theme!  We had snow all day!!  The kids were so excited!

Books

Big Snow

by Jonathan Bean

The Snowy Day

by Ezra Jack Keats

Song

(tune: If you're happy and you know it)

There's a snowflake on my head, on my head
There's a snowflake on my head, on my head
I caught this little flake, now give a little shake
There's a snowflake on my head, on my head.

Additional verses: (keeping line 3 the same)
Any body part
Face
Tummy
Back
Toe

Flannel Board

One little snowflake with nothing to do
Along came another and then there were two.

Two little snowflakes flying past me
Along came another and then there were three.

Three little snowflakes looking for some more
Along cam another and then there were four.

Four little snowflakes dancing a jive
Along came another and then there were five.

Five little snowflakes having so much fun
Out came the sun and then there were none!

Play and Learn

Pattern Block Snowflakes
(idea from Frugal Fun 4 Boys)
Cut pieces from white, blues, and purples using Ellison's Die Cut Set

Additional or Alternate Books

A Kitten Tale

by Eric Rohmann

Hello Snow

by Hope Vestergaard; illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott

Baby Storytime

A few random baby storytimes with no theme...but want to keep track of the books I read.

Read Aloud Books

Baby-Boo, I Love You

by Sheryl Haft; illustrated by Jane Massey

Who's Hungry?

by Dean Hacohen and Sherry Scharschmidt

Rock-a-bye Baby

by Jane Cabrera

Shapes! Preschool Math Mash-Up

Our last Math Mash-up Storytime for preschool!  One of our storytime staff was out sick so I did two days in a row.  Since I had one repeat family I swapped out one book.

Books

Walter's Wonderful Web

by Tim Hopgood

Shapes, Reshape!

by Silvia Borando

Triangle

by Mark Barnett and Jon Klassen

Graph Question
What shape would you like to eat?

Triangle--slice of pizza, slice of watermelon, piece of pie, corn chips
Circle--cookie, crackers, pancakes, donuts, orange slice
Rectangle--chocolate bar, graham cracker, ice cream sandwich, fish sticks
Square--waffle, soda cracker, sandwich, square cereal

Play and Learn

Make a picture collage using shapes

Baby Storytime--Shapes

Our last Math Mash-up storytime; this one focusing on shapes!  After I had gathered all the books I decided to do it for two weeks in a row.

Read Aloud Books

Blocks

by Irene Dickson

Baby Party

by Rebecca O'Connell; illustrated by Susie Poole

Flannel

5 Little Cookies

Down around the corner, in the bakery shop
There were 5 yummy cookies with frosting on top
Along comes a ________ (animal puppet) with a dollar to day
He/She busy the _________ (color) one and takes it away!

Shapes

A small ___________
A big ____________
And the biggest ____________ I see.
Now help me count them
One, two, three!

(shapes used: circle, heart, and star)

Baking Storytime

It's that time of year!!!  Pull out the mixing bowls, rolling pins, and oven mitts and do some BAKING!!

Books

Baking Day at Grandma's

by Anika Denise; illustrated by Christopher Denise

Cookie Count: A Tasty Pop-Up

by Robert Sabuda

Flannel

5 Little Cookies

Down around the corner in the bakery shop
Were five yummy cookies with frosting on top.
Along comes a ________ (animal puppet) with a dollar to pay
He/she busy the ____________ (color) one and takes it away.


Magnet Board Activity

Cookie Thief

Cookie, cookie soft and sweet
Who wants to eat my tasty treat?

Play and Learn

Since we had done playdough a few weeks prior I challenged the children do some pretend baking--I put out bowls, mixing spoons, measuring cups, measuring spoons, rolling pins, spatulas, cookie sheets, muffin tins, and pie dish and told them to BAKE.  It took a little bit for the kids to warm up to the idea, but most seemed to enjoy the activity and I got to taste some yummy baking!

Letter B Storytime

I used to do "Letter of the Week" storytimes all the time, so I decided to revisit it this week.

Books

Did you the B from my __ook?

by Beck and Matt Stanton

Bug Bear

by Patricia Hegarty; illustrated by Carmen Saldana

Bird, Balloon, Bear

by Il Sung Na

Song

The Beanbag Song
tune:  If You're Happy and You Know It

Put your beanbag on your hair, on your hair
Put your beanbag on your hair, on your hair
Put your beanbag on your hair and leave it right up there
Put the beanbag on your your hair, on your hair.

Additional verses:
Toe--left it high and lift it low
Ground--step and step around
Hand--toss it up and watch it land

Play and Learn

Bubbles
Wooden Beads
Beanbags and buckets
Blocks
Button sorting
Make bead bracelets with pony beads and pipe cleaner
Pop bubble wrap

Food Storytime

A great theme to do in lieu of Thanksgiving!

Books

Before We Eat: From Farm to Table

by Pat Brisson, illustrated by Mary Azarian

Woodpecker Wants a Waffle

by Steve Breen

A great book to Supercharge!  Just like Woodpecker and waffle both start with "w"--all the animals tell Woodpecker they don't eat human food that starts with the small letter as they do (Moose don't munch on muffins)

Song

Popcorn Parachute
(tune: Are you sleeping?)

Popcorn kernels, popcorn kernels
In the pot, in the pot
Shake 'em, shake 'em, shake 'em
Shake 'em, shake 'em, shake 'em
'Til they POP! Pop, pop, pop!

We used large white, yellow, and orange pom-poms for popcorn

Play and Learn

Playdough and cookie cutters

Felt Pizzas