Pets are Best Storytime

With it being the week leading up to Christmas I wasn't sure what kind of turn out we might get for storytime and if older siblings would be coming, so I planned a storytime with a wide interest appeal...PETS!

Books

The Grumpy Pets

by Kristine A. Lombardi

The Birthday Pet

by Ellen Javernick; illustrated by Kevin O'Malley

Some Pets

by Angela Diterlizzi; illustrated by Brendan Wenzel

Graph
What pet would you like to have?
Fish, Cat, Hamster, Dog, or Unsure/Something else

The clear winner both days was...DOG!

Songs/Magnet Board

ABC Welcome

What Did Henrietta Bring?
(tune: London Bridges)

What did Henrietta bring?
What did she bring?
What did she bring?
What did Henrietta bring?
Hiding in the pocket?

(Webkins Hamster)

Are You Sleeping?
(using a variety of pets)

Are you sleeping? Are you sleeping?
Little dog? Little dog?
[snore]
Wake up little dog
Wake up little dog
Run, run, run
Run, run, run

Before each verse I ask the kids what they think the animal will do when it wakes up.  I planned on the cat stretching, but the kids wanted climb a tree.

Cat
Turtle
Bird
Hamster
Fish
Snake
Rabbit

I did this song between the two books with half the animals; then at the end with the rest of the animals.

Who is Hiding Dog's Bone? (Magnet board)

Animal Goodbye Chant

Play and Learn

Pet Store
I brought a bunch of Webkins my girls and I have. (cats, dogs, rabbit, turtle, guinea pig, and 2 hamsters!)

Pet Food Sort

Stamp a Pet Store
I put out a variety of stamps with green ink.  The kids could stamp whatever animals they wanted in their pet store. (dogs, cats, rabbits, fish, turtle and animal paw prints)

Pet Pattern Blocks (from PreKinders)

Puzzles

Blocks