Marvelous M Storytime (x2)

Last week I was asked last minute to do an all ages (preschool and toddler) storytime, so I grabbed the storytime stack I was working on.

Books

Five Little Monkeys Bake a Birthday Cake

by Eileen Christelow

Kitten's First Full Moon

by Kevin Henkes

The Magic Hat

by Mem Fox; illustrated by Tricia Tusa

When I read this book I like to tell them that I am going to read it the way Mem Fox, the author, read it when I meet her at a conference.  (In fact, I don't think I could read it any other way!)

Songs/Rhymes/Flannel

Hands Are Clapping

M-O-U-S-E
There is a little ball of fur
Nibbling on my cheese
M-O-U-S-E
M-O-U-S-E
M-O-U-S-E
And Mouse is his name-o

Because we were doing the letter M we took the letters away backwards; leaving the M until last

There is a little ball of fur
Nibbling on my cheese
M-O-U-S-(clap)
M-O-U-S-(clap)
M-O-U-S-(clap)
And Mouse is his name-o

Continue taking letters away from the back each verse.

Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed

My Hands

Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes

Hop, Hop, Stop!

Play and Learn

• Playdough!  (we finally got a child's height table, so we had to try it out with some playdough!)
• Felt Button Chain
• Sewing Cards
• Blocks
• Mouse ABC Dot-to-Dot

This week I did my usual Preschool storytime and I had a little more time to prep, plus I had older kids.

Books

Too Many Moose

by Lisa M. Bakos; illustrated by Mark Chambers

Five Little Monkeys Bake a Birthday Cake

by Eileen Christelow

Graph Question
If I got to eat a treat that starts with the letter M I would choose...
marshmallows (5), milkshake (2), muffin (2), M&Ms (7)

Songs/Rhymes/Flannel

ABC Welcome

My Kitten's Mitten
Flannel made by a creative co-worker!

My poor little kitten lost her mitten
And started to cry, boo-hoo.
So I helped my kitten to look for her mitten.
Her beautiful mitten of BLUE.

I found a mitten just right for a kitten
Under my mother's bed.
But, alas, the mitten was not the right mitten,
For it was colored RED.

I found a mitten just right for a kitten
Under my father's pillow.
But, alas, the mitten was not the right mitten,
For it was colored YELLOW.

I found a mitten just right for a kitten
Stuck on my princess crown
But, alas, the mitten was not the right mitten,
For it was colored BROWN.

I found a mitten just right for a kitten
Under my new magazine.
But, alas, the mitten was not the right mitten,
For it was colored GREEN.

I found a mitten just right for a kitten
Inside a grocery sack.
But, alas, the mitten was not the right mitten,
For it was colored BLACK.

I found a mitten just right for a kitten
Under the kitchen sink.
But, alas, the mitten was not the right mitten,
For it was colored PINK.

I found a mitten just right for a kitten
Inside my favorite shoe.
And this time the mitten was just the right mitten,
For it was colored BLUE.

Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed

My Hands

Play and Learn

• Magnets
• Musical Instruments
• Stamping letters
• Making Pizza Felt Sets
• Mouse ABC Dot-to-Dot