Sun and Moon Storytime

In preparation for the solar eclipse we hosted our 4th Mash-up Storytime of the summer--all about the sun and moon!

Books

Moonbear's Sunrise

by Frank Asch

Let's Sing a Lullaby with the Brave Cowboy

by Jan Thomas

Songs/Flannel Board/Nursery Rhymes

There was One in the Bed
(counting up)

There was one in the bed and the little one said,
"I'm lonely! I'm lonely!"
So one climbed then...

There were two in the bed...

There were five in the bed and the little one said,
"Good Night!"

We were going to do the traditional Five in the Bed counting backwards at the end, but we ran out of time.

Hey Diddle, Diddle
Hey diddle, diddle
The cat and the fiddle
The cow jumped over the moon
The little dog laughed to see such sport
And the dish ran away with the spoon.

Shadow, Shadow
Shadow, shadow turn around
Shadow, shadow touch the ground
Shadow, shadow dance on your toes
Shadow, shadow touch your nose
Shadow, shadow bend down low

Shadow, shadow touch your toe

Shadow, shadow jump up now
Shadow, shadow take a bow
Shadow, shadow stomp your feet
Shadow, shadow take your seat.

Play and Learn

Puppets and Shadows!  

(I brought my bed reading lamp for light and turned off half the overhead lights)

Make a sun--paper plate, yellow and orange construction paper strips

Felt Button Chain

Sewing cards

Counting Cars