Friendship--Virtual Storytime

Welcome ABCs

Welcome, welcome everyone

We're together let's have some fun

Stories, songs, and puppets too

Storytime is a place for you

Do you know your ABC?

Come along and sing with me!

Now I know my ABCs

Next time won't you sing with me

Demonstration

Friend in sign language

Song (with sign language)

Hello, friends

Hello, friends

Hello, friends

It's time to say "Hello!"

Book

Little Quack's New Friend

by Lauren Thompson; illustrated by Derek Anderson

Read with permission from the publisher: Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers

Parent Tip

After reading a book aloud to your child look through the book again together and have your child retell the story by looking at the pictures.  This helps your child develop narrative skills--being able to tell a story and to understand that a story has sequence.  They don't need to remember all the details, but books with a series of actions, such as Little Quack's New Friend, is a great story to retell.

Song

Two Little Friends

Two little friends went out to play

On a bright and sunny day

They jumped, they ran, they had such fun

So they called another little friend to come, 

"Come and play!"

Continue adding one friend until you get to five friends, then end with:

Five little friends went out to play

On a bright and sunny day

They jumped, they ran, they had such fun

They played and played till the day was done!

Fingerplay

Where is Thumbkin?

Thumbkin, Pointer, and Pinky only

Book

Can Cat and Bird Be Friends?

by Coll Muir

Read with permission from the publisher: Harper--an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers

Goodbye Song (with sign langauge)

Goodbye friends

Goodbye friends

Goodbye friends

It's time to say, "Goodbye".

Cats and Kittens--Virtual Storytime

Welcome Song

Welcome, welcome everyone

We're together let's have some fun

Stories, songs, and puppets too

Storytime is a place for you

Do you know your ABCs?

Come along and sing with me.

Now I know my ABCs

Next time won't you sing with me.

Guess What I Brought

1.  This is an animal

2.  It can live in many different places: outside, on a farm, or even in the house

3.  It has soft fur

4.  It likes to purr and says, "Meow"

It's a CAT!

Book

Where to Sleep

by Kandy Radzinski

Read with permission from the publisher: Sleeping Bear Press

Movement

I'm a little kitty cat, soft and sweet

Here are my whiskers, here are my feet

When I go out hunting, mice beware!

Or you might just get a ... SCARE!!

Flannel

Rainbow Kittens

Six little kittens found a box of paint.

They jumped right in...their mother will faint!

The 1st little kitten came out all red

"I'll be orange," the 2nd kitten said.

The 3rd little kitten turned bright yellow

"I'll be green," said the 4th little fellow. 

The 5th kitten said, "My favorite is blue"

"Purple for me," said the 6th with a mew

Dancing home the kittens go

To show their mother a KITTEN RAINBOW!

Parent Tip

An ordinal number is a number that tells the position of something in a list, such as 1st, 2nd, 3rd.  Using ordinal numbers with your child is an easy way to add math into your daily life to help your child be ready for kindergarten.  By simple talking about consistent, sequential daily activities, you are teaching ordinal numbers.  First, we will go to the library.  Second, we will stop at the grocery store.  Third, we will come home and eat lunch.

Book

Everybody Says Meow

by Constance Lombardo

Read with permission from the publisher: Harper--an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers

Flannel

K-I-T-T-Y

(tune: Bingo)

I know a cat with perky ears and Kitty is her name-o

K-I-T-T-Y, K-I-T-T-Y, K-I-T-T-Y

She makes a sound and it's "meow", and Kitty is her name-o.

K-I-T-T-Y, K-I-T-T-Y, K-I-T-T-Y

Her teeth and claws are very sharp, and Kitty is her name-o.

K-I-T-T-Y, K-I-T-T-Y, K-I-T-T-Y

She loves to sleep and then to stretch, and Kitty is her name-o.

K-I-T-T-Y, K-I-T-T-Y, K-I-T-T-Y

Animal Goodbyes

See you later, Alligator

Blow a kiss, Goldfish

Give a hug, Ladybug

Toodaloo, Kangaroo

Bye-bye, Butterly

Take care, Polar Bear!

Update

Received an author call out after this storytime was posted!

Dragons--Virtual Storytime

 Welcome Song

Storytime ABC's

Welcome, welcome everyone

We're together let's have some fun

Stories, songs and puppets too

Storytime is the pace for you!

Do you know your ABCs?

Come along and sing with me!

Now I've sung my ABCs

Next time won't you sing with me?

Guess What I Brought

This is an animal.

This animal can fly.

The animal can also breath fire!

This animal is not real; it is make believe

A Dragon!!

Book

Little Wing Learns to Fly

by Calista Brill ; illustrated by Jennifer A. Bell

Read with permission from the publisher: Harper--an imprint of Harpercollins Publishers

Movement Song

I Am Flying

(tune:  Are You Sleeping?)

I am flying, I am flying

Up so high, up so high,

I can tilt this way

I can tilt that way

In the sky, in the sky.

I am flying, I am flying

Round and round, round and round

See the tiny houses

See the tiny people

On the ground, on the ground.

Book

I Will Not Eat You

by Adam Lehrhaupt; illustrated by Scott Magoon

Read with permission from the publisher:  Paula Wiseman Books--an imprint of Simon & Schuster

Magnet Board

Five Little Dragons

One little dragon with scales of blue;

Ran to meet the green one,

Then there were two.

Two little dragons sitting under a tree;

The orange dragon joined them,

Then there were three.

Three little dragons, wishing there were more;

Along came a purple dragon,

Then there were four.

Four little dragons, happy to be alive;

Found a yellow dragon,

Then there were five.

Five little dragons, all out to play;

"Watch out! They breathe fire!" is all I can say!

Parent Tip

Did you know that a child’s math knowledge at the start of kindergarten predicts later academic achievement?  Help your child make the connection between number words and what that number word means.  Place items one at a time and begin counting as you place items, just as we did in this rhyme.  It will take time for children to be able to recognize that a set of objects contains a certain number of items.  

Animal Goodbyes

(with stick puppets)

See ya later, Alligator!

Blow a kiss, Goldfish!

Give a hug, Ladybug!

Toodaloo, Kangaroo!

Bye-bye, Butterfly!

Take care, Polar Bear!