It's a Party! Virtual Storytime

Alphabet Welcome

Welcome, welcome everyone

We're together let's have some fun

Stories, songs, and puppet too

Storytime is a place 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?

What did Henrietta Bring?

1.  You often seem them at parties

2.  They come in lots of different colors

3.  They start out flat

4.  Then you blow air into them...

A Balloon!

Let's Pretend!

1.  Fingerplay

Mix the batter

Stir the batter

Pour some flour in

Mix the batter

Stir the batter

Pour it in a tin

Sprinkle some sugar on top

And pop it in to bake

Open up the oven

And out comes a cake!

Now we'll let it cool...

Time to frost and decorate!

2.  Movement

Walking, walking

Walking, walking

Hop, hop, hop

Hop, hop, hop

Running, running, running

Running, running, running

Now we stop

Now we stop!

We made it to our friends' house for the party!  Give them the cake you baked!

Parent Tip

There are many benefits to imaginative play that helps to boost early learning!  Creative, open-ended play is how children learn to socially bond, respect others, communicate, and balance personal emotions with the emotions of others.  These skills are valuable when learning in school.

Book

Bunny Party

by Rosemary Wells

Read with permission from the publisher, Viking, and imprint of Penguin Random House

Song

The Itsy Bitsy Spider and  A Big Hairy Spider (like the one Max wanted to bring to the party!)

Goodbye Train

The Letter P--Virtual Storytime

Alphabet Welcome

Puppy Puppet

My puppy is looking all around

My puppy can spin around and around

My puppy is sleeping in his bed

My puppy is sitting on my head!

My puppy is looking at my toes

My puppy can kiss me on my nose

My puppy is whispering in my ear

What's he saying? Can you hear?

My puppy can hide behind me

But wherever I go, my puppy will find me!

Flannel

Five Little Pigs

5 little pigs rolled in the mud

Oh my goodness! They need a scrub!

The farmer took on piggie out

"Oink, oink, oink! that pig did shout.

~after all the pigs are clean~

The farmer turned his back...and then...

5 little pigs rolled in the mud again!

Parent Tip

Thinking of words that begin with the same letter sound helps children learn to distinguish sounds that will help them as they learn to read.

We've named two animals that start with the letter p--puppy and pig.  What other animals can you think of that start with the letter p?  [pony, penguin, panda, parrot]  Now can you think of some food you eat that start with the letter p?  Maybe you thought of pineapple, peaches, or pie!  Or maybe you thought about pizza!  What do you like to put on your pizza?

Book

Pete the Cat and the Perfect Pizza Party

by Kimberly and James Dean

Read with permission from the publishers, Harper

Your hand has three parts that start with the letter p--palm, pointer, pinky

Song

Where is Thumbkin?

(thumb, pointer, pinky)

The Goodbye Train

Trains--Virtual Storytime

Alphabet Welcome

The Hello Train

Oh, the hello train is coming just for you

Toot! Toot!

The hello train is coming just for you

Toot! Toot!

The hello train is coming

The hello train in coming

The hello train is coming just for you

Toot! Toot!

Book

Two Little Trains

by Margaret Wise Brown; illustrated by Greg Pizzoli

Read with permission from the publisher, Harper

Parent Tip

Spatial reasoning connects math to the physical world.  Your child is beginning to build spatial relationship vocabulary with words like: through, over, below, around.  Use a toy train or car or even a block to act out the trains in the book as they go through the tunnel, over the river, and around a mountain.  Physically moving an object helps children comprehend these spatial relationships.

Song

The Wheels on the Train

The wheels on the train go clickety-clack

Clickety-clack

Clickety-clack

The wheels on the train go clickety-clack

All down the track!

The whistle on the train goes "toot, toot, toot!"

The engine on the train goes "chug, chug, chug"

The Goodbye Train

Oh, the goodbye train is leaving, see you soon

The goodbye train is leaving, see you soon

The goodbye train is leaving

The goodbye train is leaving

The goodbye train is leaving, see you soon!

Donuts--Virtual Storytime

Alphabet Welcome

What did Henrietta Bring?

1.  This is something you can eat

2.  It's shaped like a circle

3.  It is very sweet

4.  It has a hole in the middle!

A donut!

Song

Draw a Circle

Draw a circle round and round

Round and round

Round and round

Draw a circle round and round

Draw a circle!

Up up high, way down low

Fast , fast, fast

Slow, slow, slow

Magnet Board Story

Share the Donuts!

Bear just finished cooking a dozen—1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12--delicious donuts!  Then he heard a knock at the door.  His friend Penguin came to visit.  Bear divide the donuts in half—6 for him and 6 for Penguin.  

Just then another knock.  Hello, Pig!  With three of them Bear divide the donuts into thirds—everyone getting 4 each!  Bear was just about to take a bite when knock, knock! Knock, knock! The Raccoon twins arrived.  Now there are 6 of them!  So they each get 1, 2 donuts a piece!

Knock, knock, knock!!  What’s this?! The team of six just won their game!  Let’s celebrate!  Now there are 12 of us!  One donut each!  And that’s just right!

Parent Tip

Children need to know more than just how to count.  Understanding what number words represent—the “how many”—is an important step in developing number sense and other math skills.  Take time to explore how you can rearrange objects into different groups, but always keep the same number, such as 12 donuts or with five toys or blocks make a group of 1 and 4 or 2 and 3.  There’s always five blocks, just rearranged differently.  Playing with numbers now will help your child build a foundation for math learning in the future.

Book

Dozens of Doughnuts

written by Carrie Finison; illustrated by Brianne Farley

Read with permission from the publisher: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, an imprint of Penguin Random House

Animal Goodbyes

**I got flustered during storytime--the song was supposed to go between the magnet story and the book.  Oh, well!

Pirates--Virtual Storytime

Alphabet Welcome

What did Henrietta Bring?

1.  This thing is a rectangle

2.  It has a lid that it cured on the top

3.  Inside there are gold coins and jewels

4.  I use a map to find where it it buried--X marks the spot!

A pirate treasure chest!

Movement 

The Busy Pirates

(Start verse from a crouching position)

The pirates stand up

The pirates sit down

The pirates are running

All over the town!

But where is their Captain?

Look carefully

He's under the tree

Fast asleep!

Book

Twenty-Six Pirates: An Alphabet Book  

Written and illustrated by Dave Horwitz.  

Read with permission from the publisher, Nancy Paulsen Books, an imprint of Penguin Group

Parent Tip

Reading alphabet books with your child introduces letters and their sounds.  Alphabet books that tell a simple story can be more engaging to preschool children.  You can make up a rhyme using your child’s name, such as Pirate Tammy.  White and clammy.  Or Pirate Tammy. Sailed to Miami.  If you child’s name is difficult to rhyme try something like this:  Henrietta Pirate.  Nice and quiet.  Or Henrietta Pirate. Starts a riot!

Song 

Across the Deep Blue Sea

When I was one I sucked my thumb
The day I went to sea
I jumped aboard a pirate ship
And the captain said to me:
 
We go this way (lean to left)
And that way (lean to right)
And forwards (step forwards)
And backwards (step backwards)
Across the deep blue sea! (spin in a circle)
 
When I was 2 I tied my shoe
When I was 3 I scraped my knee
When I was 4 I shut the door
When I was 5 I felt alive
 
Animal Goodbyes

Winter--Virtual Storytime

Welcome Alphabet Song

What did Henrietta Bring?

 

1.  It's something I wear

2.  I wear it when it's cold outside

3.  It keeps my ears warm

4.  I put it on my head!

A Hat!

Book

Froggy Gets Dressed

by Jonathan London; illustrated by Frank Remkiewicz

Read with permission from the publisher Viking, and imprint of Penguin Random House

Parent Tip

Encourage your child repeat the action words and do a simple action as Froggy gets dressed in the book.  When you read about that article of clothing pause to let your child say the silly word and do the action.  This helps to build working memory which is an important skill when learning to read.

Flannel

One Little Penguin

One little penguin in the snow

Waddles fast and waddles slow

Flaps his wings and calls, "Come on!"

"Join me for some winter fun!"

Continue adding one penguin at a time until you have 5 penguins!

Animal Goodbyes