Moon Storytime

Our 2nd storytime to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Moon Landing!

Books

Bringing Down the Moon

by Jonathan Emmett; illustrated by Vanessa Cabban

A Big Mooncake for Little Star

by Grace Lin

Graph
Think about the last time you looked at the moon.  What did the moon look like?
Crescent (2), Quarter (5), Gibbous (9), Full (8)

Songs

Zoom, Zoom, Zoom, We're Going to the Moon!

Astronaut, Astronaut

Hey Diddle, Diddle

PLAY with the Nursery Rhyme

Have pictures to so kids can substitute words and make a crazy nursery rhyme!  Print Motivation!  And so much fun!

Lots of pictures to put into the rhyme!

I got the word stripes and pictures from Literacy Centers and Activities for Nursery Rhymes Volumes 1 & 2, Bobbie Wilson, Karen Brown, Mara Guckian, Dede Dodds, M.S. Ed.

Play and Learn

Paint a moon with crumpled foil
black, white, (and gray) paint; large white circle; aluminum foil; black construction paper

High in the Sky! Toddler Storytime

Part one of a two part storytime about high in the sky!

Books

Higher! Higher!

by Leslie Patricelli

Blue Sky

by Audrey Wood

Little Cloud

by Eric Carle

Songs

Put Your Hands Up in the Air

Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear
Teddy bear, teddy bear turn around
Teddy bear, teddy bear touch the ground
...
Dance on your toes
Touch your nose
Reach up high
Touch the sky
Bend down low
Touch your toes
Jump up noe
Take a bow
Stomp your feet
Take a seat

Dancing Rainbow Colors

Play and Learn

Paint clouds
The little bit of blue I gave them really dominated when they mixed it with the white.  Oh, well!  They had a ton of fun and it wasn't too messy!

Astronaut Storytime

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Lunar Landing we had a storytime all about astronauts this week and the Moon next week!

Books

Zoom, Rocket, Zoom!

by Margaret May; illustrated by Alex Ayliffe

Penguinaut!

by Marcie Colleen; illustrated by Emma Yarlett

Graph
What would be the most exciting thing about being an astronaut?
Wearing a spacesuit (0), Floating in Space (7), Visiting the Moon (0), Flying a Rocket (9)

Songs

If You're Going to the Moon
(tune: If you're happy and you know it)

If you're going to the moon wear your suit
Zzzzip!
If you're going to the moon wear your suit
Zzzzip!
If you're going to the moon this is what you have to do
If you're going to the moon wear your suit
Zzzzip!

Additional verses
Wear your helmet (pat, pat [your head])
Wear your boots (stomp, stomp)
Wear your gloves (clap, clap)
Wear all four (Zip, pat, stomp, clap!)

Astronaut, Astronaut

Astronaut, astronaut turn around
Astronaut, astronaut touch the ground
...
Dance on you toes
Touch your nose
Reach up high
Touch the sky
Bend down low
Touch your toes
Jump up noe
Take a bow
Stomp your feet
Take a seat

Play and Learn

I set up an obstacle course to get from the earth to the moon!  Unfortunately the pictures didn't turn out great...but here's what I did.,,

The kids lined up behind this sign on the floor.  They were so cute and would step onto the picture when it was their turn.  They would wait while I counted down--3, 2, 1, Blast off!  Then they would walk along a tape line to get to the hopscotch, then follow the tape line to the tunnel.  

After the tunnel they followed another tape line to reach five hula hoops set on the floor to jump through that led them to the area they needed screw a nut onto a bolt.  

They then followed the last tape line to the stool to get up on to touch the moon!

Mousetronaut came in on the day of my storytime, so I debated about if I should read it or Penguinaut.  The kids were really squirmy and barely made it through the shorter Penguinaut.  But I think Mousetronaut is super cute and shows what real astronauts do in space.

Swimming

Books

Be Brave, Little Penguin

by Giles Andreae, illustrated by Guy Parker-Rees

The Crocodile Who Didn't Like Water

by Gemma Merino

Graph
What's your favorite thing to do in the water?
Splash (2), play with friends (6), practice swimming (6), go under water (9)

Songs

Bounce, Flap, Twist
Eric Herman

My Hands
My hand upon my head I'll place
Upon my shoulders, on my face
At my waist and by my side
And then behind me they will hide
Then I will raise them way up high
And let my fingers fly, fly, fly
Then clap, clap, clap and 1, 2, 3
Let's sit down, quietly.

Play and Learn

Beach Balls
Water Play

Going on Vacation

Books

The Pout-Pout Fish: Far, Far From Home

by Deborah Diesen; illustrated by Dan Hanna

Penguin on Vacation

by Salina Yoon

Graph
What would you like to do on vacation?
Visit grandparents (0), go to a fair/amusement park (5), go camping (6), go to the beach (6)

Songs

I Can Walk on Two Feet
I can walk on two feet
On two feet, on two feet
I can walk on two feet
All day long.

Additional verses:
Run
Tiptoe
March
Jump
Hop on one foot

Alabama, Mississippi
Jim Gill using the parachute

Play and Learn

Parachute
Sand

Bugs Storyime

I planned this storytime, then realized it is almost identical to the other bug storytimes I have done.  Well, I guess if it works why change it?!

Books

I Love Bugs

by Emma Dodd

The Very Lazy Ladybug

{Pop-up Edition}

by Isobel Finn and Jack Tickle

Graph
Which bug do you like best?
Ant (5), Bee (2), Ladybug (9), Butterfly (6)

Flannel

Four Little Ants
4 little ants marching in a line
Came upon a picnic where they could dine.
One marched into the sald
He marched into the cake
He marched into the pepper,
But that was a mistake!
Ahh!  Ahh choo!

Songs

Bugs in the Yard 
(tune: Wheels on the Bus)
The cricket in the leaves goes
Jump, jump, jump; Jump, jump, jump; Jump, jump, jump
The cricket in the leaves goes Jump, jump, jump
In my backyard!
Bee in the flower goes buzz, buzz, buzz
Butterfly in the air goes flutter, flutter, flutter
Ants in the grass go march, march, march

Play and Learn

Bug Worksheets--tracing
Pattern Blocks
Straws and Connectors
Feed the Animal Games
Play Food

Farm Storytime

Ready to go down to the farm at all my storytimes!

Preschool

Books

The Cow Loves Cookies

by Karma Wilson; illustrated by Marcellus Hall

The Grumpy Morning

by Pamela Duncan Edwards; illustrated by Darcie La Brosse

Graph
Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O
And on that farm he had a ...
Cow (1), Horse (2), Sheep (3), Pig (10)

Songs

Old MacDonald had a Farm
After counting each animal from the graph we sang the verse

Bluegrass Jamboree
by Hap Palmer

Clap, clap, clap, clap,
Clap your hands with the bluegrass band
Stamp, stamp, stamp, stamp,
Stamp your feet with the bluegrass beat

Jump and spin with the violin
Hop and grin with the mandolin
Step and swing as the banjos ring
Run in place when you hear the bass
Now as you hear the guitar sound
Everybody all fall down!

Repeat Entire Song

Flannel

Five Little Pigs

5 little pigs rolled in the mud
"Oh, my goodness! They need s scrub!"
The farmer took one piggie out
"Oink, oink, oink!" the pig did shout.

How many are still dirty?  How many are clean?  How many pigs all together?
Continue taking one away.  Pause to ask "how many" after each verse.

1 little pig rolled in the mud
"Oh, my goodness! He needs a scrub!"
The farmer took that piggie out
"Oink, oin, oink!" that pig did shout.

The farmer turned his back...and then...
5 little pigs rolled in the mud again!

Play and Learn

Farm Animal Puppets and Vet Set

Farm Magnets

Animal Magnet Puzzles

Blocks

Toddler
Week 1

Books

The Very Busy Spider

by Eric Carle

Clip-Clop

by Nicola Smee

Songs

Old MacDonald had a Farm (with finger puppets)

If You're Happy and You Know It (instead of hurray--we were roosters "Cock-a-doodle-doo!")

Flannel

Little Boy Blue

Three Little Pigs

Week 2


Family Storytime

Books

Snappy Little Farm

Clip-Clop

Who Says Woof?

by John Butler

Songs and Flannels

Old MacDonald

Five Little Pigs

Over in the Barnyard

Over in the barnyard in the pen in the sun

Lived an old mother pig and her little piglet one

Oink said the mother, we oink said the one

So they oinked all day in the pen in the sun.

Over in the barnyard where the green grass grew

Lived an old mother horse and her little colts two.

Neigh said the mother, we neigh said the two

So they neighed all day where the green grass grew.

Over in the barnyard beneath the old oak tree

Lived an old mother sheep and her little lambs three

Baa said the mother, we baa said the three

So they baaed all day beneath the old oak tree.