Paint and Artists--Preschool Storytime

I got to sub in for a preschool storytime!  It was nice to read a book or two with a more substantial plot!  I will be doing this theme in family storytime in a few weeks, but I will be reading different books.

Books

Oh, Olive!

by Lian Cho

Ellie

by Mike Wu

Songs and Movement

Run, Baby, Run

Caspar Babypants

I've Changed My Mind

Jim Gill with scarves

Flannel Board

Rainbow Kittens

Open Ended Art
Painting!

All the kids painted and most painted multiple "pictures" and some painted the whole time!  We only got out two of the toys.

Additional Titles

Alma's Art

by Roda Ahmed; illustrated by Anita Cheung

Calm Down, Zebra

by Lou Kuenzler; illustrated by Julia Woolf

(better for preschool age)

Blue Storytime

Books

Have You Seen My New Blue Socks?

by Eve Bunting; illustrated by Sergio Ruzzier

I'm the Biggest Thing in the Ocean

by Kevin Sherry

What's the Matter Bunny Blue?

by Nicola Smee

Songs and Movement

Hello, Hello!

Two Little Blue Birds

I Can Walk on Two Feet

Colors in Motion

Slippery Fish

Alternate Books

Blue Spot

by Griselda Sastrawinata-Lemay

Blue Goose

by Nancy Tafuri

My Ocean is Blue

by Darren Lebeuf and Ashley Barron

Baby Storytime--Down on the Farm

This theme was bookended around my vacation and a program.

Books

The Very Busy Spider

by Eric Carle

Hello, Day!

by Anita Lobel

This is the Farmer

by Nancy Tafuri

Song/Rhymes/Bounces

You Ought to See My Baby

Good Morning!

Old MacDonald had a Farm

Roly Poly

Boing, Boing, Squeak!

I'm a Little Teapot

Itsy Bitsy Spider

One Bright Scarf

Flannel

One Little, Two Little, Three Little [farm animal]

1 little, 2 little, 3 little....

1 little, 2 little, 3 little...

1 little, 2 little, 3 little...

3 little _______ go ____, _____, _____.

Additional Books

I Went Walking

by Sue Williams; illustrated by Julie Vivas

Outreach Storytimes--Farm

It's been forever since I was able to do an outreach storytime, so I was thrilled to be able to go to two center today!

Group 1 (with older kids)

The Cow Loves Cookies

by Karma Wilson; illustrated by Marcellus Hall

Five Fuzzy Chicks

by Diana Murray; illustrated by Sydney Hanson

I Spy on the Farm

by Edward Gibbs

Group 2 (preschool and younger)

Five Fuzzy Chicks

I Spy on the Farm

This Little Pup

Songs

Are You Sleeping?

Farm Edition

If You're Happy and You Know It

(last verse: be a rooster--cock-a-doodle-doo!)

Old MacDonald had a Farm / Down on Grandpa's Farm

Farm Storytime

Books

I only made it through two books!

Five Fuzzy Chicks

by Diana Murray; illustrated by Sydney Hanson

Clip Clop

by Nicola Smee

Songs/Movement

I Know a Chicken

Laurie Berkner

Are You Sleeping?

Farm Edition

Old MacDonald had a Farm

Flannel

Five Little Pigs Rolled in the Mud

Play and Learn

Playdough with arm animal tracks

Alternate Books

The Cow Loves Cookies

This Little Pup

Chicken, Chicken, Duck

Blue Goose

Hats!

Books

Hooray for Hat!

by Brian Won

Finders Keepers

by Keiko Kasza

Hat Tricks

by Satoshi Kitamura

Music and Movement

Hello, Hello

If You're Happy and You Know It

Run, Baby, Run

Caspar Babypants

Put Your Hand Up High

My Hands

Let's Play!

Magnet Board

Curious George 

Curious George is playing hide and seek

Is he behind the ________ (color) hat?

Let's take a peek!

Play and Learn

Decorate a party hat!

Foam stickers, colored dot stickers, crepe paper

Alternative Book

Old Hat

by Emily Gravett

Stormy Weather

 A few weeks ago we were having rainy, stormy weather.  Of course by the time I got this storytime ready is warm and sunny!  I had a mixed bag of kids todays--preschool to young toddlers--so it wasn't a super successful storytime.  I should have stopped after two books.  Or not have done the longer "May I Come In?".

Books

May I Come In?

by Marsha Diane Arnold; illustrated by Jennie Poh

A Good Day for Ducks

by Jane Whittingham; illustrated by Noel Tuazon

Move Over, Rover!

Karen Beaumont; illustrated by Jane Dyer

Songs and Movement

Hello, Hello

Itsy Bitsy Spider--5 ways

We're Stomping in the Rain

(tune: The Farmer in the Dell)

We're stomping in the rain

We're stomping in the rain

We can't go yet, we must get wet

We're stomping in the rain.

Additional verses:

Clapping, jumping, turning

I've Changed My Mind

Jim Gill (w/scarves)

Popcorn Kernels

My Hands Say, "Let's Play!"

Process Art

Water Color Paints

Optional Book

The Big Storm: A Very Soggy Counting Book

by Nancy Tafuri