Noisy Storytime

Books

Dogs Noisy Day- Emma Dodd

Baby BeeBee Bird- Diane Redfield Massie

Clickety Clack- Robert Spence

Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What do you hear?- Bill Martin

Roar!- Margaret Mayo

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom- Bill Martin

Book Props

Too Much Noise

Flannel Boards

Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What do you hear?

Possible Songs

Any! Use instruments if possible

Early Literacy Tip for Parents

There will be lots of chances for you to join in and have parts in the story. It is always fun to make lots of noise, but having actions or participating in a story helps children remember the story and be able to re-tell it.

Owls

Books

Good-night Owl- Pat Hutchins

Owl Babies- Martin Waddell

Bear’s New Friend- Karma Wilson

Fly by Night- June Crebbin

Down in the Woods at Sleepytime- Carole Lexa Schaefer

Little Owl Lost- Chris Haughton

Hoot Howl Hiss- Michelle Koch       (animal sounds)

Busy Little Squirrel- Nancy Tafuri

Big Books

Good-night Owl- Pat Hutchins

Flannel Board Stories

Owl Babies

5 Owls (2 short rhymes)

Fingerplays and rhymes

Wide Eyed Owl

Theres a wide eyed owl       (make circles over eyes)

With a pointed nose              (triangle over nose)

2 pointed ears                                   (use fingers for ears)

And claws for toes                (wiggle fingers)

He lives way up in a tree      (point high)

And when he looks at you    ( point at kids)

He flaps his wings                 (flap)

And says Hoo Hoo!

An Owl Sat Alone

An owl sat alone

On the branch of a tree                     (hold up pointer finger)

He was as quiet as he could be      (finger to lips)

It was night

And his eyes were round like this    (circles around eyes)

And when he looked around

Not a thing did he miss                     (hold hand shading eyes and peer around)

Five little owls (also flannel)

This little owl was sitting on a limb

This one flew over to play with him

This owl called whoo, whoo, whoo

This one answered “I wish I knew”

The suns coming up, this one said

And the five little owls went to bed

Good night!

Five Hoot Owls

Five hoot owls, sitting in a tree

One flew away! How many do you see?

Count: one two three four!

Four Hoot owls sitting in a tree

One flew away! How many do you see?....

Insects

Books
The Itsy Bitsy Spider- Iza Trapani

The Very Lazy Ladybug- Isobel Finn

The Very Hungry Caterpillar- Eric Carle

The Very Quiet Cricket- Eric Carle

The Very Busy Spider- Eric Carle

Shoo Fly- Iza Trapani

Bugs for Lunch- Margery Facklam

Inch by Inch- Leo Lionni

Anansi tales

Book Props
Sam's Sandwich
Where theres a Bear, theres Trouble

Rhymes and Fingerplays
Ladybugs
I saw a little ladybug flying in the air,
But when I tried to catch her, two bugs were there.

Two little ladybugs flew up in a tree.
I tiptoed very quietly, and then I saw three.

Three little ladybugs- I looked for one more,
I saw one sitting on the ground and that made four.

Four little Lady bugs- another one arrived.
I saw her sitting on a flower, and that made five.

Five little ladybugs, all red and black
I clapped my hands and shouted and they all flew back!

Itsy Bitsy Spider
I do one verse in a normal voice (the Itsy Bitsy Spider)
Then I do the Big Huge Spider in a loud low voice and my hands spread wide
Then I do the Eeency Weency Spider in a high soft voice and make tiny spider movements
Its fun if everone sings along.

Butterfly
Butterfly, Butterfly, flutter around
Butterfly, Butterfly, touch the groundqw
Butterfly, Butterfly, fly so free
Butterfly, Butterfly, land on me!
Butterfly, Butterfly, reach the sky
Butterfly, Butterfly, say goodbye

Activities

Caterpillar life cycle (egg, caterpillar, eat and grow, cocoon, butterfly)

No real rhyme or anything, but its great fun to act out the different stages.

Egg- Start curled up small and round.

Catterpillar- Then hatch into a caterpillar (kneel on knees, maybe wiggle) And what did the Very Hungry Caterpillar do? EAT! So we made eating motions and slowly stood up straight, growing into a big caterpllar.

Cocoon- Stand straight and tall and wrap arms around yourself tight. Make a joke that it can take weeks to turn into a butterfly, so get comfortable.

Butterfly- Finally- wiggle out of the cocoon as a butterfly and flap your wings

Elephants

Books

Elmer books- David mcKee

Stand back said the elephant, Im going to Sneeze- Patricia Thomas

Bernards Bath- Joan E Goodman

When the Elephant Walks- Keiko Kasza

Book Props

Elmer

Flannel Boards

Five elephants in the bathtub

Elephant with the Big Roar

The Elephant’s Child

Four Huge Elephants

One Little Elephant Went out to Play

Rhymes and Fingerplays

(tune of Twinkle, Twinkle little star)

Right foot, Left foot

Here I go.

I am gray and big and slow

I come walking down the street

With my trunk and four big feet

Right foot, Left foot

Here I go.

I am gray and big and slow.

If I had an elephants floppy ears (flap arms at side of head)

Is wash them once in 7 tears (make washing motions with hands)

Id use my trunk for a garden hose (swing arm like a trunk)

And make a nozzle out of my nose (twist hands by nose in nozzle fashion)

Five Elephants in a bath tub (also flannel board)

One elephant in the bathtub
Going for a swim
Knock, knock (clap twice)
Splash, splash (slap knees twice)
Come on in! (motion with both hands to come in)
(Continue with 2, 3, 4 elephants…)

Five elephants in the bathtub
Going for a swim
Knock, knock (clap twice)
Splash, splash (slap knees twice)
It all fell in! (knock the felt pieces down)

Eletelephony

 ~Laura Richards

Once there was an elephant,

Who tried to use the telephant-
No! No! I mean an elephone
Who tried to use the telephone-
(Dear me! I am not certain quite
That even now I've got it right.)
Entangled in the telephunk;
The more he tried to get it free,
The louder buzzed the telephee-
(I fear I'd better drop the song
Of elephop and telephong!)

Howe'er it was, he got his trunk

Colors

Books

Dog’s Colorful Day- Emma Dodd

Kid Tea- Elizabeth Ficocelli

Duckies Rainbow- Frances Barry

Where is green sheep?- Mem Fox

Picasso the Green Tree Frog- Amanda Graham

Mouse Paint- Ellen Stoll Walsh

Rainbow Fish- Marcus Pfister

I Went Walking- Sue Williams

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you See- Bill Martin Jr.

Elmer- David McKee

Book Props

Elmer

I Went Walking

Rainbow Fish

Big Books

I Went Walking
Mouse Paint

Flannel Board Stories

Mixed-up Chameleon

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you See

Mittens (color game)

Dog’s Colorful Day

Rhymes and Fingerplays

 “Red, Red”Red, red is the color I see
If you’re wearing red, then show it to me.
Stand up, take a bow, turn around
Show me your red and sit back on the ground.

// Repeat with other colors.

Color Game

If your clothes have any red

Put your finger on your head

If your clothes have any blue

Put  your finger on your shoe

If your clothes have any green

Wave your hand so that you’re seen

If your clothes have any yellow

Smile like a happy fellow

If your clothes have any brown

Turn that smile into a frown

If your clothes have any black

Put your hands behind your back

If your clothes have any white

Stamp your feet with all your might

Dinosaurs

Books
I dreampt I was a Dinosaur by Stella Blackstone
Dinosaur Roar by Paul Stickland
Ten Terrible Dinosaurs by Paul Stickland
Dinosaur Train by John Steven Gurney
How do Dinosaurs Eat their Food? by Jane Yolen
How do dinosaurs Get Well Soon?  by Jane Yolen
How do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight? by Jane Yolen
Super Hungry Dinosaur by Martin Waddell
Dinosaur Vs Bedtime by Bob Shea
Dinosaur Dinosaur by Kevin Lewis
The Littlest Dinosaurs Big Adventure by Michael Foreman
Dad’s Dinosaur Day by Diane Dawson Hearn

Dinosaur Action Rhyme
Spread your arms, way out wide,
Fly like a Pteranodon, soar and glide.
Bend to the floor, head down low,
Move like Stegosaurus, long ago.
Reach up tall, try to be
As tall as Apatosaurus eating on a tree.
Using your claws, grumble and growl
Just like Tyrannosaurus on the prowl.

All around the swamp (tune of the Wheels on the Bus)
Pteranodon’s wings went flap, flap, flap
Flap, flap, flap,
Flap, flap, flap,
Pteranodon’s wings went flap, flap, flap
All around the swamp.
Triceratop’s horns went poke, poke, poke…
Apatosaurus’ mouth went munch, munch, munch…

Dinosaur Dinosaur
Dinosaur Dinosaur turn around
Dinosaur Dinosaur touch the ground
Dinosaur Dinosaur reach up high
Dinosaur Dinosaur wink one eye
Dinosaur Dinosaur touch your nose
Dinosaur Dinosaur touch your toes
Dinosaur Dinosaur ROAR ROAR ROAR
Dinosaur Dinosaur sit on the floor!

Flannel Boards
Dinosaurs Five (2 short rhymes)
Who Will play with the Little Dinosaur

Song
“We are the Dinosaurs”  by Laurie Berkner from  “Whaddya think of that” CD

Bears

Books

Where Theres a Bear, Theres Trouble- Michael Catchpool

Bears New Friend- Karma Wilson

Bear Snores On- Karma Wilson

Bear Wants More- Karma Wilson

Bear Feels Sick- Karma Wilson

Bear Feels Scared- Karma Wilson

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do you See?- Bill Martin Jr

Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What do you hear?- Bill Martin Jr

Goodnight Lulu- Paulette Bogan

Book Props

Where Theres a Bear, Theres Trouble

The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry and the Big Hungry Bear

Bears Bargain

Moon Game

Big Books

The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry and the Big Hungry Bear

Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What do you hear

This is the Bear

Wheres My Teddy

Flannelboards

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do you See

The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry and the Big Hungry Bear

Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What do you hear

Ten Bears in the bed

Action Rhymes

Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear

Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, Turn Around

Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, Touch the ground

Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, Show your shoe

Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, That will do.

Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, Turn Around

Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, Touch the ground

Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, Say goodnight

Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, Turn out the light

Another variation

Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, turn around
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, touch the ground
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, reach up high
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, touch the sky
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, touch your knees
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, sit down please

If your’re a bear and you know it

If you’re a panda bear and you know it, clap your paws
If you’re a panda bear and you know it, clap your paws
If you’re a panda bear and you know it, then your face will surely show it
If you’re a panda bear and you know it, clap your paws

If you’re a polar bear and you know it, show your teeth
If you’re a polar bear and you know it, show your teeth
If you’re a polar bear and you know it, then your face will surely show it
If you’re a polar bear and you know it, show your teeth

If you’re a grizzly bear and you know it, growl real loud
If you’re a grizzly bear and you know it, growl real loud
If you’re a grizzly bear and you know it, then your face will surely show it
If you’re a grizzly bear and you know it, growl real loud