Thursday, September 15, 2011

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.

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

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

Thursday, August 25, 2011

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


Tuesday, August 23, 2011

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