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