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2011-02-23T10:50:00.000-08:00

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Storytime About the Zoo

2011-02-23T10:49:00.001-08:00

Excellent craft idea, based on the book My Heart Is Like A Zoo, and shared on the Awesome Storytime Blog

Toddler Read-Alouds

Dancing Feet by Lindsey Craig
Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell
Hug by Jez Alborough
Hush, Little Ones by John Butler
Little Elephant by Tana Hoban
Peek-A-Zoo by Marie Torres Cimarusti
Tuck Me In! by Dean Hacohen ~ putting zoo animals to bed
Two At the Zoo by Danna Smith
Watch Us Play by Miela Ford
Who Ate All the Cookie Dough? by Karen Beaumont
Whose Nose and Toes? by John Butler
Zookeeper Sue by Chris Demarest
Zoo-Looking by Mem Fox

Preschool Read-Alouds

Escape of Marvin the Ape by Caralyn Buehner
Going to the Zoo by Tom Paxton
Good Night, Gorilla by Peggy Rathmann
I Spy With My Little Eye by Edward Gibbs - CROWD PLEASER
My Heart Is Like A Zoo by Michael Hall - also works as a storytime craft
Painting Gorilla by Michael Rex
Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? by Bill Martin
Stop Snoring, Bernard! by Zachariah Ohora
The View At the Zoo by Kathleen Long Bostrom
We're Going On a Lion Hunt by Margery Cuyler
What's New At the Zoo? by Betty Comden and Adolph Green

School Age Read-Alouds

Dumb Bunnies Go to the Zoo by Sue Denim
Gladys Goes Out to Lunch by Derek Anderson
If Anything Ever Goes Wrong At the Zoo by Mary Jean Hendrick
Never Ever Shout In A Zoo by Karma Wilson
Smile If You're Human by Neal Layton

Flannels, Songs and Story Extensions

2011-02-23T10:49:00.000-08:00

Books That Can Be Retold With Flannels/Puppets

Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell
Little Gorilla by Ruth Bornstein
Sam Who Never Forgets by Eve Rice

Chants/Songs That Can Be Shared With Flannels/Puppets

Old McDonald Had A Zoo
Who Stole the Cookies from the Cookie Jar?

Song to Share

"Going to the Zoo" ~ Raffi's Singable Songs for the Very Young)
H-I-P-P-O (There was a creature at the zoo, and Hippo was his name-o)

Animals at the Zoo

(Tune: Wheels on the Bus)

The lions at the zoo go roar, roar roar… all day long
The snakes at the zoo go hiss, hiss, hiss… all day long
The monkeys at the zoo go ooh, ooh, ohh… all day long

Elephant

An elephant goes like this and that,
He's terribly big,
And he's terribly fat,
And he has no toes,
But goodness gracious, what a nose!

If I Were

(Tune " The Mulberry Bush")

Oh, if I were a tiny snake,
A tiny snake, a tiny snake.
Oh, if I were a tiny snake,
I'd slither around the zoo.

Oh, if I were an elephant,
an elephant, an elephant.
Oh, if I were an elephant,
I'd march around the zoo.

Oh, if I were a kangaroo,
A kangaroo, a kangaroo.
Oh, if I were a kangaroo,
I'd hop around the zoo.

Swing, Swing

(Have the children stand in a circle, hold hands, and swing their arms)

Little monkeys swinging in the tree,
All hold hands and swing with me.
Swing up high and swing down low,
Swing in the tree, now don't let go!
Swing, swing, like I do.
Swing like monkeys in the zoo.

Take Me Out to the Zoo

(Tune: "Take Me Out to the Ballgame")

Take me out for some good fun,
Take me out to the zoo.
Let me visit the tall giraffe,
I want to hear the hyenas laugh.
Now I love to visit the zoo,
I could stay there all day,
And watch birds, seals, rhinos, and hippos
As they play.

We Are Going to the Zoo

(Tune: "London Bridge")

We are going to zoo,
To the zoo, to the zoo.
We are going to the zoo,
Won't you join us too?

We'll see lions, tigers too,
Tigers too, tigers too.
We'll see lions, tigers too,
All at the zoo.

We will find some chimpanzees,
Chimpanzees, chimpanzees.
we will find some chimpanzees,
Swinging from the trees.

We will look for kangaroos,
Kangaroos, kangaroos.
We will look for kangaroos,
Hopping at the zoo.

What Would You Do If You Lived at the Zoo?
(extend with puppets)
Would you prowl with the lion?
Would you growl with the bear?
Would you prance with the pony?
Would you hop with the hare?
Would you swing with the monkey?
Would you sing with the bird?
Would you romp with the tiger?
Would you chomp with the ape?
Would you stomp with the elephant?
Would you hiss with the snake?

The Zoo

(Tune: "Skip to My Lou")

Come along children, we're going to the zoo,
Come along children, we're going to the zoo,
Come along children, we're going to the zoo,
Going to the zoo today.

I see a monkey sitting in a tree,
I see a monkey sitting in a tree,
I see a monkey sitting in a tree
I see a monkey and it sees me.

I see an elephant, big and gray,
I see an elephant, big and gray,
I see an elephant, big and gray.
Big gray elephant is eating hay.

I see a lion in a cage,
I see a lion in a cage,
I see a lion in a cage.
I see a lion that roars with rage.
I see a camel with a great big hump,
I see a camel with a great big hump,
I see a camel with a great big hump.
When he walks he goes "bump, bump."

I see a zebra, black and white,
I see a zebra, black and white,
I see a zebra, black and white.
Seeing the zebra is a sight.

I see a giraffe, big and tall,
I see a giraffe, big and tall,
I see a giraffe, big and tall.
He's not hard to see at all.

We saw the animals living in the zoo,
We saw the animals living in the zoo,
We saw the animals living in the zoo.
Living in the zoo today.

Go Green Storytime

2010-12-06T08:24:00.000-08:00

Toddler Read Alouds

Big Earth, Little Me by Thom Wiley
Big Yellow Sunflower by Frances Barry
How Does A Seed Grow? by Sue Kim
What Color Is Your Apple? by Jerry Pallotta

Preschool Read Alouds

Big Bear Hug by Nicolas Oldhand
I Love Our Earth by Bill Martin Jr.
Love Your World by Dawn Sirett
Things I Can Do to Help My World by Melanie Walsch
This Tree Counts by Alison Formento
We Planted A Tree by Diane Muldrow
Whole Green World by Tony Johnston

School Age Read Alouds

Earth Book by Todd Parr
Earth Day Birthday by Patti Schnetzler
Grandpa Green by Lane Smith

Michael Recycle by Ellie Bethel
Miss Fox's Class Goes Green by Eileen Spinelli
Our Tree Named Steve by Alan Zweibel
Who Will Plant A Tree? by Jerry Pallotta

Display Books

Compost Stew by Mary McKenna Siddals
Dumpster Diver by Janet S. Wong

Flannels, Songs and Story Extensions

2010-12-06T08:16:00.000-08:00

Activities

Cereal Box Hopscotch
Cereal Box Food Pyramid and Bag Toss
Craft: http://www.dltk-kids.com/crafts/earth/mcoffeefilter.htm
Five Bottles of Juice On the Wall

If You See A Piece of Litter

(Tune: Happy and You Know It)

If you see a piece of litter pick it up (pick it up!)
If you see a piece of litter pick it up
We will make the world look better, if we pick up all the litter
If you see a piece of litter, pick it up.

One Little, Two Little, Three Little Soda Cans
One little, two little, three little soda cans
Four little, five little, six little soda cans
Seven little, eight little, nine little cans
Ten cans to recycle!

Repeat with: bottles, plastics...

This Is the Way We Turn Off the Lights

This is the way we turn off the lights,
Turn off the lights, turn off the lights.
This is the way we turn off the lights,
Because we love our world

Repeat with: turn of the water, throw out the trash, recycle the cans, plant the seeds...

Save, Save, Save the Cans

(Tune of Row Your Boat)
Save, save, save the cans, throw them in the bin
We can help to save the Earth, if we all pitch in.\

Repeat with: bottles, trash, plastics...

There Was An Old Woman

There was an old woman who lived in a shoe
She had so much trash, she didn’t know what to do
She piled up the plastics, the bottles, the cans,
And took them out back to the Recycling Man.

We’ve Been Working On Recycling

(Tune: Working on Railroad)

We've been working on recycling
All the trash we can,
We've been working on recycling,
It's a very simple plan,
Separate your glass and paper,
Separate your plastic and tin.

Take the trash that you’ve recycled to your recycling bin!

Parachute Play

2010-07-12T07:15:00.000-07:00

Read-Aloud Books
Boing by Nick Bruel
Bounce by Doreen Cronin
Bubble Gum, Bubble Gum by Lisa Wheeler
Emily Loves to Bounce by Stephen Michael
Way Down Deep in the Deep Blue Sea by Jan Peck

Songs

Glad to See You by Peter and Ellen Allard
Icky Sticky Bubble Gum by David Belafonte
Jump in the Line by Harry Belafonte

Items to Bounce On Parachute

Colored puffballs ("Bubble Gum")
White puffballs or crumbled balls of white paper ("Popcorn")
Five monkey puppets
Five goldfish puppets

Bubble Gum Chants
Bubble gum, bubble gum, chew and blow,
Bubble gum, bubble gum, scrape your toe,
Bubble gum, bubble gum, tastes so sweet,
Get that bubble gum off your feet!

Bubblegum, bubblegum, in a dish.
How many pieces do you wish?
Bubblegum, bubblegum, tastes so sweet.
How many pieces can you eat? (1, 2, 3...)

Popcorn Chants
One little kernel, sleeping in the pot
Turn on the heat, and watch it pop!

(Add more "Popcorn" to bounce on parachute: Two little kernels sleeping in the pot…)

You put the oil in the pot and you let it get hot
You put the popcorn in and you start to grin.
Sizzle, sizzle
Sizzle, sizzle
Sizzle, sizzle
Sizzle, sizzle
Sizzle, sizzle
Sizzle, sizzle
POP!

(Children begin in a crouched position, knees bent, then s-l-o-w-l-y rise until the final POP! when we jump up in the air!)

Five little popcorns sitting in a pan
One got hot and it went…. BAM!
(Catch bouncing popcorn, one by one, and remove from parachute)

Monkey Activities

One little monkey swinging in the tree,
Where's another monkey to play with me?

(Add another monkey to bounce on parachute,"Two little monkeys swinging in the tree...")

Five little monkeys jumping on the bed
One fell off and bumped his head
Mama called the doctor, and the doctor said,
"No more monkeys jumping on the bed."

(Catch bouncing monkeys, one by one, and remove from parachute)

Goldfish Activities

One little goldfish swimming in the sea,
"Where's another goldfish to swim with me?"

(Add another goldfish to bounce on parachute:"Two little goldfish, swimming in the sea...")

Five little goldfish swimming in the sea
Teasing Mr. Shark, "You can't catch me!"
Along comes Mr. Shark, quiet as can be and -
SNAPS that goldfish out of the sea!
(Catch bouncing goldfish, one by one, and remove from parachute)

When the Parachute Goes Up

When the parachute goes up, stomp your feet
When the parachute goes up, stomp your feet
When the parachute goes high, and lifts up toward the sky
When the parachute goes up, stomp your feet
(Repeat with: bend your knees, shake your head, shout hooray!)

Storytime About Marvelous Marsupials and Other Australian Animals

2009-09-26T10:16:00.001-07:00

Caption: Dressing Up Like A Duck-Billed Platypus...
More Fun: Australian Finger Puppets

Toddler Read Alouds
Can You Cuddle Like A Koala? by John Butler
Does A Kangaroo Have A Mother, Too? by Eric Carle
Grumble-Rumble! by Siobham Dodds
Jump Along by Neil Morris
Pouch! by David Ezra Stein - MY FAVORITE!
Where Wild Babies Sleep by Ann Purmell

Preschool Read Alouds
Bilby Moon by Margaret Spurling
Boing by Nick Bruel
I Love It When You Smile by Sam McBratney
Joey by Jack Kent
Kersplatypus by Susan K. Mitchell
Little New Kangaroo by Bernard Wiseman
McGillycuddy Could! by Pamela Duncan Edwards
Polly Hopper's Pouch by Louise Bonnett-Ramersaud
Snap! by Marcia Vaughan
Sometimes I Like to Curl Up in A Ball by Vicki Churchill
Wombat Walkabout by Carol Diggory Shields
Who Are You, Baby Kangaroo? by Sylvia Blackstone

School Age Read-Alouds
Diary of A Wombat by Jackie French
Don't Laugh, Joe by Keiko Kasza
Edward the Emu by Sheena Knowles
Epossumondas Plays Possum by Coleen Salley
Joey Runs Away by Jack Kent
Koala Lou by Mem Fox
Over in Australia by Marianne Burkes
Possum Magic by Mem Fox
What Do You Do With A Kangaroo? by Mercer Mayer
When Kangaroo Goes to School by Sonia Levitin

Flannels, Songs and Story Extensions

2009-09-26T10:14:00.000-07:00

Book That Works Well As A Storytelling Script
Wombat Stew by Marcia Vaughan

Books That Translate Into Flannel Stories
Bilby Moon by Margaret Spurling
Jump Along by Neil Morris
Kersplatypus by Susan K. Mitchell
Little New Kangaroo by Bernard Wiseman
Snap! by Marcia Vaughan

A-Hunting We Will Go
(Australian Version)
A-hunting we will go,
A-hunting we will go
The Rainbow Snake will eat some cake,
And then we’ll let him go!

The Bandicoot will play the flute…
The fat Wombat will wear a hat…
The Platypus will dance for us…
The Cockatoo will wave at you…

Cuddly Koalas
(Tune of: “Frere Jacques”)
Cuddly koalas, cuddly koalas
Possums too, possums too
Wallabies and wombats, wallabies and wombats
Kangaroos, kangaroos

Five Little Kookaburras Sitting in a Tree
Five little kookaburras sitting in a tree,
Teasing Mr. Crocodile, "You can't catch me!"
Along comes Mr. Crocodile quiet as can be,
SNAP! - that kookaburra out of that tree!
Countdown until none are left..

Hop, Hop, Hop Kangaroo
(Tune of "Skip to My Lou")
Hop, hop, hop, kangaroo
Hop, hop, hop, kangaroo
Hop, hop, hop, kangaroo
Hopping around Australia.

Baby in a pocket safe and snug
Baby in a pocket safe and snug
Baby in a pocket safe and snug
Hopping with her mama.

A Kangaroo, A Kangaroo
(Rhythm of A-Ram-Sam-Sam)
A Kangaroo , A Kangaroo
A Frilly Necked Lizard and a Kangaroo
A Kangaroo , A Kangaroo
A Frilly Necked Lizard and a Kangaroo
Koala, Koala
A Frilly Necked Lizard and a Kangaroo
Koala, Koala
A Frilly Necked Lizard and a Kangaroo

Kookaburra
Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree
Merry, merry king of the bush is he
Laugh kookaburra! Laugh kookaburra!
Happy as can be.

Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree,
Eating all the gumdrops he can see,
Stop Kookaburra, stop Kookaburra,
Leave some there for me.

Kookaburra flies from the old gum tree
Flapping his wings for all to see.
Laugh kookaburra! Laugh kookaburra!
Flying oh so free.

Kookaburra land in the old gum tree
Fluttering his wings for all to see.
Laugh kookaburra! Laugh kookaburra!
Happy as can be.

This is the Way The Kangaroo Hops
(Tune: "Mulberry Bush")
This is the way the kangaroo hops
The kangaroo hops, the kangaroo hops
This is the way the kangaroo hops
So early in the morning.

Storytime About Boxes and Balls

2009-09-09T10:13:00.000-07:00

Toddler Read Alouds
Ball by Ros Asquith
Ball Bounced by Nancy Tafuri
Bear Play by Miela Ford
Bunny Fun by Sarah Weeks
Dear Zoo by Ron Campbell
Domino by Claire Masurel
Jack Plays Ball by Rebecca Elgar
Maggie's Ball by Lindsay Barrett George
Me and My Sister by Ruth Ohi
Meeow and the Big Box by Sebastian Braun
My Book Box by Will Hillenbrand
Surprise! by Sally Noll
Thank You, Bear by Greg Foley
Where Is Baby's Beach Ball? by Karen Katz

Preschool Read Alouds
Big Brown Box by Marisabina Russo
Birthday Box by Leslie Patricelli
From Gran by Ron Campbell
Harry's Box by Angela McAllister
Long Way by Katherine Ayres
Magic Box by Katie Cleminson
Mannie and the Long Brave Day by Martine Murray - a box full of surprises!
Mighty Fine Time Machine by Suzanne Bloom
Not A Box by Antoinette Portis
Princess in Boxland by Tanja Szekessy
Sitting in My Box by Dee Lillegard
Special Delivery by Brigitte Weninger

School Read Alouds
Bridget Fidget and the Most Perfect Pet by Joe Berger
Christina Katerina and the Box by Patricia Lee Gauch
Crispin the Pig Who Had It All by Ted Dewan
Duck and Goose by Tad Hills
Firefighters by Sue Whiting
Great Fuzz Frenzy by Janet Stevens
Henry's Freedom Box by Ellen Levine
Special Kind of Love by Stephen Michael King
Watch Me Throw the Ball by Mo Willems

Flannels, Songs and Story Extensions

2009-09-09T10:10:00.000-07:00

Books That Translate Into Flannel Stories
Baby in the Box by Frank Asch
It's MY Birthday! by Pat Hutchins

Book That Can Be Told With Props/Puppets
Mannie and the Long Brave Day by Martine Murray
Sitting In My Box by Dee Lillegard
Where's Tumpty? by Polly Dunbar

A-Hunting We Will Go
A-hunting we will go,
A-hunting we will go,
We'll catch a fox and put him in a box,
And then we'll let him go.

...catch a bear and comb his hair...
...catch a mouse and put him in a house...
...catch a goat and put him in a boat...
...catch a whale and tickle his tail...

Balls At Storytime
The balls at storytime bounce up and down,
Up and down, up and down…
The balls at storytime bounce up and down all through the day

The balls at storytime bounce way up high…
The balls at storytime bounce way down low…
The balls at storytime bounce all around…

Boxes
A little box, a bigger box,
A great big box I see.
Let's see if we can count them:
One, two, three!

Boxes, Boxes Everywhere
Boxes, boxes everywhere
Some are long and some are square
Some are short and some are tall
Some so big, inside I crawl

Jack in the Box
It's Toddler Time by Carol Hammett and Elaine Bueffel
Jack in the box jump up.
Jack in the box jump down.
Jack in the box go hop, hop, hop.
Then you turn around.

What Do I Have in My Box Today?
What do I have in my box today,
Box today, box today?
What do I have in my box today?
It must be a __________. (Fill in the blank)

Superhero Storytime

2009-09-03T12:40:00.000-07:00

Toddler Read Alouds
Have You Seen Duck? by Janet Holmes - duck has cape; is hero
He Saves the Day by Marsha Hayles
Superhero Me! by Karen Katz**
Super Sam! by Lori Ries

Preschool Read Alouds
Another Perfect Day by Ross MacDonald
Bertie Was a Watchdog by Rick Walton
Captain Pajamas: Defender of the Universe by Bruce Whatley
Chickens to the Rescue by John Himmelman
Just Another Morning by Linda Ashman
Kiki's Blankie by Janie Bynum - it transforms into a cape
Kapow! by George O'Connor
Max by Bob Graham

School Age Read Alouds
Atomic Ace: (He's Just My Dad) by Jeff Weigel
Chick n Pug by Jennifer Sattler
Batman by Ralph Cosentino
Baron von Baddie and the Ice Ray Incident by George McClements
Dogzilla by Dav Pilkey
How I Became Champion of the Universe by Kenneth Harrison
Loretta: Ace Pinky Scout by Keith Graves
SuperHero ABC by Bob McLeod**
Super Guinea Pig to the Rescue by Udo Weigelt
Superhero Max by Lawrence David
Supersister by Beth Cadena

Superhero Activities
*Created by Nancy Gillespie

1. Dress the Part: Trying on a Superman or Batman cape.

2. Create a Character: Drawing a picture of themselves as a superhero, including whether or not they can fly, the color and style of their costume, their special powers, and any symbol associated with their character.

3. Robin Tight Rope Walk: Children walk across a rope on the floor; can be straight across or curved.

4. More Powerful Than A Locomotive! Children see how many stuffed animals they can "rescue" (i.e. carry).

5. X-Ray Vision: Items in a cloth bag; children take turns guessing what they are.

Nancy also came up with some great Superhero mad libs, a matching game (superhero/secret identity; superhero/sidekick) and Superhero Twister!!

Nursery Rhymes Storytime

2009-09-03T08:42:00.000-07:00

*This Little Miss Muffet does not appear to be unduly perturbed.

Toddler Read Alouds
Big Fat Hen by Keith Baker
Giddy Up! Let's Ride! by Flora McDonnell
Itsy Bitsy Spider by Lorianne Siomades,
Little White Duck by Walt Whippo
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear by Steve Scott
Teddy Bears, Teddy Bears by William Winburn
Ten in the Den by John Butler
This Little Piggy by Jane Manning
Three Little Kittens by Lorriane Siomades
Wheels On the Bus by Paul Zelinsky
Who Stole the Cookies from the Cookie Jar? by Jane Manning

Preschool Read Alouds
Do Your Ears Hang Low? by Caroline Church
Eensy-Weensy Spider by Mary Ann Hoberman
Five Green and Speckled Frogs by Priscilla Burris
Hickory Dickory Dock by Keith Baker
Hush, Little Digger by Ellen Olson-Brown
Hush, Little Dragon by Boni Asburn
Knick Knack Paddywhack by Paul Zelinsky
Mary Had a Little Lamp by Jack Lechner
Not Last Night But the Night Before by Colin McNaughton
Old Mother Hubbard by Jane Cabrera
One, Two, Buckle My Shoe by Jane Cabrera
Potato Joe by Keith Baker
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear by Michael Hague
Ten in the Bed by Jane Cabrera
Three Little Kittens by Paul Galdone
Wheels On the Race Car by Alex Zane
Who Took the Cookie from the Cookie Jar? by David Carter

Kindergarten Read Alouds
If the Shoe Fits by Alison Jackson
I Know An Old Teacher by Anne Bowen
The Lady With the Alligator Purse by Nadine Westcott
Little Bo Peep Can't Get to Sleep by Erin Dealey
Miss Mary Mack by Mary Ann Hoberman
Piggie Pie by Margie Palatini
Seals on the Bus by Lenny Hort
There Was An Old Woman Who Lived in A Boot by Linda Smith
This Is the House That Jack Built by Simms Taback
Today is Monday by Eric Carle
To Market, To Market by Anne Miranda
Web Files by Margie Palatini
Wheels On the School Bus by Mary-Alice Moore

Also consider
Here Comes Mother Goose by Iona Opie
Little Miss Muffet and Other Nursery Rhymes by Lucy Cousins
My Very First Mother Goose by Iona Opie

Flannels, Songs and Story Extensions

2009-09-03T08:41:00.001-07:00

Books That Translate Well Into Flannel Stories
A-Hunting We Will Go (Traditional version)
Baa Baa Black Sheep by Iza Trapani
Down By the Bay by Raffi
Five Green and Speckled Frogs by Priscilla Burris
Hey Diddle Diddle (Traditional version)
Hush Little Baby (Traditional version)
Little White Duck by Walt Whippo
Over in the Meadow by Jane Cabrera
Ten in the Bed by Jane Cabrera
Three Blind Mice by Ed Young
Today Is Monday by Eric Carle
Who Stole the Cookie from the Cookie Jar? (Or: Who Stole the Pizza from the Pizza Pan?)

Nursery Rhymes to Share With Puppets
Hickory Dickory Dock
Itsy Bitsy Spider
Little Miss Muffet

Action Songs
I'm A Little Teapot
Little Bunny Foo Foo
London Bridge is Falling Down
Miss Mary Mack
Patty Cake, Patty Cake, Baker's Man
This Old Man, He Played One...

Craft/Take-home
Make stars for "Twinkle, Twinkle"

As I Walked to Town One Day
As I walked to town one day,
I met a cow along the way.
And what do you think that cow did say?
"Moo, moo, moo!"

Baa Baa Black Sheep
Baa, baa black sheep have you any wool?
Yes sir, yes sir, three bags full.
One for the master, one for the dame.
One for the little boy who lives down the lane.

Cluck, cluck red hen have you any eggs?
Yes ma'am, yes ma'am, as many as your legs.
One for your breakfast and one for your lunch.
Come back tomorrow, I'll have another bunch.

Hey, Diddle Diddle
Hey, Diddle Diddle, the cat and the fiddle.
The cow jumped over the moon.
The little dog laughed to see such a sport.
And the dish ran away with the spoon.

Humpty Dumpty
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall.
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
All the king's horses and all the king's men
Couldn't put Humpty together again.

It's Raining, It's Pouring
It's raining, it's pouring
The Old Man is snoring,
He went to bed with a cold in his head,
And he couldn't get up in the morning.

Rock-A-Bye Baby
Rock-a-bye baby in the treetop.
When the wind blows, the cradle will rock.
When the bough breaks, the cradle will fall.
And down will come baby, cradle and all.

Storytime About Days of the Week

2009-09-03T08:33:00.000-07:00

DO try this at home! Courtesy of the Masked Mommy.

Toddler Read Alouds
Bear About Town by Stella Blackstone
Dear Daisy, Get Well Soon by Maggie Smith
In the Neighborhood by Dia L. Michels
Little Mouse Has A Party by Steve Lavis
Mary Wore Her Red Dress by Merle Peek
Today is Monday by Eric Carle
Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
What Did You Put in Your Pocket? by Beatrice Schenk de Regniers

Preschool Read Alouds
Big Week for Little Mouse by Eugenie Fernandes
Come Out and Play, Little Mouse by Robert Kraus
Days of the Week by Jilly Atwood
Fortune Cookies by Albert Bitterman ~ illustrated by Chris Rascha
I Need A Lunch Box by Jeannette Caines
Kid Tea by Elizabeth Ficocelli
Meow Monday by Phyllis Root
Monday is One Day by Arthur Levine
My Cold Went On Vacation by Molly Rausch and Nora Krug
One Monday by Amy Huntington
One Monday Morning by Uri Shulevitz
One Windy Wednesday by Phyllis Root
Pigs to the Rescue by John Himmelman
Seven Blind Mice by Ed Young
Soggy Saturday by Phyllis Root
Summer Saturday Morning by Margaret Mahy
Sunday Potatoes, Monday Potatoes by Vicky Shiefman
Wonderful Week by Marjoein Varekamp

School Age Read-Alouds
Chick Called Saturday by Joyce Dunbar
Chickens to the Rescue by John Himmelman

Clinton Gregory's Secret by Bruce Whatley
Day By Day A Week Goes Round by Carol Diggory Shields
Dinosaur Days by Linda Manning
Foggy Friday by Phyllis Root
Heckedy Peg by Audrey Wood
I’m Not Going to Chase the Cat Today! by Jessica Harper
Mr. Duck Means Business by Tammi Sauer
My Many-Colored Days by Dr. Seuss
Perfect Square by Michael Hall ~ celebration of creativity
Seven Spunky Monkeys by Jackie French Kroller
Yesterday I Had the Blues by Jerone Ashford Frame

Flannel, Songs and Story Extensions

2009-09-03T08:30:00.000-07:00

Books That Translate Into Flannel Stories
Cookie's Week by Cindy Ward
Seven Blind Mice by Ed Young
Soggy Saturday by Phyllis Root
Today is Monday by Eric Carle

Books That Translate Into Puppet/Prop Stories
Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
What Did You Put in Your Pocket by Beatrice Schenk de Regniers

Storytime Songs About Days of the Week
Days of the Week - Greg and Steve, We All Live Together
Happy Days - Dr. Jean, All Day Long
Mulberry Bush - Georgiana Stewart, Nursery Rhyme Time
There Are Just Seven Days In A Week - Georgiana Stewart, Circle Time Activities
There Are Seven Days - Barney’s Greatest Hits
Weather Song - Dr. Jean, All Day Long

Craft Activity
Paper Chain: Make a paper chain with seven links. Each link has a day of the week written on it. Help children to put the paper chains together in the proper order.

Mulberry Bush: Days of the Week
(Nursery Rhyme Time by Georgiana Stewart)
Here we go round the mulberry bush,
Mulberry bush, mulberry bush
Here we go round the mulberry bush
So early in the morning

This is the way we wake up and stretch…
So early Monday morning

This is the way we wash our hands…
So early Tuesday morning

This is the way we brush our teeth…
So early Wednesday morning

This is the way we comb our hair…
So early Thursday morning

This is the way we put on our shoes…
So early Friday morning

This is the way we eat our food…
So early Saturday morning

This is the way we read a book…
So early Sunday morning

Happy Days
(Tune: Happy & You Know It – Dr. Jean)
When you're glad it's Sunday, clap your hands
When you're glad it's Sunday, clap your hands
Let's spell Sunday
It's a fun day
S-U-N-D-A-Y

Monday - Marvelous Monday - Stomp your feet
Tuesday - Terrific Tuesday - Nod your head
Wednesday - Wonderful Wednesday - Blink your eyes
Thursday - Thrilling Thursday - Snap your fingers
Friday - Fantastic Friday - Bounce around
Saturday - Super Saturday - Shout Hooray

Monday's Cat
(Meguido Zola and David Booth)
Monday's cat drinks lots of milk.
Tuesday's cat is smooth as silk.
Wednesday's cat creeps through the house.
Thursday's cat can't catch his mouse.
Friday's cat will clean her fur.
Saturday's cat just loves to purr.
Sunday's cat will scratch his head and yawn and stretch and stay in bed.

Days of the Week
(Tune of "Adams Family")
There's Sunday and there's Monday,
There's Tuesday and there's Wednesday
There's Thursday and there's Friday
And then there's Saturday.
Days of the Week (clap clap)
Days of the Week (clap clap)
Days of the week, days of the week, days of the week (clap clap)

Days of the Week
(Tune of "Alouette")
Sunday, Monday,
Tuesday-Wednesday-Thursday
Friday, Saturday,
Let's begin again.

Sunday, Monday,
Tuesday- Wednesday-Thursday,
Friday, Saturday,
That will be the end!

Days of the Week
(Sung to the tune of "Oh My Darlin' Clementine")
There are seven days, there are seven days,
There are seven days in a week
Sunday, Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday,
That's the week.

Days of the Week
(Tune of "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star")
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday too.
Wednesday, Thursday just for you.
Friday, Saturday that's the end.
Now let's say those days again!
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday!

Storytime About Time of Day

2009-09-03T08:29:00.001-07:00

As children prepare to enter Kindergarten, they need to begin to have a sense of time and how long things take. Babies start life with a distorted concept of time, where night is day, and everything is “now.” Toddlers appreciate the comfort of routine, and can often recall the sequence of their daily activities: Breakfast is before lunch, lunch is before dinner, dinner is before bedtime…

Todder Read Alouds
Baby Loves by Michael Lawrence
Bouncing Babies by Mike Brownlow
Clarabella's Teeth by An Vrombaut
Cornelius P. Mud, Are You Ready for Bed? by Barney Saltzberg
How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight? by Jane Yolen
Is It Time? by Marilyn Janovitz
A Lovely Day for Amelia Goose by Yu Rong
Lulu's Busy Day by Caroline Uff
Peekaboo Morning by Rachel Isadora
Piggies by Audrey Wood
Sam Who Never Forgets by Eve Rice
Time for Bed by Mem Fox
What the Sun Sees; What the Moon Sees by Nancy Tafuri
When the Rooster Crowed by Patricia Lillie

Preschool Read Alouds
Busy, Busy Mouse by Virginia Kroll
Good Morning, Little Polar Bear by Carol Votaw
Isn't It Time? by Judy Hindley
Just a Minute! by Anke Kranendonk
King Bidgood's in the Bathtub by Audrey Wood
Little Mouse Has A Busy Day by Steve Lavis
Maisy's First Clock by Lucy Cousins
My Busy Day by Jill Davis
Please, Baby, Please by Spike Lee (clock on each page)
Tick-Tock by Lena Anderson
Times of Day by Jilly Atwood

School Age Read Alouds
Big Time Bears by Stephen Krensky
Bunny Day by Rick Walton
Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle
It's About Time by Stuart J. Murphy
Little Rabbit's First Time Book by Alan Baker
My Grandmother's Clock by Geraldine McCaughrean
What Time Is It, Mr. Crocodile? by Judy Sierra

Flannels, Songs and Story Extensions

2009-09-03T08:24:00.001-07:00

Time of Day Activities created by Lisa:
Part 1
Part 2

Books That Translate Into Flannel or Puppet Stories
Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle.
Hickory Dickory Dock by Alan Baker
Hickory Dickory Dock (Traditional version)
Sam Who Never Forgets by Eve Rice
When the Rooster Crowed by Patricia Lillie

Storytime Songs
Brush Your Teeth (Singable Songs for the Very Young - Raffi)
The Clock Goes (Wee Sing for Baby)
Hammer Hammer Hammer (Ella Jenkins & A Union of Friends…)
Hickory Dickory Dock (Disney Babies Playtime)
Hickory Dickory Dock (Wee Sing for Baby)
Johnny Works With One Hammer (Children’s All-Time Favorites)

Are You Sleeping?
Are you sleeping, are you sleeping?
Brother John, Brother John
Morning bells are ringing, morning bells are ringing
Ding dang dong, ding dang dong

Cuckoo Clock
Tick tock, tock tock, I’m a little cuckoo clock
Tick tock, tick tock. Now it’s striking one o’clock.
Cuckoo!
(Keep going until you reach twelve o’clock,
adding more cuckoos each time)

I Have Ten Little Fingers
I have one, I have two, I have three little fingers
I have four, I have five, I have six little fingers
I have seven, I have eight, I have nine little fingers
Ten little fingers on my hand
They can clap
They can clap
They can clap in the MORNING
They can clap
They can clap
They can clap in the EVENING
They can clap
They can clap
They can clap in the MOONLIGHT
Ten little fingers on my hand.

-They can shake…
-They can dance…

Oh Me Oh My
At breakfast time, oh me, oh my
Milk spilled on my blanket – oh me, oh my
Have to wash my blanket
And leave it out to dry

At lunch time, oh me, oh my
Peanut butter spilled on my blanket – oh me, oh my
Have to wash my blanket
And leave it out to dry

At snack time, oh me, oh my
Mustard spilled on my blanket – oh me, oh my
Have to wash my blanket
And leave it out to dry

At dinner time, oh me, oh my
Spaghetti spilled on my blanket – oh me, oh my
Have to wash my blanket
And leave it out to dry

At bed time, oh me, oh my
Cocoa spilled on my blanket – oh me, oh my
Have to wash my blanket
And leave it out to dry.

This is the Way We Get Out of Bed
(Tune: “Mulberry Bush”)
This is the way we get out of bed, get out of bed, get out of bed.
This is the way we get out of bed, so early in the morning.

-This is the way we brush our teeth…
-This is the way we eat our breakfast…
-This is the way we go for a walk…

Tick Tock, Match My Clock
Tick, tock, match my clock
Tick, tock, match my clock
Round and round, and then we’ll stop

"The big hand is on the twelve, the little hand is on the three. It’s three o’clock!"
(Children can use their hands to imitate the hands of the clock)

When Mice Get Up in the Morning
When mice get up in the morning, they always say, “Good day.”
When mice get up in the morning, they always say, “Good day.”
Squeak, squeak! Squeak, squeak! That is what they say.
Squeak, squeak! Squeak, squeak! That is what they say.
Repeat with other animals.

Storytime About Clothing

2009-06-19T06:21:00.003-07:00

Toddler Read Alouds
How Do I Put It On? by Shigeo Watanabe
A Fox Got My Socks by Hilda Offen
Black Dog Gets Dressed by Lizi Boyd
New Shoes, Red Shoes by Susan Rollings
New Socks by Bob Shea
Pants by Giles Andreae
Together by Hazel Hutchins
What Color Is Your Underwear? by Sam Lloyd
Whose Shoes? by Anna Grossnickle Hines

Preschool Read AloudsClara Ann Cookie by Harriet Ziefert
Ella Sarah Gets Dressed by Margaret Chodos-Irvine
Lizette's Green Sock by Catharina Valckx
My Mother's Sari by Sandhya Rao
No! That's Wrong! by Zhaohua Ji and Cui Xu
Shoe Baby by Joyce Dunbar
Too Purpley! by Jean Reidy
Underwear Dos and Don'ts by Todd Parr
You'll Soon Grow Into Them, Titch by Pat Hutchins

Kindergarten Read Alouds
Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing by Judy Barrett
Froggy Gets Dressed by Jonathan London
Kettles Get New Clothes by Dayle Ann Dodds
Miss Mary Mack by Mary Ann Hoberman
Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed by Mo Willems
Ribbet: Flip & See Who Froggy Can Be by Bender & Bender

Flannels, Songs and Story Extensions

2009-06-19T06:21:00.001-07:00

Books That Translate Well Into Flannel Stories
Best-Dressed Bear
Centipede's 100 Shoes by Tony Ross
Mary Wore Her Red Dress by Merle Peek
Shoes From Grandpa by Mem Fox

A-Hunting We Will Go
A-hunting we will go,
A-hunting we will go,
We'll catch a cat
And give her a hat,
And then we'll let her go.

...catch a whale and give him a tie and tails...
...catch a goat and give him a coat...
...catch a fox and give him some socks...

Teddy Put Your Jammies On
Teddy put your jammies on,
Jammies on, jammies on
Teddy put your jammies on - just like that.

First you do one foot...
Then you do the other foot...
Then you pull the bottoms up...
First you do one arm...
Then you do the other arm...
Then you do the snaps up...
Now you have your jammies on... you look so sweet!

Teddy Wore His Red Shirt
Teddy wore his red shirt
Red shirt, red shirt
Teddy wore his red shirt all day long
(repeat with other articles of clothing)

Where Oh Where Has My Clothing Gone?
(Tune: "Where Oh Where Has My Little Dog Gone?")
Oh where, oh where have my new shoes gone?
Of where, oh where can they be?
I've looked up high, and I've looked down low
Did someone hide them from me?

(Repeat with: white socks, blue jeans, red shirt, yellow hat, etc.)

Storytime About Feelings

2009-06-01T13:16:00.002-07:00

Toddler Read Alouds
Baby Faces Peekaboo! by Dawn Sirett
Don't Worry, Bear by Greg Foley
Finn Throws a Fit by David Elliot ~ this one is more for the parents :)
Funny Face by Nicola Smee
Go Away, Big Green Monster! by Ed Emberley
How Do You Feel? by Mandy Stanley
I Don't Like Gloria by Kate Umansky
If You're Happy and You Know It by Jane Cabrera
What Does Baby Say? by Karen Katz

Preschool Read Alouds
Augustus and His Smile by Catherine Rayner
Boo Hoo Bird by Jeremy Tankard
Flyaway Katie by Polly Dunbar
Grumpy Gloria by Anna Dewdney
Ha, Ha, Baby! by Kate Peety
How Do You Make A Baby Smile? by Philemon Sturges
If You're Happy and You Know It by James Warhola
I'm Not Scared! by Jonathan Allen
Jumpy Jack and Googily by Meg Rosoff
Llama, Llama, Mad At Mama by Anna Dewdney
Taking A Bath With the Dog by Scott Menchin

School Age Read Alouds
Augustus and His Smile by Catherine Rayner
Big Chickens by Leslie Helakoski
Bored Bill by Liz Pichon
Grumpy Bird by Jeremy Tankard
Grumpy Cat by Britta Teckentrup
Hurty Feelings by Helen Lester
Misery Moo by Jeanne Willis
Mouse Was Mad by Linda Urban
Please Don't Upset P.U. Zorilla by Lynn Rowe Reed
Scaredy Squirrel by Melanie Watt
Silly Billy by Anthony Browne

Flannels, Songs and Story Extensions

2009-06-01T13:16:00.001-07:00

Books That Translate Into Flannel Stories
Big Chickens by Leslie Helakoski
Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle
Grumpy Elephant by Joy Cowley
If You're Happy and You Know It by Jan Ormerod - animal version
Hush Little Baby (traditional)
Singing Chick by Victoria Stenmark
Where's Your Smile, Crocodile? by Claire Freedman

Old MacDonald Felt So Glad
Old MacDonald felt so glad: Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!
Old MacDonald felt so glad: Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!
With a ha, ha, here - and a ha, ha there
Here a ha, there a ha, everywhere a ha ha
Old MacDonald felt so glad: Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!

Old MacDonald felt so sad: Boo-hoo, boo-hoo-hoo!
Old MacDonald felt so sad: Boo-hoo, boo-hoo-hoo!
With a boo-hoo here, and a boo-hoo there
Here a boo, there a hoo, everywhere a boo-hoo
Old MacDonald felt so sad: Boo-hoo, boo-hoo-hoo!

Old MacDonald felt so grumpy: No, no, no, no, no!
Old MacDonald felt so grumpy: No, no, no, no, no!
With a no, no here - and a no, no there
Here a no, there a no, everywhere a no-no
Old MacDonald felt so grumpy: No, no, no, no, no!

Old MacDonald felt so silly: Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah!
Old MacDonald felt so silly: Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah!
With a nah-nah here, with a nah-nah there
Here a nah, there a nah, everywhere a nah-nah
Old MacDonald felt so silly: Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah!

Shake My Sillies Out
Gotta shake, shake, shake my sillies out
Shake, shake, shake my sillies out
Shake, shake, shake my sillies out
And wiggle my waggles away.

Gotta clap, clap, clap my crazies out…
Gotta jump, jump, jump my jiggles out…
Gotta yawn, yawn, yawn my sleepies out…
Gotta stretch, stretch, stretch my stretchies out
Gotta shake, shake, shake my sillies out…

Something in My Pocket
I have something in my pocket
That belongs across my face
I keep it very close to me
In a most convenient place.
You’ll never never guess it
If you guess a long long while
So I’ll take it out and put it on
It’s a great big happy smile

Storytime About Fathers

2009-05-06T12:33:00.000-07:00

Toddler Read Alouds
Can I Help? by Marilyn Janovitz
Daddy Cuddles by Anne Gutman
Daddy Hugs 1-2-3 by Karen Katz
Daddy Kisses by Anne Gutman
Driving Daddy by Hope Verstergaard
I Lost My Dad by Taro Gomi
I Love My Daddy by Sebastian Braun
Just Like You by Emma Dodd
On Our Way Home by Sebastian Braun
Papa Papa by Jean Marzollo

Preschool Read Alouds
Bertie: Just Like Daddy by Marcus Pfister
Crocodaddy by Kim Norman
Daddy Book by Todd Parr
Daddies by Lila Prap
Day Out With Daddy by Stephen Cook
Every Friday by Dan Yaccarino
Fathers Are Coming Home by Margaret Wise Brown ~ might inspire a puppet script
Flying by Kevin Luthardt
Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney
If My Dad Were A Dog by Anthony Browne
Kisses for Daddy by Frances Watts
My Daddy is A Giant by Carl Norac
My Dad, My Hero by Ethan Long
Papa, Do You Love Me? by Barbara M. Joosse
Piglet and Papa by Margaret Wild
Very Best Daddy of All by Marion Dane Bauer
When I Grow Up by Leonid Gore
Where the Forest Meets the Sea by Jeannie Baker ~ magical trip shared by father and son

School Age Read Alouds
Atomic Ace: He's Just My Dad by Jeff Weigel
Day I Swapped My Dad for 2 Goldfish by Neil Gaiman
Froggy's Day with Dad by Jonathan London
A Father Like That by Charlotte Zolotow
My Father, the Dog by Elizabeth Bluemle
Painter by Peter Catalanotto
What Dads Can't Do by Douglas Wood

Stories About Books and Visiting the Library

2009-05-06T07:28:00.002-07:00

Toddler Read Alouds

Book! by Kristine O'Connell George
Carlo Likes Reading by Jessica Spanyol
I Like Books by Anthony Browne
Maybe A Bear Ate It! by Robie Harris

Preschool Read Alouds
Baby Bear's Books by Jane Yolen
Book! Book! Book! by Deborah Bruss
Cat Secrets by Jef Czekaj
It's Library Day by Janet Stoeke
Lola at the Library by Anna McQuinn
My Book Box by Will Hillenbrand
Quiet! There's a Canary in the Library by Don Freeman
Read It, Don't Eat It! by Ian Schoenherr - MY FAVORITE!
We're Going On A Book Hunt by Pat Miller

Kindergarten Read Alouds
Beatrice Doesn't Want To by Laura Numeroff
Boy Who Was Raised by Librarians by Carla Morris
Calvin Can't Fly: The Story of A Bookworm Birdie by Jennifer Berne
Gentleman Bug by Julian Hector
Hot City by Barbar Joosse
How Do You Read to A Rabbit? by Andrea Wayne von Konigslow - CROWD PLEASER
Incredible Book Eating Boy by Oliver Jeffers
I Took My Frog to the Library by Eric Kimmel
Library by Sarah Stewart
Library Lil by Suzanne Williams
Limelight Larry by Leigh Hodgkinson
Mind Your Manners, B.B. Wolf by Judy Sierra
Winston the Book Wolf by Marni McGee
Wolves by Emily Gravett
You're Finally Here! by Melanie Watt - CROWD PLEASER

Display Books
Four Friends Together by Sue Heap
Little Red Fish by Tae-Eun Yoo
Library Lion by Michelle Knudsen
Library Mouse by Daniel Kirk
Our Library by Eve Bunting

Read and Rise by Sandra Pinkney
There Are Cats In This Book by Viviane Schwarz
When Library Lights Go Out by Megan McDonald
Wild About Books by Judy Sierra
Wonderful Thing About Hiccups by Cece Meng

Sports and Games Storytime

2009-04-13T06:12:00.000-07:00

Toddler Read Alouds

Bouncing Time by Patricia Hubbell
Follow the Leader by Miela Ford
From Head to Toe by Eric Carle
Jump, Frog, Jump! by Robert Kalan
Overboard! by Sarah Weeks
Pickle and the Ball by Lynn Breeze
Play by SAMi
Sock Monkeys Do the Monkey Monkey! by William Winburn
Where’s Spot? by Eric Hill

Preschool Read Alouds
Boing by Nick Bruel
Bounce! by Doreen Cronin
Duck, Duck, Goose by Kirsten Hall
Dunk Skunk by Michael Rex
Grumpy Bird by Jeremy Tankard
Knick-Knack Paddywhack by Paul Zelinsky
McGillycuddy Could by Pamela Duncan Edwards
My Book Box by Will Hillenbrand
Not A Box by Antoinette Portis
Not A Stick by Antoinette Portis
Silly Goose and Dizzy Duck Play Hide-and-Seek by Sally Grindley
Sitting in My Box by Dee Lillegard
Wiggle by Doreen Cronin

School Age Read Alouds

Bear in Pink Underwear by Todd Doodler

Big Kicks by Bob Kolar
Duck and Goose by Tad Hills
Jump Rope Magic by Alfie Scruggs
My Lucky Hat by Kevin O'Malley
Recess Queen by Alexis O'Neill
Sergio Saves the Game by Edel Rodriguez
Swing! by Rufus Butler Seder
Your favorite version of Take Me Out to the Ball Game

Fingerplays, Songs and Story Extensions

2009-04-13T06:08:00.000-07:00

Books That Translate Into Flannel Stories
Baby in the Box by Frank Asch
Don't Fidget A Feather by Erica Silverman

Creative Dramatics
Tortoise and the Hare (traditional)
What Game Shall We Play? by Pat Hutchins – with masks

Games
Duck Duck Goose
Follow the Leader
I Spy
Simon Says

A-Hunting We Will Go
A-hunting we will go, a-hunting we will go,
We'll catch a fox and put him in a box,
And then we'll let him go.

A-hunting we will go, a-hunting we will go,
We'll catch a bear and comb her hair,
And then we'll let her go.

A-hunting we will go, a-hunting we will go,
We'll catch a mouse and put him in a house,
And then we'll let him go.

A-hunting we will go, a-hunting we will go,
We'll catch a whale and tickle her tail,
And then we'll let her go.

A-hunting we will go, a-hunting we will go,
We'll catch a goat and put him in a boat,
And then we'll let him go.

Balls Are for Bouncing
(Tune: Hands are for Clapping)
Balls are for bouncing,
Bouncing to this song!
Balls are for bouncing,
Let’s bounce all day along.

Ballls are for throwing…
Balls are for catching…
Balls are for rolling…

Bounce and Catch It
Bounce and catch it, bounce and catch it!
Bounce and catch the ball!
Bounce and catch it, bounce and catch it!
Do not let it fall!

Did You Ever See A Hare?
(Tune of: Did You Ever See A Lassie)
Did you ever see a hare,
A hare, a hare,
Did you ever see a hare
Who runs so fast?
He zips and zaps,
And zooms right on past.
Did you ever see a hare
Who runs so fast?

Did you ever see a tortoise,
A tortoise, a tortoise,
Did you ever see a tortoise
Who crawls so slow?
She knows she’s so low,
Her legs will not grow.
Did you ever see a tortoise
Who crawls so slow?

Hare and Tortoise Song
(Tune of "Farmer in the Dell")
The hare ran so fast,
The Hare ran so fast.
Heigh-ho, the derry-oh,
The Hare ran so fast.

The tortoise crawled so slow,
The tortoise crawled so slow.
Heigh-ho, the derry-oh,
The tortoise crawled so slow.

The hare stopped to rest,
The hare stopped to rest.
Heigh-ho, the derry-oh,
The hare stopped to rest.

The tortoise won the race,
The tortoise won the race.
Heigh-ho, the derry-oh,
The tortoise won the race.

Here’s A Ball for Bouncing
Here’s a ball for bouncing. I bounce it 1, 2, 3.
Here’s a ball for throwing. Can you catch it? Let me see!
Here’s a ball for rolling, roll it back to me!

I’m Bouncing
I’m bouncing everywhere.
I bounce into the air.
I’m bouncing like a ball.
I bounce until I fall.

One Elephant Went Out to Play
One elephant went out to play,
On a spider’s web one day.
He had such enormous fun
That he called for another elephant to come.

(Keep adding elephants until)
Five elephants went out to play,
On a spider’s web one day.
They had such enormous fun
That they played all day, ‘till the day was done.

Patty Cake
Patty cake, patty cake, baker's man,
Bake me a cake as fast as you can.
Roll it, and pat it, and mark it with a “B”
And put it in the oven for baby and me.

Egypt Storytime

2009-04-11T07:52:00.000-07:00

Storytime for PreK-Second Grade, inspired by Egypt in Columbus Program

Potential Read Alouds
Azad's Camel by Erika Pal
Bill and Pete Go Down the Nile by Tomi DePaola
Chubbo's Pool by Betsy Lewin
I, Crocodile by Fred Macellino
I'd Really Like to Eat A Child by Sylviane Donnio
Little Humpty by Margaret Wild
Runaway Mummy by Michael Rex
Ten Little Mummies by Phillip Yates
We’re Sailing Down the Nile by Laurie Krebs
What's the Matter, Habibi? by Betsy Lewin
Where Does the the Brown Bear Go? by Nicki Weiss - includes Egyptian animals
Where's My Mummy? by Carol Crimi

Book To Retell With Puppets/Flannel
Nine Animals and the Well by James Rumford

Books That Inspire Activities
Ancient Egyptians and Their Neighbors by Marian Broida
Librarian Who Measured the Earth by Kathryn Lasky
Riddle of the Nile by Deborah Nash

Props and Activities
- Wear a toga or dress puppets in togas
- Hieroglyphic drawing
- Toilet paper rolls (wrap someone in toilet paper like a mummy)

Alligator Pie
Alligator pie, alligator pie
If I don’t get some, I think I’m gonna cry
Take away the green grass, take away the sky
But don’t take away my alligator pie

Alligator cake, alligator cake
If I don’t get some, I think I’m gonna shake
Take away the river, take away the lake
But don’t take away my alligator cake

Alligator stew, alligator stew
If I don’t get some, I don’t know what I’ll do
Take away my socks and take away my shoes
But don’t take away my alligator stew

Camel Countdown
Five little camels
Carrying heavy packs,
Walking through the desert,
Leaving little hoof tracks

One little camel
had a stiff neck,
But the other four camels
Continued their trek

Four little camels
Passed by a tree
One stopped for lunch
Then there were three.

Three little camels
As the hot winds blew
One lost his pack
Then there were two.

Two little camels
Under the hot desert sun,
One took a nap
Then there was one.

The last little camel
Traveled alone
At the end of the day
He was home, sweet home

Five Smiling Crocodiles
Five little crocodiles floating down the Nile,
Each of them had a great big smile.
They laughed and played on a sunshine day
When a little (red) fish swam over their way

One little crocodile forgot about play!
Something yummy was his wish,
So he swam away after the (red) fish.
(repeat with different colored fish)

One little crocodile floating down the Nile
He no longer had a great big smile
His friends were gone – and so were the fish
So he swam back home with a swish, swish, swish

The Lady and the Crocodile
She sailed away on a summer day
On the back of a Crocodile
You see, said she, he's as tame as can be
I'll ride him down the Nile

The Croc winked his eye
as she bade them all good-bye
wearing a happy smile

At the end of the ride
The Lady was inside
And the smile on the crocodile

Over in the Desert
Over in the desert in the sand and the sun
Lived a mother camel and her little camel one
“March,” said the camel.
“We march,” said one.
So they marched in the desert in the heat of the sun
(Repeat with other desert animals: sand cat, snake)

Sally the Camel (Tune: Dem Bones)
Sally the Camel has two humps,
Sally the Camel has two humps,
Sally the Camel has two humps, so
Ride Sally, Ride! Boom, Boom, Boom.

Sally the Camel has one hump,
Sally the Camel has one hump,
Sally the Camel has one hump, so
Ride Sally, Ride! Boom, Boom, Boom.

Sally the Camel has no humps
Sally the Camel has no humps,
Sally the Camel has no humps, so
Sally is a HORSE!

Walking Through the Desert

Walking through the desert,

What do I see?

I see a camel smiling at me!

(repeat with other desert animals)

Pizza and Spaghetti Storytime

2009-04-06T12:40:00.000-07:00

Pizza costume designed by Freemont Library

Toddler Read Alouds
Daddy Makes the Best Spaghetti by Anna Grossnickle Hines
Hi, Pizza Man by Virginia Walter
Hunky Dory Ate It by Katie Evans
I Like Cheese by Robin Pickering
Is the Spaghetti Ready? by Frank Edwards
Let's Make Pizza by Mary Hill
On Top of Spaghetti by Tom Glazer
Pizza! by Jan Pienkowski
Yum! by SAMi

Preschool Read Alouds
Hold the Anchovies by Shelley Rotner
Lady With the Alligator Purse by Nadine Westcott
More Spaghetti, I Say! by Rita Gelman
Oodles of Noodles by Diane Hendry
Pete's A Pizza by William Steig
Pizza for Sam by Mary Labatt
Pizza Party by Grace Maccarone
Pizza Pat by Rita Gelman
Pizza Soup by Faye Robinson
Pizza That We Made by Joan Holub
Spaghetti for Suzy by Peta Coplans
Spaghetti Party by Doris Orgel

School Age
Dragon Pizzeria by Mary Morgan
Huggly's Pizza by Tedd Arnold
Froggy Eats Out by Jonathan London
Giant Meatball by Robery Weinstock
I Will Never, Not Ever, Eat a Tomato by Lauren Child
Job for Wittilda by Caralyn Buehner
Little Nino's Pizzeria by Karen Barbour
Little Red Makes A Pizza by Philemon Sturges
On Top of Spaghetti by Paul Brett Johnson
Oodles of Noodles by Diana Hendry
Pizza Counting by Christina Dobson
Sam's Pizza by David Pelham
Spaghetti Eddie by Ryan SanAngelo
Spaghetti and Meatballs for All by Marilyn Burns
Wednesday is Spaghetti Day by Maryann Cocca-Leffler

Fingerplays, Songs and Story Extensions

2009-04-06T12:39:00.000-07:00

Book That Works As A Flannel Story
Little Red Hen Makes a Pizza by Philemon Sturges

Stories That Can Be Retold With Props or Puppets
Mushroom in the Rain by Ginsb

Papa's Spaghetti
Pizza for Sam

Spaghetti for Suzy by Peta Coplans

Do You Know The Pizza Man ?
(Tune of "Do You Know the Muffin Man?")
Oh do you know the pizza man, the pizza man, the pizza man
Oh do you know the pizza man,
Who makes it fresh and hot?
(or..makes it in a pan, sprinkles on the cheese, spreads on the sauce,...)

If You Want to Eat Some Pizza
(Tune of "Happy and You Know It")
If you want to eat some pizza, raise your hand.
If you want to eat some pizza, raise your hand.
If you like bubbly cheese,
Then just say, "Pizza please!"
If you want to eat some pizza, raise your hand.
Repeat with: rub your tummy, shout Hooray!

I Wish I Were a Pepperoni Pizza
(Tune of Oscar Mayer theme song)
Oh, I wish I were a pepperoni pizza,
That is what I'd truly like to be.
For if I were a pepperoni pizza,
Everyone would be in love with me!
Repeat with different kinds of pizzas (e.g. cheese and sausage)

On Top Of My Pizza
(Tune of "On Top of Spaghetti")
On top of my pizza,
All covered with sauce.
I lost my pepperoni
When it rolled off the top!

It rolled under the table
And onto the floor.
It rolled over the carpet
And then out the door!

Pan Pizza Hot
(clap hands alone or with a partner)
Pan Pizza hot, Pan Pizza cold
Pan Pizza in the pot,
Nine days old.

Some like it hot, some like it cold
Some like it in the pot,
Nine days old.

Pat-A-Cake Pizza Man
Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, Pizza Man
Make me a pizza as fast as you can
Roll it roll and toss it
And sprinkle it with cheese
Put it in the oven - and bake it fast, please!

P-I-Z-Z-A
(Tune of "BINGO")
I know a food that starts with P
And pizza is its name-o
P-I-Z-Z-A, P-I-Z-Z-A, P-I-Z-Z-A
And pizza is its name-o

A Pizza Hut
A Pizza Hut! A Pizza Hut!
Kentucky Fried Chicken and Pizza Hut!
McDonald's, McDonald's,
Kentucky Fried Chicken, and a Pizza Hut!
McDonald's, McDonald's,
Kentucky Fried Chicken, and a Pizza Hut!

Pizza Shop
Down around the corner in the pizza shop
There were five pieces of pizza with pepperoni on top
Along came (puppet) all alone
He bought a pizza, and took it home.
(Count down until none are left)

Roll, Roll, Roll Your Dough
(Tune of: "Row, Row, Row Your Boat")
Roll, roll, roll your dough
Smoothly as can be.
Roll it till it's big and round,
Then add some good toppings.

Scouts Pizza Song
Eat-a-lot-a Eat-a-lot-a Eat-a-lot-a pizza
Oh no-no don't drop the pizza.
If you drop the pizza nobody eat-za
Oh no don't drop the pizza.

This is the Way We Make A Pizza
This is the way we roll the dough
roll the dough, roll the dough,
This is the way we roll the dough when we make a pizza.

Additional verses:
This is the way we grade the cheese…
This is the way we cut the meat…
This is the way we bake the pizza…

Who Stole the Pizza?
Who stole the pizza from the pizza pan?
Lion stole the pizza from the pizza pan!
Who me? Yes, you!
Couldn't be! Then who?
Repeat with other puppets.

I Spy Mystery Storytime

2009-04-04T10:18:00.000-07:00

Toddler Read-AloudsDuck's Key, Where Can It Be? by Jez Alborough
I Lost My Dad by Taro Gomi
I Miss You Mouse by Greg Foley
I Went Walking by Sue Williams
Maggie's Ball by Lindsay Barrett George
Mommy, Where Are You? by Leonid Gore
Peek In My Pocket by Sarah Weeks
Strange Case of the Missing Sheep by Mircea Catusang
Treasure Hunt by Allen Ahlberg
What's the Matter, Bunny Blue? by Nicola Smee
Where's the Fish? by Taro Gomi
Who Says Woof? by John Butler
Whose Chick Are You? by Nancy Tafuri
Whose Nose and Toes? by John Butler
Who Stole the Cookies from the Cookie Jar? by Jane Manning
Who Took the Cookie from the Cookie Jar? by David Carter
Who Took the Farmer's Hat? by Joan Nodset
Yum! by SAMi

Preschool Read-Alouds
Augustus and His Smile by Catherine Rayner
Closer Look by Mary McCarthy
Each Peach Pear Plum by Janet and Allen Ahlberg
Foggy Foggy Forest by Nick Sharratt
Guess Who? by Guido Van Genechten
Have You Seen Duck? by Janet A. Holmes and Jonathan Bentley
Here A Face, There A Face by Arlene Alda
Hide and Snake by Keith Baker
I Spy With My Little Eye by Edward Gibbs
Look Book by Tana Hoban
Looking for a Moose by Phyllis Root
Lost! by David McPhail
Missing Chick by Valeri Gorbachev
Mouse Views: What the Class Pet Saw by Bruce McMillan
Parts by Shelley Rotner
Peek! A Thai Hide-and-Seek by Minfo Ho
Puppy Is Lost by Harriet Ziefert
Seven Blind Mice by Ed Young
We're Going On A Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen
We're Going On A Lion Hunt by David Axtel
What Is This? by Anje Damm
Where in the World is Henry? by Lorna and Lecia Balian
Where Is the Green Sheep by Mem Fox
Who Ate All the Cookie Dough? by Karen Beaumont

School Age Read-Alouds
Bertie Was A Watchdog by Rick Walton
Farley Follows His Nose by Lynn Johnston
Grandpa's Teeth by Rod Clements
I Feel A Foot! by Maranke Rinck and Martijn van der Linden
Imagine by Normal Messenger (share an excerpt)
Miss Nelson is Missing by Harry Allard
Moose Tracks! by Karma Wilson
Knuffle Bunny by Mo Willems
Puzzlehead by James Yang
Science Verse by Jon Scieska (share several poems)
Secret Knowledge of Grownups by David Wisniewski (share an excerpt)
Steal Back the Mona Lisa! by Megan McCarthyTrue Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka
Web Files by Margie Palatini
What Do You Do With A Tail Like This? by Steve Jenkins (share a few scenarios)

Display for Children to ExploreComposer is Dead by Lemony Snicket
Find Anthony Ant by Lorna and Graham Philpot
Follow the Line by Laura Ljungkvist
I Spy Colors in Art by Lucy Micklethwait
I Spy series by Walter Wick
Look-Alikes series by Joan Steiner
Private I. Guana by Nina Laden
Scoop! by John Kelly
Searching for Oliver K. Woodman by Darcy Pattison
Three Robbers by Tomi Ungerer
Tough Cookie by David Wisniewski
Trouble With Normal by Charise Mericle Harper
What Really Happened to Humpty? by Jeanie Franz Ransom
Who's Hiding? by Satoru Onishi

Fingerplays, Songs and Story Extensions

2009-04-04T10:17:00.000-07:00

Books That Translate Well Into Flannel Stories
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin, Jr.
Is Your Mama a Llama? by Deborah Guarino
It Looked Like Spilt Milk? by Charles Shaw
Peek In My Pocket by Sarah Weeks
Seven Blind Mice by Ed Young
What's In My Pocket? by David Carter
Where's My Mommy? by Jo Brown
Where's Your Smile, Crocodile? by Claire Freedman
Who Ate All the Cookie Dough? by Karen Beaumont
Who Sank the Boat? by Pamela Allen
Who Took the Farmers Hat? by Joan Nodset

I Spy
I spy with my little eye... something red.
I spy with my little eye... something fluffy.
I spy with my little eye... something that says: "Woof!"
Answer: Clifford puppet
(repeat with other objects, clues)

Riding in My Stroller; What Do I See?
(Toddler flannel script)
I'm riding in my stroller.
What do I see?
Two friendly people who are waving at me!

I'm riding in my stroller.
What do I hear?
Trucks and cars honking right in my ear!

I'm riding in my stroller.
Who trots past?
A big, happy dog who is going so fast.

I'm riding in my stroller.
What do I do?
Kick, kick, kick, there goes my shoe.

I'm riding in my stroller,
Sleepy as can be.
Now my eyes are closing - it's nap time for me!

Who Ate the Pizza?
Who stole the pizza from the pizza pan?
(Puppet) stole the pizza from the pizza pan!
Who me? Yes, you! Couldn’t be! Then who?
(repeat with other puppets)

Who Stole the Cookies?
Who stole the cookies from the cookie jar?
(Puppet) stole the cookies from the cookie jar!
Who me? Yes, you!
Couldn't be! Then who?
(repeat with other puppets)

Whose House Is This? (Matching Game)
Flannel pieces: Pond, Lily Pad, Fish Bowl, Nest, Tree, House, Squirrel, Person, Bird, Fish, Frog, Duck

Does a frog live in a tree?
Does a frog live in a nest?
Does a frog live on a lily pad?

Storytime about Sickness and Boo-Boos

2009-04-01T07:07:00.002-07:00

Toddler Read Alouds
Boo Hoo Bird by Jeremy Tankard
Boo Hoo Boo-Boo by Marilyn Singer
Dear Daisy, Get Well Soon by Maggie Smith - my favorite!Five Little Monkeys Jumping On the Bed by Eileen Christelow
Hunky Dory Ate It by Katie Evans
Monkey Soup by Louis Sachar
One Day in the Jungle by Colin West
Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle - stomachache

Preschool Read Alouds
Bark, George by Jules Feiffer
Buzzy's Boo-Boo by Harriet Ziefert
Chicken Soup by Jean Van Leeuwen
Ed and Fred Flea by Pamela Duncan Edwards
Farm Flu by Teresa Bateman
Flea's Sneeze by Lynne Downey
How Do Dinosaurs Get Well Soon? by Jane Yolen
Lady With the Alligator Purse by Nadine Bernard Westcott
Llama Llama Home With Mama by Anna Dewdney
Miss Polly Had A Dolly by Pamela Duncan Edwards
My Cold Went On Vacation by Molly Rausch and Nora Krug
Next Please by Christopher Inns - extra humor hidden in the illustrations (like the eye chart)
One Cow Coughs by Christine Loomis Rhyming Dust Bunnies by Jan Thomas

Skeleton Hiccups by Margery Cuyler

School Age Read Alouds
Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon
Big Sneeze by Ruth Brown
Bronto Eats Meat by Peter Maloney
Dirtiest Hair in the World by Bob McAllen
Felicity Floo Visits the Zoo by E.S. Redmond
Froggy Goes to the Doctor by Jonathan London
Get Well Soon Book by Kes Gray - hilarious!
I Broke My Trunk by Mo Willems
My Little Sister Ate One Hair by Bill Grossman
Sneezenesia by Deb Lucke
Sneezy Louise by Irene Breznak
The Sniffles for Bear by Bonny Becker - reminded me of Elephant and Piggie by Mo Willems
Yours Truly, Louisa by Simon Puttock

Fingerplays, Songs and Story Extensions

2009-04-01T07:07:00.001-07:00

Books That Translate Into Flannel Stories
Cow Buzzed by Andrea Zimmerman
Five Little Monkeys Jumping On the Bed by Eileen Christelow
Lady With the Alligator Purse by Nadine Bernard Westcott

Book That Works Well As A Prop Story
Monkey Soup by Louis Sachar

Books That Work Well As Puppet Stories
Bark, George by Jules Feiffer
Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

When Monkey Goes to the Doctor

(Tune: “Bear Went Over the Mountain;” use with monkey and props)

When monkey goes to the doctor,
When monkey goes to the doctor
When monkey goes to the doctor,
They listen to his heart.

They listen to his heart,
They listen to his heart
When monkey goes to the doctor, they listen to his heart
(Repeat with: They take his temperature… They look into his ears… He gets a lollipop)

If You’re Sick and You Know It
(Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If you’re sick and you know it, rub your throat – Sore, sore
If you’re sick and you know it, give a cough – Cough, Cough
If you’re sick and you know it, give a sneeze – Achoo!

Itsy Bitsy Monkey

The itsy bitsy monkey climbed up the coconut tree

Down came a coconut and bopped him on the knee

Along came his Mommy, who kissed away the pain

And the itsy bitsy monkey climbed up the tree again.

Miss Polly Had a Dolly
Miss Polly had a dolly who was sick, sick, sick
So, she called for the doctor to come quick, quick, quick
The doctor came with his bag and his hat
And he knocked on the door with a rat-a-tat-tat

He looked at the dolly and he shook his head
And he said, "Miss Polly, put her straight to bed."
He wrote on the paper for a pill, pill, pill.
Said, "I'll be back in the morning with my bill, bill, bill."

This Little Piggy Hurt His Toe
This little piggy hurt his toe
This little piggy said, "Oh! Oh! Oh!"
This little piggy laughed and was glad
This little piggy cried and was sad
This little piggy was oh-so-good
She called the doctor as fast as she could

The Soap on Your Hands
(Tune: Wheels On the Bus)
The soap on your hands goes sud-sud-sud
Sud-sud-sud, sud-sud-sud
The soap on your hands goes sud-sud-sud
And the germs go down the drain

Wash, Wash, Wash Your Hands
(Tune: Row Your Boat)
Wash, wash, wash your hands
Wash them nice and clean
Wash on bottom and on top
And fingers in between

Siblings Storytime

2009-03-31T12:00:00.001-07:00

Toddler Read Alouds
Baby Says by John Steptoe
Best Ever Big Brother by Karen Katz
Best Ever Big Sister by Karen Katz
Big Brother, Little Brother by Penny Dale
Bunbun the Middle One by Sharon McCullough
Fix It, Sam by Lori Ries
Flip and Flop by Dawn Apperley
Kitty's Cuddles by Jane Cabrera
I Can by Susan Winter
Me Too by Susan Winter
Oh, Brother by Kathy Mallat
Sam's Baby Sister by Yves Got
You Can Do It Too by Karen Baicker

Preschool Read Alouds
Big Sister, Little Sister by LeUyen Pham
Good Girl, Gracie Growler by Hilda Offen
Ha Ha Baby by Kate Petty
Little By Little by Amber Stewart
My Big Brother by Valorie Fisher
My Big Sister by Valorie Fisher
Rip and Rap by Amanda White
Very Worst Monster by Pat Hutchins
Small Sister by Jessica Meserve
You'll Soon Grow Into Them, Titch by Pat Hutchins

Kindergarten Read Alouds
Froggy's Baby Sister by Jonathan London
How to Raise Mom and Dad by Josh Lerman
I Wish My Brother Was A Dog by Carol Shields
Julius the Baby of the World by Kevin Henkes
My Little Sister Ate One Hair by Bill Grossman
My Little Sister Hugged An Ape by Bill Grossman
Shelia Rae the Brave by Kevin Henkes
Shelly by Margie Palatini
Younger Brother's Survival Guide by Lisa Kopelke

Fingerplays, Songs and Story Extensions

2009-03-31T11:55:00.000-07:00

Stories To Share With Flannels/Puppets
Three Billy Goats Gruff
Three Little Pigs

Here is Sister; Here is Brother
Here is sister
Here is brother
They know how to
Love each other

Sister here, and
Brother there
Both of them know
How to share

Where Is Brother?
(Tune: Frere Jacques)
Where is brother? Where is brother?
There he is! There he is!
How are you today, sir? Very well, I thank you.
Wave goodbye. Wave goodbye.

Where is sister? Where is sister?
There she is! There she is!
How are you today, m'am? Very well, I thank you.
Wave goodbye. Wave goodbye.

Breakfast Storytime

2009-03-31T10:54:00.000-07:00

Toddler Read Alouds
Breakfast Time by Julia Noonan
Chair Where Bear Sits by Lee Wardlaw
Eat Up, Gemma by Sarah Hayes
Eggs On Your Nose by Ann McGovern
Ellie's Breakfast by Sarah Garland
Max's Breakfast by Rosemary Wells
Where On Earth is My Bagel? by Frances Park

Preschool Read Alouds
Brown Cow, Green Grass, Yellow Mellow Sun by Ellen Jackson
Donut Chef by Bob Staake
Good Morning, Little Fox by Marilyn Janovitz
Hey, Pancakes! by Tamson Weston
Kitten's First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes (milk waiting on porch for breakfast)
Pancakes, Pancakes by Eric Carle
Snuggle Mountain by Lindsey Lane
Spring Is Here by Will Hillenbrand (Mole wakes Bear from a winter's sleep by cooking breakfast for him)
We're Making Breakfast for Mother by Shirley Neitzel
Wolf's Chicken Stew by Keiko Kasza (includes donuts)

School Age Read Alouds
Arnie the Doughnut by Laurie Keller
Don't Forget the Bacon by Pat Hutchins
Great Pancake Escape by Paul Many
Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
If You Give A Pig A Pancake by Laura Numeroff
Mr. Wolf's Pancakes by Jan Fearnley
Pancakes for Breakfast by Tomie dePaola
Perfect Pancakes If You Please by William Wise
Piggy's Pancake Parlor by David McPhail
Turnover Tuesday by Phyllis Root
Two Eggs, Please by Sarah Weeks

Fingerplays, Songs and Story Extensions

2009-03-31T10:47:00.000-07:00

Flannel Scripts
Flip-Flap Jack
Little Miss Muffet

Song with Props
"Eggs Are On Your Nose" (Tune of: Spider on the Floor)

Sitting Down to Breakfast
(Puppet Script)
I was sitting down to breakfast, just about to begin,
When someone knocked on the door and said, “Can I come in?”
When I opened the door, what did I see?
It was a (puppet) looking at me!
I said, “Oh no, what can I do?”
He said, “If you’ve got enough for one, you’ve got enough for two!”

I was sitting down to breakfast, just about to begin,
When someone knocked on the door and said, “Can I come in?”
When I opened the door, what did I see?
It was a (puppet) looking at me!
I said, “Oh no, how can this be?”
He said, “If you’ve got enough for two, you’ve got enough for three!”

I was sitting down to breakfast, just about to begin,
When someone knocked on the door and said, “Can I come in?”
When I opened the door, what did I see?
It was a (puppet) looking at me!
I said, “Oh no, not one more?”
He said, “If you’ve got enough for three, you’ve got enough for four!”

I was sitting down to breakfast, just about to begin,
When someone knocked on the door and said, “Can I come in?”
When I opened the door, what did I see?
It was a (puppet) looking at me!
I said, “Oh no, not one more please?”
He said, “If you’ve got enough for four, then five can squeeze!”

Five guests for breakfast, what could I do?
Someone’s knocking at the door – hey, it’s YOU!

Cluck-Cluck, Red Hen
Cluck-cluck, red hen, have you any eggs?
Yes sir, yes sir, as many as your legs.
One for your breakfast, and one for your lunch
Come back tomorrow I'll have another bunch.

Do You Know the Muffin Man?
Oh, do you know the muffin man?
The muffin man, the muffin man
Oh, do you know the muffin man?
Who lives on Drury Lane?
Repeat with: "Yes, I know..." and "We all know..."

Five Fat Sausages
Five fat sausages frying in a pan
All of a sudden, one went KA-BLAM!
(Count down until none are left)

Hot Cross Buns
Hot cross buns, hot cross buns
One a-penny, two a-penny.
Hot cross buns

If You Like Your Eggs Scrambled
(Tune: Happy & You Know It)
If you like your eggs scrambled, clap your hands
If you like your eggs scrambled, clap your hands
Yes, they’re yummy and they’re yellow
So you’ll be a happy fellow
If you like your eggs scrambled, clap your hands

If you like your eggs fried, jump up high…
If you want bacon with your eggs, wiggle your legs…
If you want toast instead, nod your head (Mmm-hmm)...

I Love Eggs
(Tune: Frere Jacques)
I love eggs, I love eggs
Yum, yum, yum ; Yum, yum, yum
Scrambled, boiled or fried, any way I’ve tried
Yum, yum, yum ; Yum, yum, yum

Make A Pancake
Make a pancake, pat-pat-pat
Do not make it fat, fat, fat
You must make it flat, flat, flat
Mix a pancake, just like that!

Pancake Making
Stir a pancake
Mix a pancake
Pop it in a pan
Fry a pancake
Toss a pancake
Catch it if you can!

She’ll Be Frying Eggs for Breakfast When She Cooks
(Tune: Riding Six White Horses)
She’ll be frying eggs for breakfast when she cooks
She’ll be frying eggs for breakfast when she cooks
She’ll be frying eggs for breakfast, she’ll be frying eggs for breakfast
She’ll be frying eggs for breakfast when she cooks

She’ll be makin’ lots of bacon when she cooks…
Toast and jelly fill your belly when she cooks…

The Waffle Man
The waffle man is a fine old man,
He washes his face in a frying pan,
He makes his waffles with his hand,
Everyone loves the waffle man.

Who Wants A Pancake?
Who wants a pancake, piping hot?
"I'll take the one with butter on top."
Who wants a pancake, fresh off the griddle?
"I'll take the one with butter in the middle."

Who wants a pancake, piping hot?
"I'll take the one with syrup on top."
Who wants a pancake, fresh off the griddle?
"I'll take the one with syrup in the middle."

Bears Storytime

2009-03-30T06:23:00.002-07:00

Toddler Read Alouds
Bear At Home by Sylvia Blackstone
Bear Play by Miela Ford
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin
How Do I Put It On? by Shigeo Watanabe
I Love My Daddy by Sebastian Braun
I Miss You Mouse by Greg Foley
Just Like You by Emma Dodd
No by Claudia Rueda - bear cub wants to stay awake
Sleepy Bear by Lydia Dabocovich
Thank You, Bear by Greg Foley

Preschool Read Alouds
Bear Came Over to My House by Rick Walton
Bear Snores On by Karma Wilson
Bread and Honey by Frank Asch
Chicken Cheeks by Michael Ian Black
Gotcha! by Gail Jorgensen
I Don't Care, Said the Bear by Colin West
I Love You as BIG as the World by David Van Buren
Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry and the Big Hungry Bear by Don Wood
Scare A Bear by Kathy-jo Wargin
Sitting On the Farm by Bob King
This is the Bear and the Picnic Lunch by Sarah Hayes
We're Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen

School Age Read Alouds
A Bear and His Boy by Sean Bryan
Beware of the Bears by Alan McDonald
Leola and the Honeybears by Melodye Rosales
Mightiest by Keiko Kasza
Panda and Polar Bear by Matthew Baek
Sleep, Big Bear, Sleep! by Maureen Wright
Sody Sallyratus by Teri Sloat
Tops & Bottoms by Janet Stevens
Visitor for Bear by Bonny Becker

Flannels, Songs and Story Extensions

2009-03-30T06:23:00.001-07:00

Book That Works Well As A Flannel Story
Best-Dressed Bear

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin

Books That Translate Into Puppet Stories
Ask Mr. Bear by Marjorie Flack
Don't Wake Up the Bear by Marjorie Murray
Time to Sleep by Denise Fleming
Wake Up, Bear by Lynley Dodd

A-Hunting We Will Go
A-hunting we will go, a-hunting we will go,
We'll catch a bear and comb his hair
And then we'll let him go...

Repeat with:
... We'll catch a fox and put him in a box...
... We'll catch a mouse and put him in a house...
... We'll catch a whale and put her in a pail...
... We'll catch a goat and put her in a boat...

Baby Bear, Baby Bear, What Do You See?
(simplified flannel version of Bill Martin book for Toddlers)
Baby bear, baby bear, what do you see?
I see my Mommy looking at me!
(repeat with other animals)

Bear in Tennis Shoes
The other day (the other day)
I met a bear (I met a bear)
In tennis shoes (in tennis shoes)
A dandy pair (a dandy pair)
The other day I met a bear, in tennis shoes, a dandy pair.

He looked at me, I looked at him
He sized up me, I sized up him
(echo and repeat as with first verse)

He said to me, "Why don’t you run?
I see you ain't got any gun."

And so I ran, away from there
but right behind, me was that bear.

In front of me, there was a tree
the biggest tree that I could see

The nearest branch was ten feet up
I'd have to jump and trust my luck

And so I jumped into the air
But I missed that branch, a way up there

Now, don't you fret, now don't you frown
'Cause I caught that branch on the way back down

That's all there is, there ain't no more
Unless I met that bear once more.

The Bear Went Over the Mountain
The bear went over the mountain
The bear went over the mountain
The bear went over the mountain
To see what he could see!

The other side of the mountain
The other side of the mountain
The other side of the mountain
Was all that he could see!

Fuzzy Wuzzy
Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear
Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair
Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn't fuzzy - was he?

Ten Bears in the Bed
There were ten in the bed,
And the little one said, "Roll over! Roll over!"
So they all rolled over and one fell out...
(countdown)

Sleepy Storytime

2009-03-26T06:07:00.000-07:00

Toddler Read Alouds
Big Yawn by Keith Faulkner
Brownie & Peark Hit the Hay by Cynthia Rylant
Cornelius P. Mud, Are You Ready for Bed? by Barney Saltzberg -- LOVE THIS BOOK
Dinosaur Vs. Bedtime by Bob Shea -- CROWD PLEASER
Five Ugly Monsters by Tedd Arnold
Goodnight Goodnight, Sleepyhead by Ruth Krauss
Hush, Little Ones by John Butler
Kitty Cat, Kitty Cat, Are You Going to Sleep? by Bill Martin, Jr.
My Own Big Bed by Anna Grossnickle Hines
Noisy Way to Bed by Ian Whybrow
No, Monkey, No by Fiona Conboy
Seven Stars More by Kathy Mallat
Sleepy Me by Marni McGee
Sleepy, Oh So Sleepy by Denise Fleming - - NICE CHOICE
Ten in the Bed by David Ellwand
Time for Bed by Mem Fox
Tuck Me In! by Dean Hacohen -- CROWD PLEASER

Preschool Read Alouds
Bearsie Bear and the Surprise Sleepover Party by Bernard Waber
Book of Sleep by Il Sung Na
Caterpillow Fight by Sam McBratney
Clara Ann Cookie, Go to Bed by Harriet Ziefert
Five Monkeys Jumping On the Bed by Eileeen Christelow
Good Night, Little Monster by Helen Ketteman
Good Night, Pillow Fight by Sally Cook
Hibernation Station by Michelle Meadows
How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight? by Jane Yolen -- MY FAVORITE
I'm Not Sleepy by Jonathan Allen
Lllama Llama Red Pajama by Anna Dewdney
Mother, Mother, I Want Another by Maria Polushkin
One More Hug for Madison by Caroline Jayne Church
Shhh! Everybody's Sleeping by Julie Markes
Song of Night: It's Time to Go to Bed by Katherine Riley Nakamura
Stop Snoring, Bernard! by Zachariah Ohora -- new fun one!!
Time to Say Goodnight by Sally Lloyd-Jones
What! Cried Granny by Kate Lum

School Age Read Alouds
Boy and the Moon by James Christopher Carroll
Captain Pajamas by Bruce Whatley
Froggy Goes to Bed by Jonathan London
I Am Not Sleepy And I Will Not Go to Bed by Lauren Child
Otto Goes to Bed by Todd Parr
Russell the Sheep by Rob Scotton
Scaredy Squirrel At Night by Melanie Watt
Squeaky, Creaky Bed by Pat Thomson
Yawn Heard Round the World by Scott Thomas

Flannels, Songs and Story Extensions

2009-03-26T06:06:00.001-07:00

Books That Translate Well Into Flannels
Bearsie Bear and the Surprise Sleepover Party by Bernard Waber
Can't You Sleep, Dotty? by Tim Warnes
Five Monkeys Jumping On the Bed by Eileen Christelow
Five Monsters Jumping On the Bed by Tedd Arnold
Fred's Bed by Marilyn Singer
Mother, Mother, I Want Another by Maria Polushkin
Ten in the Bed by David Ellwand

Five Little Monkeys
Five little monkeys jumping on the bed,
One fell off and bumped his head!
Mama called the doctor and the doctor said,
"No more monkeys jumping on the bed!"
Countdown until none are left

Ten in the Bed
There were ten in the bed and the little one said,
"Roll over, roll over!"
So they all rolled over and one fell out."

Countdown until only one is left, then say:
"There was one in the bed, and the little one said,
I've got the whole bed to myself!" (tune of Whole World in His Hands)

Twinkle Little Star
Twinkle, twinkle, little star
How I wonder what you are
Up above the world so high
Like a diamond in the sky
Twinkle, twinkle, little star
How I wonder what you are

Monkeys and Gorillas Storytime

2009-03-14T08:47:00.003-07:00

Toddler Read Alouds
Five Little Monkey Jumping On the Bed by Eileen Christelow
Hug by Jez Alborough
Little Gorilla by Ruth Bornstein
Monkey and Me by Emily Gravett
Monkey Soup by Louis Sachar
Peek-A-Zoo by Marie Torres Cimarusti
Ten Little Sock Monkies by William Winburn
Yes by Jez Alborough

Preschool Read Alouds
Banana! by Jonathan Allen
Big Little Monkey by Carole Lexa Schaefer
Gary and Ray by Sarah Adams
Good Night, Monkey Boy by Jarrett Krosocska
Just the Thing by Damien Harvey
Kiki's Blankie by Janie Bynum
Little Beauty by Anthony Brown
Mo's Stinky Sweater by David Bedford
Seals On the Bus by Lenny Hort
Where's My Mom? by Julia Donaldson

Kindergarten Read Alouds
Bitter Bananas by Isaac Olaleye
Boy Who Loved Bananas by George Elliot
Caps for Sale by Esphr Slobodkina
Gladys Goes to Lunch by Derek Anderson
Little Red Monkey by Jonathan London
Monkey: A Trickster Tale from India by Gerald McDermott
Monkey Who Wanted the Moon by Anne Mangan
Soon, Baboon, Soon by Dave Horowitz
So Say the Little Monkeys by Nancy Van Laan

Oversize Book
Good Night, Gorilla by Peggy Rathmann

Flannels, Songs and Story Extensions

2009-03-14T08:47:00.001-07:00

Books That Make Great Flannel Stories
Big Little Monkey by Carole Lexa Schaefer
Where's My Mom? by Julia Donaldson

Books That Translate Into Prop Stories
Monkey Soup by Louis Sachar
Caps for Sale by Esphr Slobodkina

Book That Works Well As a Draw-and-Tell
Monkey Face by Louis Sachar

Five Little Monkeys Jumping On The Bed
Five little monkeys jumping on the bed.
One fell off and bumped his head.
Mommy called the doctor and the doctor said,
"No more monkeys jumping on the bed."

Five Little Monkeys Teasing Mr. Crocodile
Five little monkeys swinging on a tree
Teasing Mr. Crocodile, "You can't catch me!"
Along comes Mr. Croc, as quiet as can be
And SNAPPED that monkey right out of that tree!

Itsy Bitsy Monkey

The itsy bitsy monkey climbed up the coconut tree

Down came a coconut and bopped him on the knee

Along came his Mommy, who kissed away the pain

And the itsy bitsy monkey climbed up the tree again.

Monkey Boogie
(Use monkeys on straws)
Down in the jungle, where nobody sees,
Who's that swingity-swinging through the trees?

He goes swing-swing, boogie-woogie!
Swing-swing, boogie-woogie!

That’s the way monkeys swing through the trees!

Shopping Storytime

2009-02-18T09:15:00.002-08:00

Toddler Read Alouds
Baby Loves Visiting by Michael Lawrence
Carl Goes Shopping by Alexandra Day
I Lost My Dad by Taro Gomi
Let's Go, Anna! by Vivian French
Little Buddy Goes Shopping by Patrick Yee
Old Mother Hubbard by Jane Cabrera

Preschool Read Alouds
At the Supermarket by Anne Rockwell
Bear Goes Shopping by Harriet Ziefert
Brownie and Pearl See the Sights by Cynthia Rylant
Don't Forget the Bacon by Pat Hutchins
Five Little Monkeys Go Shopping by Eileen Christelow
Hen Goes Shopping by Mark Birchall
I Want A Blue Banana by Joyce Dunbar
Llama Llama Mad At Mama by Anna Dewdney
Mama, Papa and Baby Joe by Niki Daly
Put It On the List! by Kirsten Darbyshire
Room for One More by Mathew Price
Sheep in a Shop by Nancy Shaw
To Market, To Market by Anna Miranda
Where Are You? by Francesca Simon

Kindergarten Read Alouds
Aunt Lucy Went to Buy a Hat by Alice Low
Bunny Cakes by Rosemary Wells
Bunny Money by Rosemary Wells
Bill in A China Shop by Katie Weaver
Bunny Money by Rosemary Wells
Kettles Get New Clothes by Dayle Ann Dodds
Shoe Bop by Marilyn Singer
What Would Mama Do? by Judith Ross Enderle

Flannels, Songs and Story Extensions

2009-02-18T09:15:00.001-08:00

Book That Translate Well Into A Flannel/Prop Story
Benny's Pennies by Pat Brisson

Buying Ice Cream
Five big ice creams, sitting in the shop
With chocolate sauce and a cherry on top
Along came a lion with a penny to pay
He bought an ice cream and ate it right away!

Four big ice creams, sitting in the shop
With chocolate sauce and a cherry on top
Along came a mouse with a penny to pay
He bought an ice cream and ate it right away!

Three big ice creams, sitting in the shop
With chocolate sauce and a cherry on top
Along came a polar bear with a penny to pay
He bought an ice cream and ate it right away!

Two big ice creams, sitting in the shop
With chocolate sauce and a cherry on top
Along came a rabbit with a penny to pay
He bought an ice cream and ate it right away!

One big ice cream, sitting in the shop
With chocolate sauce and a cherry on top
Along came a tiger with a penny to pay
He bought an ice cream and ate it right away!

Hippity Hop to the Grocery Shop
Hippity hop to the grocery shop
To buy three sticks of candy
One for you and one for me
And one for sister Mandy

Shopping at the Store
(Tune of: Farmer in the Dell)
We're shopping at the store
We’re shopping at the store
We bought a red apple
And now we'll shop some more….
other fruit, food, etc.

This Little Pig
This little pig went to market,
This little pig stayed home,
This little pig had roast beef,
This little pig had none.
And this little pig went
Wee-wee-wee-wee,
All the way home.

Three Little Nickels
Three little nickels in a pocketbook new,
One bought a peppermint, and then there were two,
Two Little nickels before the day was done,
One bought an ice cream come, and then there was one
One little nickel I heard it plainly say,
"I'm going into the piggy bank for a rainy day!"

To Market, To Market
To market, to market to buy a fat pig.
Home again, home again, jiggety-jig.
To market, to market to buy a fat hog.
Home again, home again, jiggety-jog.

Storytime About Bikes and Trikes

2009-01-24T09:43:00.000-08:00

Toddler Read Alouds
Bear's Bicycle by Emilie McLeod
Bertie and Small and the Fast Bike Ride by Vanessa Cabban
Duck on a Bike by David Shannon
Little Duck's Bicycle Ride by Dorothy Stott
Oh Little Jack by Lilian Moore
Wheels Around by Shelley Rotner
Wheels Go Round by W. Nikola-Lisa
You Can Do It, Rabbit by Paul Dowling

Preschool Read Alouds
Blue Rabbit and the Runaway Wheel by Christopher Wormell
Frog Counts to Ten by John Liebler
My Bike by Donna Jakob
My Sister's Rusty Bike by Jim Aylesworth
New Red Bike! by James Ransome
One Wheel Wobbles by Carole Lexa Schaefer
Red Racer by Audrey Wood
Three Little Bikers by Tony Johnston
What Do Wheels Do All Day? by April Jones Prince
Wheels Away! by Dayle Ann Dodds

School Age Read Alouds
Colliding With Chris by Dan Harder
Double Those Wheels by Nancy Raines Day
Let's Go Froggy by Jonathan London
Marta and the Bicycle by Germano Zullo
Sally Jean, the Bicycle Queen by Cari Best

Flannels, Songs and Story Extensions

2009-01-24T09:41:00.000-08:00

Bicycle Song
I have a little bicycle
I ride it to and fro
And when I see that big green light
I know it's time to go.

I have a little bicycle
I took it to the shop
And when I see that big red light
I know it's time to STOP!

My Tricycle
My tricycle has three big wheels
And a horn that goes beep-beep
I turn in circles, climb up hills
And pedal down the street.

Wheels on the Trike
The wheels on the trike go round and round,
Round and Round, round and round
The wheels on the trike go round and round
All through the town
The pedals on the trike go up and down...
The streamers on the trike go swish-swish-swish...
The bell on the trike goes ding-a-ling-a-ling...

Storytime About Crocodiles and Alligators

2009-01-21T06:14:00.000-08:00

Toddler Read-Alouds
Clarabella's Teeth by An Vrombaut - my favorite
Five Little Monkeys Sitting in a Tree by Eileen Christelow
Hello! Is This Grandma? by Ian Whybrow
Peek-A-Zoo by Marie Torres Cimarusti
Tumble Bumble by Felicia Bond
Where's My Mommy? by Jo Brown
Whose Nose and Toes? by John Butler
Wide-Mouthed Frog by by Keith Faulkner

Preschool Read-Alouds
Annabel by Joy Cowley (My favorite... I sing this to the tune of BINGO)
The Crocodile and the Dentist by Taro Gomi
Crocodile Beat by Gail Jorgensen
Egad Alligator by Harriet Ziefert
Gertie and Gumbo by Matt Novak
Have You Seen the Crocodile? by Colin West
I'd Really Like to Eat a Child by Sylviane Donnio
See You Later, Alligator by Laura McGee Kvasnosky
There's An Alligator Under My Bed by Mercer Mayer
Where's Your Smile, Crocodile? by Claire Freedman

School Age Read-Alouds
Alberto the Dancing Alligator by Richard Waring
Alligators All Around by Maurice Sendak (act out the series of motions)
Alligator Baby by Robert Munsch
An Alligator Ate My Brother by Mary Olson
Counting Crocodiles by Judy Sierra
Foxy and the Egg by Alex T. Smith
Gator Gumbo by Candace Fleming
Girl and Her Gator by Sean Bryan
Monkey: A Trickster Tale from India by Gerald McDermott
Selfish Crocodile by Faustin Charles
Very Boring Alligator by Jean Gralley - my favorite!

Flannels, Songs and Story Extensions

2009-01-21T06:10:00.000-08:00

Books That Translate Well Into Puppet/Flannel Stories
Where's My Mommy? by Jo Brown
Where's Your Smile, Crocodile? by Claire Freedman
Five Little Monkeys Sitting In A Tree by Eileen Christelow
Lady With the Alligator Purse by Nadine Bernard Westcott
Snap by Marcia Vaughan

Alligator Pie
Alligator pie, alligator pie
If I don't get some, I think I'm gonna die
Give away the green grass, give away the sky
But don't give away my alligator pie.

Alligator stew, alligator stew,
If I don't get some, I don't know what I'll do.
Give away my furry hat, give away my shoe,
But don't give away my alligator stew.

Alligator soup, alligator soup,
If I don't get some, I think I'm gonna droop.
Give away my hockey stick, give away my hoop,
But don't give away my alligator soup.

Crazy Crocodile
(Tune of "Alouette")
Crocodile, crazy crocodile
Crocodile, swimming in the swamp
Eating all that she can see
Eating all that she can see
She can see - she can see
Oh…

Crocodile, crazy crocodile
Crocodile, swimming in the swamp.

Crocodile Song
(Tune of "London Bridge")
Crocodiles eat fish and snakes… fish and snakes, fish and snakes
Crocodiles eat fish and snakes… and sometimes froggies.

Crocodiles will gobble frogs up… gobble frogs up, gobble frogs up
Crocodiles will gobble frogs up… poor, poor froggies.

Five Hungry Crocodiles
Five hungry crocodiles each made a wish.
Five hungry crocodiles wished for a fish.
One wants a purple fish – help him get his wish
Mmm…
(Count down until no crocodiles are left)

Five Little Monkeys
Five little monkeys, swingin' in a tree
Teasing Mr. Crocodile, You can't catch me!
You can't catch me!
Along came Mr. Croc, quiet as can be.
And SNAPS that monkey right out of that tree!

Mr. Crocodile
(Tune of "Frere Jacques")
Mr. Crocodile, Mr. Crocodile
Don't you bite – don't you bite
I can run away from you - I can run away from you
Out of sight – out of sight

Storytime About Tools for Cooking, Painting and Building

2008-09-12T06:40:00.001-07:00

Todder Read Alouds
Building A House by Byron Barton
Construction Countdown by J. C. Olson
Digger Man by Andrea Zimmerman
Hush Little Digger by Ellen Olsen-Brown
I Am A Backhoe by Anna Grossnickle Hines - great actions to combine with the text
Machines At Work by Byron Barton
Max Paints the House by Ken Wilson-Max
Meeow and the Pots and Pans by Sebastien Braun
Minverva Louise and the Red Truck by Janet Morgan Stoeke
Mucky Duck by Sally Grindley
Pots and Pans by Anne Rockwell
Roadwork by Sally Sutton
Toolbox by Anna and Harlow Rockwell
Tip Tip Dig Dig by Emma Garcia

Preschool Read Alouds
Bam Bam Bam by Eve Mirriam
Best Mouse Cookie by Laura Numeroff
Construction Crew by Lynn Meltzer
Dazzling Diggers by Tony Mitton
Dinosaur Dig! by Penny Dale ~ very interactive
Happy Man and His Dump Truck by Miryam
Jack's House by Karen Magnuson Beil
I Ain't Gonna Paint No More! by Karen Beaumont
I Love Tools! by Philemon Sturges
I'm A Truck Driver by Jonathan London
Job Site by Nathan Clement
Magic Toolbox by Mie Araki
Mr. Panda's Painting by Anne Rockwell
My Pop Pop and Me by Irene Smalls (cooking tools)
Old McDonald Drives A Tractor by Don Carter
Old MacDonald Had a Woodshop by Lisa Shulman
One Big Building by Michael Dahl
Raise the Roof by Anastasia Suen
Ruby and Leonard and the Great Big Surprise by Judith Rossell
Toolbox Twins by Lola Schaefer
Tools by Taro Miura
Who Made This Cake? by Chihiro Nakagawa
Who Uses This? by Margaret Miller

Kindergarten Read Alouds
Albert's Alphabet by Leslie Tryon
Big Rig Bugs by Kurt Cyrus
Bruno the Carpenter by Lars Klinting
From Here to There by Nancy Skuletety
House in the Meadow by Shutta Crum
Lily Brown's Paintings by Angela Johnson
Lot At the End of My Block by Kevin Lewis
McFig and McFly by Henrik Drescher
Monsters On Machines by Deb Lund
Story Country Here We Come by Derek Anderson
This is the House That Jack Built by Simms Taback
Three Little Rigs by David Gordon
Thump, Quack, Moo by Doreen Cronin
Turtle and Snake Fix It by Kate Spohn
Wendel's Workshop by Chris Riddell
Word Builder by Ann Whitford Paul
Whose Tools Are These? by Sharon Katz Cooper

Flannels, Songs and Story Extensions

2008-09-12T06:39:00.000-07:00

Books That Translate Well Into Flannel/Prop Stories
House That Jack Built (traditional version)
Old MacDonald Had a Woodshop by Lisa Shulman
Three Little Rigs by David Gordon

Props: Tool Belt, plastic tools

Jenny's Hammers
(Tune of: "Mary Wore Her Red Dress")
Jenny had a tool box, tool box, tool box.
Jenny had a tool box for carrying her hammers.

Jenny works with one hammer, one hammer, one hammer.
Jenny works with one hammer, then she works with two.

Jenny works with two hammers, two hammers, two hammers.
Jenny works with two hammers, then she works with three.

Jenny works with three hammers, three hammers, three hammers.
Jenny works with three hammers, then she works with four.

Jenny works with four hammers, four hammers, four hammers.
Jenny works with four hammers, then she works with five.

Jenny works with five hammers, five hammers, five hammers.
Jenny works with five hammers, and puts them all away!

Old MacDonald Had a Tool Belt
(substitute tools for animals)

The Shovel in the Lot

(Tune of: "Wheels On the Bus")

The shovel on the lot goes

Dig, dig, dig, [make digging motions]

Dig, dig, dig, Dig, dig, dig.

The shovel on the lot goes

Dig, dig, dig,

Building a house.

The saw on the boards goes: saw, saw, saw...

The hammer on the nails goes: pound, pound, pound...

The paintbrush on the walls goes: swish, swish, swish...

Storytime About Sounds and Hearing

2008-05-19T14:11:00.002-07:00

Toddler Read-Alouds
The Baby Goes Beep by Rebecca O’Connell
Can You Moo? by David Wojtowycz
Ducks Like to Swim by Agnes Verboven
Little Little Girl With the Big, Big Voice by Balou
Meeow and the Pots and Pans by Sebastien Braun
Moo Moo, Brown Cow by Jakki Wood
This Little Chick by John Lawrence
Peek-A-Moo by Marie Torres Cimarusti
Peek-A-Pet by Marie Torres Cimarusti
Peek-A-Zoo by Marie Torres Cimarusti
What the Baby Hears by Laura Godwin
Who Says Woof? by John Butler

Preschool Read-Alouds
Baby Says Moo by JoAnn Early Macken
Bark, George by Jules Feiffer
Bob by Tracey Pearson
Can You Choo Choo? by David Wojtowycz
Cow Who Clucked by Denise Fleming
Down on the Farm by Merrily Kutner
Foggy Friday by Phyllis Root
“Hi, Pizza Man!” by Virginia Walter
Listen to the City by Rachel Isadora
Little Little Girl With the Big Big Voice by Kristen Balouch
The Noisy Way to Bed by Ian Whybrow
Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? by Bill Martin
Say What? by Angela DiTerlizzi
Seals on the Bus by Lenny Hort

School Age Read-Alouds
But What Does the Hippopotamus Say? by Francesca Simon
The Cow Buzzed by Andrea Zimmerman
The Cow That Went Oink by Bernard Most
La Cucaracha Martina by Daniel Moreton
Moo Who? by Margie Palatini
Mr. Duck Means Business by Tammi Sauer
Rock'n'Roll Mole by Carolyn Crimi
Sing Along Song by JoAnn Early Macke

Flannels, Songs and Story Extensions

2008-05-19T14:11:00.001-07:00

Books That Can Be Retold With Flannels/Puppets
And the Cow Said Moo by Mildred Phillips
Bark, George by Jules Feiffer
The Cow Buzzed by Andrea Zimmerman
Goodnight Owl by Pat Hutchins
Have You Got My Purr? by Judy West
Is There Room on the Feather Bed? by Libba Moore Gray
La Cucaracha Martina by Daniel Moreton
This Little Chick by John Lawrence
When the Rooster Crowed by Patricia Lillie

Old MacDonald Had…
A Farm... (use farm animal puppets)
A Zoo... (use zoo animal puppets)

Mother's Day Storytime

2008-05-11T19:09:00.002-07:00

Toddler Read Alouds
Flower Garden by Eve Bunting
I Love My Mommy by Sebastian Braun
Mommy Hugs by Karen Katz
No Matter What by Emma Dodd
Over in the Meadow by Jane Cabrera
Peekaboo Morning by Rachel Isadora
Please Baby Please by Spike Lee
Where Is My Mommy? by Julie Downing
Whose Baby Am I by John Butler
Whose Chick Are You? by Nancy Tafuri
Whose Mommy Is This? by Charles Reasoner

Preschool Read Alouds
Cuddle Book by Guido van Genechten
Hello Baby! by Mem Fox
Homemade Love by Bell Hooks
Honey I Love... by Eloise Greenfield
I Love You With All My Heart by Noris Kern
I'm Not Cute! by Jonathan Allen
Just What Mama Needs by Sharlee Mullins
Little Chicken's Big Day by Katie Davis
Little Hoot by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Mama Always Comes Home by Karma Wilson
My Mother's Sari by Sandhya Rao
Where's My Mom? by Julia Donaldson

Kindergarten Read Alouds
Burger Boy by Alan Durant
I Love My Buzzard by Tres Seymour
My Dog is As Smelly as Dirty Socks by Hanoch Piven
My Monster Mama Loves Me So by Laura Leuck
No, David! by David Shannon
Olivia by Ian Falconer
Pinkalicious by Elizabeth Kann

Flannels Songs and Story Extensions

2008-05-11T19:09:00.001-07:00

Books That Translate Into Flannel Stories
Hush Little Baby (traditional song)
Hugs for Antoine (contact me if you need the script)
Where’s My Mommy by Jo Brown
Mother, Mother, I Want Another by Maria Polushkin

Books That Work As Puppet or Prop Stories
Ask Mr. Bear by Marjorie Flack
Is Your Mama A Llama? by Deborah Guarino and Steven Kellogg
Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present by Charlotte Zolotow
Special Delivery by Brigitte Weninger
Snuggle Wuggle by Jonathan London

Draw and Tell
Monkey Face by Frank Asch*
* This book was republished under the title Bread and Honey

M-O-M-M-Y
(Sung To: B-I-N-G-O)
I love her and she loves me
And mommy is her name - O
M-O-M-M-Y, M-O-M-M-Y
M-O-M-M-Y
And Mommy is her name-O

This Is The Mother
This is the mother, kind and dear. (Make fist then point to the thumb)
This is the father sitting near. (Show each finger in turn)
This is the brother strong and tall.
This is the sister, who plays with her ball.
This is the baby, the littlest of all.
See my whole family large and small? (Wiggle all fingers)

Homeless Coalition Mother's Day program

2008-05-11T18:49:00.001-07:00

More pictures from Mother's Day event

2008-05-11T18:43:00.001-07:00

Storytime About Dinosaurs

2008-04-27T08:58:00.002-07:00

Toddler Read-Alouds
Dinosaur's Binkit by Sandra Boynton
Dinosaur Bones by Byron Barton
Dinosaur Stomp by Paul Stickland
Dinosaur vs. Bedtime by Bob Shea
Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs by Byron Barton
Five Little Dinosaurs by Will Grace
Flapdoodle Dinosaurs by David Carter
How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight? by Jane Yolen
Stomp, Stomp by Bob Kolar

Preschool Read-Alouds
Big Dog by Lois Grambling
Dino Pets by Lynn Plourde
Dinosaur Dig! by Penny Dale ~ very interactive
Dinosaur, Dinosaur by Kevin Lewis
Dinosaur Train by John Gurney
I Am A Tyranosaurus by Anna Grossnickle Hines
If the Dinosaurs Came Back by Bernard Most
Littlest Dinosaur's Big Adventure by Michael Foreman
Little Rex, Big Brother by Ruth Symes
T is for Terrible by Peter McCarty
Thesaurus Rex by Laya Steinberg
Tyson the Terrible by Christyan Fox

School Age Read-Alouds
Bronto Eats Meat by Peter Maloney
Dinosailors by Deb Lund
Dinosaur Called Tiny by Alan Durant
Edwina the Dinosaur Who Didn't Know She Was Extinct by Mo Willems
I'm Bad! by Kate McMullan
Saturday Night at the Dinosaur Stomp by Carol Diggory Shields
Tadpole Rex by Kurt Cyrus
Trouble At the Dinosaur Cafe by Brian Moses
Ugly Duckling Dinosaur by Cheryl Bardoe
When Dinosaurs Came With Everything by Elise Broach

Flannels, Songs and Story Extensions

2008-04-27T08:58:00.001-07:00

Books That Translate Into Flannel/Puppet Stories
Little Rex, Big Brother by Ruth Symes

Most Amazing Dinosaur Songs CD
10 Little Dinos, I Know an Old Dino, Going on a Dino Hunt, This Old Bone

All Around the Swamp
(Tune: "Wheels on the Bus")
The Pterandon's wings went flap, flap, flap
Flap-flap-flap, flap-flap-flap,
The Pterandon's wings went flap, flap, flap
All around the swamp

The Tyrannaraurus Rex went grr-grr-grr…
The Triceratops' horn went poke, poke, poke…
The Brontasaurus went munch, munch, munch…
The Stegosaurus' tail went spike, spike, spike…

Build-A-Dinosaur
(Tune: "Mary Had A Little Lamb")
Our dinosaur has a scary face,
Scary face, scary face
Our dinosaur has a scary face
And lived a long time ago.

Repeat with: Big green body, Swishy tail, Long sharp claws and Stomping feet

Dino Pokey
(Tune: "Hokey Pokey")
You put your claws in
You put your claws out
You put your claws in
And you scratch them all about
You do the Dino Pokey
And you turn yourself about.
That's what it's all about.

You put your feet in...
You put your teeth in...
You put your tail in...

Five Little Dinosaurs
(Tune: "Five Little Monkeys")
Five little dinosaurs jumping on the bed
Triceratops fell of and bumped his head!
Mama called the doctor and the doctor said,
"No more dinosaurs jumping on the bed!"

Repeat with: Stegosaurus, Pteradactyl, Tyrannosaurus and Brontosaurus

Five Yawning Dinosaurs
(Tune: "Row Your Boat")
Five yawning dinosaurs
Nod their sleepy heads
One picks up his teddy bear
And shuffles off to bed.

(Countdown until none are left)

One Dinosaur Went Out to Play
One dinosaur went out to play
On a giant fern one day
She had such enormous fun
That she called for another dinosaur to come:
(Oh, Dinosaur!)

Ten Little Dinos
One little, two little, three little dinosaurs
Four little, five little, six little dinosaurs
Seven little, eight little, nine little dinosaurs
Ten dinosaurs are hatching...

Repeat with: "One little, two little, three Stegosaurus," etc.)

Storytime About Princesses and Dragons

2008-03-28T12:09:00.000-07:00

Toddler Read-Alouds
Giddy-up, Let’s Ride by Flora McDonnell
Happily Ever Afternoon by Sharon Jennings
Hide and Sleep by Melanie Walsch
Jasper's Beanstalk by Nick Butterworth
Little Ones Do! by Jana Hunter
Lullabyhullaballoo! by Mick Inkpen
Princess Baby Night-Night by Karen Katz
Princess, Princess by Penny Dale

Preschool Read-Alouds
Baby Dragon by Amy Ehrlich
George and the Dragon by Chris Wormell
Hush, Little Dragon by Boni Asburn
I Am Really A Princess by Carol Shields
If I Had A Dragon by Tom and Amanda Ellery
King Bidgood’s in the Bathtub by Audrey Wood
King's Shadow by Robert D. Larranaga
May I Bring A Friend? by Beatrice DeRegniers
One Drowsy Dragon by Ethan Long
Princess Party by Joy Allen
Princess Says Goodnight by Naomi Howland
One Monday Morning by Uri Shulevitz
Over At the Castle by Boni Ashburn
Twenty-Six Princesses by Dave Horowitz
Who Wants A Dragon? by James Mayhew

School Age Read-Alouds
Argus by Michelle Knudsen
Best Pet of All by David LaRochelle
The Egg by M. P. Robertson
Elvira by George Shannon
Girl in the Castle Inside the Museum by Kate Berheimer
Hiding Hoover by Elise Broach
Jasper the Terror by John A. Rowe
The King's Taster by Kenneth Oppel
Max's Dragon by Kate Banks
Me and My Dragon by David Biedrzycki
A Pie Went By by Carolyn Dunn
Princess Bess Gets Dressed by Margery Cuyler
Princess Cinders by Babette Cole
The Queen's Feet by Sarah Ellis
Secret in the Matchbox by Val Willis
Spells by Emily Gravett

*Display: Do Princesses Have Best Friends Forever? by Carmela LaVigna Coyle

Flannels, Songs and Story Extensions

2008-03-28T12:04:00.000-07:00

Books That Translate Into Flannel Stories
Knight and the Dragon by Tomie de Paola
May I Bring a Friend? by Beatrice de Regniers
Most Beautiful Egg byHans De Beer
One Monday Morning by Uri Shulevitz
Popcorn Dragon by Jane Thayer

More Flannel Scripts
Five Knights In Shining Armor
There's A Castle In the Middle of the Moat

All Around the Castle Walls
(Tune: Pop Goes the Weasel)
All around the castle walls,
The knight chased the dragon.
The knight thought it was all in fun.
"Roar!" went the dragon.

Baby Dragon
(Act out with puppet)
Baby Dragon counts to three
Baby Dragon bends one knee
Baby Dragon touches his toes
Baby Dragon breathes through his nose (flame)
Baby Dragon runs in place
Baby Dragon makes a funny face
Baby Dragon lies on the floor
Baby Dragon starts to snore.

Dragon Dance
If you want to be a dragon, here's your chance
'Cause now you're doing the Dragon Dance!
Stamp your feet, and give a great big ROAR
Put your hands in the air – now put them on the floor
"Princess better run, while you have the chance,
Because we're all doing the dragon dance!"

Dragon, Dragon

(Castle version of "Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear")
Dragon, dragon, turn around
Dragon, dragon, touch the ground
Dragon, dragon, fly up high
Dragon, dragon, touch the sky

Dragon, dragon, swing your tail,
Dragon, dragon, shake your scales
Dragon, dragon, give a ROAR
Dragon, dragon, sit on the floor.

The King's in the Castle
(Tune: "Farmer in the Dell")
The king's in the castle, the king's in the castle
Hi- ho, the dairy-o, the king's in the castle.
The king picks a queen, the king picks a queen
Hi-ho, the dairy-o, the king picks a queen.
The queen picks a knight, the queen picks a knight
Hi-ho, the dairy-o, the queen picks a knight.
The knight picks the dragon, the knight picks a dragon,
Hi-ho, the dairy-o, the knight picks a dragon.
The dragon chases everyone, the dragon chases everyone.
Hi-ho, the dairy-o, the dragon chases everyone

I'm A Knight In Armor
(Sung to: "I'm a Little Teapot")
I'm a knight in armor, look at me.
See how shiny I can be.
With my visor up my eyes you'll see.
But with it down it protects me.

I'm A Little Dragon
(Sung to: "I'm a Little Teapot")
I'm a little dragon, strong and stout.
Here is my tail and here is my snout.
If you get me upset, you better watch out!
I'll give you something to shout about!

Cows & Ice Cream Storytime

2007-12-29T05:06:00.002-08:00

Toddler Read Alouds
Brown Cow by Bijou Le Tord
Cow Moo Me by Stephen Losordo
How To Be A Cow by Bo Vine
How Now Cow by Angela Chambers
I Like Ice Cream by Robin Pickering
Little Calf by Kim Lewis
Moo Moo Goes to the City by Jo Lodge
No Milk! by Jennifer Ericsson
Peek-A-Moo by Marie Torres Cimarusti
Wemberly's Ice-Cream Star by Kevin Henkes
Who Likes Ice Cream? by Andrea Butler

Preschool Read Alouds
And the Cow Said Moo by Mildred Phillips
Brown Cow, Green Grass, Yellow Mellow Sun by Ellen Jackson
Cock-A-Doodle-Moo by Bernard Most
Cow by Malachy Doyle
Cows Can't Fly by David Milgrim
Cows Going Past by Bruce Balan
Cow Who Clucked by Denise Fleming
Everywhere the Cow Says "Moo!" by Ellen Weinstein
Good Humor Man by Kathleen Daly
Ice Cream Cows and Mitten Sheep by Jane Moncure
Isaac the Ice Cream Truck by Scott Santoro
Millie in the Meadow by Janet Pedersen
Oliver's Milk Shake by Vivian French
Too Many Pears by Vivian French
When Cows Come Home by David Harrison
Where's Mary's Hat? by Stephanie Barroux

School Age Read Alouds
Bill in a China Shop by Katie Weaver
Chilly Milly Moo by Fiona Ross
Click Clack Moo Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin
Cow Loves Cookies by Karma Wilson
Cow That Laid An Egg by Andy Cutbill
Cow Who Wouldn't Come Down by Paul Brett Johnson
Fair Cow by Leslie Helakoski
George Washington's Cows by David Small
Kiss the Cow by Phyllis Root
Misery Moo by Mem Fox
Moo Who? by Margie Palatini
Sakes Alive! A Cattle Drive by Karma Wilson
Simply Delicious by Margaret Mahy
SuperMoo! by Babette Cole
Where Does Joe Go? by Tracey Pearson
Who Owns the Cow? by Andrew Clements

Flannels, Songs and Story Extensions

2007-12-29T05:06:00.001-08:00

Books That Translate Well Into Flannel Stories
And the Cow Said Moo by Mildred Phillips
Cow Who Clucked by Denise Fleming
Ms. Blanche the Spotless Cow by Zidrou
There's Nothing to D-o-o-o! by Judith Mathews

B-O-S-S-Y
(Tune: "Bingo")
There was a farmer had a cow, and Bossy was her name-o.
B-O-S-S-Y B-O-S-S-Y B-O-S-S-Y
And Bossy was her name-o
"Moo" instead of clapping: Moo-O-S-S-Y (etc.)

Do You Know the Ice Cream Man?
(Tune: "The Muffin Man")
Oh, do you know the ice cream man?
The ice cream man, the ice cream man
Do you know the ice cream man
Who drives the ice cream truck.

Yes, I know the ice cream man…

Moo Moo Brown Cow
(Tune: "Baa Baa Black Sheep")
Moo Moo brown cow,
Have you milk for me?
Yes, ma'am, yes ma'am
As tasty as can be!

Churn it into butter
Make it into cheese
Freeze it into ice cream
Or drink it if you please.

Moo Moo brown cow,
Have you milk for me?
Yes, ma'am, yes ma'am
As tasty as can be!

"Five Ice Creams"
Five big ice creams with sprinkles on the top.
Five big ice creams with sprinkles on the top.
And if somebody takes one and gobbles it all up –
There'll be how many ice creams standing in the shop?

"Talking Ice Cream"
Five little ice cream cones so good to eat
The first one said, "I'm a summertime treat."
The second one said, "It's such a hot day."
The third one said, "I’m melting away!"
The fourth one said, "Don't lose your top."
The fifth one said, "Oh dear – ker-plop!" (place the last cone upside down)

Take Me Out for Some Ice Cream
(Tune: "Take Me Out to the Ball Game")
Take me out for some ice cream
Take me out to the store
Buy me a super-jumbo cone
I don't care if I eat it alone
So, just SCOOP – SCOOP – SCOOP up the ice cream
Buy me two kinds I adore
For it's 1 – 2 – no more than 3
At the ice cream store!

We All Want An Ice Cream Cone
(Tune: "Mary Had A Little Lamb")
We all want an ice cream cone,
Ice cream cone, ice cream cone
We all want an ice cream cone, we'll eat it right away.

Chocolate is our favorite kind, favorite kind, favorite kind
Chocolate is our favorite kind, we'd eat it every day.

Strawberrry's our favorite kind, favorite kind, favorite kind
Strawberry's is our favorite kind, we'd eat it every day.

Chocolate mint's our favorite kind, favorite kind, favorite kind
Chocolate mint's our favorite kind, we'd eat it every day.

Dance Storytime

2007-12-26T12:49:00.003-08:00

Toddler Read Alouds
Baby Danced the Polka by Karen Beaumont
Baby Rock, Baby Roll by Stella Blackstone
Dance With Me by Charles Smith
Dancing Feet by Lindsey Craig
Dancing in My Bones by Sylvia Andrews
Dinosaur Stomp by Paul Stickland
If You're Happy and You Know It by Jane Cabrera
Shake My Sillies Out by Raffi
Ten Go Tango by Arthur Dorros
Toddler Two-Step by Kathi Appelt
Toddlerobics by Zita Newcome
Twinkle Toes by Karen Katz
Wiggle Waggle by Jonathan London

Preschool Read Alouds
Ballerina by Peter Sis
Ballerina Bear by Shana Corey
Barnyard Dance by Sandra Boynton
Big Bear Ball by Joanne Ryder
Brontorina by James Howe
Down By the Cool of the Pool by Tony Mitton
Emily’s Dance Class by Claire Masurel
Farmyard Beat by Lindsey Craig
Frank Was a Monster Who Wanted to Dance by Keith Graves
Giraffes Can’t Dance by Giles Andrae
Got to Dance by M. C. Helldorfer
Harriet Dancing by Ruth Symes
Hilda Must Be Dancing by Karma Wilson
Hokey Pokey by Sheila Hamanaka
How Can You Dance? by Rick Walton
I Am: I Am A Dancer by Eleanor Schick

Kindergarten Read Alouds
Ballerino Nate by Kimberly Bradley
Bats Around the Clock by Kathi Appelt
Belinda the Ballerina by Amy Young
Chicken Dance by Tammi Sauer
Dogs Don't Do Ballet by Anna Kemp
Dream Dancer by Jill Newsome
Fritz Danced the Fandango by Alicia Potter
Hokey Pokey: Another Prickly Love Story by Lisa Wheeler
Rock'n'Roll Mole by Carolyn Crimi
Sock Monkeys Do the Monkey Monkey by William Winburn
Twist With A Burger, Jitter With A Bug by Linda Lowery Keep

Flannels, Songs and Story Extensions

2007-12-26T12:49:00.001-08:00

Books That Translate Well Into Flannels
Henrietta the Clumsy Hippo by John Greaves
Hilda Must Be Dancing by Karma Wilson

Did You Ever See A Hippo?
(To the tune of: Did You Ever See A Lassie?)
Did you ever see a hippo?
A hippo, a hippo
Did you ever see a hippo dance this way and that?
Dance this way and that way
And this way and that way
Did you ever see a hippo dance this way and that?

... Hop this way and that?
... Twirl this way and that?
... Pose this way and that?

Hippo Hop Hokey Pokey
(To the tune of: Hokey Pokey)
You put your clean foot in
You take your dirty foot out
You put your clean foot in
and you squish all about
You do the Hippo Hop and then you hop down in the mud

Repeat with other body parts...

Tommy Thumbs
Tommy Thumbs up, Tommy Thumbs Down
Tommy thumbs dancing all around the town
Dance them on your shoulders, Dance them on your head
Dance them on your knees, then tuck them into bed

Storytime about Bathtime

2007-12-21T13:41:00.000-08:00

Toddler Read-Alouds
Bubbles Bubbles by Kathi Appelt
Bunny Fun by Sarah Weeks by Kathi Appelt
Mucky Duck by Sally Grindley
Muddypaws by Moira Butterfield
Not Again, Anna by Vivian French
Oh No, Anna by Vivian French
Pig Takes A Bath by Michael Dahl
Rub-A-Dub-Dub, Who's in the Tub? by Jun Takabatake
Scrubba Dub by Nancy Van Laan
Splash by Flora McDonnell
Ten Dirty Pigs, Ten Clean Pigs by Carol Roth
Ten Rubber Duckies by Williams Winburn
Tickle Tum by Nancy Van Laan
Ting-A-Ling by Siobhan Dodds
Uh-Oh! by Rachel Isadora

Preschool Read Alouds
Bath Time by David Bedford
Big Red Tub by Julia Jarman
Harriet, You'll Drive Me Wild by Mem Fox
I Ain't Gonna Paint No More by Karen Beaumont
Mo's Stinky Sweater by David Bedford
No Bath Tonight by Harriet Ziefert
Max Cleans Up by Rosemary Wells
Mrs. Wishy-Washy's Farm by Joy Cowley
Pet Wash by Dayle Ann Dodds
Scrubbly Bubbly Car Wash by Irene O'Garden
Sea of Bath by Bob Logan
Squeaky Clean by Simon Puttock
Ten Stinky Babies by Ellen Olsen-Brown
Treasure Bath by Dan Andreasen**
Way Down Deep in the Deep Blue Sea by Jan Peck**
Who's in the Tub? by Sylvie Jones

School Age Read-Alouds
Ella Kazoo Will Not Brush Her Hair by Lee Fox
Fish Is Me: Bathtime Rhymes by Neil Philip
Good Thing You're Not An Octopus by Julie Markes
Meet Wild Boars by Meg Rosoff
Mess Pets by Jill McElmurry
One Duck Stuck by Phyllis Root
Pig Named Perrier by Elizabeth Spurr
Pig Pigger Piggest by Rick Walton
Pigs in the Mud in the Middle of the Rud by Lynn Plourde
Pigsty by Mark Teague
Presenting Tallulah by Tori Spelling - well-constructed narrative
Sloppy Joe by Dave Keane
Take Me Out of the Bathtub by Alan Katz
Toad by Ruth Brown
Very Lonely Bathtub by Ann Rasmussen
Wet Dog by Elise Broach

Flannels, Songs and Story Extensions

2007-12-21T13:40:00.000-08:00

Books That Translate Well Into Flannels
Dirty Little Boy by Margaret Wise Brown
Five Pigs So Squeaky and Clean
I Don't Want to Take a Bath by Julie Sykes
Rub-A-Dub-Dub, Who's in the Tub? by Jen Takabatake

Bathtime Song
I Took A Bath in a Washing Machine from Jim Gill Sings the Sneezing Song...

Five Pigs, So Squeaky Clean

(Tune of "Five Green and Speckled Frogs")

Five pigs so squeaky clean
Cleanest you’ve ever seen
Wanted to go outside and play
Oink! Oink! (clap, clap)
One jumped into the mud
Landed with a great big thud
Then there were four clean squeaky pigs.

P-I-G-G-Y
There was a pig out in the mud,
And Piggy was his name-o
P-I-G-G-Y, P-I-G-G-Y, P-I-G-G-Y,
And Piggy was his name-o.

Ten Little Piggies Rolling in the Mud
Ten little pigs rolling in the mud,
Squishy-squashy, felt so good.
The farmer took one pig out.
Oink, Oink, Oink, the pig did shout.
(Count with 9,8,7, and so forth...)

No little pigs rolling in the mud,
They all looked clean and good.
The farmer turned his back and then,
Those pigs rolled in the mud again!

Three Melting Popsicles

Three melting popsicles
So sticky and sweet
I ate the green one -
what a yummy treat!

Two melting popsicles
So sticky and sweet
I ate the purple one -
what a yummy treat!

One melting popsicle
So sticky and sweet
I ate the red one -
what a yummy treat!

No more popsicles
So sticky and sweet
I guess I'll have to find
something else to eat!

Dogs Storytime

2007-12-21T13:12:00.001-08:00

Toddler Storytime
Along Came Toto by Ann Axworthy
Biscuit by Alyssa Satin Capucilli
Dog's Day by Jane Cabrera
Fran's Friend by Lisa Bruce
Hush, Little Puppy by April Pulley Sayre
My Dog Rosie by Isabelle Harper
My Friend Lucky by David Milgrim
Pudgy: A Puppy to Love by Pippa Goodhart
Sparky by Flora McDonnell
What Puppies Do Best by Laura Numeroff

Preschool Storytime
Bark, George by Jules Feiffer
Be Brown by Barbara Bottner
Daisy Thinks She is A Baby by Lisa Kopper
Dog Blue by Polly Dunbar
Four Little Puppies by Matt Mitter
Grumpy Gloria by Anna Dewdney
I Don't Want A Posh Dog! by Emma Dodd
I Love Korky by Cristiano Sorrentino
Old Mother Hubbard by Jane Cabrera
The Pigeon Wants A Puppy! by Mo Willems
Please Puppy Please by Spike Lee
Puppy Is Lost by Harriet Ziefert
Sleepy Pendoodle by Malachy Doyle
Yip! Snap! Yap! by Charles Fuge

Kindergarten Storytime
Bertie Was a Watchdog by Rick Walton
Buster by Denise Fleming
Chip Wants A Dog by William Wegman
Dogzilla by Dav Pilkey
Dog Food by Saxton Freymann
Farley Follows His Nose by Lynn Johnston
How to Be A Good Dog by Gail Page
Juggling Pug by Sean Bryan
Nobody's Diggier Than A Dog by Susan Bartoletti
Wet Dog by Elise Broach

Flannels, Songs and Story Extensions

2007-12-21T13:11:00.000-08:00

Books That Translate Well Into Flannel Stories
Can't You Sleep, Dotty by Tim Warnes
A Dog's Best Friend by Massimo Mostacchi
Dog's Colorful Day by Emma Dodd
Hugs and Kisses by Christophe Loupy

Book That Can Be Retold With Puppets
Bark, George by Jules Feiffer

Eggs Storytime

2007-12-21T12:37:00.000-08:00

Toddler Read Alouds
Are You My Mommy? by Carla Dijs
Big Fat Hen by Byron Barton
Cheep! Cheep! by Julie Stiegemeyer
Fluffy and Baron by Laura Rankin
Good Egg by Barney Saltzberg
Hatch, Egg, Hatch! by Shen Roddie
Hurry! Hurry! by Eve Bunting
Look Who’s Hatching by World Wildlife Fund
Oh Dear! by Rod Campbell
Ollie by Olivier Dunrea
Whose Chick Are You? by Nancy Tafuri

Preschool Read Alouds
Daisy and the Egg by Jane Simmons
Dora’s Eggs by Julie Sykes
Eggday by Joyce Dunbar
Fox and the Hen by Eric Battut
Fred and the Little Egg by Julia Rawlinson
Hatch Egg Hatch by Shen Roddie
Hook by Ed Young
It’s Quacking Time! by Martin Waddell
Most Wonderful Egg in the World by Helme Heine
Mrs. Hen's Big Surprise by Christel Desmoinaux
My Goose Betsy by Trudi Braun
Out of the Egg by Tina Matthews
Peepsqueak! by Leslie Ann Clark
Perfect Nest by Catherine Friend
Roly-Poly Egg by Kali Stileman
Strange Egg by Mary DePalma
Tillie Lays An Egg by Terry Golson
Webster J. Duck by Martin Waddell
Where's My Mommy? by Jo Brown

School Age Read-Alouds
Best Nest by by Doris Mueller
Cow That Laid An Egg by Andy Cutbill
Duck and Goose by Tad Hills
An Egg is Quiet by Dianna Aston
Egg-Napped by Marisa Montes
First the Egg by Laura Seeger
Foxy and the Egg by Alex T. Smith
Guji Guji by Chih-Yuan Chen
Mrs. Chicken and the Hungry Crocodile by Won-Ldy Paye
Odd Egg by Emily Gravett
Perfect Nest by Catherine Friend
Shelly by Margie Palatini

Display
Egg in the Hole by Richard Scarry
Oliver by Christopher Franceschelli

Flannels, Songs and Story Extensions

2007-12-21T12:34:00.000-08:00

Books That Translate Well Into Flannel Stories
Are You My Mother? by P. D. Eastman
Fox the the Hen by Eric Battut
Most Wonderful Egg in the World by Helme
Singing Chick by Victoria Stenmark
Where's Baby Duckling?
Where's My Mommy? by Jo Brown

Books to Extend with Props
Fred and the Little Egg by Julia Rawlinson

An Egg is On My Nose
(Tune: The Farmer in the Dell)
An egg is on my nose, an egg is on my nose,
Heigh-ho, the derry-o, an egg is on my nose.
(Repeat using other body parts)

Cluck Cluck, Red Hen
(Tune: Baa Baa, Black Sheep)
Cluck, cluck red hen, have you any eggs?
Yes, cluck, yes, cluck, as many as my legs.
One for your breakfast, one for your lunch;
Come back tomorrow and I'll give you a whole bunch.
Cluck, cluck red hen, have you any eggs?
Yes, cluck, yes, cluck, as many as my legs.

Runny Eggs
(Tune: Alouette)
Runny eggs, funny, runny eggs!
Runny eggs are such a yucky food.
Do you have them on your face? Yes, I have them on my face!
On your face? On my face. O-o-o-oh!
Runny eggs, funny, runny eggs!
Runny eggs are such a yucky food!

Do you have them on your sleeve?...
Do you have them on your pants? ....
Do you have them on your socks? ....
Do you have them on your shoes? ....
Do you have them in your hair? ....

Storytime About Farms

2007-10-16T09:19:00.000-07:00

Toddler Read Alouds
All Kinds of Kisses by Nancy Tafuri

Baby Danced the Polka by Karen Beaumont
Big Fat Hen by Keith Baker
Big Red Barn by Margaret Wise Brown
Clip Clop by Nicola Smee
Hello, Day! by Anita Lobel
Oh, Dear! by Rod Campbell
Old MacDonald Had A Farm by Jane Cabrera
Peek-A-Moo by Marie Torres Cimarusti
Pig-A-Boo! by Dorothea DePrisco
Piggies in the Pumpkin Patch by Mary Peterson
Spots, Feathers, and Curly Tails by Nancy Tafuri
This Little Chick by John Lawrence
What Does Cow Say? by Joan Holub

Preschool Read Alouds
Down On the Farm by Merrily Kutner
Farm Life by Elizabeth Spurr
Farmer Duck by Martin Waddell
Farmyard Beat by Lindsey Craig
Hungry Hen by Richard Waring
Noisy Farm by Marni McGee
Old MacDonald Drives a Tractor by Don Carter
Sitting On the Farm by Bob King
There's A Cow in the Cabbage Patch by Clare Beaton

School Age Read Alouds
Chickens to the Rescue by John Himmelman
Click Clack Moo, Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin
Cow That Went Oink by Bernard Most
Farm Fresh Cats by Scott Santoro
Particular Cow by Mem Fox
Punk Farm by Jarrett Krosoczke
Red Lemon by Bob Staake

Flannels, Songs and Story Extensions

2007-10-16T09:18:00.000-07:00

Books That Translate Well Into Flannel Stories
Cow Buzzed by Andrea Zimmerman
How Big is A Pig? by Clare Beaton
Is There Room on the Feather Bed? by Libba Moore Gray
Singing Chick by Victoria Stenmark
What Does Cow Say? by Joan Holub

Books to Extend With Props
Tops and Bottoms by Janet Stevens

Traditional Songs
B-I-N-G-O
Farmer in the Dell
Old MacDonald

I Went to the Farm

(repeat first phrase and use whatever farmyard animal puppets you have)

I went to the farm, and what did I see?
A big chubby pig oinking at me!
A big brown horse neighing at me!
A fluffy chicken clucking at me!
A sleepy sheep baaing at me!

Little Pigs Say Oink-Oink-Oink

(Tune: Mary Had A Little Lamb)

Little pigs say oink-oink-oink,

Oink-oink-oink, oink-oink-oink,

Little pigs say oink-oink-oink

All around the farm.

(repeat with other animals)

Storytime About Colors

2007-09-05T06:24:00.001-07:00

Toddler Read Alouds
Blue, Blue and Yellow, Too by Biruta Hansen
Blue Goose by Nancy Tafuri
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin
Carlo Likes Colors by Jessica Spanyol
Duckie’s Rainbow by Frances Barry
I Went Walking by Sue Williams
Go Away, Big Green Monster by Ed Emberley
Hello Kitty, Hello Color by Byron Glaser
Maisy’s Rainbow Dream by Lucy Cousins
Mary Wore Her Red Dress by Merle Peek
Meeow and the Big Box by Sabastian Brown
Moo Moo, Brown Cow by Jakki Wood
Who Said Red? by Mary Serfozo

Preschool Read Alouds
And to Name But Just A Few: Red, Yellow Green and Blue by Laurie Rosenwald
Black Meets White by Justine Fontes
Butterfly Butterfly by Petr Horacek
City Colors by Zoran Milich
Deep Blue Sea by Audrey Wood
Dog's Colorful Day by Emma Dodd
Hooray for Fish by Lucy Cousins
I Like Black and White by Barbara Hicks
I Spy With My Little Eye by Edward Gibbs
Kid Tea by Elizabeth Fiocelli
Patrick Paints A Picture by Saviour Pirota
Penny Loves Pink by Cori Derrfeld
Red is Best by Kathy Stinson
Sylvie by Jennifer Sattler
We'll All Go Sailing by Maggie Spicer
Where Is the Green Sheep? by Mem Fox
WOW! Said the Owl by Tim Hopgood

School Age Read Alouds
Beautiful Blackbird by Ashley Bryan
Color of His Own by Leo Lionni
Courage of the Blue Boy by Robert Neubecker
Dog Blue by Polly Dunbar
Elmer by David McKee
Flyaway Katie by Polly Dunbar
I Spy With My Little Eye by Edward Gibbs
Lemons Are Not Red by Laura Seeger
Little Green Witch by Barbara McGrath
My Many-Colored Days by Dr. Seuss
Pinkalicious by Victoria Kann
Red Lemon by Bob Staake

Flannels, Songs and Story Extensions

2007-09-05T06:23:00.000-07:00

Books That Translate Well Into Flannel Stories
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin
Dog's Colorful Day by Emma Dodd
I Went Walking by Sue Williams

Color Balloons
(flannel script)
I had a great big red balloon
Until I let it go.
Now where, oh where, I wonder
Did my balloon blow?

I had a great big blue balloon
The string I held so tight
But when I opened up my hand
My balloon flew out of sight.

I had a great big green balloon
As pretty as could be
But when I let go of its string,
It flew away from me!

I had a great big yellow balloon
When I went out to play
But when I wasn't watching,
My balloon just flew away.

Red balloon, red balloon
Where can you be?
Red balloon, red balloon
Up in a tree.

Blue balloon, blue balloon
Where did you fly?
Blue balloon, blue balloon,
Up in the sky.

Green balloon, green balloon
Where can you be?
Green balloon, green balloon
Under the tree.

Yellow balloon, yellow balloon
Where did you fly?
Yellow balloon, yellow balloon
High in the sky.

G-R-E-E-N
(Tune of Bingo)
There was a frog who liked to jump,
And green was his color!
G-R-E-E-N...

If You’re Wearing…
(Tune of Happy & You Know It)
If you’re wearing red, shake your head,
If you’re wearing red, shake your head,
You’ve got red on and you know it,
So don’t be afraid to show it!
If you’re wearing red, shake your head.

If you’re wearing blue, touch your shoe…
If you’re wearing black, pat your back…
If you’re wearing yellow, shake like Jello…
If you’re wearing brown, turn around…
If you’re wearing pink, stop and think…
If you’re wearing green, make a scene…

Plain On Top
Five ice creams waited at the shop,
But no one wanted to eat them - because they were plain on top!
So, one ice cream took some time to think;
He mixed in some bubble gum and changed his color to PINK!

(Countdown)
... knew what to do; he mixed in some blueberries and changed his color to blue...
... was a smart fellow; he mixed in bananas and changed his color to yellow...
... got an idea in his head; he mixed in some cherries and changed his color to red...
... wanted to leave town; he mixed in some chocolate and changed his color to brown...

Traditional Rhymes
Five Green and Speckled Frogs
Jump, Jump, Went the Little Green Frog
Little Boy Blue

Transportation Storytime

2007-08-16T07:47:00.001-07:00

Toddler Read Alouds
Baby Goes Beep by Rebecca O'Connell
Boy On the Bus by Penny Dale
Bridge is Up! by Babs Bell
Bus for Us by Suzanna Bloom
Clip Clop by Nicola Smee
Duck on a Bike by David Shannon
Duck’s Key, Where Can It Be? by Jan Alborough
Giddy-Up! Let’s Ride! by Flora McDonnell
How will You Get There, Maisy? by Lucy Cousins
My Big Rig by Jonathan London
My Car by Byron Barton
Old MacDonald Drives A Tractor by Don Carter
Sputter, Sputter, Sput! by Babs Bell

Preschool Read Alouds
Beep Beep by Anne Miranda
How Do Dinosaurs Go to School? by Jane Yolen
Hush Little Digger by Ellen Olson-Brown
In the Driver’s Seat by Max Haynes
Mr. Gumpy’s Motor Car by John Burningham
Scrubbly Bubbly Car Wash by Irene O'Garden
Seals on the Bus by Lenny Hort
Sheep in A Jeep by Nancy Shaw
Truck Goes Rattley-Bumpa by Jonathan London
Trucks Roll by George Ella Lyon
Vroomaloom Zoom by John Coy
Vroom! Vroom! by Steve Augarde
What Do Wheels Do All Day? by April Jones Prince
Wheels on the Race Car by Alex Zane
Who Is Driving? by Leo Timmers

School Age Read Alouds
All Aboard! by Susan Kuklin
Cows Going Past by Bruce Balan
Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! by Mo Willems
From Kalamazoo to Timbuktu! by Harriet Ziefert
Hansel and Diesel by David Gordon
Hot Rod Hamster by Cynthia Lord
On the Go by Ann Morris
Rattletrap Car by Phyllis Root
Sakes Alive, A Cattle Drive by Karma Wilson
Smash! Mash! Crash! by Barbara Odanaka
Ugly Truckling by David Gordon

Flannels, Songs and Story Extensions

2007-08-16T07:46:00.002-07:00

Books That Translate Well Into Flannels
The Bridge Is Up by Babs Bell
Who Sank the Boat? by Pamela Allen

Books That Translate Well Into Prop Stories
I Stink! by Kate and Jim McMullan

Books That Translate Well Into Puppet Stories
Mr. Gumpy's Outing by John Burningham

I Saw A Giraffe Drive By
One day, I saw a giraffe drive by,
In a shiny car with a big bow tie.
I saw a sheep driving a jeep!
I saw a duck driving a truck!
I saw a goat sitting in a boat!
I saw a bear flying through the air;
He was parachuting through the sky!
What a lot of funny animals went by!

Twinkle Twinkle Traffic Light
(Tune of: Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star)
Twinkle, twinkle traffic light,
Standing at the corner bright,
When it's green it's time to go,
When it's red, you stop you know,
Twinkle, twinkle traffic light,
Standing at the corner bright.

Wheels on the Train
(Tune of Wheels on the Bus)
The wheels on the train go clickity-clack,
Clickity-clack, clickity-clack.
The wheels on the train go clickity-clack,
All along the track.

The whistle on the train goes whoo-ee-whoo,
Whoo-ee-whoo, whoo-ee-whoo.
The whistle on the train goes whoo-ee-whoo,
All along the track.

The people on the train go up and down,
Up and down, up and down.
The people on the train go up and down,
All along the track.

The conductor on the train says “All aboard!
All aboard! All aboard!”
The conductor on the train says “All aboard!”
All along the track.

Hats Storytime

2007-08-16T07:46:00.001-07:00

Toddler Read Alouds
Hat for Minerva Louise by Janet Stoeke
Hat Off, Baby! by Jan Ormerod
Little Cloud by Eric Carle
Silly Little Goose by Nancy Tafuri
What’s On My Head? by Margaret Miller
Whose Hat? by Margaret Miller
Who’s Under that Hat? by Don Carter
Yellow Hat, Red Hat by Basia Bogdanowicz

Preschool Read Alouds
Book by Kristine George
Grandma it’s for You by Harriet Ziefert
Magic Hat by Mem Fox
Magic Rabbit by Richard Watson
Mouse, the Cat, and Grandmother’s Hat by Nancy Willard
Twelve Hats for Lena by Karen Katz
Where’s Mary’s Hat? by Stephane Barroux
Which Hat is That? by Anna Grossnickle Hines
Who Took the Farmer’s Hat? by Joan Nodset

School Age Read Alouds
Aunt Lucy Went to Buy a Hat by Alice Low
Boy and His Bunny by Sean Bryan
Coco the Carrot by Steven Salerno
Do You Have a Hat? by Eileen Spinelli
Ho for a Hat by William Smith
Milo’s Hat Trick by Jon Agee
My Lucky Hat by Kevin O'Malley
Virginnie’s Hat by Dori Chaconas

Flannels, Songs and Story Extensions

2007-08-16T07:45:00.001-07:00

Books That Translate Well Into Flannel Stories
Juice the Pig by Martine Oborne
Martin’s Hats by Joan Blos
Whose Hat is That? by Ron Roy
Who Took the Farmer’s Hat? by Joan Nodset

Book That Works Well As a Prop Story
Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina

Hats for Animals
(flannel script)
Five funny summer hats,
A red one to adore,
A monkey came and bought it –
And now, there are four

Four funny summer hats
The yellow one should please
A kangaroo just bought it –
And now, there are three

Three funny summer hats
One is big and blue
An elephant just bought it
And now, there are two

Two funny summer hats
The green one's good for sun
A giraffe came and bought it
And now there's only one.

One funny summer hat
It's very, very small
A mouse came and bought it
The last one of all

On My Head I Wear A Hat
(Tune of “This Old Man”)
On my head I wear a hat
It is such a funny hat
That my hat will wiggle wiggle to and fro
Where else can my fun hat go?

On my foot I wear a hat
It is such a funny hat
That my foot wiggle wiggle to and fro
Where else can my fun hat go?

Repeat with different body parts...

One Little Cat On A Sunny Day

(puppet script for Toddlers)

One little cat on a sunny day,

Put on his hat and went out to play.

Spunky the Clown
(flannel script)
Spunky had a hat, and that hat was RED,
He wore that hat upon his head
Till one day, he looked in the mirror and said: "Boring!"
So he went to the circus to see what other colors there were…
"This Crocodile looks great in green! That's the best color I've ever seen!"

Spunky wore a green hat on his head,
Till one day, he looked in the mirror and said: "Boring!"
So he went to the circus to see what other colors there were…
"There's a Seal with a ball - PURPLE is the very best color of all!"

Spunky wore a purple hat on his head,
Till one day, he looked in the mirror and said: "Boring!"
So he went to the circus to see what other colors there were…
"This Kangaroo has a pocket of PINK! That's the color for me, I think!"

Spunky wore a pink hat on his head,
Till one day, he looked in the mirror and said: "Boring!"
So he went to the circus to see what other colors there were…
"That Elephant looks great in BLUE!
It looks good on him – it'll look good on me, too!"

Where Has My Hat Gone?
(Tune of “Where Has My Little Dog Gone?”)
Oh where, oh where has my red hat gone?
Oh where, oh where can it be?
I’ve looked up high and I’ve looked down low.
Did someone hide it from me?

Repeat with different colors...

Body Parts Storytime

2007-07-18T08:39:00.001-07:00

My nephew Adam and the SpongeBob bag I created for him from a plain yellow bag from the Dollar Store.

Toddler Read Alouds

All of Baby Nose to Toes by Victoria Adler

Here Are My Hands by Bill Martin Jr.
If You’re Happy and You Know It by Jane Cabrera
Look At the Baby by Kelly Johnson
Mommy, Carry Me Please by Jane Cabrera
Piggies by Audrey Wood
Ten Tiny Tickles by Karen Katz
This Little Piggy by Jane Manning
Whose Nose and Toes? by John Butler
Wiggle Your Toes by Karen Katz

Preschool Read Alouds
All of Me by Molly Bang
Body Book by Shelley Rotner
Clarabella’s Teeth by An Vrombaut
From Head to Toe by Eric Carle
Hand Hand Fingers Thumb by Al Perkins
Handiest Things in the World by Andrew Clements
I Ain’t Gonna Paint No More by Karen Beaumont
If You’re Happy and You Know It by Jan Ormerod
Moving Day by Robert Kalan
My Two Hands, My Two Feet by Rick Walton
Nose Like A Hose by Jenny Samuels
Seven Blind Mice by Ed Young
These Hands by Hope Lynne Price
We’ve All Got Bellybuttons by David Martin

School Age Read Alouds
Adventures of a Nose by Viviane Schwartz
Arthur's Nose by Marc Brown
Behold the Bold Umbrellaphant by Jack Prelutsky
Belinda the Ballerina by Amy Young
A Beautiful Girl by Amy Schwartz
The Best Part of Me by Wendy Ewald
A Boy and His Bunny by Sean Bryan
Good Thing You’re Not An Octopus by Julie Markes
Head Body Legs: A Story From Liberia by Won-Ldy Paye
I Like Myself by Karen Beaumont
Moose Tracks by Karma Wilson
Mr. Blewitt’s Nose by Alastair Taylor
Parts by Tedd Arnold
The Queen’s Feet by Sarah Ellis
What Do You Do With A Tail Like This? by Steve Jenkins

Flannels, Songs and Story Extensions

2007-07-18T08:37:00.000-07:00

Books That Translate Into Flannel Stories
Bread and Honey by Frank Asch (also works as a draw-and-tell)
If You’re Happy and You Know It by Jan Ormerod
Moving Day by Robert Kalan
Seven Blind Mice by Ed Young

Songs for This Theme
“Heads and Shoulder, Knees and Toes” from Carol Hammet’s It’s Toddler Time
“Hokey Pokey” from Carol Hammet’s It’s Toddler Time
“Knuckles Knees” from Jim Gills Sings Do Re Mi on His Toe Leg Knee
“Oh What A Miracle Am I” from Hap Palmer’s Walter the Waltzing Worm
“Spider on the Floor” from Raffi Singable Songs
“Wake Up Toes” from Joannie Bartels’ Morning Magic
“Wiggle in My Toe” from Joe Scruggs’ Late Last Night

Songs, Rhymes and Fingerplays

Fe Fi Fo Fum
Fe, fi, fo ,fum
See my fingers
See my thumbs
Fe, fi, fo, fum
Good-bye fingers!
Good-bye thumbs

Head and Shoulders, Knees and Toes
Head and shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes,
Head and shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes,
Eyes, ears, mouth and nose.
Head and shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes,

Open Them, Shut Them
Open them, shut them… Open them, shut them…Give a little clap
Open them, shut them… Open them, shut them…Put them in your lap

Ten Little Pearly Whites
One little, two little, three little pearly-whites
Four little, five little, six little pearly-whites
Seven little, eight little, nine little pearly-whites
Ten little pearly whites on top

One little, two little, three little pearly-whites
Four little, five little, six little pearly-whites
Seven little, eight little, nine little pearly-whites
Ten little pearly whites on the bottom

Brush, brush, brush those pearly-whites…

This is the Way We Clap Our Hands
This is the way we clap our hands,
Clap our hands, clap our hands.
This is the way we clap our hands,
So early in the morning.
Shake our legs...
Wiggle our toes...
Swing our arms...
Tickle our tummies...

Storytime About Pirates, Sailors and Treasure

2007-06-02T12:15:00.000-07:00

Preschool Read Alouds
Bubble Bath Pirates by Jarrett Krosoczka
DinoSailors by Deb Lund
Friends by Helme Heine
I Like Books by Anthony Browne
I Love Boats by Flora McDonnell
Little Badger: Terror of the Seven Seas by Eve Bunting
Sheep in a Ship by Nancy Shaw
This Little Pirate by Philemon Sturges
Tough Boris by Mem Fox
Way Down Deep in the Deep Blue Sea by Jan Peck
We'll All Go Sailing by Maggee Spicer

Kindergarten Read Alouds
Backbeard and the Birthday Suit by Matthew McElligot
Castaway Cats by Lisa Wheeler
Don't Mention Pirates by Sarah McConnell
Great White Man-Eating Shark by Margaret Mahy
Henry and the Buccaneer Bunnies by Carolyn Crimi
Night Pirates by Peter Harris
Once Upon a Tide by Tony Mitton
Parrot Tico Tango by Anna Witte
Patch by Justina Hedley
Shiver Me Timbers: A Pirate ABC by June Sobel
Terrific by Jon Agee

Flannels, Songs and Story Extensions

2007-06-02T12:12:00.000-07:00

Activities:
"Captain Kidd Says" (similar to Simon Says)
"Pin the Fin on the Shark" (similar to Pin the Tail on the Donkey)
"Walk the Plank"

A Pirate Went to Sea
A pirate went to sea, sea, sea
To see what he could sea, sea, sea
But all that he could see, see, see
Was the bottom of the deep blue sea, sea, sea

Five Pirates On A Treasure Chest
Five pirates on a treasure chest
One jumped off, and four are left!

(Countdown until:)
No pirate on a treasure chest.
Yo, ho, ho, it's mine, I guess!

Gallant Ship
Three times around went the gallant ship
Three times around went she (spin in circle)
Three times around went the gallant ship
Till she sank to the bottom of the sea (sink down)

“Pull her up,” said the sailor crew
“Pull her up,” said we (pulling motion)
“Pull her up,” said the sailor crew
“Or she’ll sink to the bottom of the sea.” (sink down)

If You're A Pirate and You Know It
If you’re a pirate and you know it, swab the deck.
If you’re a pirate and you know it, swab the deck.
If you’re a pirate and you know it, then you’ll hear the sea winds blowing,
If you’re a pirate and you know it, swab the deck.

If you’re a pirate and you know it, walk the plank…
If you’re a pirate and you know it, just say, “Argh!”

Pirate's Parrot
When you shout out, “Ship ahoy!”
Your parrot shouts out, “Ship ahoy!”
Everything you say and do, your parrot wants to copy you!
(Repeat with climb way up the mast, dance a silly jig, etc.)

P-O-L-L-Y
There was a pirate had a parrot
And Polly was its name-o
P-O-L-L-Y, P-O-L-L-Y, P-O-L-L-Y,
And Polly was its name-o.

Princess Pat
The Princess Pat lived in a tree
She sailed across the seven seas
She sailed across the Channel Two
And brought with her a rick-a-bamboo…

Sail Your Ship
(Tune of “Row Your Boat”)
Sail, sail, sail your ship
Gently out to sea
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily
A pirate’s life for me.

So Many Pirate Ships
There are so many pirate ships in the sea
What color pirate ship do you see?
Red, red, this one’s red.

(Repeat, adding more ships, until you reach five)
There are so many pirate ships in the sea
Can you count the ships with me? 1-2-3-4-5

Ten Little Pirates
Ten little pirates stand in a row
They all bow down to the Captain, so
They march to the left
They march to the right
They shout, “Yo-ho-ho” and give their Captain a fright!

Storytime About Insects

2007-05-15T06:56:00.001-07:00

Toddler Read Alouds
Bugs! Bugs! Bugs! by Bob Barner
Caterpillar's Wish by Mary Murphy
Caterpillow Fight by Sam McBratney
Don't Worry Bear by Greg Foley - MY FAVORITE
How Many Bugs in a Box? by David Carter
Kitten's Big Adventure by Mie Araki
Ladybug on the Move by Richard Fowler
Ten Little Ladybugs by Melanie Gerth
Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Waiting for Wings by Lois Ehlert
What's the Sound, Wooly Bear? by Philemon Sturges
Who's Bugging You? by Charles Reasoner

Preschool Read Alouds
Aaaarrgghh! Spider! by Lydia Monks
Bugs for Lunch by Margery Facklan
Ed and Fred Flea by Pamela Duncan Edwards
Flea's Sneeze by Lynn Downey
Gotcha by Gail Jorgenson
Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle
Not So Itsy-Bitsy-Spider by Dawn Bentley
Old Black Fly by Jim Aylesworth
Roly Poly Spider by Jill Sardegna
Sam's Sandwich by David Pelham
Ten Little Caterpillars by Bill Martin, Jr.
Tiny Little Fly by Michael Rosen - A CROWD PLEASER!
Very Lazy Ladybug by Isobel Finn

School Age Read Alouds
Bee-Wigged by Cece Bell
Bug Dance by Stuart J. Murphy
Bugs! by Lynn Munsinger
Buzz by Eileen Spinelli
Gentleman Bug by Julian Hector
Inchworm and a Half by Elinor Pinczes
I Saw An Ant On the Railroad Track by Joshua Prince
La Cucaracha Martina by Daniel Moreton
Locust Pocus: A Book to Bug You by Douglas McKelvey
Perfect Percy by Bonnie Pryor
Sitting On the Farm by Bob King - A CROWD PLEASER
Spider and the Fly by Tony DiTerlizzi
Ugh! A Bug by Mary Bono