Hibernating

February 25, 2014

Hibernating

A storytime devoted to those who sleep all winter long which just so happens to be bears for the most part.

Books:

Where's My Teddy? by Jez Alborough
Go to Sleep, Groundhog! by Judy Cox
Sleep, Big Bear, Sleep! by Maureen Wright

Songs:
Opening Song: Where is Thumbkin? - Kimbo

 Song 2: Skinny-Marinky-Dinky-Dink - 100 Singalong Songs for Kids

 Song 3: Peanut Butter and Jelly - Kimbo

 Song 4: Dance Your Fingers / Clap Along With Me - Wee Sing for Baby

 Song 5: Shake your Sillies Out - Raffi

 Song 8: If You're Happy and You Know It - Kimbo

 Song 9: Wheels on the Bus - 100 Singalong Songs for Kids

Magnet/Felt Board:
This week we did The Very Hungry Bear, which is adapted from The Very Hungry Caterpillar. The basic story is the same but we use a bear instead of a caterpillar and bear food rather than caterpillar food!

The basic story is the a bear comes out of his cave and is very hungry!
On Monday, he ate one hive of honey. But he was still hungry!
On Tuesday, he ate through two fields of plants and flowers. But he was still hungry!
On Wednesdayt, he ate through three bushels of berries. But he was still hungry!
On Thursday, he ate through four big piles of nuts. But he was still hungry!
On Friday, he ate through five big juicy insects. But he was still hungry!
On Saturday, he ate through six fish he caught from the river. But he was still hungry!
On Sunday, he happened upon a picnic and he ate up all the food there!
That night he had a stomach ache! So, he dug up some ginger root and ate right through it. After that, he felt much better!
After all that eating, he wasn't a hungry bear anymore but he sure was sleepy! So, he crawled back in his cave and took a very long nap!
I have a copy of the complete story I made up here. I used basic Microsoft clipart to make up to images.


Craft:

  

Honestly, this was a bit of a stomach bug-ish week so when storytime came around it was a "what can we have ready in 15 minutes?" sort of days. Luckily, the www.dltk-kids.com website is always up and running and this little bear is adorable. Yes - we did a very similar craft not too long ago for our hunting theme but...as I said... 15minutes!! And this kids certainly didn't mind.

Hungry

Februrary 18, 2014

Hungry!

A storytime devoted to a favorite activity of ours: eating!

Books: 

The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle


If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff

Mrs. Chicken and the Hungry Crocodile by Won-Lyd Paye

The Gingerbread Man

The kids really enjoyed every book this week! The Very Hungry Caterpillar is a staple, of course, so everyone was familiar with it and already loves it. We have a BIG BOOK version of If You Give a Mouse a Cookie which really help keep the waning attention towards the end of storytime. Mrs. Chicken and the Hungry Crocodile is an amazing retelling of an African folktale - Mrs. Chicken convinces the Hungry Crocodile that they are sisters to avoid becoming dinner. We told the Ginerbread Man with printed stick puppets to convey the story.


Songs:

Opening Song: Where is Thumbkin? - Kimbo

 Song 2: Skinny-Marinky-Dinky-Dink - 100 Singalong Songs for Kids








 Song 3: Peanut Butter and Jelly - Kimbo

 Song 4: Dance Your Fingers / Clap Along With Me - Wee Sing for Baby

 Song 5: Shake your Sillies Out - Raffi

 Song 8: If You're Happy and You Know It - Kimbo

 Song 9: Wheels on the Bus - 100 Singalong Songs for Kids

Felt / Magnet Board:

This week we did What Apple is the Worm In? We hid the worm in the last apple on the board (of course) and pulled away each apple one by one to see if that's the apple the worm in hiding in.Before we pulled each apple we had the kids tell us which color the apple was - Red? Orange? Yellow? Lots of fun and very easy.

Craft:

This week we did a simple, printable fruit basket to go along with our Hungry theme. We found it at first-school a website devoted to activities for preschoolers. They have lots of other crafts that are printable and adorable.

Friends

November 26, 2013

Friends

A storytime about Friends and loved ones - and Thanksgiving too!!

Books:

The Ugly Pumpkin by Dave Horowitz

Big Hugs, Little Hugs by Felicia Bond

I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie by Alison Jackson

The Grandma Book by Todd Parr

Songs: Opening Song: Where is Thumbkin? - Kimbo

Song 2: Skinny-Marinky-Dinky-Dink - 100 Singalong Songs for Kids

Song 3 (Theme Song Pick): Five Fat Turkeys - Kimbo

Song 4: Dance Your Fingers / Clap Along With Me - Wee Sing for Baby

Song 5: (Our Theme Song Pick): She'll Be Coming Around the Mountain - Kimbo

Song 6: Shake My Sillies Out - Raffi

Song 7: (Our Theme Song Pick):  Peanut Butter and Jelly - Kimbo

Song 8: Wheels on the Bus - 100 Singalong Songs for Kids


Felt/Magnet Board:

We did a Thanksgiving Magnet Board that has GONE MISSING since storytime! While I can't post a picture of how cute it was I can tell you it was adorable! We got all of the cute Thanksgiving clipart from the linked website and told the story of the Pilgrims and the Native Americans.

How Many Did You Have?

We had a shocking 69 people for this storytime!

How Did It Go?

All in all the storytime went well. We talked about Thanksgiving and the importance of the Pilgrims making friends with the Native Americans and all the yummy things you get to eat at Thanksgiving dinners.

Food!

November 5, 2013

Food!

A storytime devoted to some yummy deliciousness! To start off the yummiest of months, November, we decided to go with Food.

Books:

Lunch by Denise Fleming

May I Please Have a Cookie? by Jennifer E. Morris

The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

The Incredible Book Eating Boy by Oliver Jeffers

Songs:

Opening Song: Where is Thumbkin? - Kimbo

 Song 2: Skinny-Marinky-Dinky-Dink - 100 Singalong Songs for Kids

Song 3 (Our Theme Song Pick): Peanut Butter and Jelly - Kimbo

 Song 4: Shake My Sillies Out - Raffi

Song 5: Dance Your Fingers / Clap Along With Me - Wee Sing for Baby

Song 6: Wheels on the Bus - 100 Singalong Songs for Kids

Felt Board / Magnet Board

We did a modified version of "Which House is the Mouse in?" turning it into "Which Apple is the Worm in?" We had the kids identify the colors of the apples and then we checked to see if the worm was in that apple - of course he was hiding until the very end! I used basic black and white clipart I found on the Internet and colored them in. An easy printout of this board is here!

Craft

We had this in our leftovers from Summer file - and it worked great with our food theme! Many thanks to Learn Create Love Blog. There are a ton of free, printable crafts to use at home or in the classroom!

How Many Did You Have?

We had 43 all together today!

How Did It Go?
Pretty well all in all. Most of the kids knew The Very Hungry Caterpillar and definitely enjoyed guessing the foods in Lunch. Overall, I'd say it was a success!