A preschool STEM adventure centered around shapes!
Station #1 - Wood blocks
Open up the block cabinet for building and engineering fun.
Station #2 - Ring toss game
Put out this party game for large muscle play.
Station #3 - Water beads and measuring cups
Place a tub of water beads on the floor (on top of a tablecloth) for exploring liquid measurements.
Station #4 - Cheerios bird feeder
This craft table had directions and supplies for making cereal bird feeders with pipe-cleaners.
A Tuesday morning storytime for ages 0-2 years old.
Opening #1: Skinnamarink (action song from Car Songs: Songs to Sing Anywhere by Dennis Buck from Kimbo)
Opening #2: Sticky, Sticky Bubblegum
(fingerplay)
Sticky, sticky bubblegum, bubblegum, bubblegum;
Sticky, sticky bubblegum;
Stuck to your __________.
1, 2, 3, PULL!
(Repeat with
more body parts)
Book: Trucks
by Byron Barton (large board book)
Stand-up
activity: The Garbage Truck Rolls (fingerplay to the tune of
"Wheels On the Bus" adapted by Carol Hopkins)
The
garbage truck drives down the street, down the street, down the street
The garbage truck drives down the street
As it picks up garbage
The garbage truck stops and goes, stops and goes, stops and goes
The garbage truck stops and goes
As it picks up garbage
Sit-down
activity: Morning At the Dump (fingerplay written by Carol
Hopkins)
(show ten
fingers)
Early in the morning, down at the dump
See the dump trucks standing all in a row
See them dump their garbage
(bend fingers)
Dump, dump, dump
Now watch them rolling away
(roll hands over each other)
To go gather more
(sign language for "more")
Lap rhyme #1: Tick
Tock (lap bounce)
(bounce baby
from leg to leg)
Tick tock, tick tock, I’m a little cuckoo clock.
Tick, tock, tick tock, now it is one o’clock… Cuckoo!
(raise baby up for each cuckoo)
(repeat for
other times of day)
Now it is two o’clock… Cuckoo! Cuckoo!
Now it is three o’clock… Cuckoo!
Cuckoo! Cuckoo!
Lap rhyme #2:
Counting Bubbles (counting rhyme I learned during a BrainDance
workshop)
One bubble, two bubbles, three bubbles, top.
(pat legs with hands for each number chanted, then place hands on top of
head)
Three bubbles, four bubbles, five bubbles, drop.
(pat legs with hands for each number chanted, then drop hands to lap)
Six bubbles, seven bubbles, nine bubbles, pop.
(pat legs with hands for each number chanted, then clap hands loudly in
front of body)
Ten little bubbles floating down!
(twinkle hands down to floor)
Now let’s blow _____ bubbles.
(This is a breath exercise. Pick a
number and pretend to blow that number of bubbles through hand. Don’t forget to pop the bubbles with a loud
clap after blowing it up. I count the
bubble while I do the clap.)
Lap rhyme #3: Choo
Choo (fingerplay that crosses the midline that I found at https://youtu.be/gr4gtVYSAEg?si=ceNiLrI-2BuUbGMC)
Choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo,
Up the railroad track.
Choo, choo, choo, chook, choo, choo, choo, choo,
Then we come right back.
First, we go to grandma’s house,
Up the railroad track.
Then, we go to monkey’s house,
Then we come right back.
Choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo,
Up the railroad track.
Choo, choo, choo, chook, choo, choo, choo, choo,
Then we come right back.
Lap rhyme #4: Head,
Shoulders, Knees, and Toes (traditional body parts action song)
Head, shoulders, knees, and
toes,
Knees and toes.
Head, shoulders, knees and toes,
Knees and toes.
And eyes and, ears and, mouth and nose.
Head, shoulders, knees and toes,
Knees and toes.
Transition: Tommy
& Tammy Thumb (fingerplay)
Tommy Thumb up,
Tommy Thumb down,
Tommy Thumb dancing all around town.
Tammy Thumb out,
Tammy Thumb in,
Tammy Thumb dancing all in a spin.
Dancing, dancing, dancing,
Dance them on your knees,
Dance them on your head,
Dance them on your shoulders,
Then tuck them into bed.
Letter of the
day: "g” is for garbage truck
Flannelboard: Five Little Garbage Trucks (counting
down rhyme, I'm not sure where I found this one)
***Literacy
tip: When you are reading books with your child, don’t
forget to talk about feelings. This
helps build vocabulary and understanding.
Closing song
with scarves: “Milkshake” from Songs for Wiggleworms
A Tuesday morning storytime for ages 0-6 years
old.
Opening #1: “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” from Songs for Wiggleworms by Old Town
School of Folk Music
Opening #2: Roly Poly Oh So Fast (hand rolling
body part chant adapted by Carol Hopkins)
Roly poly, roly poly, oh so fast!
Roly poly, roly poly, oh so slowly.
Roly poly, roly poly, up.
Roly poly, roly poly, down.
Roly poly, roly poly, hands on your head.
Roly poly, roly poly, hand on your feet.
(Repeat with
other body parts)
Roly poly, roly poly, hands in your
lap.
Literacy/Listening activity flannelboard: There
Was an Old Woman Recycling Rhyme (adapted by Carol Hopkins from a rhyme found
at Storytime Source Page)
Directions: Give each child a picture of bottles, cans, boxes, or newspapers. Each child comes up to put their picture on the board when their recyclable item is said.
There was an old woman who lived in a shoe
She had so much trash, she didn't know what to
do
She learned from a friend to separate a few
And got herself a Recycling Bin.
There was an old woman who lived in a shoe
She had so much trash, she didn't now what to
do
She piled up the bottles, the bottles, the
bottles,
And took them out back to the Recycling Bin.
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 cans, the cans, the cans,
And took them out back to the Recycling Bin.
There was an old woman who lived in a shoe
She had so much trash, she didn't now what to
do
She piled up the newspapers, the newspapers,
the newspapers,
And took them out back to the Recycling Bin.
Book #1: Trashy Town by Andrea Zimmerman and
David Clemesha, illustrated by Dan Yaccarino
Stand-up
activity: I'm a Little Garbage
Truck (action song to the tune of "I'm a Little Teapot" written
by Carol Hopkins)
I'm a little garbage truck, watch me go
Here is my hopper
Here is my cab
When I get all filled up, to the dump I go
Just tip me over and dump the garbage out
Sit-down
activity: Morning
at the Dump (fingerplay written by Carol Hopkins)
(show ten fingers)
Early in the morning, down at the dump
See the dump trucks standing all in a row
See them dump their garbage
(bend fingers)
Dump, dump, dump
Now watch them rolling away
(roll hands over each other)
To go gather more
(sign language for "more")
***Parent
literacy tip: When you are reading books with your child, don’t forget
to talk about feelings. This helps build
vocabulary and understanding.
Transition: Tommy & Tammy
Thumb (fingerplay)
Tommy
Thumb up,
Tommy Thumb down,
Tommy Thumb dancing all around town.
Tammy Thumb out,
Tammy Thumb in,
Tammy Thumb dancing all in a spin.
Dancing, dancing, dancing,
Dance them on your knees,
Dance them on your head,
Dance them on your shoulders,
Then tuck them into bed.
Book #2: I Stink by Kate and Jim McMullan
Closing music
with stretchy-band: “Walk Along the
River” from Rocketship Run by Laurie Berkner Band
Art activity: Watercolor paint a recycling truck
drawing and then add glued on shredded or scrap paper
Optional other books:
Garbage Trucks by Marv Alinas
The Planet We Call Home by Aimee Isaac, illustrated by Jaime Kim
The Earth Book by Todd Parr
A Tuesday morning storytime for ages 0-2 years old.
Opening #1: Skinnamarink
(action song from Car Songs: Songs to Sing Anywhere by Dennis Buck
from Kimbo)
Opening #2: Sticky, Sticky
Bubblegum (fingerplay)
Sticky,
sticky bubblegum, bubblegum, bubblegum;
Sticky, sticky bubblegum;
Stuck to your __________.
1, 2, 3, PULL!
(Repeat with more body parts)
Book: The Wonderful Habits of Rabbits
by Douglas Florian, illustrated by Sonia Sánchez
Stand-up activity: If You’re a Bunny and You Know It
(action song to the tune of “If You’re Happy And You Know It” that I found at
Adventures of a Bookwork blog at https://www.adventuresofabookworm.com/2019/04/17/storytime-bunnies-rabbits/#google_vignette)
If you’re a bunny and you know it, hop around
If you’re a bunny and you know it, hop around
If you’re a bunny and you know it and you really want to show it
If you’re a bunny and you know it, hop around
(flop your ears)
(wiggle your nose)
Sit-down activity: Bunny Jump Over the Great Big
Stick (lap bounce action rhyme written by Carol Hopkins)
Bunny
be nimble, Bunny be quick,
Bunny jump over the great big stick.
Bunny
be nimble, Bunny be slick,
Bunny dig under the great big stick.
Bunny
be nimble, Bunny go click,
Bunny almost falls off the great big stick.
Bunny
be nimble, Bunny be fine,
Bunny blows kisses at story time!
Lap rhyme #1: Tick Tock (lap bounce)
(bounce baby from leg to leg)
Tick
tock, tick tock, I’m a little cuckoo clock.
Tick, tock, tick tock, now it is one o’clock… Cuckoo!
(raise baby up for each cuckoo)
(repeat for other times of day)
Now it is two o’clock… Cuckoo! Cuckoo!
Now
it is three o’clock… Cuckoo! Cuckoo! Cuckoo!
Lap rhyme #2: Counting Bubbles (counting rhyme I
learned during a BrainDance workshop)
One
bubble, two bubbles, three bubbles, top.
(pat legs with hands for each number chanted, then place hands on top of
head)
Three
bubbles, four bubbles, five bubbles, drop.
(pat legs with hands for each number chanted, then drop hands to lap)
Six
bubbles, seven bubbles, nine bubbles, pop.
(pat legs with hands for each number chanted, then clap hands loudly in
front of body)
Ten
little bubbles floating down!
(twinkle hands down to floor)
Now
let’s blow _____ bubbles.
(This is a breath exercise. Pick a
number and pretend to blow that number of bubbles through hand. Don’t forget to pop the bubbles with a loud
clap after blowing it up. I count the
bubble while I do the clap.)
Lap rhyme #3: Choo Choo (fingerplay that
crosses the midline that I found at https://youtu.be/gr4gtVYSAEg?si=ceNiLrI-2BuUbGMC)
Choo,
choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo,
Up the railroad track.
Choo, choo, choo, chook, choo, choo, choo, choo,
Then we come right back.
First,
we go to grandma’s house,
Up the railroad track.
Then, we go to monkey’s house,
Then we come right back.
Choo,
choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo,
Up the railroad track.
Choo, choo, choo, chook, choo, choo, choo, choo,
Then we come right back.
Lap rhyme #4: Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes
(traditional body parts action song)
Head, shoulders, knees, and toes,
Knees and toes.
Head, shoulders, knees and toes,
Knees and toes.
And eyes and, ears and, mouth and nose.
Head, shoulders, knees and toes,
Knees and toes.
Transition: Tommy & Tammy Thumb (fingerplay)
Tommy Thumb up,
Tommy Thumb down,
Tommy Thumb dancing all around town.
Tammy Thumb out,
Tammy Thumb in,
Tammy Thumb dancing all in a spin.
Dancing, dancing,
dancing,
Dance them on your knees,
Dance them on your head,
Dance them on your shoulders,
Then tuck them into bed.
Letter of the day: "R” is for Rabbits
Flannelboard: Spring Things (flannelboard I found in my library
system’s collection)
One little frog croaks, “How do you
do?”
Two little ducks quack, “How do you do too?”
Three little clouds drift across the sky.
Four little butterflies start to fly away.
Five little bunny go hopping on by.
***Literacy tip: Don’t forget to read non-fiction
books with your children. Even young
children love learning new things.
Closing song with scarves: “Milkshake” from Songs for Wiggleworms
