Construction Storytime

Storytime for 1-1/2 to 3 year olds:

• Opening - Skinnamarink, Sticky Sticky Bubblegum
• Book #1 – I'm Dirty by Kate and Jim McMullan
• Activity – This Is the Way We Wash (action rhyme I rewrote after seeing another similar one, sung to the tune of "Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush")

This is the way we wash our hands,
Wash our hands, wash our hands,
This is the way we wash our hands,
When we get all dirty.
(rub hands together in washing motion)

This is the way we scrub our faces...
(scrub face with hands)

This is the way we rub our ears...
(rub ears)

This is the way we rinse our hair...
(stroke hair)

This is the way we sponge our tummies...
(rub tummy)

This is the way we splash the water...
(jump)

• Flannelboard/Math Activity - I Love Trucks by Philemon Sturges (adapted from the book)
• Book #2 - Tip Tip Dig Dig by Emma Garcia
• Activity - Noble Duke of York (action song)
• Closing - Scarves using "Water, Wind and World" from The Second Line by Johnette Downing
• Craft – Coloring sheet