Royal Mischief Storytime

Storytime for 1 to 3 year olds:

• Opening - Skinnamarink, Sticky Sticky Bubblegum

  

• Book #1 – King Bidgood's in the Bathtub by Audrey Wood, illustrated by Don Wood

• Stand-up Activity – Not Much Different (action chant written by Carol Hopkins)

A prince has a crown, and he bows to say, "Hello."
A princess has a crown and she curtseys to say, "How do you do."
They can run
They can dance
They can jump
They can sit
They are not much different from you or me

• Bridge - Open, Shut Them (fingerplay)

Open, shut them
(open and close hands)
Open, shut them
Give a little clap (clap)
Open, shut them

Open, shut them
Put them in your lap
(put hands in lap)

Creep them, creep them
Under your chin
(creep fingers up chest)
Open your mouth, but don't put them in
(do as words say)

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

• Flannelboard - Sing a Song of Six Pence (nursery rhyme)

Sing a song of sixpence,
A pocket full of rye;
Four and twenty blackbirds
All baked in a pie.
When the pie was opened,
The birds began to sing;
Wasn't that a dainty dish
To set before the king?
The king was in his counting-house,
Counting out his money;
The queen was in the parlor
Eating bread and honey.
The maid was in the garden
Hanging out the clothes;
When down came a blackbird,
And snapped at her nose!

• Letter of the Day - "Q" is for queen 

• Book #2 – The Missing Tarts by B.G. Hennessy, illustrated by Tracey Campbell Pearson

• Activity – Lords and Ladies In a Row (fingerplay written by Carol Hopkins)

Five ladies in waiting, standing in a row
They bow their heads to honor the queen
Five noble lords, standing in a row
They bow their heads to honor the king
They stand in two straight lines and politely applaud
Then they come together and dance at the ball

• Closing - Dance with scarves using the song "Milkshake" from Songs for Wiggleworms by Old Town School of Folk Music

• Art Experience – Paint with Bingo dabbers on royal shields

Wonderful Mothers Preschool Storytime

Storytime for 3 to 5 year olds:

• Opening - "A Tooty Ta" from Dance Like This by Mr. Al

• Literacy activity flannelboard - Matching mother and baby animals

I found some "Animal and their young" matching card print outs on the Twinkl education resource website. I made multiple copies of the baby animals and handed them out to the children. When I put a mother animal on the board, the children with the corresponding baby animal would then place their card on the board. 

• Book #1 - Mama Zooms by Jane Cowen Fletcher

• Stand-up activity - "If You're Happy and You Know It" action song from Wee Sing Children's Songs and Fingerplays

• Activity - Come A' Look A' See (fingerplay song I first picked up at a workshop conducted by Jane Cobb but can also be found on the CD The Baby Record by Bob McGrath)

 

 

• Book #2 - Mama Cat Has Three Kittens by Denise Fleming

• Book #3 - Owl Babies by Martin Waddell

• Closing - Dance with scarves to the song "Silly Dance Contest" from Jim Gill Sings the Sneezing Song and Other Contagious Tunes by Jim Gill

  

 

• Art experience - Glue or tape an inspirational Harriet Tubman quote to a craft foam star and then decorate star with glitter glue. This can then be used as a Mother's Day gift or any other type of gift. 

Mama-Mommy Storytime

Storytime for 1 to 3 year olds:

• Opening - Skinnamarink, Sticky Sticky Bubblegum

• Book #1 – Is Your Mama a Llama? by Deborah Guarino, illustrated by Steven Kellogg

• Stand-up Activity – Do It For Your Mother (action song to the tune of "Row, Row, Row Your Boat")

Roll, roll, roll your hands
As fast as fast can be
Do it now let me see
Do it for your mother

Clap, clap, clap your hands
As fast as fast can be
Do it now let me see
Do it for your mother

(use other body motions such as stomp your feet, jump your legs, etc.)

• Bridge - Open, Shut Them (fingerplay)

Open, shut them
(open and close hands)
Open, shut them
Give a little clap (clap)
Open, shut them

Open, shut them
Put them in your lap
(put hands in lap)

Creep them, creep them
Under your chin
(creep fingers up chest)
Open your mouth, but don't put them in
(do as words say)

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

• Flannelboard - Five Little Ducks (traditional counting backwards song)

• Book #2 – Mommy, Carry Me Please! Jane Cabrera

• Activity – Come A' Look A' See (fingerplay song I first picked up at a workshop conducted by Jane Cobb but can also be found on the CD The Baby Record by Bob McGrath)

• Closing - Scarves using the song "Flitter Flutter" from The Second Line by Johnette Downing 

 

• Art Experience – Glue white paper strips to a pink paper circle to make a daisy flower

Earth Day Preschool Storytime

Storytime for 3 to 5 year olds:

• Opening - "A Tooty Ta" from Dance Like This by Mr. Al

• Literacy 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 - I Stink! by Kate and Jim McMullan

• 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 adn goes, stops and goes, stops and goes
The garbage truck stops and goes
As it picks up garbage

(use other action words)

• Activity - If You See a Piece of Trash (fingerplay written by Carol Hopkins to the tune of "Mary Had a Little Lamb")

If you see a piece of trash, piece of trash, piece of trash

(pretend to pick up a piece of garbage)

If you see a piece of trash, pick it up right now.

Put it in a garbage can, garbage can, garbage can,

(sign language for trash can)

Put it in a garbage can, do it right now.

If you can recycle it, recycle it, recycle it,

(sign language for recycle)

If you can recycle it, then recycle it right now.

 

 

• Book #2 - The Earth Book by Todd Parr

• Book #3 - Big Earth, Little Me by Thom Wiley, illustrated by Kate Endle

• Closing - Dance with scarves to the song "Silly Dance Contest" from Jim Gill Sings the Sneezing Song and Other Contagious Tunes by Jim Gill

   

 

• Art experience - Tear pieces of construction paper and then glue them to a recycling truck drawing