Leap Into Spring Storytime

Storytime for 1 to 3 year olds:

• Opening - Skinnamarink, Sticky Sticky Bubblegum

  

 

• Book #1 – My Spring Robin by Anne Rockwell, illustrated by Harlow Rockwell and Lizzy Rockwell

• Stand-up Activity – "Baby Bumblebee" action song from Toddler Action Songs by Cedarmont Kids

• 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 - Four Umbrellas (color rhyme I found at http://www.geocities/mystorytime/rain.htm many years ago)

Four umbrellas stood by the back door,
The RED one went outside, then there were three.
Three umbrellas pretty as can be,
The BLUE one went outside, then there were two.
Two umbrellas with nothing to do,
The GREEN one went outside, then there was one.
Just one umbrellas alone in the hall,
The PURPLE one went outside, and that was all!

• Letter of the Day - "S" is for Spring

• Book #2 – Hurray for Spring! by Patricia Hubbell, illustrated by Taia Morley

• Activity – "When the Music Stops, Everybody Hop" action song from Getting Strong - Wiggle & Learn by The Wiggles (the kiddos were having so much fun with this short song, we ended up doing it three times!)

• Closing - Dance with scarves to the song "Shake Your Scarves" from The Second Line: Scarf Activity Songs by Johnette Downing

  

 

 

• Art Experience – Use a gluestick to glue crepe paper streamers to shortened paper towel tubes to make paper towel tube windsocks