Colorful Books Preschool Storytime

Storytime for 3 to 5 year olds:

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

• Color literacy activity - Colorful Music Notes

Each child is handed a felt music note.  Every child brings their note up to the board when their color is called.  

  

    

• Book #1 - Color Dance by Ann Jonas 

• Stand-up activity - "Color Game" from Jim Gill Sings Do Re Mi On His Toe Leg Knee by Jim Gill 

• Sit down activity - I Look and Look (action rhyme written by Carol Hopkins)

I look and look and what do I see?

A bright red apple hanging in the tree.

I look and look and what do I see?

A yellow sun shining right on me.

I look and look and what do I see?

A great orange fruit, shiny and round.

I look and look and what do I see?

Some green grass growing on the ground.

I look and look and what do I see?

The blue waves on the ocean and sea.

I look and look and what do I see?

All of the colors around you and me!

• Book #2 - Wow! Said the Owl by Tim Hopgood 

• Book #3 - Snappy Little Colors by Kate Lee and Caroline Repchuk, illustrated by Derek Matthews

• 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 - Water color painting on card stock paper