Underground Dirt - Family Storytime

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 activity flannelboard: Did You Ever See A Wiggle worm (letter recognition flannelboard song to the tune of “Did You Ever See a Lassie?” written by Carol Hopkins)

 Did you ever see a wiggle worm? A wiggle worm? A Wiggle worm? 
Did you ever see a wiggle worm, sitting next to a {_W_}?  

(repeat with letters O, R, and M)_

 

 

Book #1: Roy Digs Dirt by David Shannon

Stand-up activity: Some Dogs (action rhyme adapted by Carol Hopkins)

Some dogs run
Some dogs bark
Some dogs jump
Some dogs growl
Some dogs roll in the grass
Some dogs yip
Some dogs sniff
Some dogs howl
And some dogs just wag their tails all day.

 

Sit-down activity: Little Wiggle Worm (action rhyme to the tune of “I’m a Little Teapot”, not sure where I found this one)

I'm a little wiggle worm, watch me go!
I can wiggle fast,
Or very, very slow.
I wiggle all around, then back I go.
Down into the ground, to the home I know. 

 

***Parent literacy tip:  Counting objects is a good way to learn one-to-one correspondence. You can count anything in any language: Fingers, toys, food, so many things!    

Transition: 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 

  

Book #2: Under Ground by Denise Fleming

Closing music with jingle bells: “Fruit Salad Salsa” from Victor Vito by Laurie Berkner

Art activity: Worm weaving = Cut slits into brown paper, use craft sticks as the worms and weave them into the paper slits.  Can also decorate the craft stick worms with eye stickers and coloring pens. 

Optional other books:
I’m Dirty by Kate and Jim McMullan
Mucky Truck by Ammi-Joan Paquette, illustrated by Elisa Ferro
Mud by Mary Lyn Ray, illustrated by Lauren Stringer