Favorite Storytime Books - 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: Pop, Pop Bubble Numbers (number literacy flannelboard chant written by Carol Hopkins)

I like to pop.
I like to pop.
I like to pop, pop bubbles!
Soapy bubbles, soapy bubbles,
With a {_one_} on them. 

(Repeat with other numbers. Finish by counting how many bubbles were placed on the board)

 

  

Book #1: My Car by Byron Barton  

Stand-up activity: “The Wheels On the Bus” traditional action song from Toddler Tunes by Cedarmont Kids

Sit-down activity: Some Cars (action chant adapted by Carol Hopkins)

Some cars are big
Some cars are small
Some cars can honk their horns with a BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!
The wheels on the cars go fast
The wheels on the cars go slow
The wheels on the cars go really, really fast
And then come to a stop!

 

***Parent literacy tip:  Songs and rhymes at storytime help young children build vocabulary, that is why we point to body parts or move to the words we say.        

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

Come a' look a' see, here's my mama, 
(point to thumb)
Come a' look a' see, here's my papa, 
(point to index finger)
Come a' look a' see, my brother tall, 
(point to tall finger)
Sister, baby, 
(point to ring, then baby finger) 
I love them all. 
(Kiss the fingertips of your finger family) 

  

Book #2: Hooray for Hat! by Brian Won

Book #3: Charlie Chick by Nick Denchfield, illustrated by Ant Parker (pop-up) 

Closing music with egg shakers: “I Know a Chicken” from The Best of the Laurie Berkner Band by Laurie Berkner

  

Art activity: Create jingle sticks!  String three bells onto a length of pipe-cleaner.  (I use the one-inch bells during storytime so that they are not choking hazards.)  Wrap the pipe-cleaner around a large craft stick.  Color the craft stick with pens.   

Optional other books:
Can I Give You a Squish? by Emily Neilson