Thank You Books - Family Storytime

A Wednesday 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.

 

Opening #3: Fee Fi Fo Fum

Fee fi fo fum,
(clap for each syllable)

See my fingers,
(wiggle fingers)

See my thumbs.
(wiggle thumbs)

Fee fi fo fum,
(clap for each syllable)

Good bye fingers,
(hide one hand behind back)

Good bye thumbs.
(hide the other hand behind back)

(Repeat several times moving and saying the words faster and faster)

 

Literacy activity flannelboard: Thanksgiving Day Treats (adapted from a flannelboard rhyme I found in my library’s central office) 

Where are the turkeys?  See their tail feathers spread. 
Where are the apples?  So juicy in colors of yellow, green, and red.
Where are the pumpkins?  They are nice and round. 
Where are the leaves?  They like to fall to the ground. 
Hip, hip, hooray!
We give thanks for these fun treats on Thanksgiving Day. 

 

  

 

Book #1: Thank You, Omu! by Oge Mora 

Theme activity #1: “I’m a Little Teapot” traditional action song from This Little Piggy by Adam Stemple, et al. 

Theme activity #2: "Jumping & Counting" action song from Jim Gill's Irrational Anthem and More Salutes to Nonsense by Jim Gill 

Transition: Dance Your Fingers (fingerplay adaption from a video I saw from New York Public Library)

Dance your fingers up;
(put fingers high in the air)

Dance your fingers down;
(touch the ground)

Dance your fingers from side to side;
(move hands from left to right side of body and back again, several times)

And dance them all around.
(hands move in a large wiggly circle in the air in front of your body)

Dance them on your shoulders;
(fingers wiggle on your shoulders)

Dance them on your head;
(fingers wiggle on top of your head)

Dance them on your tummy;
(fingers wiggle on top of your tummy)

And put them all to bed.
(fold hands in lap or tuck under armpits)

 

Book #2: Thanks from the Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle 

Book #3: Five Silly Turkeys by Salina Yoon (board book)

Closing music with egg shakers: “I Know a Chicken” from Whaddaya Think of That? by Laurie Berkner    

  

 

Art activity:  Painting with feathers on a turkey coloring page

Optional other books:
Feast for 10 by Cathryn Falwell
Thank You for the Little Things by Caryl Hart, illustrated by Emily Hamilton