Planes All Around Preschool Storytime

Storytime for 3 to 5 year olds.

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

• Literacy activity - Sort transportation vehicles into air, land, or water

• Book #1 - I Love Planes by Philemon Sturges, illustrated by Shari Halpern

• Movement activity - "The Airplane Song" action song from Whaddaya Think of That? by Laurie Berkner

 

 

• Book #2 - Five Trucks by Brian Floca

• Book #3 - This Plane by Paul Collicutt

• Activity - Flying Airplane fingerplay I found at Miss Barbara at the Library

• 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 - Color and then tape together a straw flyer

• Reflection - I don't get to do many preschool storytimes.  I feel like this was one of my best! It went so well and the kids looked like they were having so much fun. The only thing I would change is how I did the literacy activity. I would put some sort of iconic picture with the words for air, land, and water (like wavey blue lines next to the word water). I also forgot to print any water vehicles. Oops. 

Flying Airplanes Storytime

Storytime for 1 to 3 year olds:

• Opening - Skinnamarink, Sticky Sticky Bubblegum

• Book #1 – Maisy Goes on a Plane by Lucy Cousins

• Stand-up Activity – "The Airplane Song" action song from Whaddaya Think of That? by Laurie Berkner

• 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 - Hanger Home for My Airplane rhyme found in the book Artsy Toddler Storytimes by Carol Garnett Hopkins

Directions: On the board place five hangers with the airplane under one hanger. Say the rhyme and then have the children guess which building the airplane is under.

My airplane is in its home.

The hanger is its home.

Hi, ho, the derry-o,

Which hanger is it in?

• Book #2 – Flying by Donald Crews

• Activity – The Airplane (action song I have found in many places)

The airplane has great big wings

Its propeller spins around and sings -- Vvvvvrrrruuuummmm!

The airplane goes up

The airplane goes down

The airplane flies high

All over the town

• Closing - Scarves using the song "Flitter Flutter" from The Second Line by Johnette Downing 

  

 

  

• Art Experience – Stickers on paper airplanes

Lego My Library - Fighting Fires

A fun Lego building block storytime intended for children 4 to 8 years old.

Book: Elecopter by Michael Slack

Lego challenge: Create something Elecopter can use

 

Airplanes Storytime

Storytime for 1 to 3 year olds: 

• Opening - Skinnamarink (from Car Songs: Songs to Sing Anywhere by Dennis Buck at Kimbo), Sticky Sticky Bubblegum
• Book #1 – I Love Planes! by Philemon Sturges, illustrated by Shari Halpern
• Stand-up Activity - "The Airplane Song" from Whaddaya Think of That? by Laurie Bernkner (action song)

• 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 

• Book #2 - Flying by Donald Crews
• Activity – The Airplane (action rhyme I have seen in many places)

The airplane has great big wings

Its propeller spins around and sings

Vvvvvvrrrruuuummmmmmmm

The airplane goes up

The airplane goes down

The airplane flies high

All over town

• Closing - Use egg shakers to the song "I Know a Chicken" from Whaddaya Think of That? by Laurie Berkner
• Craft – Crayons to color paper airplanes