Feeling Better Toddler Storytime

Storytime for 1 to 3 year olds:

·         Opening - Skinnamarink, Sticky Sticky Bubblegum

 

  

·         Book #1 – BooBoo by Olivier Dunrea

·         Stand-up Activity – "If You're Happy and You Know It"  action song from Songs for Wiggleworms by Old Town School of Folk Music

·         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 - Colored Band Aids (color naming flannelboard idea I found on the Storytime Katie blog)

·         Letter of the Day - "H" is for happy

·         Transition - Tommy & Tammy Thumb (fingerplay)

Tommy Thumb up,

Tommy Thumb down,

Tommy Thumb dancing all around town.

Tammy Thumb out,

Tammy Thumb in,

Tammy Thumb dancing all in a spin.

Dancing, dancing, dancing,

Dance them on your knees,

Dance them on your head,

Dance them on your shoulders,

Then tuck them into bed.

·         Book #2 –  Doctor Maisy by Lucy Cousins 

·         Closing -  Scarves to the song "Water, Wind and World" from The Second Line: Scarf Activity Songs by Johnette Downing

 

·         Art Experience – Pen coloring with Mr. Sketch pens on happy faces

Feelings Storytime

Storytime for 1 to 3 year olds:

• Opening - Skinnamarink, Sticky Sticky Bubblegum

 

 

• Book #1 – Grumpy Bird by Jeremy Tankard

• Stand-up Activity – "If You're Happy And You Know It" action song from Songs for Wiggleworms by Old Town School Folk Music

• 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 - Sorting Happy and Sad

I got this wonderful idea from the Falling Flannelboards blog.  I put up the word "happy" and "sad" with a happy face and a sad face.  Then I held up a variety of pictures.  The children told me which word I should place the picture under.  I had pictures of a broken toy, a little boy with an boo-boo, a little girl crying, a playground, candy, duckllings, and an ice cream cone.  

• Letter of the Day - "H" is for happy

• Book #2 – The I'm Not Scared Book by Todd Parr

• Activity – "Spin Again... Again" action song from Jim Gill Sings Do Re Mi On His Toe Leg Knee by Jim Gill

• Closing - Scarves to the song "Popcorn Calling Me" from Buzz Buzz by Laurie Berkner 

 

 

• Art Experience – Pen coloring on happy face cut-outs I found at a store.  I used the smelly Mr. Sketch pens for this art activity.