BEARS

BEARS Preschool Storytime 

During Preschool Storytime this week, we read stories, sang songs, and had fun with action rhymes that were all about Bears!

Saying Hello ---

We woke up our furry storytime-rat puppet, Nutmeg, with a loud and cheerful, "Good morning, Nutmeg!"  After Nutmeg said her good mornings to all, she settled back down in her Cat in the Hat bed to listen to our stories.

We opened storytime with our Good Morning song that incorporates sign language.  Check out Jbrary's video for the correct signs.  The words to the song go like this:

Hello, friends
Hello, friends
Hello, friends
It's time to say hello. 
[Credit: Dana and Lindsey, Jbrary.com]

Each word is said while integrating sign language.  The kids are getting really good at the hand signs in this song.  They asked to sing it again, which is a good sign.

Opening Song ---

"If You're Ready for a Story"  
[tune: If You're Happy and You Know it] 
[Credit (with minor adaptions) jbrary.com / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NC91yfzan3E&safe=active]

If you're ready for a story Clap Your Hands!
If you're ready for a story Clap Your Hands!
If you're ready for a story, then you're surly in your glory,
If you're ready for a story Clap Your Hands!
[Repeat with *Nod Your Head!, * Sit So Still, and * Do All Three!]

Books ---

Never Ask a Bear by Louise Bonnett-Rampersaud; illustrated by Doris Barnette ---

Bears in the Bath by Shirley Parenteau; illustrated by David Walker ---

How Do You Sleep? by Louise Bonnett-Rampersaud; illustrated by Kristin Kest --- 

 

Extension Activities ---

Props Used: Five flannel bears and a flannel bed

 Action Song:

Five Bears in the Bed
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wv4Utm-OJK8&safe=active] 
We incorporated the colors of the bears into the song.

Five bears in the bed and the red one said, "Roll over!  Roll over!"
They all rolled over and purple fell out!
[Repeat: Four through two, then bring them all back again!]

Big Brown Bear
[Credit: Jbrary.com / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CM7purfhk3s]

Grrr! Grrr! went the big brown bear one day,
Grrr! Grrr! went the big brown bear.
Grrr! Grrr! went the big brown bear one day,
So they all went Grrr! Grrr! Grrr!

Buuut...

We all know bears go,Huggy – huggy – hug Huggy – huggy – hug Huggy – huggy – hug
We all know bears go,Huggy – huggy – hug They don't go Grrr! Grrr! Grrr!

Action Rhyme:

Brown Bear, Brown Bear 
[Credit: Various adaptions]
[Tune: Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, turn around]

Brown bear, brown bear, turn around:
Brown bear, brown bear, touch the ground.
Stand up tall and blink your eyes;
Now raise your paws up to the sky.

Brown bear, brown bear, touch your toes;
Brown bear, brown bear, tap you rnose.
Clap your paws, now stomp your feet;
Turn around and take your seat.

We repeated this rhyme three times, each time with a different kind of bear. Between all three presentations, our kids chose Black (2x), Fluffy, Panda, and Polar (2x)

Little Mouse:

This game works on colors, counting and 'paying attention' (the other kids will let you know if a certain color has already been called.)  After our books are read, we play a round or two of Little Mouse.  See Nutmeg's Debut! for more information about our Little Mouse game.

Saying Goodbye ---

We closed storytime with our goodbye song which incorporates sign language.  The words and signs to the song are very similar to our Hello song:

Goodbye, friends
Goodbye, friends
Goodbye, friends
It's time to say goodbye.

Again, check out Jbrary's video for the correct signs.  

Feeding Nutmeg ---

When storytime came to an end, the kids lined up and fed Nutmeg imaginary food they brought in their pockets, gave her high-fives and hugs, or just pet her head.  Today she ate corn, a half dozen lollipops, chocolate chip cookies, two apples, a handful of grapes, and a banana.