OWLS

OWLS Preschool Storytime

Books we shared:

  

Other titles that would work:

Extension Activities: 

"Hello, Friends" song

[note: This song incorporates sign language]

Hello, friends

Hello, friends

Hello, friends

It's time to say hello. 

[Credit: Dana and Lindsey, Jbrary.com]

Check out Jbrary's video for the correct signs. 

"If You're Ready for a Story" song

[tune: If You're Happy and You Know it] 

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!]


"Who Am I?" action rhyme

I only like to fly at night (flap your arms like you're flying)
When the stars are shining bright (spirit fingers in the air)
When I sit high in my tree (make a circle above your head with your arms)
It's everything that I can see (circle your eyes with your hands)
My jacket's made of fluffy feathers (fluff your feathery jacket)
That can withstand all types of weather (shiver, fan your face)
My favorite word is Whoo! Whoo! Whoo! (say it out loud)
Now you know just what to do!
Who Am I? 
[Credit: Michelle Bullock, Bellevue Public Library]

"Wide-Eyed Owl" finger play

There’s a wide-eyed owl (circle your eyes with your hands)
With a pointed nose (make a beak with your fingers)
Two pointed ears (make ears with your fingers)
And claws for toes (wiggle your “claws”)
He lives way up in the tree (point way up)
And when he looks at you (point to children)
He flaps his wings (flap your wings)
And says, “Whoo! Whoo!” (say “whoo whoo”) 
[Credit: http://storytimekatie.com/2011/11/16/owls/]

"Little Mouse" group activity

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.

"Goodbye, Friends" song

[note: This song incorporates sign language]

Goodbye, friends

Goodbye, friends

Goodbye, friends

It's time to say goodbye. 

[Credit: Dana and Lindsey, Jbrary.com]

Check out Jbrary's video for the correct signs.

FRUITS & VEGGIES

FRUITS & VEGGIES Preschool Storytime

Books:

  

Other titles that would work:

Apples and Pumpkins by Anne Rockwell

Chew, Chew Gulp! by Lauren Thompson

No More Vegetables! by Nicole Rubel
Rah, Rah, Radishes by April Pulley Sayre

Talia and the Rude Vegetables by Linda Elovitz Marshall

Tap the Magic Tree by Christie Matheson

The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and theBig Hungry Bear by Don and Audrey Wood

The Watermelon Seed by Greg Pizzoli

Up, Down, and Around by Katherine Ayres

Weslandia by Paul Fleischman

Extension Activities: 

"Hello, Friends" song

[note: This song incorporates sign language]

Hello, friends

Hello, friends

Hello, friends

It's time to say hello. 

[Credit: Jbrary] Check out Jbrary's video for the correct signs. 

"If You're Ready for a Story" song  
[tune: If You're Happy and You Know it] 

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!]

"All Around the Berry Fields" action song

[Tune: Pop goes the Weasel]
(Kids start in a crouch position and act out the movements of picking, bringing home, washing, then POP up at the end.)

All around the strawberry fields,
We pick some juicy berries.
We bring them home and wash them off,
Pop! go the berries!

[Repeat with kiddo's suggestions or other berries: Blueberry, Raspberry, Blackberry, etc.]

[Credit: Jbrary]

"Go Bananas!" action song
Make sure to alternate from one arm to the other for each step.  Watch phemone153's video to get an idea on the tempo and movements.  We added "chop" and "mash" and stopped after "Go, bananas!" 

First you form, banana.  Form, form, banana.
And you form, banana.  Form, form, banana.
 
Then you peel, banana.  Peel, peel banana.
And you peel, banana.  Peel, peel banana.
 
Then you chop, banana.  Chop, chop banana.
And you chop, banana.  Chop, chop banana. 

Then you mash, banana.  Mash, mash banana.
And you mash, banana.  Mash, mash banana.
 
Then you go, bananas.  Go, go bananas!

"Fruit Salad" action song

Wa-ter-mel-on, wa-ter-mel-on (arms round over your head)

Pa-pa-ya, pa-pa-ya (praying hands start level with your face and tap out the syllables)

Ba-a-a-a-nana, ba-a-a-a-nana (arms like your rocking a baby)

Fruit salad!  Fruit salad! (swing your arms 'celebration' style)

[Credit: Jbrary]

"Little Kitten" group activity

This game works on colors, counting, taking turns 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 Kitten.  See Nutmeg's Debut! for more information about our Little Mouse/Little Kitten games.

"Goodbye, Friends" song 
[note: This song incorporates sign language]

Goodbye, friends

Goodbye, friends

Goodbye, friends

It's time to say goodbye. 

[Credit: Jbrary] Check out Jbrary's video for the correct signs. 

FEET

FEET Preschool Storytime

Books:

  

Other titles that would work:

Check out Perry Public Library at http://www.perrypubliclibrary.org/kids for more fantastic themed lists!

Extension Activities: 

"Hello, Friends" song

[note: This song incorporates sign language]

Hello, friends

Hello, friends

Hello, friends

It's time to say hello. 

[Credit: Dana and Lindsey, Jbrary.com]

Check out Jbrary's video for the correct signs. 

"If You're Ready for a Story" song

[tune: If You're Happy and You Know it] 

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!]

"Everybody Knows that I Love My Toes" song

Everybody knows that I love my toes!

Everybody knows that I love my toes!

I love my eyes, my ears, my mouth and my nose,

But everybody knows that I love my toes!
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle your toes!
Wiggle, wiggle!  Wiggle, wiggle!
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle your toes!
Wiggle, wiggle!  Wiggle, wiggle!

[credit: www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_DksjOU770&safe=active#t=120]

"This Old Man" action song [feet version]
Act out each movement, first fast then be really dramatic with the slooow.
[tune: This Old Man] 

This old man, he has feet,

See him walking down the street,
With a tippy-tap, tipy-tap, watch him go,
Sometimes fast and some...times...slow.
[Repeat: Skipping, Dancing, Marching]

"Counting Feet" flannel board

How many boots should the duckling buy,
To keep her feet warm and dry?

Let's count her feet and then we'll know,

Let's count together!  Here we go!

One ... Two! (pointing to each foot as you count)

Two new boots is what she should buy,

They will keep duckling warm and dry.

[Place boots on duckling, counting as you do.]

[Repeat: Puppy, Ladybug, etc.]

"Little Mouse" group activity

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.

"Goodbye, Friends" group song

[note: This song incorporates sign language]

Goodbye, friends

Goodbye, friends

Goodbye, friends

It's time to say goodbye. 

[Credit: Dana and Lindsey, Jbrary.com]

Check out Jbrary's video for the correct signs.