Spider on the Floor by Raffi
June 12, 2009 on 8:34 am | In 2's and 3's, 4's and 5's, Adult Aside, Age Levels, Books, Movement Activities, Music/Songs, Storytime Component, Vocabulary | No Comments
<Read Spider on the Floor by Raffi or use the Raffi recording on Singable Songs for the Very Young.
You can add verses with less familar parts of the body.
Activity: Give each child a plastic or rubbery spider. As the song progresses have them put their spiders on the correct body part until it jumps backon the floor. (Shopping for spiders around Halloween is the best time for getting creepy rubbery spiders.)
Early Literacy Aside: Using props during a song or story that prompts cidren to act out the meaning of the words, provides children with a fun and active way to learn new words and to practice their vocabulary skills.
Submitted by Kathleen Moore, Dayton (OH) Metro Library System
Song for Introduction
April 17, 2009 on 3:31 am | In 0 to 2, 2's and 3's, 4's and 5's, Adult Aside, Age Levels, Introduction, Storytime Component | No CommentsStorytime Announcement (tune: Yankee Doodle)
Please turn down your cell phones now,
So they will not distract us.
Please join along and sing the songs,
It always helps to practice.
Storytime can help us read.
Storytime, our brains will feed.
Storytime is lots of fun!
Storytime’s for everyone.
Submitted by Mary Binda, Augusta County (VA) Public Library
O Is for Opposite
April 17, 2009 on 3:26 am | In 2's and 3's, 4's and 5's, Adult Aside, Age Levels, Books, Crafts/Activities, Letter Knowledge, Movement Activities, Storytime Component, Storytime Plans | No CommentsStorytime Plan for O Is for Opposite
Storytime Plan
Submitted by Ellen Abramson, Sherwood Regional Library, Fairfax County (VA) Public Library
Scarecrow, Scarecrow Rhyme and Dance
April 17, 2009 on 3:17 am | In 2's and 3's, 4's and 5's, Adult Aside, Age Levels, Fingerplays and Rhymes, Movement Activities, Phonological Awareness, Storytime Component | No Comments
Early Literacy Aside: Here’s a rhyme that you can do anytime and it reinforces rhyming words which develops phonological awareness while having fun at the same time.
Do Scarecrow, Scarecrow activity
Children stand up with arms bent at elbows like a scarecrow and head tilted. Actions to words.
Scarecrow, Scarecrow, turn around
Scarecrow, Scarecrow, jump up and down
Scarecrow, Scarecrow, raise your arms high
Scarecrow, Scarecrow, wink one eye
Scarecrow, Scarecrow, bend your knees
Scarecrow, Scarecrow, flap in the breeze
Scarecrow, Scarecrow, climb into bed
Scarecrow, Scarecrow, rest your head.
Submitted by Terri Stringer, Vandalia Branch, Dayton Metro (OH) Public Library
Now Matter What by Emma Dodd
April 17, 2009 on 3:08 am | In 2's and 3's, 4's and 5's, Adult Aside, Age Levels, Books, Closing, Introduction, Storytime Component, Vocabulary | No Comments
Introductory Aside: Welcome. Today we are going to have stories that have elephants in them. [Show elephant puppet] I am also going to highlight vocabulary as a fun way to help your child get ready to read.
Early Literacy Aside: Very young chidlren learn the names of things they see or see pictures of, like elephant, flowers, mouse. As they get older they understand words for feelings and concepts like sad, happy, good, bad, big elephant, little elephant. And older still, they understand words for ideas like brave, kind, mean. These are examples of ways you can develop your child’s vocabulary daily in a fun way. You can use books to help develop all levels of vocabulary. Listen to some of the words as I read our next book.
Read No Matter What
Closing Aside: The library has many books with opposites, feelings, and other concepts to help you have fun with vocabulary development with your child. Books fro naming things to ideas. Just ask at the desk for some suggestions, or use your books at home.
Submitted by Jeanenne Robinson, Public Library of
Cock-a-Moo-Moo by Juliet Dallas-Conte
April 17, 2009 on 3:00 am | In 2's and 3's, Adult Aside, Age Levels, Books, Closing, Introduction, Phonological Awareness, Storytime Component | No Comments
Introductory Aside: Hello, parents. Today in storytime we are highlighting early literacy skills, specifically phonological awareness. This is the ability to hear and play with the smaller sounds in words including rhyming, beginning sounds and today we’ll be doing animal sounds.
As you read Cock-a-Moo-Moo, note when the rooster crows that the font is large which means to use a LOUD voice. Point out the words for the correct sounds. Conclude the story by having the children say cock-a-doodle-do loudly to convey the rooster getting it right.
Early Literacy Aside: Hearing and learning animal sounds helps children hear the smaller sounds in words too.
Closing Aside: Hearing the rhythm of language and making the sounds of animals, both of these contribute to phonological awareness, hearing the smaller sounds in words, one of the skills that researchers have found helps with reading later on.
Submitted by Mona Ferguson, Public Library of
Dog’s Day by Jane Cabrera
April 17, 2009 on 2:50 am | In 4's and 5's, Adult Aside, Age Levels, Books, Letter Knowledge, Storytime Component | No Comments
Read Dog’s Day. As you point to the title also point out the letter D in Dog and Day.
Early Literacy Aside: Help your children find letters based on the subjects they like.
Closing Aside: Remember that letters are everywhere! Have your chld make letters with their fingers, whole body, or playdough.
Submitted by Emily Leachman, Public Library of
Pigeon books by Mo Willems
April 17, 2009 on 2:42 am | In 2's and 3's, 4's and 5's, Adult Aside, Age Levels, Books, Closing, Introduction, Music/Songs, Print Motivation, Storytime Component | No Comments
Introductory Aside: Print motivation is an interest in and enjoyment of books and reading. It is one of the six ealry literacy skills that researchers say are important for chidlren to have before they learn to read. Choose books that you enjoy. Your child picks up on your feelings and understand the enjoyment of books and reading.
Read several of the “pigeon” books during the storytime, having fun with them in different ways: acting them out, predicting outcomes, singing “The Pigeon on the Bus” to the tune of “The Wheels on the Bus”, drawing a pigeon, etc.
Closing Aside: You may not realize it but by sharing books you and your child enjoy you are helping to develop your child’s print motivation. So, every day continue to share books that you enjoy with your child.
Submitted by Susan Blombert, Sugar Creek Branch, Public Library of
Down by the Cool of the Pool by Tony Milton
April 17, 2009 on 2:34 am | In 2's and 3's, 4's and 5's, Adult Aside, Age Levels, Books, Closing, Introduction, Print Motivation, Storytime Component | No Comments
Introductory Aside: Researchers have noted one of the six areas of early literacy to be print motivation. This means having an interestin and enjoying books. Children are more likely to have print otivation when they are involved with the story. As I share books today, you’ll see different ways you can keep your children interested as you read with them.
Read Down by the Cool of the Pool
Early Literacy Aside: Having a child say a repeated phrase with you throughout the book keeps him involved and it’s an easy way to you to support print motivation.
Closing Aside: Remember that promoting literacy does not mean creating a school-like setting in your home, but rather taking advantage of the opportunities in your everyday life.
Submitted by Emily Little, Public Library of
Mama Cat Has Three Kittens by Denise Fleming
April 17, 2009 on 2:28 am | In 0 to 2, 2's and 3's, 4's and 5's, Adult Aside, Age Levels, Books, Phonological Awareness, Puppets/Dolls/Props, Storytime Component | No Comments
Cat Puppet: There’s a cat in my hat, a cat in my hat, a cat in my hat today (do twice). What does the kitty cat say? [cat puppet says meow]
Read Mama Cat Has Three Kittens
Early Literacy Aside: When children hear rhymes, rhythms and sounds of animals, it helps them develop phonological awareness, hearing the smaller sounds in words. This is a skill that will help them as they begin to read.
Closing Aside: Keep doing rhymes with things in your children’s world. Today we did cat in my hat. You can do ball in the hall or star on my car (give a star sticker).
Submitted by Cathy Cartedge, Public Library of
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