Storytime Share

Buzz, Buzz, Buzz! Went Bumble-bee by Colin West

Introductory Aside: Narrative skills can be developed by having your children tell stories. This is easier for some children when they recognize patters so that they can predict what will happen next.
Book Aside: Before reading the book–AS we read the book we want to encourage them to recognize the pattern and to repeat “buzz, buzz, buzz” and “buzz off.”
Read Buzz, Buzz, Buzz! Went Bumble-bee by Colin West
Fingerplay: Here is the Beehive
     Here is the beehive. Where are the bees?  (Hold up fist.)
     Hidden away where nobody sees. (Move other hand around fist.)
     Watch and you’ll see them come out of the hive. (Bend head close to fist.)
     One, two, three, four, five. (Hold fingers up one at a time.)
     Bzzzzzzzz… all fly away! (Wave fingers.)
Closing Aside:  Children enjoy repeating phrases as they did in our book and song. Please help your children look for patterns in the books and songs you do at home. This helps foster narrative skills.

Eat Your Peas by Kes Gray

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Submitted by participants of Saskatchewan Library Association Conference 2008

Rhymes

Aside: Rhymes help teach “phonological awareness”–an awareness of the sounds that make up words. You may have noticed that your child enjoys the way a nursery rhyme sounds even if it doesn’t make much sense to him. When you introduce a new rhyme or song, repeat it at least twice. Three times is even better. And be sure to keep repeating the old, familiar rhymes too.
Submitted by Cindy Christin, Bozeman (MT) Public Library

Songs, Rhymes

Aside: Singing songs and saying rhymes are good ways for children to become aware of the different sounds that make up words. We call this phonological awareness. It also helps them get a feel for the rhythm of language, how words are divided into syllables.
Submitted by Cindy Christin, Bozeman (MT) Public Library

Making Gingerbread Fingerplay

Fingerplay:

Stir a bowl of gingerbread (pretend to stir)

Smooth and spicy brown

Roll it with a rolling pin (pretend to roll dough)

Up and up and down

With a cookie cutter (imitate)

Make some little men

Put them in the oven (imitate)

‘Til half past ten! (pretend to look at watch)
Aside: Rhyming is one way that children learn to hear the smaller parts of words, also called phonological awareness. Doing rhymes with your child will better prepare them to read when they begin school. Adding motions makes it more fun!
Submitted by Amy Cook, Henrico County (VA) Public Library–Tucahoe Area Library

Hickory Dickory Dock or Any Nursery Rhyme

Nursery rhymes are important to do with your children, not only here in storytime, but at home as well. The rhyming and repetition of words helps your child develop the awareness of different word sounds. This helps develop their phonological awareness which is important for later reading skills. Also, nursery rhymes are fun to sing and act out!
Submitted by Michelle Edwards, Gloucester Library (VA)