Rhythm and Rhyme - 4 & 5 year olds

This plan is for my program Storybook Fun! It's a registered storytime for 4 &5 year olds to attend independently.

To save on my planning time I use a lot of the same materials between my 3 year old program and my 4/5 program. So there will be a lot of repetition in the Storybook Fun posts from time to time.


Opening Activity:
Little Mouse flannel board game with musical notes hiding under the houses

Opening Song:
"These Are My Glasses" by Laurie Berkner from Whaddaya Think of That

Book: 

Mole Music by David McPhail

Jazz It Up Moment:

Read and listen to Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes by Eric Litwin
I played the song on the iPod and used the flannel pieces as a storytelling prop. A lot of the children are familiar with the book so this was a fun new way to grab their attention and allowed them to sing (and dance) along with me.

Scarf Song:

"Rhythm in the Scarves" by Johnette Downing from Second Line Scarf Activity Songs

Book:

Be Quiet, Mike! by Leslie Patricelli

Closing Rhyme:
Reach for the Sky
Clap your hands, touch your toes,
Turn around and put a finger on your nose
Flap your arms, jump up high
Wiggle your fingers and reach for the sky!

What I Didn't Have Time For:

A variety of books:

• Boom Chicka Rock by John Archambault
• The Remarkable Farkle McBride by John Lithgow
• Down by the Station by Jennifer Riggs Vetter

Rhythm and Rhyme - 3 Year Olds

This plan is for our Ready, Set, Read! program for 3 year olds. It's a registered storytime that the children attend independently.

Opening Activity:
Little Mouse flannel board game with musical notes hiding under the houses

Opening Song:
"These Are My Glasses" by Laurie Berkner from Whaddaya Think of That

Book:
Down by the Station by Jennifer Riggs Vetter

Scarf Song:
"Rhythm in the Scarves" by Johnette Downing from Second Line Scarf Activity Songs

Book:
Pete the Cat: The Wheels on the Bus by James Dean

Closing Rhyme:
Reach for the Sky
Clap your hands, touch your toes,
Turn around and put a finger on your nose
Flap your arms, jump up high
Wiggle your fingers and reach for the sky!



What I Didn't Have Time For:

• My Jazz It Up Moment this week was going to me an Ants Go Marching flannel I made, but we spent so much time chatting in the beginning and getting to know one another (this was our first week) that I just ran out of time.
• A variety of books:
• Boom Chicka Rock by John Archambault
• Mole Music by David McPhail
• Be Quiet, Mike! by Leslie Patricelli

I Survived the Summer!

So I had these great ambitions to blog all summer long about all the awesome programs we were doing at my library.

That failed.

Turns out I was way too busy (and way too exhausted) to even think about blogging throughout the summer. Luckily things have calmed down (not really) enough for me to start posting regularly again.

Looking at my fall schedule, I can tell you I have 4 different steady programs a week with 3 of them being storytimes. On top of that I have preschool visits outside of the building and the occasional special program on weekends (Super Hero Party in November!!!).

I will try my hardest to keep up with blogging about the storytimes, at least. I'll be changing the format of how I post and probably slim down the text, just bare bones info. However, if that leaves you with questions just leave a comment! I'm also hoping to start actively participating in Flannel Friday, so we'll see how that goes. Amy over at Catch the Possibilities is a great inspiration to me when it comes to blogging and Flannel Friday. She's been pushing to be a part of Flannel Friday for some time now (and was in fact the reason I started this blog), so let's keep our fingers crossed that I can do this!

With all that settled I'm going to start writing about my storytimes from last week, hopefully they will show up here within the next couple of days.