Thursday, September 30, 2010

B is for...

Welcome Song

Henrietta's Basket: Blue Balloon (that I blew up then let go and it "flew" around the room)

Echo Song/Sign Language Letter: Bicycle and Bus; Button and Bumblebee

Flannel Board: 5 Little Brown Bears

This little brown bear was playing peek-a-boo
Here is another. Now there are two.
Two little brown bears said let's climb a tree.
Up came another. Now there are three.
Three little brown bears said I wish there were some more.
Along came another. Now there are four.
Four little brown bears said let's find a beehive.
Here comes another. Now there are five.

Story: Blueberries for Sal

Stand-up Song: The Beanbag Song
(tune: If you're happy and you know it)

Put your beanbag on your hair, on your hair.
Put your beanbag on your hair, on your hair.
Put your beanbag on your hair and leave it right up there.
Put your beanbag on your hair, on your hair.

*Ground--step and step around
*Toe--lift it high and lift it low
*Hand--toss it up and watch it land

Rhyme Time Song

Rhyme (with sign language):
A banana for you,
A banana for me,
A banana for monkey up in the tree.

Story: Jackson's Blanket

Enrichment: B dot-to-dot, Beads (large wooden ones), Bugs (plastic counter bugs), Blue Bubble Prints (see:

A is for...

Sorry I'm a week behind...what a way to start!

See my "basic outline" posted on July 7.

Welcome Song

Henrietta's Basket: Ant puppet

Echo Sound Song/sign language letter:

Flannel Board: 5 Little Astronauts
5 little astronauts floating in space,
Looking at the stars with a smile on their face.
When along came a space ship to beam one out
And the 4 little astronauts gave a little shout-- " HEY "
Continue counting down 4-3 3-2 2-1
(from http://www.perpetualpreschool.com/preschool_themes/space/space.htm)

Sign Language: Apple

Book: An Apple Pie for Dinner

Stand-up song: 5 Little Monkeys swinging in the tree

Rhyme Time Song

Rhyme: An apple a day keep the doctor away; An apple a day that's what they say.

Book: Snip, Snap What's That?

Goodbyes

Enrichment: Apple dot-to-dot, Alphabit cereal (glue pieces onto construction paper--could make name or just use random letters), apple cut-outs counting, autumn mini-book (from http://www.crayola.com/free-coloring-pages/print/autumn-day-mini-book-coloring-page/ )

Monday, September 6, 2010

Soon...

Just two weeks before preschool storytime starts again at the Bellevue Public Library. It has been a nice break since summer reading. I have been busy writing a grant proposal, brainstorming for SRP 2011(!!!), and preparing for our annual Eastern Library System's Youth Services Retreat , but I am anxious to begin storytime again later this month.

Since this is my 2nd year of doing an ABC themed storytime I will be "tweaking" a few things and trying some new things.

"A" Day will be September 22 and 23.