R is for Rainy

Outreach Storytime

Welcome School April 17

Flannel Board Song: R-A-I-N-Y
(sung to B-I-N-G-O)

There is a time when we get wet
And rainy is the weather
R-A-I-N-Y, R-A-I-N-Y, R-A-I-N-Y
And rainy is the weather!

There is a time when we get wet
And rainy is the weather
R-A-I-N-(clap), R-A-I-N-(clap), R-A-I-N-(clap)

I prefer to take the letters from the end of the word instead of the beginning.  I think it is easier for the kids to know when to clap.

Book: One Rainy Day (Butler)

Stand-up Song/Chant: Rain is falling down

The rain is falling down (flutter fingers down)
SPLASH! (clap once loudly)
The rain is falling down
SPLASH!
Pitter patter pitter patter (flutter fingers down)
The rain is falling down
SPLASH!
Repeat several times; each time a little faster!

Book: Rain (Stojic)

Song: Itsy Bitsy Spider

Book: Who Likes the Rain? (Yee)

R is for...

[another detailed outline...for my sub]

Welcome Song

Welcome all to storytime

We will sing and we will rhyme.

Read a book and then we’ll play

Time for storytime, hip, hip, hurray!

Now we’ll sing our ABCs

We’ll do them all just wait and see.

A, B, C, D…. [point to letter with pointer while we sing]

Now I’ve sung my ABCs

Let’s start storytime, yes siree!

 

[Clues to guess, first clue is always “the letter of the day”]

Henrietta’s Basket: Rabbit (in magician's hat --puppet from Folkmanis)  This was fun because the kids and I told Henrietta that she had brought a HAT, not a rabbit!

[Give clues to the R words, then hold up word strips as they guess it.]

Teach the letter in sign language

Song:  Be my echo  (tune: Are you sleeping?)

Be my echo (be my echo)

R says /r/ (R says /r/) [hold hand to sign the letter]

Rattle and reindeer [hold up word strips—doesn’t matter what order]

Rhino and refrigerator

/r/, /r/, /r/ (/r/, /r/, /r/)  [hold hand to sign the letter]

Flannel Board:   Five Raindrops

1 little raindrop—drip, drip, drop

Hoped the rain would never stop

Thunder rumble, lightening flash

Another raindrop made a splash!

(repeat for 2, 3, 4, 5)

Book:  Little Rooster’s Diamond Button

Stand-up Song: Ring around the Rosy [three or four times]

    [I learned a 2nd verse while I was visiting another storytime:  

        Fishes in the ocean

        Fishes in the sea

        Let's jump up

        With a 1, 2, 3!]

Rhyme Time Song:

I’m so happy that you’ve come to storytime

Now listen very carefully to my rhyme

Stand up straight, and stomp your feet

Clap twice and take your seat

We’ll begin when I ring……

The rhyme chime….

[Say the nursery rhyme aloud after ringing the bell]

Nursery Rhyme: Mary had a little lamb

[Turn the easel around and point to the words while you repeat the rhyme again.  Talk about the pictures and any words they may not be familiar with.  Repeat the rhyme pointing to the words (if it’s a harder rhyme), the last time say “Grown-ups soft, kids loud”—point to the words as you help them repeat the rhyme]

Announcements:  Calendar, Swing into Reading

Book:  Little Rabbit (Henke)

ABC Chant  [hold chart and point to letters—use a “low” voice”]

A-B-CDE

F-G-HIJ

K-L-MNO

P-Q-RST

U-V-WXY

Now it’s time to say good-bye

Zzzzzzzzzz

Good bye Chant

See ya later, Alligator

Blow a kiss, Goldfish

Be sweet, Parakeet

Take care, Polar Bear

Give a hug, Ladybug

Toddle-loo, Kangaroo

See ya soon, Raccoon

Bye-bye, Butterfly

Out the door, Dinosaur!

Treasure Box Enrichment: ABC dot-to-dot, Rainbow colors coloring sheet, rock box (with magnifying glasses), rainbow bean bags, (rainbow) rice discovery bottles

[I colored rice with food coloring and a bit of rubbing alcohol.  After making several batches I mixed the colors together then put it in clean empty water bottles with the label removed.  I found 10 small things (paper clip, penny, bead, ribbon...) and put them in the bottle.  I had a card with the pictures of each of the items for the kids to find in the bottle (without opening the bottle!)  The kids had fun with it.]

M is for Magic

A Kindercare Storytime

Flannel Board:  Carl the Clown
My name boys and girls is Carl the Clown
I wear my hats all over town.
Each one has its own color name,
Which you can learn if you play my game.
Oh, here's a hat, and it is red (Santa hat)
it fits so nicely on my head.
Now when I wear my hat of yellow, (hard hat)
I'm told I'm quite a dandy fellow.
I hope you like my hat of blue (ball cap)
I'll put it on just for you.
I wear my white hat on a sunny day. (sombrero)
It looks quite nice my friends all say.
i put on my green hat to visit the park, (leprechaun)
But I take it off when it gets dark.
My purple hat is just as good, (clown)
I'd wear it always if I could.
My life would be oh so tragic
If I didn't have my black hat for magic!

The Magic Hat by Mem Fox

The Magic Rabbit by Annette LeBlane Cate

Have you ever seen a bunny
(tune: Have you ever seen a Lassie)
Have you ever seen a bunny, a bunny, a bunny
Have you ever seen a bunny that hops so slow?
He hops, and hops and hops and hops
Have you ever seen a bunny that hops so slow?

Additional verses:
Fast, Backward, On one foot

Milo's Hat Trick by Jon Agee

African Animals

Welcome Song

Wesley and Henrietta

Henrietta’s basket:  Toy giraffe

Flannel Board: Five Ferocious Lions

Deep in the jungle, what did I hear?
Five ferocious lions, roaring loud and clear.
“Roar” said the lions,
“Scat” said I.
And one ferocious lion ran away. Goodbye!

(Count down to one lion)
Deep in the jungle, what did I hear?
One ferocious lion, roaring loud and clear.
“Roar” said the lion,
“Scat” said I.
And the last ferocious lion ran away. Goodbye!

Book: Way far away on a wild safari (Peck)/Roar! A noisy counting book (Edwards)
I read "wild safari" on Wednesday and "Roar!" on Thursday.  I think "wild safari" went over better.

Stand-up song: H-I-P-P-O
(Tune: Bingo)

There is an animal in Africa
Who's big, who's large, who's enormous!
H-I-P-P-O
H-I-P-P-O
H-I-P-P-O
And hippo is its name-o

Rhyme time song

Rhyme:
A Giraffe is as tall as tall can be
He eats leaves right off trees
His legs are long and his neck is too.
And he can run faster than me or you.

Announcements:

Book: Rhino’s great big itch (Chivers)

Gorilla, gorilla turn around...

Animal Good-byes

R is for...

Welcome Song

Henrietta’s Basket: Raisins

Sign Language: Letter

Song: Be my echo rhino and rooster, rattle and ruler

Flannel Board: Rainbow colors

Six little markers all standing in a line.
They said, "Let's draw a picture and make it mighty fine!"
RED jumped for joy as he leaped across the sky.
ORANGE jumped up too, but not quite so high.
Next came YELLOW as bright as the sun.
GREEN was excited as he started to run.
BLUE followed boldly, then looked all around.
PURPLE came last, nearly touching the ground.
"Isn't this lovely?" the markers exclaimed.
"We've made a rainbow without any rain!!!!!!"

Book: Brave Little Raccoon

Song: Ring around the Rosy

Nursery Rhyme/short poem: Robbie the Rabbit

Robbie the rabbit is fat,fat,fat (Rub your belly)
His soft little paws go pat,pat,pat. (pat hands)
His soft little ears go flop,flop,flop (make floppy ears with arms)
And when Robbie runs he goes hop,hop,hop (hop)
And when Robbie runs he goes hop,hop,hop (hop)

Book: If I had a robot

ABC Chant

Good bye Chant

Enrichment: Rainbow colors coloring sheet, rock box (with magnifying glasses), rainbow cereal necklace, ribbon sort