Show me something big (stretch arms out sideways)
Show me something small (cup hands together)
Spin in a circle but try not to fall
Clap your hands, stomp your feet
Shake your arms, then take a seat
Introduction: I defined opposites as things that are "exactly different" (thanks, Katie, for that succinct way of putting it) and we brainstormed some examples.
Book: Opposites! by Tad Carpenter
Call Back Rhyme: “I Say Fast”
I say fast and you say…. SLOW!
Fast! Slow! Fast! Slow!
I say up and you say…DOWN!
Up! Down! Up! Down!
I say loud and you say…QUIET!
Loud! Quiet! Loud! Quiet!
I say clean and you say…DIRTY!
Clean! Dirty! Clean! Dirty!
I say happy and you say… SAD!
Happy! Sad! Happy! Sad!
I say big and you say…SMALL!
Big! Small! Big! Small!
Action Rhyme: “This is Big”
This is big big big (hold arms out to side)
This is small small small (cup hands together)
This is short short short (hold hands with palms facing each other)
This is tall tall tall (reach one hand above head)
This is fast fast fast (circle fists quickly)
This is slow slow slow (circle fists slowly)
This is yes yes yes (nod)
This is no no no (shake head)
(Credit: Mel's Desk)
Book: Big Cat, Small Cat by Ami Rubinger
Action Rhyme: “The Itsy Bitsy Spider”
The itsy bitsy spider
climbed up the water spout.
Down came the rain
and washed the spider out!
Out came the sun
and dried up all the rain.
And the itsy bitsy spider
climbed up the spout again!
Did you know that Itsy has a brother? He’s called the Great Big Hairy Spider.
Action Rhyme: “The Great Big Hairy Spider”
(use deep voice and exaggerated movements)
The great big hairy spider
climbed up the water spout.
Down came the rain
and washed the spider out!
Out came the sun
and dried up all the rain.
And the great big hairy spider
climbed up the spout again!
Shaker Song: “Egg Shakers Up”
Egg shakers up, (shakers above head)
And egg shakers down, (shakers on the floor)
Egg shakers dancing all around the town. (move shakers back and forth)
Dance them on your shoulders
Dance them on your head
Dance them on your knee
And tuck them into bed (fold shaker inside hands, under head)
Shaker Song: “Shake Your Shakers in the Air”
(to the tune of: Old MacDonald Had a Farm)
Shake your shaker in the air, shake it in the air.
With a shake-shake here and shake-shake there,
Here a shake, there a shake, everywhere a shake-shake.
Shake your shaker in the air, shake it in the air.
Shake your shaker way down low, shake it way down low.
With a shake-shake here and a shake-shake there,
Here a shake, there a shake, everywhere a shake-shake.
Shake your shaker way down low, shake it way down low.
Shake your shaker way up high, shake it way up high.
With a shake-shake here and a shake-shake there,
Here a shake, there a shake, everywhere a shake-shake.
Shake your shaker way up high, shake it way up high.
Call Back:
I say up and you say…DOWN!
Up! Down! Up! Down!
Action Rhyme: “Roly Poly”
Roly poly, (roll hands)
Roly poly,
Up, up, up, (point hands up)
Up, up, up!
Roly poly, (roll hands)
Roly poly,
Down, down, down, (point hands down)
Down, down, down!
Repeat with Out & In; Fast & Slow
Action Rhyme: “Grand Old Duke of York”
Oh, the grand old Duke of York, (march)
He had ten thousand men;
He marched them up to the top of the hill,
And he marched them down again.
And when they were up, they were up, (stretch up)
And when they were down, they were down, (bend knees)
And when they were only half-way up, (straighten up halfway)
They were neither up nor down. (stretch up...bend knees)
Book: Up and Down: a lift-the-flap book by Britta Teckentrup
Call Back:
I say loud and you say…QUIET!
Loud! Quiet! Loud! Quiet!
Song on Ukulele: “Loud and Quiet” by Caspar Babypants from the album Sing Along!
Listen to a sample on CDBaby (track 10).
We made lots of loud and quiet animal sounds.
Call Back:
I say clean and you say…DIRTY!
Clean! Dirty! Clean! Dirty!
Flannelboard Song: “Five Clean and Dirty Pigs”
(to the tune of "Five Green and Speckled Frogs")
Five pigs so squeaky clean
Cleanest you’ve ever seen
Wanted to go outside and play
Oink! Oink!
One jumped into the mud
Landed with a big THUD
Then there were four clean squeaky pigs.
Repeat, counting down.
Scarf Song: “One Bright Scarf”
One bright scarf waiting for the wind to blow (hold in hand)
Wiggle it high (wiggle scarf above head)
Wiggle it low (wiggle scarf by knees)
Shake it fast (wiggle scarf quickly)
Shake it slow (wiggle scarf slowly)
Where did it go? (put it behind back, bring out empty hands)
Scarf Song: “Popcorn Kernels”
(to the tune of “Frere Jacques”)
Popcorn kernels, popcorn kernels (wave scarf)
In the pot, in the pot (hide scarf inside cupped hands)
Shake them, shake them, shake them (shake cupped hands)
Shake them, shake them, shake them
Til they pop! Til they pop! (throw scarf into the air)
Book: Exactly the Opposite by Tana Hoban
This book of wordless photos allowed us to figure out the opposites in each picture.
Goodbye Song: “The More We Get Together”
The more we get together, together, together
The more we get together, the happier we'll be
'Cause your friends are my friends
And my friends are your friends
The more we get together, the happier we'll be
The more we get together, together, together
The more we get together, the happier we'll be
'Cause your friends are my friends
And my friends are your friends
The more we get together, the happier we'll be
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| This could be: boy, happy, short or straight hair. |
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| And this could be: girl, sad, long or curly hair. |
This was a simple craft, but the kids seemed to enjoy it. Each child decorated two faces to be opposites in some way, then taped on a craft stick and used glue sticks to put the two sides together.
Playdough
Build a Zoo with blocks and toy animals
Today's storytime was inspired by the lovely folks at:
Bayviews - Association of Children's Librarians of Northern California
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