(to the tune of "If You're Happy and You Know It")
If you’re ready for a story, take a seat
If you’re ready for a story, take a seat
Clap your hands and stomp your feet
Make your hands all nice and neat
If you’re ready for a story, take a seat
Opening Song: “Clap and
Sing Hello”
(to the tune: “Farmer in the Dell”)
We clap and sing hello
We clap and sing hello
With our friends at storytime
We clap and sing hello
(Repeat with wave and stomp.)
Introduction: Together we brainstormed things that are red. Some of the answers I got included apples, watermelon, fire trucks, and stop signs. Visual cues in the room helped the kids with this.
Book: Rusty’s Red
Vacation by Kelly Asbury
Song with Shakers: "If You're Happy and You Know It"
If you’re happy and you know it, shake your eggs
If you're happy and you know it, shake your eggs
If you’re happy and you know it and you really want to show it
If you’re happy and you know it shake your eggs
(Repeat and shake up high, shake down low, shout Hooray!)
Song with Shakers: “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)
This time we did "Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes."
Head, shoulders, knees, and toes
Knees and toes
Head, shoulders, knees, and toes
Knees and toes
Eyes, ears, mouth, and nose
Head, shoulders, knees, and toes
Book: Fire Truck
by Peter Sis
Flannelboard story: “The Little Red Hen”
This traditional tale is perfect for oral storytelling. I used flannelboard figures as a visual aid.
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)
Movement song/game: “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)
Closing Song: “Tickle the Clouds”
Tickle the clouds
Tickle your toes
Turn around
Tickle your nose
Reach down low
Reach up high
The stories are over,
Wave goodbye
Craft, Manipulatives, Exploration:
I put out a large basket and asked the kids to find all the red toys they could. They enjoyed finding red blocks, toy food, and stuffed animals. I thought they would then play with the red toys, but everyone was more interested in painting.
Painting
We used a variety of different art supplies (paint, halved apples for stamping, paint brushes, markers, crayons, and dot painters) to make open-ended creations in red.
Expanding on the book: Apple by McClure
This lovely book has only one word per page. I put out three copies and invited the adults to have their child use the pictures to tell the story.
Inspiration for this storytime came from the lovely folks at:
Storytime Katie
Jbrary
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