Autumn and Thanksgiving Storytime - Week of November 23

This week at storytime we talked about Autumn and Thanksgiving!

Our Toddler Storytime Lineup included:

Song - Fingerpopping from Preschool Aerobic Fun

Intoduction to theme with props - Things we see in the Fall

Letter Box - L for Leaves

Flannel - What color are the leaves?

Story - Snappy Little Thanksgiving

Action Rhyme - Do the Turkey Hop adapted from Diane Thoms
Song - Walking, Walking from Songs for Wiggleworms

Story - Mouse's First Fall by Lauren Thompson

Flannel - Five Red Apples

Action Rhyme - Grey Squirrel

Our Preschool Storytime Lineup Included:

Song - Can't Wait to Celebrate from Jim Gill's Irrational Anthem

Book - Leaf Jumpers by Carole Gerber

Flannel Rhyme - Five Little Leaves

Book - Time to Sleep by Denise Fleming

Song - I Took a Bath in the Washing Machine from Jim Gill Sings the Sneezing Song

Book - Mystery Vine by Cathryn Falwell

Our Family Storytime Lineup included:

Song - Can't Wait to Celebrate from Jim Gill's Irrational Anthem

Book - Time to Sleep by Denise Fleming

Action Rhyme - 2 Red Apples

Book - Fall is Not Easy by Marty Kelley

Flannel Rhyme - 5 Little Leaves

Song - The Leaves on the Tree

Story - The Busy Little Squirrel by Nancy Tafuri

Action Rhymes:

Do the Turkey Hop (adapted from Diane Thoms' rhyme from 1001 Rhymes and Fingerplays)

Do the turkey hop.

Do the turkey run.

Like a turkey, flap your wings.

Then gobble just for fun!

Five Little Apples (Two Red Apples)

Way up high in the apple tree,

Five little apples smiled at me!

So I shook that tree as hard as I could,

And down fell an apple.

Mmmm, it was good!

Grey Squirrel

Grey squirrel, grey squirrel,

Swish your bushy tail.

Grey squirrel, grey squirrel,

Swish your bushy tail.

Crinkle up your funny nose,

Put a nut between your toes.

Grey squirrel, grey squirrel,

Swish your bushy tail.

Ready to Read Skill : Phonological Awareness (Sounds)

Phonological Awareness means being able to hear and play with the smaller sounds in words. Working on this skill will help your child sound out words when they start reading. Ways to improve phonological awareness include saying rhymes (like the ones above) and emphasizing the rhyming words. Doing motions with the rhymes also helps your child break the words into smaller parts. Singing songs is another great way to work on this skill while having fun!