Rain Storytimes - Week of June 7, 2010

This week at Storytime we talked about rain!

Our Toddler Storytime included:
Song - Fingerpopping from Preschool Aerobic Fun
Introducation to the letter R for Rain
Book - Ducks Like to Swim by Agnes Verboven
Song - The Itsy-Bitsy Spider from Songs for Wiggleworms
Book - Raindrop, Plop! by Wendy Cheyette Lewison
Action Rhyme - Rain
Book - Duckie's Rainbow by Frances Barry

Our Preschool Storytime included:
Song - Can't Wait to Celebrate from Jim Gill's Irrational Anthem
Introduction to the letter R for Rain
Book - Move Over, Rover by Karen Beaumont
Act it out - Make a rainstorm indoors
Fold and Tell Story - The Rain Hat
Book - Rainy Day by Patricia Lakin
Book - Duckie's Rainbow by Frances Barry


Our Family Storytime included:
Song - Clap Your Hands from Wiggleworms Love You
Introduction to the letter R for Rain
Act it out - Make a rainstorm indoors
Book - The Big Storm by Nancy Tafuri
Song - Jumping and Counting from Jim Gill's Irrational Anthem
Flannel Story - The Big Puddle
Book - Rainy Day by Patricia Lakin
Song - The Itsy-Bitsy Spider from Songs for Wiggleworms
Book - Thirsty Thursday by Phyllis Root

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 in the books 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!

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