I’ve been waiting for a chance to do “Don’t lick the dog” for storytime and when I was asked to do this saturday stories it was finally available so I jumped on it and did a whole dog storytime. I must remember that dogs is one of the easiest themes to get material for! So much to choose from.
- Up, Down Turn Around
- Wheels on the bus
- Don’t Lick the Dog by Wendy Wahman
- BINGO
- Open Shut them
- The Doghouse by Jan Thomas
- One Two Three, doggy’s gotta flea
- Puppy Pokey
- One, Two, That’s My Shoe by Alison Murray
- Little Dog, little dog…
- Roly Poly
They enjoyed all the books. I would say “The Doghouse” was the favourite, but it’s hard to compete with Jan Thomas. We played Little Dog instead of little mouse and it went well. I asked the kids to put up their hands and then called on them to say what colour we should guess next. It was nicer than just having the same kids shouting and shouting. In some instances it gave the little ones a chance to use their words, if I waited long enough. Back-up books were: Dogs Colorful Day By Emma Dodd and A Dog is a Dog by Steven Shaskan
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