Shark! Preschool Storytime

“Nicholas Pope, Nicholas Pope, looked again through his telescope. He looked up in the sky and down at the ground, he looked left, he looked right, he looked all around. and this is what he saw…” – Nick Sharatt

  

Opening:

• We clap and sing hello
• Wheels on the bus
• I have ten little fingers

Francks poem: Alligator pie (poem by Dennis Lee)

Longest story: Shark in the Park by Nick Sharratt

Stand-up song: Fish Fingerplay

Action song/ circle song: Slippery Fish

Poem: Shark in the park – Dennis Lee in Alligator Pie

Felt story/ Puppet story: Five cheeky monkeys

Action song: The Shark Song

Last short story: I’m a shark by Bob Shea

Closing:

• Felt game/ interactive song: Little cat hat/ Little mouse house
• Teddy bear, teddy bear
• We wave goodbye like this

Extra Book: Yummy! Yummy! Food for my Tummy! by Sam Lloyd

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It went well. We had fun. I didn’t do the Shark in the park poem as it’s a bit long for this crowd I think, which is too bad because it’s fun. Maybe sometime I’ll make some props or a rebus poem for it and that will work better.

*An extra note for Shark in the Park: This is one of those perfect storytime books, it’s fun, participatory and it’s easy to put lots of energy into the telling. I has privileged to see a colleague of mine present this book in a fantastic, energetic manner which I now emulate.*

Owl Babies, Napping house, and Wow! said the Owl

Preschool Storytime #4 in my fall series. It has two owl stories, but not exactly Owl themed. Napping house is a repeat from last week, except this time I did did it felt-story style. One of the libraries I work at has a felt version of Owl Babies, and I would love to do that next week but I don’t have time to make it for this library, unfortunately.

 

Opening:

• We clap and sing hello
• Wheels on the bus
• I have ten little fingers
• Franck: Crocodile, Crocodile

Longest story: Owl babies by Martin Waddell

• Stand-up song: Bend and stretch
• Action song/ circle song: Grand old duke of york
• Action poem: Criss, cross applesauce

Felt story/ Puppet story: Napping house felt (pattern here)

• Counting story/song: Five little ducks
• Action song: Zoom Zoom zoom

Action poems/ fingerplays:

• Little bird, little bird
• Once i saw a little bird
• Two little dicky birds
• Here is a beehive

Last short story: Wow said the owl by Tim Hopgood

Felt game/ interactive song: Little Mouse House

Closing Songs:

• Teddy bear, teddy bear
• We wave goodbye like this

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How it went:

It all turned out pretty good. No major surprises or disasters. I knew I wouldn’t get to all the fingerplays, which is fine. I have to laugh at the one or two kids who say “No” when I ask if they want to something again, because all the other kids are chorusing “Yes!”

I have to get to work on my Bark! George puppet. I want to make a dog puppet that I can pull the various animals out of. I’m doing the book next week, so I want to use the puppet the week after that. If I get it done, I’ll definitely post photos.

Crocodile, Crocodile

Crocodile, crocodile

long and green,

Crocodile, crocodile

teeth so mean,

Snapping at a fly,

Snapping at a bee,

Snapping at  frog,

But you can’t catch me!