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Back to Storytime! (Preschool Storytime, Fall Series Start)

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Yay! The kids are back in school, finally. And we are well into the fall season for children’s programs.  This fall I have been assigned the whole fall series for Preschool storytimes (or one of three that this library provides). I am so happy to be able to plan a full series of storytimes because this allows me to really get into planning with a focus on literacy and language learning. And I get to try out some new ideas. You may notice that most of these plans don’t have a clear theme because I focused on great books and materials that I could retell in different ways throughout the series and then I built my storytimes around those materials.

So without further ado I give you:

The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson and Alex Sheffler      The Black Rabbit by Philippa Leathers

Preschool Storytime 1 Fall Series 2014

  • Opening:
    • We clap and sing hello
    • Wheels on the bus
    • I have ten little fingers
  • Intro Franck: A is for alligator
  • Longest story: The gruffalo by Julia Donaldson
  • Stand-up song: Bend and stretch
  • Action song/ circle song: I was going to Kentucky
  • Action poem:Open shut them
  • Felt story/ Puppet story: Little red riding hood
  • Counting story/song: Five Green and Speckled frogs
  • Action song:Shake my sillies
  • Action poems/ fingerplays:
  • Last short story: The Black Rabbit by Phillippa Leathers
  • Felt game/ interactive song: Scat the cat
  • Closing Songs:
    • Teddy bear, teddy bear
    • We wave goodbye like this

Little Red Riding Hood

Follow-up:

As usual I planned too much, although I would have done better if my Little red riding hood hadn’t rambled on as it did. My audience was getting restless. Next time I shall practice my red ridinghood first. The Gruffalo was right on the verge of being too long. There is quite a young crowd at this storytime so I will have to ensure my books are no longer then The Gruffalo. I didn’t get to The Black Rabbit unfortunately. But I will use it next week.

Also, because I ran long, I forgot to make Franck say goodbye. Oh yes Franck, I shall have to do a whole post on Franck with pictures. He is my first try at a storytime puppet mascot, he is a young, boisterous but sensitive crocodile. His name is french, but he is not.

Things to Keep:

  • Opening, closing, bend and stretch, I was going to Kentucky, scat the cat, Gruffalo

Things to improve:

  • Little red riding hood, Franck

Things to toss:

  • Long versions of little red riding hood.