“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
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.*
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