Introduction: This storytime is developed specially for preschool children ages 4 & 5 and their parent/caregiver. Enjoy 1 hour of books, songs, rhymes, socialization ,and a craft with other young children and their parent/caregiver. Each session of preschool storytime consists of a variety of activities that incorporate reading, talking, writing, singing, and playing. Each week we will introduce new ideas while building knowledge from prior storytimes this year. No worries, if this is your first time here, welcome. We are glad to meet you.
Date: Every Saturday Time: 11:00 a.m.
Age Range: 4 and 5 years olds
Skills Supported: Phonological Awareness, vocabulary, socialization, reading, writing, and listening.
Preschool Standards:
Reading Literature: Prepare children for listening to a new book during read alouds by building on background knowledge (e.g., make appropriate connections to children’s work and interests, predict topic by looking at front cover illustration, look at a few illustrations throughout the book to build anticipation, identify title, author, and illustrator and the roles of each)
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use:
Begin to determine the meaning of new words and phrases introduced through preschool reading and content.
Letter Knowledge: Children begin to demonstrate an understanding of beginning phonics and word skills. Associate many letters with their names and their most frequent sounds. Phonological Awareness: Draw children’s attention to the sounds children hear in words (e.g., by asking for the children whose name starts with "A" sound). Engage children in activities, read storybooks and poems, sing songs and chants that have repetitive patterns, alliterations, rhymes, and refrains that are engaging and playful.
Social/Emotional: Develop children's awareness of a wide range of feeling with appropriate vocabulary during storytelling. Engage appropriately with peers and librarian.
Information Books: Actively participate in read aloud experiences using age appropriate information books Compare and contrast favorite story books and favorite informational texts and discuss which book is fiction (e.g., tells a story) and which book is information (explains or shares real information).
Frequency: Weekly
Attendance: 20 children and their parent/caregiver
Staff or Volunteer: 1 staff member and 1 volunteer
Format: Drop-in
Budget: $42.00
Supplies:
Five Little Pumpkins Felt Board: $20.00 (one time purchase)
Bags for Craft: Michaels Craft store - $12.00
Halloween Foam Craft Pieces: Oriental Trading - $7.00
Glue Sticks
Crayons
Halloween Stickers: Oriental Trading - $4.00
Books shared: (from collection)
We're Off to Find the Witch's House by Mr. Krieb
October by Julie Murray
Big Pumpkin by Erica Silverman
Other Books to Display at Storytime:
Me and My Dragon: Scared of Halloween by David Biedrzycki
Where's My Mummy? by Carolyn Crimi
If You're a Monster and You Know It by Rebecca and Ed Emmerley
Pumpkin Eye by Denise Fleming
Bob Books: Rhyming Words by Lynn Maslen Kertell
How To Scare a Ghost by Jean Reagan
Plumply, Dumply Pumpkin by Mary Serfozo
1. Introduction: Welcome to preschool storytime. My name is Ms. Debbie. I am so glad to see you today. I am so happy to see adults in our program today. It is more fun for your children, when you are here with them to enjoy reading, writing, singing, talking and playing together.
2. Opening Song
(The Kilboomers: Kids Music Channel,2015)
Lyrics:
Hello, hello, how are you?
Hello, hello, how are you?
Hello, hello, how are you?
How are you today?
I am fine, I am great.
I am fine, I am great.
I am fine, I am great.
I'm very well today.
Hello, hello, how are you?
Hello, hello, how are you?
Hello, hello, how are you?
How are you today?
I am hungry, I am tired.
I am hungry, I am tired.
I am hungry, I am tired.
I'm not so good today.
Hello, hello, how are you?
Hello, hello, how are you?
Hello, hello, how are you?
I am very good today.
3. Early Literacy Aside: Explain
Parents, our early literacy tip of the day is on phonemic awareness. Phonemic awareness is the ability to hear and discriminate among different sounds of language. Preschool children's phonemic awareness is a good predictor of who will succeed in reading later on. Practicing rhyming words will build phonemic awareness. Today, I will point out some things you can do to support this skill.
4. Theme Talk:
Who can tell me what special holiday is in October? What is the weather like in October? What types of clothes do you wear in October? We are going to read two books today, one is a fiction book and one is a nonfiction book. Who remembers what a fiction book is? Who remembers what a nonfiction book is?
5. Book:
We're Off to Find the Witch's House by Mr. Krieb.
A fun rhyming Halloween book!
(Credit: Mrs. Clarks's Reading Corner, 2017)
6. Early Literacy Aside: Example
Clusters of words can be used to help children's ability to detect rhyming words. You can begin by asking your child to find words that match a word like, cat . You recite words that match cat like bat, mat, fat. Ask them if the words sound the same? cat, bat? Showing pictures of the words as your recite them can also help your child make this connection. You could also show rhyming words as you read to your child.
7. Information Book
October by Julie Murray
January is the first month of the year.
February is the (hesitate to get children to answer) ______ month of the year.
March is the (hesitate to get children to answer) ______ month of the year.
April is the (hesitate to get children to answer)________ month of the year.
May is the (hesitate to get children to answer) __________ month of the year.
June is the (hesitate to get children to answer)__________ month of the year.
July is the (hesitate to get children to answer)__________ month of the year.
August is the (hesitate to get children to answer)__________ month of the year.
September is the (hesitate to get children to answer)__________ month of the year.
That makes October the (hesitate to get children to answer) _________ month of the year.
This book will tell us real things about the month of October, like holiday's and the weather.
8. Activity:
Before we recite the rhyme, I will explain the their are rhyming words like gate and late, raise your hand if you hear two words that rhyme.
Five Little Pumpkins Five little pumpkins sitting on a gate The first one said, “My, it’s getting late.” The second one said, “There are witches in the air.” The third one said, “I don’t care!” The fourth one said, “Let’s run and run and run.” The fifth one said, “It’s all Halloween fun!” Then oooooh went the wind, and out went the lights! And the five little pumpkins rolled clear out of sight.
(Storytime Katie, 2014)
9. Book:
Big Pumpkin by Erica Silverman
When we look at the cover of the book, we can sometimes figure out if the book is fiction or nonfiction. What pictures are on the cover of our next book? Are witches real? So this is a fiction book because it is make-believe.
(Goodreads, 2018)
10. Early Literacy Aside: Empower
Parents, I hope you stay after storytime today, we are going to make a Halloween craft. If you don't have time, Miss Peggy will give you an activity to take home with you. Try to encourage your child to try to write their name on the back of the craft. I will show you an easy way to start teaching them how to do this. On the craft table, I have placed some great Halloween books that your children might like, many are rhyming books. Thanks for coming to storytime, hope to see you next week for more fun reading, writing, singing, dancing, and playing.
11. Closing Song:
Lyrics
Goodbye, goodbye. It’s time to go. Goodbye, goodbye. I don’t want to go. See you later, alligator. Bye bye bye, butterfly.
Goodbye! (Childrensmusic, 2016)
12. End of Storytime Activity
Children will have fun making a halloween bag with their parent/caregiver which can be used for trick or treating.
(Oriental Trading, 2018)
13. Takeaway
Parents are given our Preschool Storytime Newsletter. A copy of it is located on the Parent/Caretaker Resource Pathfinder page.
References:
BCCLS. (2018). October. [Digital Image]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/LpxDz3_H_k8
Childrensmusic. (2016, January 16). See you later, alligator: Goodbye song. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/UQfvAlmr5g0
Goodreads. (2018). Big Pumpkin. [Digital Image]. Retrieved from https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1051153.Big_Pumpkin
The Kilboomers: Kids Music Channel. (2015, August 4). Hello song. [Video]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/x23rTDl4AMs
Mrs. Clark's Reading Corner. 2017, October 18). We're off to find the witch's house. [Video]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/LpxDz3_H_k8
New Jersey Department of Education. (2017). Division of Early Childhood Education: Program Guidelines/Teaching & Learning Standards. Retrieved from https://www.nj.gov/education/ece/guide/
Oriental Trading, (n.d.). Halloween Friends Trick or Treat. [Digital Image]. Retrieved from https://tinyurl.com/y9d9hc5q
Storytime Katie. (2014, April 26). Halloween storytime! Retrieved from https://storytimekatie.com/2010/11/10/halloween-storytime/
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