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: Vocabulary, socialization, reading, writing, and listening.
Preschool Standards:
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)
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: Once a week
Weekly Attendance: 20 children and their parent/caregiver
Staff or Volunteer: 1 staff member and 3 volunteers
Format: Drop-in program
Budget: $25
Amazon $25.00 (one time purchase)
Supplies:
Wire Hangers
String
Cardstock
Shape Mobile Template located on the Parent/Caregiver Resource Pathfinder page.
Hole Puncher
String or Yarn
Crayons
iPads with educational "shape" apps loaded such as
Shapes Toddler Preschool: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/shapes-toddler-preschool/id303153532?mt=8
Books shared:
Color Zoo – Lois Ehlert
June by Julie Murray
So Many Circles, So Many Squares by Tana Hoben
Other Books to Display at Storytime:
Brown Rabbit's Shape Book by Alan Baker
Go, Shapes, Go by Denise Fleming
Not a Box by Antoinette Portis
Shapes by Jaxques Dugennoy
Shapes by John Reiss
Shapes by Fleur Star
Stanley's Shapes by William Bee
What Am I? : Looking at Shapes Through Apples and Grapes by Leo and Diane Dillon
When a Line Bends...A Shape Begins by Rhonda Gowler
Pre-storytime Preparation: None
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:
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. (The Kilboomers: Kids Music Channel, 2015)
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
Letter knowledge starts with seeing and recognizing shapes. Children begin to understand that shapes like O uses the circle shape. There are many great books that can be used to develop this understanding. These books will be on the book cart. You are welcomed to check out any of these books including the ones we read today.(Ghoting and Martine-Diaz, 2013, p. 219)
4. Theme Talk
Children sit a circle time. My name is Ms. Debbie. My first name starts with the letter "D". Who wants to tell me their name? Go around the circle, have parents encourage children to participate and aide them in telling me their first name and the letter their first name starts with.
How many children have come to storytime today? Let's count together. Point to each child and count. There are ten children here today.
5. Book:
Color Zoo – Lois Ehlert
(Credit Image: BCCLS, 2018)
6. Song:
Song: “I Can See Shapes” (Tune: London Bridge) I can see a circle shape, circle shape, circle shape I can see a circle shape, how about you? (Little square, triangle, rectangle, diamond) Credit: The Story Place
7. Information Book:
So Many Circles, So Many Squares by Tana Hoben
(Credit Image: BCCLS, 2018)
8. Activity:
Parents help children accomplish the activity.
Let's draw circles in the air.
Here is a circle. (Draw it in the air) It is completely round.
Now you do it.
Here is a circle.
With a Clap, clap, jump up, and turn yourself around.
Let's draw a square. (Draw it in the air)
Now you do it.
Here is a square.
With a clap, clap, jump up, and turn yourself around.
Let's draw a triangle. (Draw it in the air)
Now you do it.
Here is a triangle
With a clap, clap, jump up, and turn yourself around.
9. Early Literacy Aside: Example
Researchers have found that children identify letters by their shapes. Playing and exploring are part of learning how to read. (Ghoting and Martine-Diaz, 2013, p. 219).
10. Information Book
June by Julie Murray. What do you think our next book is, a fiction book or a nonfiction book? (Show the cover of the book. Yes, this is a nonfiction book because it tells us (hesitate to get the answer) ________. Who can tell me what month it is? I am going to read a nonfiction book about June. Who remembers what month was last month? Yes, it was May.
January is the first month of the year. February is the second month of the year. March is the third month of the year.
April is the fourth month of the year.
May is the fifth month of the year.
That makes June the _________ month of the year. This book will tell us real things about the month of June, like holiday's and the weather.
(Image: BCCLS, 2018)
11. Early Literacy Aside: Empower
Before children learn actual letters, they are aware of shapes. Learning shapes will help children learn to read. There are many educational apps you can use on an iPad or a smartphone. The library has five iPads with the apps loaded on them, that the kids can play with after storytime. They are also located on the libraries website for you to download on your devices. Ms. Peggy will also be putting out a bucket of shapes, that you and your child can play with. After our closing song, we are going to do an activity with shapes, we hope you can stay for it. If not, the activity can be found our the libraries website. It is a fun and entertaining way to learn shapes.
12. 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! (Credit: Childrensmusic, 2016)
13. End of Storytime activity:
A Shape Mobile
We are going to do an art activity that will get your child more familiar with the shapes we talked about today
Ms. Peggy is handing out a shape template.
Please help your child cut out the shapes or cut them out for your child.
Have your child color each shape a different color. Ask your child what the color is.
Use the hole puncher to punch a hole on the top of the shape.
Tie a string in the hole
Tie the other side of the string to the hanger. As your tie them to the hanger, have your child count each one.
Volunteers will be around to help you.
Copy of this activity can be found on the Parent/Caregiver Resource Pathfinder page.
14. Takeaway
Parents are given our Preschool Storytime Newsletter. A copy of it is located on the Parent/Caretaker Resource Pathfinder page.
References:
BCCLS. (2018). Color Zoo. [Digital Image]. Retrieved from https://catalog.bccls.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.7&pos=1
BCCLS. (2018). June. [Digital Image]. Retrieved from https://catalog.bccls.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.7&pos=3
BCCLS. (2018). So many circles, so many squares. [Digital Image]. Retrieved from https://catalog.bccls.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.7&pos=1
Childrensmusic. (2016, January 16). See you later, alligator: Goodbye song. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/UQfvAlmr5g0
Ghoting, S.N., & Martin-Diaz, P. (2013). Storytimes for everyone!. Chicago, IL: ALA Editions.
The Kilboomers: Kids Music Channel. (2015, August 4). Hello song. [Video]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/x23rTDl4AMshttps://youtu.be/x23rTDl4AMshttps://youtu.be/x23rTDl4AMshttps://youtu.be/x23rTDl4AMs
The Kilboomers: Kids Music Channel. (2015, August 4). Hello song. [Video]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/x23rTDl4AMshttps://youtu.be/x23rTDl4AMshttps://youtu.be/x23rTDl4AMshttps://youtu.be/x23rTDl4AMs
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/https://www.nj.gov/education/ece/guide/https://www.nj.gov/education/ece/https://www.nj.gov/education/ece/
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