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 1 volunteer
Format: Drop-in program
Budget: $6.00
Supplies:
Felt: Amazon $6.00
Cat Template (Can be found on the Parent/Caregiver Resource Pathfinder page).
Black Construction paper
Scissors
Glue Sticks
Colored Pencils
Goggly Eyes
Books Shared: (from collection)
April by Julie Murray
Cats by Julie Murray
I am a Cat by Galia Bernstein
Pete the Cat: I love My White Shoes by James Dean.
Other Books to Display at Storytime:
Big Box Little Box by Caryl Hart
Cat Nap by Toni Yuly
Cat Wishes by Calista Brill
Construction Cat by Barbara Odanaka
Happy Cat by Steve Henry
Pepe and Millie by Yayo Kawamura
Pre-storytime Preparation:
Follow the directions and cut out the pieces for the Standing Cat. Parents/caregivers will help children assemble their cat.
Directions for the Standing Cat can be found on the Parents/Caregivers Resource Pathfinder page.
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. Today our early literacy component is vocabulary.
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
You can help your child develop a strong vocabulary by explaining unfamiliar words to them. I will show you different ways you can accomplish this without interrupting the reading of a book.
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.
Who can tell me how a cat moves? Who can show me how they move? What do they sound like? Who else can tell me how they sound? What do cats look like? What color are they? etc.
5. Book:
Pete the Cat: I love My White Shoes by James Dean.
I will show the children the cover of the book. Do you think this is a fiction book or a nonfiction book? (If needed) A fiction book is make-believe. It is not real. A nonfiction is real. It is about real things. Your right, this is a fiction book before cats don't wear sneakers.
6. Song:
Soft kitty, warm kitty Little ball of fur. Happy kitty, sleepy kitty Purr, purr, purr.
(Video: My EcoKids Club, 2015)
7. Nonfiction Book:
Cats by Julie Murray
What letter does this book start with? Yes, C. C is for ______. (hesitate for answer)
Now what type of book do you think this is? Look at the cover? Is this a real cat or make believe? Your right, this is real so the book we are reading is what? It is a nonfiction book. (Image: BCCLS, 2018)
8. Activity:
Each child will be given one of the cats.
Then I will say:
Little Cat, Little Cat, where is red cat?
Parents will help prompt the child.
As they children hear the color of their cat, they will put the cat on the felt board.
(Image: H is form Homeschooling, 2011)
9. Early Literacy Aside: Example
Reading books to your child will help your child develop a strong vocabulary. The key is to explain words before starting the book or coming back to a word or two following the reading. A great strategy is relating a new word to one your child already knows.
(Ghoting and Martin-Diaz, 2013, p. 31).
10. Information Book
April 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 April. Who remembers what month was last month? Yes, it was March.
January was 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 (hesitate to get children to answer)________.
This book will tell us real things about the month of April, like holiday's and the weather. (Credit: Image: BCCLS, 2018)
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!
12. End of Storytime activity
Each parent/caregiver will be given the pieces to assembly a Standing Cat. Together, the parent/caregiver and child will assemble and decorate their cat.
(Image: Literary Hoots: The Adventures and Book Raves of a Children's Librarian, 2015)
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). Cats. [Digital Image]. Retrieved from https://catalog.bccls.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.7&pos=4
BCCLS. (2018). Pete the cat: I love my white shoes . [Digital Image]. Retrieved from https://catalog.bccls.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.7&pos=2
Childrensmusic. (2016, January 16). See you later, alligator: Goodbye song. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/UQfvAlmr5g0https://youtu.be/UQfvAlmr5g0
Ghoting, S.N., & Martin-Diaz, P. (2013). Storytimes for everyone!. Chicago, IL: ALA Editions.
H is for Homeschooling. (2011, October 11). Felt Board- Cats [Web log post]. Retrieved from http://his4homeschooling.blogspot.com/2011/10/felt-board-cats.html
Literary Hoots: The Adventures and Book Raves of a children's librarian. (2015, October 7). Cats Storytimes [Web log post]. Retrieved from http://www.literaryhoots.com/p/a-note-about-explicit-content-when-i.html
The Kilboomers: Kids Music Channel. (2015, August 4). Hello song. [Video]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/x23rTDl4AMshttps://youtu.be/x23rTDl4AMs
My EcoKids Club. (2015, October 17). Soft kitty, warm kitty from ecokids club - Children nursery rhyme - Kids songs. [Video]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/szDIgwsiJm4
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/
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