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: Background knowledge, vocabulary, socialization, reading, writing, and listening.
Preschool Standards:
Reading Literature: Prepare children for listening to a new book during read aloud's 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: $12.00
Thick Pencils $12.00
Supplies:
Composition Books (Donated by Staples)
Thick Pencils
Crayons
Froggy Gets Dressed Felt Board Pieces. You can find copies of the scanned pictures on the Parent/Caretaker Resource Pathfinder page.
Laminated Paper
White Cardstock
Sandpaper (previously purchased)
Glue
Books shared: (from collection)
December by Julie Murray
Goodbye Autumn, Hello Winter by Kenard Park
Snow! Snow! Snow! by Lee Harper
Other books to display at storytime:
Bear Snores On by Karma Wilson
Blizzard by John Rocco
Froggy Gets Dressed by Jonathan London
A Hat for Minerva Louise by Janet Morgan Stoeke
Red Sled by Lita Judge
Red Sled by Patricia Thomas
Snow by Uri Schulevitz
Snow Rabbit, Spring Rabbit by Il Sung Na
Snowballs by Lois Ehlert
Snowmen at Night by Caralyn Buehner
Snow rabbit, spring rabbit : a book of changing seasons by Il Sung Na.
Soup Day by Melissa Iwai
Supertruck by Stephen Savage
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:
Channel,2015)
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. (The Kilboomers: Kids Music, 2015)
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 background knowledge. I am going to share with you about how you can help your child can get ready to read by increasing their background knowledge. Knowing about lots of different things will help your child understand what they are reading once they go to school. Background knowledge includes knowing about scientific progresses like snow. We will be talking about that today, on this snowy day. There are lots of ways that you can help your child develop background knowledge when you spend time talking and reading together. (Ghoting & Martin-Diaz, 2013, p. 149).
4. Theme Talk
Who can tell me what season it is? Is it summer? No, because it is hot in the summer. Is it spring? No, that's right. The weather is warm in the spring. Is it fall? It is no longer fall. The weather is _______. There is ______ on the ground. The season is ________. Yes, Winter. Today we are going to share books about winter and snow.
What are some fun things we can do in the Winter when there is snow on the ground? Our first book is going to tell us what two people did on a snowy day.
5. Book:
Snow! Snow! Snow! by Lee Harper
(Goodreads, n.d.)
6. Early Literacy Aside: Example Part of science exploration is making a prediction, or making a guess based on what you already know. You can play around with this concept in lots of different ways, such as having your child look at some ingredients and then guessing what will be for dinner, or when reading a story together, and asking what might happen next. (Ghoting & Martin-Diaz, 2013, p. 151).
7. Activity: Playing on the story rug.
Let's get up and make-believe we are going outside. Let's put on our make-believe coats, and boots. Let's make-believe we are going outside. Let's make-believe we are playing in the snow.
8. Information Book:
December 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.
October is the (hesitate to get children to answer)__________ month of the yearThat makes November is the (hesitate to get children to answer) _________ month of the year.
December is the (hesitate to get children to answer) _________ month of the year.
This book will tell us real things about the month of December, like holiday's and the weather. (Image: Goodreads, 2018)
9. Activity: Flannel Board
Scan and print out pictures from the book Froggy Gets Dressed by Jonathan London. Laminate and glue sandpaper to the back of each illustration. Give up picture to each child. As you read the book, tell children when they see their illustration put it up on the flannel board. You can get a copy of the scanned pages on the Parent/Caretaker Resource Pathfinder page.
10. Book:
(Credit: Castilloux, 2018, September 28)
Goodbye Autumn, Hello Winter by Kenard Park
11. Early Literacy Aside: Empower
Parents, the motto wait, watch, and wonder as you talk with your child is a reminder not to give your child answers but to learn what your child knows and have your child put thoughts and ideas into words. Those are activities that strengthen your child's understanding of the world and later what they read. (Ghoting & Martin-Diaz, 2013, pp. 233-234).
12. Closing Song:
Lyrics
Goodbye, goodbye.
It’s time to go.
Goodbye,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. Parents, Ms. Peggy is going to hand out a blank book for your child. Let’s look at the winter books on display at the book cart and look closely at the illustrations and see how your child can draw and write about winter too.
We are going to be creating a book by drawing a picture of something about Winter and snow in your new book. You will become an illustrator. The job of an illustrator is ____________. Yes, there job is to draw the pictures in a book. Who has the job to write the words? Yes it is the author. But we are going to start by writing our first name. Parents, use this book to continue to create new stories.
14. Takeaway
Parents are given our Preschool Storytime Newsletter. A copy of it is located on the Parent/Caretaker Resource Pathfinder page.
References:
Castilloux, S. (2018, September 28). Goodbye autumn, hello winter. [Video]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/4xIHpBCGS04
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
Goodreads. (2028). December. [Digital Image]. Retrieved from https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34547669-december?from_search=true
Goodreads. (n.d.). Snow! Snow! Snow!. [Digital Image]. Retrieved from https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6710969-snow-snow-snow
The Kilboomers: Kids Music Channel. (2015, August 4). Hello song. [Video]. Retrieved from https://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/
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