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.
Date: Every Saturday
Time: 11:00 a.m.
Age Range: 4 and 5 years olds
Skills Supported: Socialization, reading, writing, and listening.
Preschool Standards:
Letter Knowledge: 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 2 volunteer's
Format: Registration required.
Budget: $93.00
Supplies:
Overhead Projector with Laptop
Cardstock
Color Printer
Microsoft Word
Painter's Tape: $9.00
Sponge Paint: $14.00 each - 6 qty - $84.00
Stickers
Foam Craft Pieces
Glue Sticks
Crayons
Books Shared: (from collection)
An Annoying ABC by Barbara Bottner
Do Your ABC's Little Brown Bear by Jonathan London
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin
January by Julie Murray
Other Books to Display at Storytime:
An Annoying ABC by Barbara Bottner
Puddle's ABC by Holly Hobbie
Mac's ABC by Rosemary Wells
Yoko Writes Her Name by Rosemary Wells
Pre-storytime Preparation:
Make a name plate of each child. Use Microsoft Word, 200 font, landscape, create a one cell table, add name. (Two to a page). Print in color.
Check for any additional children who did not register and make a name plate for those children. This needs to be done as soon as children arrive.
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. If you did not register online, please see Ms. Peggy right now. She needs you to fill out a quick registration form.
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 letter knowledge. Letter knowledge is knowing that letters are different from one another and that the same letter can be written in different ways. Today, I will point out some things you can do to support this skill while helping your child to learn how to write their name.
4. Theme Talk:
[Children sit in circle]. 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. As the children tell me their name, I will be giving out their name plate.
5. Book:
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin
(Lyons, 2017)
We will listen to the book using an overhead projector, laptop, and video. Kids can dance along with the book.
6. Early Literacy Aside: Example Parents, you don't need an alphabet book to talk about letters. Take any book you are reading with your child and look for the first letter, or any letter, in his or her name. Knowing the letters of the alphabet and the sounds they make is an important first step in getting ready to read. You could also use the name plate we gave your child today to help in this exercise. 7. Information Book:
January by Julie Murray.
Our next book is called a nonfiction book. A nonfiction book is a book that tells us real things. We call these facts. Who can tell me what month it is? I am going to read a nonfiction book about January. January is the first month of the year. It will tell us real things about the month of January, like holiday's and the weather.
8. Activity:
ABC Song
Lyrics:
ABCDEFG
HIJKLMNOP
QRSTU and V
WXY and Z
Now I know my ABC's
Next time wouldn't you sing with me. (The Learning Center, 2012)
After the first time we sing the verse, have children jump up when they hear the letter of their first name.
9. Book:
Do Your ABC's, Little Brown Bear by Jonathan London (BCCLS, 2018)
10. Early Literacy Aside: Empowerment
Parents, you don't need an alphabet book to talk about letters. Take any book you are reading with your child and look for the first letter, or any letter, in his or her name. You could use the name plate we gave you today. Knowing the letters of the alphabet and the sounds they make is an important first step in getting ready to read. Parents, I hope you stay after storytime today, we are going to make a craft to help your child develop the skills we talked about today.
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: We are going to do an art activity that will get your child more familiar with the letters in their names. Ms. Suzy is handing out a piece of cardstock. Please write your child's name on the paper in thick letters. Ms. Peggy is putting out thick markers to help you with this. Please have your child decorate each letter. I am going to put stickers, form craft pieces, and other things on the table for your child to use. This will make their names stand out.
References:
BCCLS. (2018). January. [Digital Image]. Retrieved from https://catalog.bccls.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=117.1033.0.0.7&pos=1
BCCLS. (2018). Do Your ABC's, Little Brown Bear. [Digital Image]. Retrieved from https://catalog.bccls.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=117.1033.0.0.7&pos=1
Childrensmusic. (2016, January 16). See you later, alligator: Goodbye song. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/UQfvAlmr5g0
Fiddle and Doodle. (2018). 4 Easy dabber dot marker learning activity ideas for kids. [Digital Image]. Retrieved from https://tinyurl.com/ya5fldwr
The Kilboomers: Kids Music Channel. (2015, August 4). Hello song. [Video]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/x23rTDl4AMs
The Learning Center. (2012, January 15). ABC Song. [Video]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/yseWMJS8IHw
Lyons, Dan P. (2017, December 10). Chicka chicka boom boom: Fan reanimated early 2018. [Video]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/KBDTPHZO-xo
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