Virtual Storytime: Good Morning, Snowplow!

 

 

 

Good Morning, Snowplow!

by Deborah Bruss

 

Opening Song:  Dance Your Fingers

Dance your fingers up, dance your fingers down

Dance your fingers to the side and dance them round and round

Dance them on your shoulders, dance them on your head

Dance them on your belly and now put them to bed!

Song:  There's a Snowflake on My Nose

There's a snowflake on my nose, on my nose.

There's a snowflake on my nose, on my nose.

I caught a little flake.

And I give a little shake.

There's a snowflake on my nose, on my nose.

 

There's a snowflake in my hair, in my hair.

There's a snowflake in my hair, in my hair.

I caught a little flake.

And I give a little shake.

There's a snowflake in my hair, in my hair.

 

There's a snowflake behind my back, behind my back.

There's a snowflake behind my back, behind my back.

I caught a little flake.

And I give a little shake.

There's a snowflake behind my back, behind my back.

 

There's a snowflake in my hand, in my hand.

There's a snowflake in my hand, in my hand.

I caught a little flake.  

And I give a little shake.

There's a snowflake in my hand, in my hand.

 

Book: Good Morning, Snowplow! by Deborah Bruss with art by Lou Fancher and Steve Johnson, published by Arthur A. Levine Books. 

Wanna make a snowflake masterpiece?  Check out this tutorial from KiwiCo!

Rhyme: I'm a Little Snowman

I'm a little snowman, short and fat.  

Here is my scarf and here is my hat!

When the snow is falling, come and play.

Build a snowman everyday!

Let's remix the closing song!

Closing Song:  May There Always Be Sunshine

May there always be sunshine

May there always be snowflakes

May there always be children

May there always by you

 

May there always be stories

May there always be snow angels

May there always be laughter

May there always be you

 

May there always be hot chocolate

May there always be warm hugs

May you always feel special

Because you are you

 

Sending you smiles from afar!

Miss Tiffany

 

Monday Morning Messy Makers: Pizza

Keep scrolling to see book recommendations, songs, rhymes, activities, and crafts!

"Secret Pizza Party" by Adam Rubin and Daniel Salmieri

"The Little Red Hen (Makes a Pizza)" by Philomen Sturgis

"Pizza Day" by Melissa Iwai

"Pete's A Pizza" by William Steig

The Pizza Chant

8 pieces of pizza
tasty as can be,
(child's name) can eat a slice
and leave some for me.

(…continue counting down)

1 piece of pizza
tasty as can be,
(child's name) can eat a slice
and leave none for me.

 

That is what I’s truly like

Tune: The Oscar Meyer theme song

Oh, I wish I were a pepperoni pizza,
That is what I'd truly like to be.
For if I were a pepperoni pizza,
Everyone would be in love with me!

(Continue more verses with other pizza toppings)

Make a slice of pizza!

Craft Instructions

1. Glue your pizza sauce onto the cardboard pizza crust.

2. Add toppings to your pizza!

·        Extra play Ideas:

·        Make simple pizza dough together to play with or eat: Mix 1 1/3 cup flour, 1 tsp. baking powder, and ½ tsp. salt. Stir in ½ cup of milk and 2 tbsps. of oil. Mix until combined and sprinkle flour to knead it on the counter or table.

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Virtual Storytime: The Perfect Siesta

 

 

 

The Perfect Siesta

by Pato Mena

 

Opening Song:  Dance Your Fingers

Dance your fingers up, dance your fingers down

Dance your fingers to the side and dance them round and round

Dance them on your shoulders, dance them on your head

Dance them on your belly and now put them to bed!

Song:  Down in the Jungle

Down in the jungle with the beat of your feet,

Think of an animal you'd like to meet.

A tiger, a tiger, I want to meet a tiger!

ROAR!

Down in the jungle with the beat of your feet,

Think of an animal you'd like to meet.

A snake, a snake, I want to meet a snake!

HISS!

Down in the jungle with the beat of your feet,

Think of an animal you'd like to meet.

An alligator, alligator, I want to meet an alligator!

CHOMP!

 

Down in the jungle with the beat of your feet,

Think of an animal you'd like to meet.

A parrot, a parrot, I want to meet a parrot!

CAW!  CAW!

 

What other animals can you add to the song?

 Book: The Perfect Siesta, written and illustrated by Pato Mena, translated by Kim Griffin, published by NubeOcho books.  

Want to learn more about sloths?  Click here for a video from the Cincinnati Zoo. 

Rhyme:  Baby's Nap

This little baby is ready for a nap.

Lay him down in his mama's lap.

Cover him up so he won't peep,

And rock him 'til he's fast asleep.

Closing Song:  May There Always Be Sunshine

May there always be sunshine

May there always be blue skies

May there always be children

May there always by you

 

May there always be stories

May there always be music

May there always be laughter

May there always be you

 

May there always be kindness

May there always be love

May you always feel special

Because you are you

 

Sending you smiles from afar!

Miss Tiffany

Move and Groove: Freight Train

 

 

 

 

Freight Train 

by Donald Crews

 

A train runs across this track.

Red caboose at the back.

Orange tank car next.

Yellow hopper car, 

Green cattle car, 

Blue gondola car,

Purple box car, 

And a black steam engine.

Freight train

Moving (chugga-chugga)

Going through tunnels (peek-a-boo!)

Going by cities (hello people!)

Crossing trestles (roller coaster arms-whoo!)

Moving in darkness (good night!)

Moving in daylight (good morning!)

Going, going, gone!

I hope that you see a train today.  Give it a big wave!

 

Sending you smiles from afar!

Miss Tiffany

  

Monday Morning Messy Makers: Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Keep scrolling to see book recommendations, songs, rhymes, activities, and crafts!

"Max Celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day" by Adria Worsham

"Martin Luther King, Jr. Day with Mrs. Park's Class" by Alma Ada

"Martin Luther King, Jr." by Marion Bauer

"Hands Up!" by Breanna McDaniel

"Be a King" by Carole Weatherford

"Let the Children March" by Monica Clark-Robinson

A Dream

Tune: He’s got the Whole World in His Hands”

Dr. Martin Luther King had a dream

Dr. Martin Luther King had a dream

Dr. Martin Luther King had a dream

He had the whole world in his dream.

 

He had me and you, in his dream

He had me and you, in his dream

He had me and you, in his dream

He had the whole world in his dream.

 

Dr. King

Tune: Yankee Doodle

Dr. King was a man

Who came from Atlanta Georgia.

Had a dream that he preached

For all men to be equal.

Dr King was so brave

Martin was a hero.

Won the fight for everyone

To end discrimination.

Make a difference, Make a craft!

Craft Instructions

1. Glue the blue and green squares down onto the circle to turn it into the world.

2. Trace your hand onto a white piece of paper and cut it out. Talk about how even little hands can change the world. How does your child want to change it? Write it down on the hand cut out.

3. Glue the heart cut out and the hand cut out onto the world.

With just a little love and each of us bettering our world, we can make a difference.

Extra play Ideas:

 

·        Watch “Kid President Has a Dream!” on youtube.

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Virtual Storytime: On Account of the Gum

 

 

 

On Account of the Gum

 

Opening Song:  Dance Your Fingers

Dance your fingers up, dance your fingers down

Dance your fingers to the side and dance them round and round

Dance them on your shoulders, dance them on your head

Dance them on your belly and now put them to bed!

Song:  If You're Silly and You Know it

If you're silly and you know it, clap your hands!

If you're silly and you know it, clap your hands!

If you're silly and you know it, then your face will surely show it!

If you're silly and you know it, clap your hands!

If you're silly and you know it, grow moose ears!

If you're silly and you know it, grow moose ears!

If you're silly and you know it, then your face will surely show it!

If you're silly and you know it, grow moose ears!

 

If you're silly and you know it, show your tongue!

If you're silly and you know it, show your tongue!

If you're silly and you know it, then your face will surely show it!

If you're silly and you know it, show your tongue!

 

Book:  On Account of the Gum, written and illustrated by Adam Rex, published by Chronicle Books. 

Rhyme:  Icky, Sticky Bubble Gum

Icky, sticky bubble gum

Bubble gum, bubble gum

Icky, sticky bubble gum

My hands stick to my hair!

Pull, pull, pull, POP!

Icky, sticky bubble gum

Bubble gum, bubble gum

Icky, sticky bubble gum

My hands stick to my shoulders!

Pull, pull, pull, POP!

 

Icky, sticky bubble gum

Bubble gum, bubble gum

Icky, sticky bubble gum

My hands stick to my hands!

Pull, pull, pull, POP!

 

Closing Song:  May There Always Be Sunshine

May there always be sunshine

May there always be blue skies

May there always be children

May there always by you

 

May there always be stories

May there always be music

May there always be laughter

May there always be you

 

May there always be kindness

May there always be love

May you always feel special

Because you are you

 

Sending you smiles from afar!

Miss Tiffany

Move and Groove: Make a Rainbow

 

 

 

 

Make a Rainbow

 

Take some cherries, put them in a pot.

Stir them, stir them, stir them a lot.

Pour it out and what will it be?

The prettiest red you ever did see!

 

Take some oranges, put them in a pot.

Stir them, stir them, stir them a lot.

Pour it out and what will it be?

The prettiest orange you ever did see!

 

Take some lemons, put them in a pot.

Stir them, stir them, stir them a lot.

Pour it out and what will it be?

The prettiest yellow you ever did see!

 

Take some limes, put them in a pot.

Stir them, stir them, stir them a lot.

Pour it out and what will it be?

The prettiest green you ever did see!

 

Take some blueberries, put them in a pot.

Stir them, stir them, stir them a lot.

Pour it out and what will it be?

The prettiest blue you ever did see!

 

Take some grapes, put them in a pot.

Stir them, stir them, stir them a lot.

Pour it out and what will it be?

The prettiest purple you ever did see!

 

Red and orange, yellow  and green,

Blue and purple colors are seen.

Stir them up and what will it be?

The prettiest rainbow you ever did see!

 

 

Go make your own rainbow today!

Sending you smiles from afar!

Miss Tiffany

 

Monday Morning Messy Makers: Snowmen

Keep scrolling to see book recommendations, songs, rhymes, activities, and crafts!

"Snowzilla" by Janet Lawler       Read Aloud Here

"The Snowman" by Raymond Briggs

"Stranger in the Woods" by Carl R. Sams

"A Really Good Snowman" by Daniel Mahoney

Ring Around The Snowman

Tune: Ring Around the Rosie

Ring around the snowman,

A pocket full of snow,

Snowflakes snowflakes,

We all fall down!

 

5 Little Snowmen Chant

Five little snowmen on a snowy day

The first one said, “Let’s play, what do you say?”

The second one said, “Let’s stomp on the ground.”

The third one said, “Let’s run and run and run.”

The fifth one said, “I’m afraid I feel the sun.”

“Oh dear,” cried the snowmen, as they looked toward the sky.

And the five melting snowmen waved a fond goodbye.

Make a snowman mask!

Craft Instructions

 

1. Build your hat with the rectangles, gluing on the stripe of color.

2. Glue the hot onto the top of the circle mask and the popsicle stick onto the bottom.

3. Stick your head through to become a snowperson!

Extra play Ideas:

·        Go outside to have a snowball fight or have a pretend snowball fight with cotton balls.

·        Design your own snowman using the template attached. If there is snow outside, try to build a real life version of your snowman.

Virtual Storytime: The Mitten

 

 

 

The Mitten

 

Opening Song:  Dance Your Fingers

Dance your fingers up, dance your fingers down

Dance your fingers to the side and dance them round and round

Dance them on your shoulders, dance them on your head

Dance them on your belly and now put them to bed!

Song:  Winter Clothes

The mittens on my hands keep me warm

Keep me warm, keep me warm

The mittens on my hands keep me warm

All winter long!

The hat on my head keeps me warm

Keeps me warm, keeps me warm

The hat on my head keeps me warm

All winter long!

 

The boots on my feet keep me warm

Keep me warm, keep me warm

The boots on my feet keep me warm

All winter long!

 

The scarf on my neck keeps me warm

Keeps me warm, keeps me warm

The scarf on my neck keeps me warm

All winter long!

 

The coat on my chest keeps me warm

Keeps me warm, keeps me warm

The coat on my chest keeps me warm

All winter long!

 

The blanket around me keeps me warm

Keeps me warm, keeps me warm

The blanket around me keeps me warm

All winter long!

 

Book:  The Mitten:  a Ukrainian Folktale adapted and illustrated by Jan Brett, published by G. P. Putnam's Sons.  

Click here to visit Jan Brett's webpage for coloring pages, games and more!

Rhyme:  Mitten Weather

Thumb in the thumb spot

Fingers all together

This is the song we sing 

When it's mitten weather

 

Closing Song:  May There Always Be Sunshine

May there always be sunshine

May there always be blue skies

May there always be children

May there always by you

 

May there always be stories

May there always be music

May there always be laughter

May there always be you

 

May there always be kindness

May there always be love

May you always feel special

Because you are you

 

Happy New Year!

Miss Tiffany

Move and Groove: Brown Bear, Brown Bear

 

 

 

 

Brown Bear, Brown Bear

By Bill Martin Jr., illustrated by Eric Carle

 

Brown bear, brown bear what do you see?

I see a red bird looking at me.

Red bird, red bird what do you see?

I see a yellow duck looking at me.

Yellow duck, yellow duck what do you see?

I see a blue horse looking at me.

Blue horse, blue horse what do you see?

I see a green frog looking at me.

Green frog, green frog what do you see?

I see a purple cat looking at me.

Purple cat, purple cat what do you see?

I see a white dog looking at me.

White dog, white dog what do you see? 

I see a black sheep looking at me.

Black sheep, black sheep what do you see?

I see a goldfish looking at me.

Goldfish, goldfish what do you see?

I see a teacher looking at me.

Teacher, teach what do you see?

I see children looking at me.

(Then repeat all the animals that the children see!)

 

Thank you Bill Martin Jr and Eric Carle!  This book might just be preschool perfection!  There's a gentle rhythm to the text that helps children understand the patterns of language, there are colors and animal sounds to explore, and there's repetition.    This book is everything.  

 

You can use this formula to make up your own rhymes.  I used this pattern for a shape rhyme in the fall.  You can make up your own song by lining up several toys and talking about what each one sees down the line like this:

 

Teddy bear, teddy bear, what do you see?

I see a baby doll looking at me.

 

Please enjoy the song, re-read the book, and make up your own song!

Sending you smiles from afar!

Miss Tiffany

 

Monday Morning Messy Makers: Birds

January 5th is National Bird Day! Keep scrolling to see book recommendations, songs, rhymes, activities, and crafts!

"Bird Watch" by Christie Matheson

"Not Your Nest" by Gideon Sterer

"Mama built a Little Nest" by Jennifer Ward         Read Aloud Here

"No Two Alike" by Keith Baker

Little Bird, Little Bird

Tune: Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star

Little bird, little bird,
Fly around,
Up to the sky,
Down to the ground.
Little bird, little bird,
Flap your wings.
Open your beak
And sweetly sing.
Little bird, little bird,
Fly to your nest.
Now it is time
To take a rest.

 

Song

Tune: Hokey Pokey

You weave some grass in,

You pull some twigs out.

You weave some string in,

And you feather it about.

You build a lovely nest,

Sturdy because you know-

That's where your eggs will go!

Make a bird craft!

Craft Instructions:

1. Wrap the large rectangle around the TP tube.

2. Glue on the belly, eyes, wings, and beak.

3. Set the bird in its paper bag nest. Crinkle the edges in to make it cozy and look for more materials in your yard to build up the bird nest, like twigs.

Extra play Ideas:

·        Play pretend and feed your bird using the pieces of yarn as worms. What else do birds eat?

·        Go birdwatching! Read a book about the different kinds of birds in our area and keep your eyes peeled while going on a walk.