Toddler Storytime: September 25: Johnny Appleseed/Apples

Opening song: We tap hola like this

                         We tap hola like this

                          Hi-ho cherry

                          We tap hola like this

                          Continue with other verses:

                          We drop hola like this...

                          We circle hola like this...

                          We spin hola like this...

                          We toss hola like this...

                           We roll hola like this...

Book: "Peppa Goes Apple Picking"

Song with theme using shakers:

“A Wiggly Worm”
(Tune: "Boom, Boom, Ain't It Great to Be Crazy?")

Chorus:
Yum! Yum! Don't you know I love apples?
Yum! Yum! Don't you know I love apples?
Red and green and yellow, too…
Yum! Yum! Don't you know I love apples?

Verse 1
Way up high in an apple tree, I saw two eyes look at me.
I reached for an apple; it started to squirm…oops! I found a wiggly worm!

Chorus

Verse 2
That wiggly worm is a friend of mine. We eat apples all the time.
I let him crawl back to that tree… hey! I see that worm looking at me!

Chorus



Song with theme using shakers:

"Have you ever seen an Apple?"
(Tune: “Have You Ever Seen a Lassie?”)

Have you ever seen an apple, an apple, an apple,
Have you ever seen an apple, that grows on a tree?
A red one, a yellow one, a red one, a yellow one.
Have you ever seen an apple, that grows on a tree.

Spanish song for the week: "Los Pollitos Dicen Pio Pio Pio" from Nick Jr.



Song with theme using shakers:

"Way Up High in the Apple Tree"

Way up high in the apple tree (Reach up high, spread fingers pretending to be a tree)
Five little apples smiled down at me (Put fingers on cheeks make smile or make circles with hands and put around eyes, like pretending to have binoculars)
I shook that tree as hard as I could (Pretend to shake the tree)
Down came the apples (bring hands down wiggling fingers, like failing rain)
Mmmmm, they were good! (Rub tummy)

Way up high in the apple tree (Reach up high, spread fingers pretending to be a tree)
Four little apples…


3,2,1… All gone!


Book:  "Apple Farmer Annie"



Dance around the room:
1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, kick, kick
1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, spin, spin
1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, hop, hop
1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, fly, fly
1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, walk sideways, walk sideways
1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, walk backwards, walk backwards
Repeat first 2 all the way back to your spot


Scarf song:
"Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star"


Parashute song:
"The Wheels on the Bus"

Goodbye song: We tap adios like this

                         We tap adios like this

                          Hi-ho cherry

                          We tap adios like this

                          Continue with other verses:

                          We drop adios like this...

                          We circle adios like this...

                          We spin adios like this...

                          We toss adios like this...

                           We roll adios like this...


Craft:
Apple Stamping

I modified a craft from natural beach living.



I provided pre-cut paper leaves and twine for the stems. I also provided black paint for the seeds.

Toddler Storytime: September 18: Fall

Opening song: 

We tap hola like this
We tap hola like this
Hi-ho cherry
We tap hola like this

Continue with other verses:

We drop hola like this...
We circle hola like this...
We spin hola like this...
We toss hola like this...
We roll hola like this...



Book: "Peppa's Windy Fall Day"

Song with theme using shakers:

“Five Leaves”

Five little leaves so bright and gay,
Were dancing about on a tree one day.
The wind came blowing through the town,
And one little leaf came tumbling down.


Four little leaves so bright and gay,
Were dancing about on a tree one day.
The wind came blowing through the town,
And one little leaf came tumbling down.

(Continue with 3, 2, and 1)

Fingerplay:

“Five Little Squirrels”

This little squirrel jumps from tree to tree. (Show index finger.)
This little squirrel hides from you and me. (Show middle finger.)
This little squirrel sits and looks around. (Show ring finger.)
This little squirrel finds nuts on the ground. (Show baby finger.)
This little squirrel scampers up and down. (Show thumb.)
Burying all the nuts he found. (Use both hands and dig a hole.)

Spanish song for the week: "Los Pollitos Dicen Pio Pio Pio" from Nick Jr.




Song with theme using shakers:

“Leaves are Falling”
(Tune: “Frere Jacques”)

Leaves are falling,
Leaves are falling,
From the trees,
From the trees.
(raise hands above head and slowly bring them down as you sing the first verse)

Red and yellow,
Orange and brown,
In the breeze,
In the breeze.
(sweep hands from side to side slowly as you sing the second verse)



Book:





Dance around the room:

1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, kick, kick
1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, spin, spin
1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, hop, hop
1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, fly, fly
1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, walk sideways, walk sideways
1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, walk backwards, walk backwards
Repeat first 2 all the way back to your spot



Scarf song:
"The More We Get Together"

The more we get together
Together, together
The more we get together
The happier we'll be

'Cause your friends are my friends
And my friends are your friends
The more we get togethef
The happier we'll be


Shaker song:

"If You're Happy and You Know It"

If you're happy and you know it, give a shake 

If you're happy and you know it, give a shake 

If you're happy and you know it and you really want to show it

If you're happy and you know it, give a shake 

Verses: 

Give a tap

Spin your shaker 

Toss your shaker 

Roll your shaker 

Clap your hands

Stomp your feet



Goodbye song: 

We tap adios like this
We tap adios like this
Hi-ho cherry
We tap adios like this

Continue with other verses:

We drop adios like this...
We circle adios like this...

We spin adios like this...
We toss adios like this...

Craft:

Fall tree idea from https://rainydaymum.co.uk/cork-printed-autumn-tree/.
Tree created by tracing hand on brown paper. I used round foam marshmallows instead of corks.

Preschool Storytime Theme: September 26: Johnny Appleseed Day/Apples

Opening song: Opening song: We tap hola like this

                         We tap hola like this

                          Hi-ho cherry

                          We tap hola like this

                          Continue with other verses:

                          We drop hola like this...

                          We circle hola like this...

                          We spin hola like this...

                          We toss hola like this...

                           We spin hola like this...

Reviewed the letter Aa
Found it on the alphabet chart
Talked about words that start with Aa

Book: "Johnny Appleseed" by Jodie Shepherd



Book: "An Apple's Life"




Fingerplay with shakers (I downloaded, printed and cut out pictures of each of the animals as well as 5 apples):   

“Five Little Apples”

Five little apples/
cinco pequeñas manzanas hung on a tree
The farmer didn't care
So guess who came to eat?
A CATERPILLAR.......MUNCH, MUNCH

Four little apples/cuatro pequeñas manzanas
hung on a tree
The farmer didn't care
So guess who came to eat?
A BIRD.........MUNCH, MUNCH

Three little apples/tres pequeñas manzanas hung on a tree
The farmer didn't care
So guess who came to eat?
A PIG..........MUNCH, MUNCH

Two little apples/dos pequeñas manzanas hung on a tree
The farmer didn't care
So guess who came to eat?
A HORSE.......MUNCH, MUNCH

One little apple/un pequeñas manzana hung on a tree
The farmer didn't care
So guess who came to eat?
A SCARECROW......MUNCH, MUNCH

Now the tree is bare
There are no more apples/no mas manzanas there
But when next fall comes around
Guess who'll be there?

THE CATERPILLAR
THE BIRD
THE PIG
THE HORSE
and the SCARECROW

YUM! YUM!

 

Book: "Little Apple Goat" by Caroline Jayne Church

Song with shakers and props (I printed out the letters of the word a-p-p-l-e on separate sheets of paper.):

“Apple ‘Bingo’ ”

There was a fruit, and it was sweet.
And apple/manzana was its name-o
A p p l e, a p pl e, a p p l e, and
Apple/manzana was its name-o.


There was a fruit, and it was sweet.
And apple/manzana was its name-o
Crunch- p p l e, Crunch- p pl e, crunch- p p l e, and
Apple/manzana was its name-o.


There was a fruit, and it was sweet.
And apple/manzana was its name-o
Crunch- crunch- p l e, Crunch- crunch- pl e, crunch- crunch- p l e, and
Apple/manzana was its name-o.

*Repeat song, and turn over a letter each time substituting “crunch” for the letter name.

Goodbye song: We tap adios like this

                         We tap adios like this

                          Hi-ho cherry

                          We tap adios like this

                          Continue with other verses:

                          We drop adios like this...

                          We circle adios like this...

                          We spin adios like this...

                          We toss adios like this...

                          We spin adios like this...


Craft Time:

The children each completed a dot page for letter Aa. You can find these dot pages here. 

I modified this idea for an apple collage from https://www.artycraftykids.com/art/easy-apple-collage-craft/.  I ran an apple template on white cardstock. I provided torn out pages from magazines for the children to cut red, green, or yellow pieces from. They could then glue red, yellow, or green beads, buttons, pom poms, ribbon, etc on top of the magazine scraps.

   
Apple pattern found at https://patternuniverse.com/download/apple-pattern/.

Preschool Storytime Theme: September 19: Fall (letter Ff)

I bring 8-9 books that I have selected from all the ones I preread. When it is time for a story, I put out three choices, and I let the children pick.  The ones listed are the three we read.

Opening song: Opening song: We tap hola like this

                         We tap hola like this

                          Hi-ho cherry

                          We tap hola like this

                          Continue with other verses:

                          We drop hola like this...

                          We circle hola like this...

                          We spin hola like this...

                          We toss hola like this...

                           We spin hola like this...

Reviewed the letter Ff
Found it on the alphabet chart
Talked about words that start with Ff

Book: "Leaves" by David Ezra Stein



Fingerplay with shakers: (I downloaded a squirrel clip art and printed out 5 copies of it. We chanted first in English and then changed a few words to Spanish.)




“Five Little Squirrels”

Five little squirrels/cinco ardillas pequeñas with acorns to store.
One went to sleep and then there were four!

Four little squirrels/cuatro ardillas pequeñas hunting acorns in a tree.
One fell down, and now there are three!

Three little squirrels/tres ardillas pequeñas wondering what to do.
One got lost, and now there are two!

Two little squirrels/dos ardillas pequeñas tossing acorns for fun.
One got tired, and now there is one!

One little squirrel/una ardilla pequeña playing in the sun.
He ran away, now there are none.

Book: "Little Tree by Loren Long

Song with shakers:

“Squirrels in Autumn”
(Tune: "She'll Be Coming Round the Mountain")

I'll be gathering all the acorns/las bellotas till they're gone.
I'll be gathering all the acorns/las bellotas till they're gone.

I'll be gathering all the acorns/las bellotas, gathering all the acorns/las bellotas, I will be gathering all the acorns/las bellotas till they're gone. (Children make collecting motions with their hands.)

And I'll put them all inside my little home/mi pequeña casa.
I will put them all inside my little home/mi pequeña casa
I will put them all inside, put them all inside,I will put them all inside my little home/mi pequeña casa.
(Children pretend to place nuts in tree house.)

And I'll eat the nuts/las nueces when winter comes.
I will eat the nuts/las nueces until the winter's gone.
I will eat the nuts/las nueces until, eat the nuts/las nueces until,I will eat the nuts/las nueces when winter comes.
(Children pretend to eat acorns.

Then I'll do it all again come next fall/otoño.
I will do it all again come next fall/otoño.
I will do it all again, do it all again,I will do it all again next fall/otoño.
(Children make gathering motion with hands and arms again)


Book: "Hello Fall"

Goodbye song: We tap adios like this

                         We tap adios like this

                          Hi-ho cherry

                          We tap adios like this

                          Continue with other verses:

                          We drop adios like this...

                          We circle adios like this...

                          We spin adios like this...

                          We toss adios like this...

                          We spin adios like this...

Craft Time:

We completed a dot page for letter Ff. You can find these dot pages here. 

I had the children paint a tree on construction paper and use red, yellow, brown, and orange lentils and beans for the leaves. I modeled the craft and then the children completed it with their parents. 

September 12 : Preschool Storytime Theme: Bears

I bring 8-9 books that I have selected from all the ones I preread. When it is time for a story, I put out three choices, and I let the children pick.  The ones listed are the three we read.

Opening song: Opening song: We tap hola like this

                         We tap hola like this

                          Hi-ho cherry

                          We tap hola like this

                          Continue with other verses:

                          We drop hola like this...

                          We circle hola like this...

                          We spin hola like this...

                          We toss hola like this...

                           We spin hola like this...

Reviewed the letter Bb
Found it on the alphabet chart

Book: Sneeze, Big Bear, Sneeze by Maureen Wright


Song with shakers: 

“All Kinds of Bears”
(Tune: “Mary Had a Little Lamb”)

Grizzly bears are big and brown.

Big and brown, big and brown.

Grizzly bears are big and brown.

And live in the woods.

Polar bears are soft and white.

Soft and white, soft and white.

Polar bears are soft and white.

And live where it is cold.

Panda bears are black and white.

Black and white, black and white

Panda bears are black and white.

And live in the jungle.

Teddy bears are just my size.

Just my size, just my size.

Teddy bears are just my size.

To cuddle up

Grizzly bears are big and café.

Big and brown, big and café.

Grizzly bears are big and café.

And live in the woods.

Polar bears are soft and blanco.

Soft and white, soft and blanco.

Polar bears are soft and blanco.

And live where it is cold.

Panda bears are negro y blanco.

Black and white, negro y blanco

Panda bears are negro y blanco.

And live in the jungle.

Teddy bears are just mi talla.

Just mi talla, just mi talla.

Teddy bears are just mi talla.

To cuddle up

Book: Children Make Terrible Pets by Peter Brown

Song with shakers:

“Did You Ever See a Bear”?

(Tune: “Did You Ever See a Lassie?)

Did you ever see a brown bear,

A brown bear, a brown bear?

Did you ever see a brown bear

Catching a fish?

Did you ever see a brown bear,

A brown bear, a brown bear?

Did you ever see a brown bear

Climbing a tree?

Did you ever see a brown bear,

A brown bear, a brown bear?

Did you ever see a brown bear

Eating honeycomb?

Did you ever see un oso café

Un oso café, un oso café?

Did you ever see un oso café

Catching a fish?

Did you ever see un oso café

Un oso café, un oso café?

Did you ever see un oso café

Climbing a tree?

Did you ever see un oso café

Un oso café, un oso café?

Did you ever see un oso café

Eating honeycomb?

Book: We're Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen

Goodbye song: We tap adios like this

                         We tap adios like this

                          Hi-ho cherry

                          We tap adios like this

                          Continue with other verses:

                          We drop adios like this...

                          We circle adios like this...

                          We spin adios like this...

                          We toss adios like this...

                           We spin adios like this...

Craft Time:

Reviewed sequence of story using pictures I found online. This is a link to the pictures I used.

We completed a dot page for letter Bb. You can find these dot pages here.

Craft: We're Going on a Bear Hunt Map  We didn't make binoculars. We just made maps.

I always provide a hands-on craft.