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.