Preschool Storytime: Fall (2019)

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: (Tune: "The Farmer in the Dell")
                         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: (Tune: "The Farmer in the Dell") 
                         
                         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. 






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