DOOR 2 DOOR STORYTIME

EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERACY SKILL: Letter Knowledge & Narrative Skill

BOOKS TO DISPLAY

The Very Clumsy Click Beetle by Eric Carle
Clara Caterpillar by Henry Cole
Cuckoo: A Mexican Folktale by Lois Ehlert   
Close Your Eyes by Kate Banks   
Clip-Clop by Nicola Smee
Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes  
Centipede’s 100 Shoes by Tony Ross   
Calendar by Myra Cohn
Coyote by Gerald McDermott
Corduroy by Don Freeman

BASIC TIMELINE

1. Intro
2. Rhyme
3. Song
4. Read-a-Loud Book
5. Flannelboard
6. Read-a-Loud Book
7. Song
8. Music & Movement Song
9. Read-a-Loud Book
10. Craft

READ-A-LOUD BOOKS

Counting Birds by Jing Jing Tsong
The Cat Barked? by Lydia Monks
I’m a Clown by Sebastian Braun

ACTIVITIES

Rhyme: 3rd portion of Animal Alphabet Rhyme

C is for Camel
He camps near a canyon
Then he crosses a creek with a cowboy companion
They come to a circus
Clowns serve cotton candy
The cookies and cupcakes and cherries taste dandy
The cowboys now chubby
The camel can’t run
The comical critter has two humps not one

Song: ABC Song

Flannelboard: Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr.

Song: Old MacDonald had a Farm (via PreschoolExpress.com)

Old MacDonald had a farm, E I E I O.
And on this farm he had a cat, E I E I O
With a meow, meow here…and a meow, meow there.
Everywhere a meow, meow,
Old MacDonald had a farm, E I E I O.

(continue with cow, chicken and crocodile or camel or cricket or crow)

Music & Movement Song: Never Smile at a Crocodile (w/ shakers & eggs)

CRAFT: Letter C Centipede!

This week’s letter C craft was inspired by a C-shaped centipede coloring page I found via Preschool Learning Online. I really liked the fact, that this C-shaped coloring page was unique among ubiquitous examples of cats, crabs, carrots, and caterpillars. Using the original as a starting point, I drew my own version and scanned it into my computer. The proportions of the head were a bit off, so I made corrections using PowerPoint. I printed multiple copies (on printer paper) and pre-cut them prior to storytime. Pre-cut pieces of colored printer paper were provided to add stability. Overall, this was an extremely easy craft. Very little coloring was involved. The trickiest part involved gluing. depending on the age of the preschoolers, extra adults may come in handy when it comes to gluing the front piece to the background.

REVIEW:

Overall, this storytime went really well. The shorter board books were a good choice. The colorful pictures and storylines effectively captured the preschooler’s attention. Unfortunately, the British version of Never Smile at a Crocodile was a poor choice. These children are learning English as a Second Language, so the British accent made it hard for them to understand the gist of the song…despite my accompanying voice.

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