DOOR 2 DOOR STORYTIME

EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERACY SKILL: Letter Knowledge, Vocabulary & Narrative Skill

BOOKS TO DISPLAY

Koala Lou by Mem Fox
Can You Cuddle Like a Koala? by John Butler
Kangaroos Hop by Ros Moriarty      
Won’t You Be My Kissaroo? by Joanne Ryder 
Knitty Kitty by David Elliott
Good Knight by Linda R. Rymil
Knuffle Bunny by Mo Willems   
Kite Day by Will Hillenbrand Church
I Kissed the Baby by Mary Murphy
Katie Loves the Kittens by John Himmelman

BASIC TIMELINE

1. Intro
2. Rhyme
3. Song
4. Read-a-Loud Book
5. Flannelboard
6. Read-a-Loud Book
7. Finger Puppet Rhyme
8. Action Rhyme
9. Read-a-Loud Book
10. Craft

READ-A-LOUD BOOKS

Kiss Kiss by Margaret Wild
Does a Kangaroo Have a Mother, Too? by Eric Carle
Kitten’s First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes

ACTIVITIES

Rhyme: 11th portion of Animal Alphabet Rhyme

Song: ABC

Flannelboard: Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr.q5  d

Flannelboard: Five Kangaroos in the Bathtub (modified) (via Artfelt.net)

One Kangaroo in the bathtub going for a swim.
Knock, Knock, (Clap twice with “Knock, Knock.”)
Splash, Splash, (Slap knees twice with “Splash, Splash.”)
Come on in! (Motion with both hands to come in.)

Two Kangaroos in the bathtub
Going for a swim.
Knock, Knock,
Splash, Splash,
Come on in!

Three Kangaroos in the bathtub
Going for a swim.
Knock, Knock,
Splash, Splash,
Come on in!

Four Kangaroos in the bathtub
Going for a swim.
Knock, Knock,
Splash, Splash,
Come on in!

Five Kangaroos in the bathtub
Going for a swim.
Knock, Knock,
Splash, Splash,
It all fell in!

Finger Puppet Rhyme: “Two Koalas” (modified Two Little Blackbirds)
Two Koalas sitting on a hill,
One named Jack, one named Jill.
Run away Jack, run away Jill.
Come back Jack, come back Jill.

Action Rhyme: Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes (via Scoutsongs.com)
Head and shoulders knees and toes
Knees and toes
Head and shoulders knees and toes
Knees and toes
And eyes and ears
And mouth and nose
Head and shoulders knees and toes
Knees and toes

CRAFT: Letter “Kk” Kangaroo!

This week’s storytime craft was inspired by the blog, Play and Learn with Dana. I drew a simple, modified version, and scanned it into my computer. I pre-cut everything before storytime, and provided colored construction paper, crayons and markers. Heart shaped stickers (The Dollar Tree for $2) were used for embellishment.

REVIEW:

This week’s outreach storytime sessions went fairly well. As is always the case, the preschoolers from the child development center thoroughly enjoyed this week’s variation of “Five _____ in the Bathtub” and “Two Little _______.” “Head and Shoulders” was such a big hit, we performed the action rhyme no less than three times. Kiss Kiss was well received, and the kids had a blast letting me know if the various animals in Do Kangaroos Have Mother’s, Too? have mothers.

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