Gosh I’m having fun with preschoolers! The hardest part has been narrowing down my content for these three weeks. Everything is so up in the air with virtual vs. in person programming, and I’m not typically on the preschool rotation (never was in person and only sparingly virtually)…so sometimes these feel like I’m trying to cram in everything I can because I never know which storytime will be my last with a particular age range.
With that in mind, when I’m back to toddler storytime in February, I am going to be repeating more content. There has been so repetition here month-to-month, especially if you go through all of the virtual storytime plans I’ve shared, but I’m going to let that be the norm a little more often once I get through the last of my dwindling stack of flannels and magnet sets that I can’t wait to make into videos. I’ve got almost a year’s worth of content on my library’s YouTube page now…though I do really like making these videos, so maybe I’ll continue on my own time through Book Cart Queens? Not sure yet.
More Preschool Storytime Content:
Find additional storytime content at the links below:
– Storytime Resources (includes all storytime outlines)
– Virtual Preschool Storytimes
– Virtual Baby Storytimes
– Virtual Toddler Storytimes
– Virtual Family Storytimes (including themed special events)
– All Virtual Storytime Outlines
Preschool Storytime Intro Song & Rhyme
Early Literacy Tip: Reading
Children learn new words best in context. Rather than teaching new words in isolation, discuss words as they come up in stories or conversation.
Book: Don’t Feed the Coos! by Jonathan Stutzman
Song: Can You by the Wiggles
Fingerplay: Five Little Snowmen
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Five little snowmen went out one day!
Rolling through the snow
They played and played.
Out came the sun,
And it shined so bright,
One little snowmen melted out of sight!
Repeat with 4, 3, 2, 1
Book Retelling: Polar Bear’s Underwear by Tupera Tupera
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Fingerplay: Itsy Bitsy Spider (practicing audiation)
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The Itsy Bitsy Spider went up the water spout.
Down came the rain and washed the spider out.
Out came the sun and dried up all the rain.
And the Itsy Bitsy Spider went up the spout again.
Flannel: Five Little Eggs
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Give it a whack, (clap)
Hear it crack, (hand behind ear)
Drop it in the middle, (pat hands on your lap)
One egg frying on the griddle.
Closing Song: Elmo Slide by Sesame Street