Fall 2017 Preschool Storytime: Weeks Two and Three 9/12/17 & 9/19/17

A little behind in posting the preschool storytime outlines!  We are continuing with our math skills in storytime, covering addition and subtraction.  I introduced the families to the ten frame, something they will definitely see when their little ones are in kindergarten.  It's a way for kids to visually see the concepts of adding and subtracting as well as more and fewer.  We made a fun game with it, using a laminated copy of a ten frame that I printed out and bingo markers.  You can also put bean bags down on the floor and count them.  Then you toss down a hula hoop on top, and anything inside the hoop you "take away".  Subtraction can be a challenging thing to teach/explain, and seeing it visually in this manner can make it a little easier for them to grasp.

Fall 2017 Preschool Storytime

Week Two:  September 12, 2017

Opening Song:  “Good Morning” (Track #1 Songs for Wiggleworms)

Rhyme:  “Oh Mr. Sun” (2x)

Mother Goose Rhyme:  “Humpty Dumpty” (Track #6 Nursery Rhyme Time)

Letter of the Day:  B & X

Book:  No Jumping On the Bed! / Tedd Arnold

Song:  “The Grand Old Duke of York” (Track #2 Sing and Dance)

Math Topic of the Day:  Addition

Math Book:  One Big Pair of Underwear / Laura Gehl & Tom Lichtenheld

Math Activity:  Introduction to ten frames

Book:  Spork / Kyo Maclear, illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault

Shaker Song:  “Goin’ to Kentucky” (Track #10 Baloney! / Miss Carole)

Closing Song:  “Happy Trails” (Track #21 Fun the Sun disc two)

Goodbye Rhyme:  “Open Shut Them”

Fall 2017 Preschool Storytime

Week Three:  September 19, 2017

Opening Song:  “Good Morning” (Track #1 Songs for Wiggleworms)

Rhyme:  “Oh Mr. Sun” (2x)

Mother Goose Rhyme:  “The Mulberry Bush” (Track #7 Nursery Rhyme Time)

Letter of the Day

Book:  Henry & the Crazed Chicken Pirates / Carolyn Crimi, illustrated by John Manders

Song:  “Boom Boom Ain’t It Great To Be Crazy” (Track #6 Sing and Dance)

Math Topic of the Day:  Subtraction

Math Book:  Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons / Eric Litwin

Math Activity:  10 take away with bean bags and hula hoops

Book:  Pirasaurs! / Josh Funk, illustrations by Michael Slack

Shaker Song:  “Goin’ to Kentucky” (Track #10 Baloney! / Miss Carole)

Closing Song:  “Happy Trails” (Track #21 Fun the Sun disc two)

Goodbye Rhyme:  “Open Shut Them”