Me!

The Plan

Books

From Head to Toe by Eric Carle
Here Are My Hands by Bill Martin Jr. & John Archambault
I Like Myself by Karen Beaumont
I’m Me! by Sara Sheridan
Incredible Me by Kathi Appelt
What’s Special About Me? by Kristina Evans

Extension Activities

Action Rhyme: “Heads, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes” // “Pelo, Pecho, Piernas, Pies”
Credit: Childhood and High School Spanish Class

Action Rhyme: “Me, Complete”
I have ten little fingers and ten little toes
Two little arms and one little nose
One little mouth and two little ears
Two little eyes for smiles and tears
One little head and two little feet
One little chin and that’s me complete!
Credit: Everything Preschool

Chant: “All By Myself”
There are many things that I can do (All by myself!)
I can comb my hair and lace my shoe (All by myself!)
I can wash my hands and wash my face (All by myself!)
I can put my toys and blocks in place (All by myself!)
Credit: Songs and Rhymes (LAMP CHC)

Fingerplay: “Dance Your Fingers Up”
Dance your fingers up, dance your fingers down
Dance your fingers to the side, dance them all around
Dance them on your shoulders, dance them on your head
Dance them on your tummy, and put them all to bed
Credit: Best Kids Book Site

Flannelboard: Me and My Body

Craft

We colored “Me” sticks with markers. This was a treat, as I tend to never put markers out in storytime (caps are scary choking hazards — and markers are a mess on clothing), but the markers were the only thing that colored on the wooden sticks well enough. So I pulled the caps ahead of time and had smocks out if anyone was nervous.

How It Went

Thursday morning
I had several new families in this morning at storytime, which either leads to wonderful group behavior or miserable group behavior. Thankfully, it was the first of the two — I had some great moms who were really interactive with their kids during the stories! This group’s favorite story was definitely, “I’m Me!”

Friday morning
“Incredible Me” disappeared between the two sessions (and was found later, don’t worry), so I had to make a last minute substitution with “What’s Special About Me, Mama?” I had looked over this book while planning this storytime and decided to skip it because of the minor religious reference at the end — however, I just edited it out verbally when I did for my daycare group. It wound up working beautifully. Their favorite activity, though, was our flannelboard for this week. The kids had a ton of fun correcting Miss Katie!