For more information on how I plan and prepare my family storytimes, check out this introduction post. I starred the materials used in the plan. Some activities go unstarred because I only do this program once a week.
The Plan
Books
Be Quiet, Mike! by Leslie Patricelli
Drum Dream Girl by Margarita Engle
Music Class Today! by David Weinstone*
Tanka Tanka Skunk by Steve Webb*
Theme Extension Activities
Featured CD: Dragon Dreams*
Featured Track: #13 We Make Some Noise Together*
Flannelboard: Seals on the Bus*
Props: Handbells with Track #13
Repeating Extension Activities
I had lots of back-up activities in case I needed them for time. I starred which ones I used in this storytime:
- ABCs
- Dance Your Fingers Up
- Everyone Can March
- Head, Shoulders, Knees, & Toes*
- If You’re Happy and You Know It
- Open, Shut Them
- Pat-a-Cake
- Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
- Zoom, Zoom, Zoom*
How It Went
We had a very noisy class today! (I had compliments from our Technical Services department which shares a wall with our meeting room.) Both books were immediate successes and we had a great time clapping along to Tanka Tanka Skunk. But the best part of the day was definitely when I let the kids have handbells to shake along to “We Make Some Noise Together.” The kids loved getting their energy out and I liked getting to watch them actually use an instrument.
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