During the summer, I visit several area preschools to do storytime. They all request specific themes, relevant to their curriculum. At this school, I visit a total of six classrooms. Each classroom doubles up with another group creating three storytimes at the visit. I’ll star the materials each time I use it. This week’s theme was the ocean.
The Plan
Books
Fish, Swish! Splash, Dash! by Suse MacDonald**
Hooray for Fish! by Lucy Cousins**
I’m a Shark by Bob Shea**
I’m the Biggest Thing in the Ocean by Kevin Sherry**
Peanut Butter and Jellyfish by Jarrett J. Krosoczka*
Surprising Sharks by Nicola Davies*
Ugly Fish by Kara LaReau*
Extension Activities
Flannelboard: “Five Little Ocean Friends”***
Flannelboard: “Five Big Whales”*
Flannelboard: “The Three Little Fishes & the Silly Shark”*
Stick Puppets: “Slippery Fish”**
Puppet: “Did You Ever See a Shark?”**
How It Went
This was a fun set of storytimes. All three groups really enjoyed the theme, particularly the extension activities. The older group got to hear Surprising Sharks because their teacher requested some easy non-fiction, preferrably about sharks. I was happy to oblige with this Monarch nominee from a couple of years ago. I think the kids enjoyed I’m the Biggest Thing in the Ocean the most out of any of the books.
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