OPENING: “Hello Friends” (with sign language)
Credit: Jbrary
BOOK: Gaston by Kelly DiPucchio
Gaston is a cute book, but it was a little long for my storytime crowd. Overall this was a rough storytime, which I didn’t expect, and I think that part of my problem was I picked too many lengthy books.
BOOK: The Dog Who Cried Wolf by Keiko Kasza
SONG: Song Cube
I made a large cube with six different songs on it, including “Fruit Salad”, “The Wheels on the Bus”, “Bubble, Bubble, Pop”, “Five Green and Speckled Frogs”, “Clap, Clap, Clap Your Hands”, and “Do Your Ears Hang Low?”. I let the kids roll the cube a couple of times, and we sing whatever song it lands on.
BOOK: This Book Just Ate My Dog! by Richard Byrne
This book is a fun metafiction title, but I don’t think the kids really “got it” too well.
BOOK: Widget by Lyn Rossiter McFarland
This book was my personal favorite of the week, and I probably should have led off with it and dropped Gaston. I ended up skipping most of the rhymes and songs I had planned because I felt I wasn’t holding the kids’ attention.
CRAFT: “Wide-Mouthed Dog Watercolor”
I printed out this dog printable on cardstock and then gave the kids watercolors to decorate them.
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