Saturday, November 22, 2008

Classic Children Stories

Classic Children Stories

2’s and 3’s, 4’s and 5’s
45 minutes

1. Welcome Song
Storytime is starting, starting, starting,
Storytime is starting, come listen to me.

2. Read first story "Where the Wild Things Are".

3. Sing: Head and Shoulders, knees and toes
Head and shoulders, knees and toes,
Knees and toes. Knees and toes.
Head and shoulders, knees and toes.
Eyes, ears, mouth and nose.

4. Read second story "Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What do you see?" or "Millions of Cats" or "The Story of Ferdinand" or "Harold and the Purple Crayon".


5. Finger play: Where is thumbkin?

Where is thumbkin?, Where is thumbkin? Here I am. Here I am.
How are you today, sir? Very well, I thank you.
Run away. Run away.

Where is pointer? Where is pointer? Here I am. Here I am.
How are you today, sir? Very well, I thank you.
Run away. Run away.

Where is tall man? Where is tall man? Here I am. Here I am.
How are you today, sir? Very well, I thank you.
Run away. Run away.

Where is ring man? Where is ring man? Here I am. Here I am.
How are you today, sir? Very well, I thank you.
Run away. Run away.

Where is pinkie? Where is pinkie? Here I am. Here I am.
How are you today, sir? Very well, I thank you.
Run away. Run away.

Where is the family? Where is the family? Here we are. Here we are.
How are you today, sir? Very well, we thank you.
Run away. Run away.

6. Craft: Crazy Quilt – like Anne of Green Gables would have made and used.
Using bits and pieces of paper, make a crazy quilt by gluing them on a piece of construction paper.