Friday, March 27, 2009

Imagination

Imagination
Age 2’s and 3’s, 4’s and 5’s
Duration 45 minutes

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


2. Read first story “The Couch was a Castle”, "Mud Is Cake", It's Raining! It's Pouring We're Exploring", "Harry's Box", or "The Squiggle"


3. Song: Can You Move With Me (tune of Do Your Ears Hang Low?)

Can you wiggle like a worm?
Can you squiggle? Can you squirm?
Can you flutter? Can you fly like a gentle butterfly?
Can you crawl upon the ground like a beetle that is round?
Can you move with me?

Can you flip? Can you flop?
Can you give a little hop?
Can you slither like a snake?
Can you give a little shake?
Can you dance like bee who is buzzing round a tree?
Can you move with me?

4. Read second story “Edward and the Pirates", "Not a Stick", "Not a Box", or "It Looked Like Spilt Milk"

5. Fingerplay: There was a little turtle

There was a little turtle (Cup hands for turtle)Who lived in a box.
He swam in the river (Swimming motion)
And he climbed on the rocks. (Climbing motion)
He snapped at a mosquito. (Snapping motion)
He snapped at a flea. (Snapping motion)
He snapped at minnow. (Snapping motion)
And he snapped at me! (Snapping motion)

He caught the mosquito. (Reach out and 'catch')
He caught the flea. (Reach out and 'catch')
He caught the minnow. (Reach out and 'catch')
But he didn't catch me! (Shake head and pointer finger)

6. Crafts: Imagination

Provide children with a variety of building materials, glue, scissors, markers and tape. Let them make whatever they want.