Eeek! A mouse.

Eeek a mouse!

Age 2’s and 3’s, 4’s and 5’s

1. Storytime – Welcome Song

Storytime is starting, starting, starting,

Storytime is starting come listen with me.

2. Read first story A New House for Mouse, Or  Scuttle's Big Wish

3. Sing: Hickory Dickory Dock

Hickory dickory dock (run fingers up legs)

The mouse ran up the clock (run fingers up body)

The clock struck one (clap hands once over head)

The mouse ran down (run fingers down body)

Hickory dickory dock (run fingers down legs)

…the clock struck two (clap twice) - the mouse said boo!

…the clock struck three (clap 3 times) - the mouse said whee!

…the clock struck four (clap 4 times) - there is no more

Fingerplay: Five Little Mice

Five little mice came out to play,

Gathering crumbs along the way,

Out came pussycat sleek and fat;

Four little mice go scampering back

Four little mice came out to play

Gathering crumbs along the way

Out came pussycat sleek and fat

Three little mice go scampering back

Three little mice came out to play

Gathering crumbs along the way

Out came pussycat sleek and fat

Two little mice go scampering back

Two little mice came out to play

Gathering crumbs along the way

Out came pussycat sleek and fat

One little mouse goes scampering back

One little mouse came out to play

Gathering crumbs along the way

Out came pussycat sleek and fat

No little mice go scampering back

4. Read second story If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, Sumo Mouse

5. Fingerplay: Five Little Mice on the Pantry Floor

Five little Mice on the pantry floor

This little mouse - he peeked around the door (hold one finger 'crooked' like peeking)

This little mouse - he nibbled on some cake; (make eating motions with hand)

This little mouse - not a sound did he make! (make "shhhh" to mouth)

This little mouse - took a big bite of cheese! (make BIG biting motion)

And this little mouse - he heard the kitten sneeze!

ACHOO!!!! sneezed the kitten (yell achoo)
and SQUEAK they all cried! (yell squeak)
They found a hole and ran inside!!!

6. Craft: Mouse Finger Pupper
Materials
1/4 piece of grey or brown construction paper (or white paper colored or painted), 2 pink construction paper circles, 2 paper reinforcements or wiggly eyes, a tiny black or pink pompom (or bead or you can use marker to draw on a nose), a 6" or so piece of black yarn, holepunch, scissors, glue or gluestick

Gold Medal Sports

Theme Sports

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 listen with me.

2. Read first story Brady and the Runaway Goalie

3. Sing: We Can Jump
We can jump, jump, jump
We can hop, hop, hop
We can clap, clap, clap,
We can stop, stop, stop,
We can stretch up both our arms,
We can reach and touch our toes,
We can bend our knees a little bit,
And sit down slow.

4. Read second story Willy the Champ, or Hunter & Stripe and the soccer showdown

5. Sing: Shake My Sillies Out
I've gotta shake, shake, shake my sillies out,
Shake, shake, shake my sillies out,
Shake, shake, shake my sillies out,
And wiggle my waggles away!
I've gotta clap, clap, clap my crazies out,
Clap, clap, clap my crazies out,
Clap, clap, clap my crazies out,
And wiggle my waggles away!
I've gotta jump, jump, jump my jiggles out,
Jump, jump, jump my jiggles out,
Jump, jump, jump my jiggles out,
And wiggle my waggles away!
I've gotta yawn, yawn, yawn my sleepies out,
Yawn, yawn, yawn my sleepies out,
Yawn, yawn, yawn my sleepies out,
And wiggle my waggles away!
I've gotta shake, shake, shake my sillies out,
Shake, shake, shake my sillies out,
Shake, shake, shake my sillies out,
And wiggle my waggles away,
And wiggle my waggles away!

6. Craft: Olympic Torch
Directions:
To make a torch take a piece of colored construction paper and roll it into a cone shapeand staple. Add colorful crinkled tissue paper shreds and foil to the cone so it overflows the top and resembles a flame.

Colours

Theme Colours

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 listen with me.

2. Read first story Brown bear, brown bear what do you see?, The color box, Mouse Paint

3. Fingerplay: Colour
Blue is the Lake, (point to the floor)
Yellow is the sun (point to the sky)
Silver are the stars,
When the day is done, (wiggle fingers in the air)
Red is the apple, (make circle with hands)
Green is the tree (raise arms over head like branches)
Brown is a chocolate chip cookie for you and me! (rub tummy))

4. Sing: Can You Find? - sung to “The Mulberry Bush”
Can you find the color red,
The color red, the color red?
Can you find the color red,
And hold it up in the air?
Substitute the names of other colors for red.

5. Read second story But where is the green parrot?, Hello, Red Fox, Pinkalicious

6. Sing: If You're Wearing Red - Sung to If You're Happy And You Know It
If you are wearing red shake your head
If you are wearing red shake your head,
If you are wearing red
Then please shake your head
If you are wearing red shake your head
Additional Verses:
Blue, touch your shoe
Green, bow like a queen
Yellow, shake like Jell-O
Brown, turn around
Pink, give us a wink

7. Craft: Coffee Filter Flower
-markers, coffee filters, spray bottle, pipecleaners
Colour filter with washable markers, spritz water on filter to blend the colours together. Turn into filters into flowers by twisting pipecleaner stem.

Monsters

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

1. Welcome Song and Storytime Song–
Storytime is starting, starting, starting. Storytime is starting come listen with me.
2. Read first story Bedtime at the Swamp, Five Ugly Monsters, My Monster Mama Loves Me, Monster, Don't Eat Me!, or Saturday Night at the Beastro .

3. Fingerplay: FIVE SCARY MONSTERS
5 scary monsters howling out a roar,
One ran away, and then there were four.
4 scary monsters hiding in a tree,
One fell out, and then there were three.

3 scary monsters eating spider stew,
One got sick, and then there were two.
Two scary monsters having lots of fun,
One ran away, and then there was one.
One scary monster, afraid to be a hero,
He ran away, and then there were zero.

4. Song: If You Ever See A Monster (Tune: Did you ever see a lassie)
If you ever see a monster, a big ugly monster.
If you ever see a monster, here's what you do!
Make this face...... And this face...... And this face..... And this face.... (Have children make different kinds of faces)
If you ever see a monster. Be sure to shout, BOOOOOOOO!!!!

5. Read second story Frank was a Monster Who Wanted to Dance, Go Away Big Green Monster, The Three Billy Goats Gruff, Too Many Monsters or Leonardo the Terrible Monster .

6. Sing: MONSTER, MONSTER, TURN AROUND
Monster, monster, turn around.
Monster, monster, touch the ground.
Monster, monster, reach up high.
Monster, monster, squint your eye(s).
Monster, monster, show your teeth.
Monster, monster, stamp your feet.
Roar! Roar! Roar!
Horns and Fangs (Sung to: "Head and Shoulders")
Horns and fangs, knees and claws, knees and claws, knees and claws.
Horns and fangs, knees and claws.
Eyes and ears and tail and paws.

7. MAGALENA HAGALENA
Magalena Hagalena Ooka Taka Waka Taka Oka Moka Poka was her name.
She had 2 teeth in the middle of her mouth. (Point to front teeth)
One pointed north & the other pointed south. (Point 1 way, then opposite way)
(Chorus)
She had 2 eyes in the middle of her head. (Point to forehead)
One eye was green & the other was red. (Put up 2 fingers, 1 at a time)
(Chorus)
She had 10 hairs on the top of her head. (Put 10 fingers up on head)
Five were alive & five were dead. (Five fingers wiggle; five droop)
(Chorus)

8. Craft: Wild Thing Paper Bag Puppet
Supplies needed: Paper bag, face shapes, glue, scissors.

Halloween

Theme Halloween
Age 2’s and 3’s, 4’s and 5’s
Duration 45 minutes
Procedure
1. Storytime – Welcome Song
Storytime is starting, starting, starting,
Storytime is starting come listen with me.
2. Read first story
3. Sing: Five Little Pumpkins
Five little pumpkins sitting on a gate
The first one said "Oh my it's getting late."
The second one said "There are witches in the air."
The third one said, "But we don't care!"
The fourth one said "Let's run and run and run!"
The fifth one said "I'm ready for some fun."
Ooooooo o o o went the wind and out went the light
And the five little pumpkins rolled out of sight.
4. Read second story
5. Sing: Three Little Witches (tune: Ten Little Indians)
One little, two little, three little witches, (hold up fingers)
Fly over haystacks, fly over ditches, (make hands fly high in the air)
Slide down moon beams without any hitches, (hands glide downward)
Hi-ho! Halloween's here! (clap hands two times on "Hi-ho!")
Horned owl's hooting, it's time to go riding, (hold hands for ears)
Deep in the shadows are black cats hiding, (make cat face)
With happy little goblins, sliding, gliding, (slide and glide hands)
Hi-ho! Halloween's here! (clap hands two times on “Hi-ho”)
Stand on your head with a lopsided wiggle, (touch head and wiggle)
Tickle your little black cats till they giggle, (tickles and laugh)
Swish through clouds with a higgedy, piggle, (fly hands)
Hi-ho! Halloween's here! (clap hands two times on hi-ho”

6. The Little Orange House –story and cut out –need orange paper
7. Craft: Ghosts of coffee past
Supplies needed:
Coffee filters, Tinfoil, tape, string,markers
Directions: Tape a length of string to the center of a piece of tinfoil. Crumple tinfoil into a ball. Poke a small hole in the center of a flattened coffee filter with a large pin or a sharp pencil, thread the string through hole in filter, form filter paper around tin foil draw on ghostly faces. Hang string from ceiling, door frame or use your imagination

THE LITTLE ORANGE HOUSE by Jean Stang *Use a piece of orange construction paper and make the cuts as you read.*
Once upon a time a very small witch was walking in the woods. The cold wind was blowing the dry leaves all around her. The little witch was frantically searching for a house for the winter. She could not find one. Suddenly a piece of orange paper blown by the wind landed at her feet. (make the paper fly through the air to your feet as you are telling the story).
She picked it up. The little witch looked closely at the paper and then she said, "I shall make myself a house from this piece of orange paper." She folded the paper in half (fold the paper)
and took her scissors (she always has a pair in her pocket) and cut off the two corners to make a roof (cut the two corners at the top of the paper.. not at the fold line).
"This will do just fine" she said as she looked at her new house. "But I will need a door." With her scissors she cut a door. (cut on the fold about 3 inches from the left side of the paper).
She always wears pointed hats so she cut a special door that looked just like this (rectangle cut with half triangle at the top for the hat).
The little witch walked through the door and into the little orange house. It was very dark inside. She quickly hurried back out. "I will need to make windows to let in the light," said the little witch. She cut a front and a back window that looked just like this (cut a rectangle in the middle of the paper towards the other end opposite the door) (these will be the eyes)
Oh, it was a fine looking house. Her very own little house with a roof, a door, and windows was all finished. But just as the little witch started to go inside for the winter, she saw a tiny ghost floating down the windswept path. As the tiny ghost came to a stop near the little house, the little witch saw that she was crying. "Why are you crying?" asked the little witch.
The tiny ghost stopped crying and answered. "It is cold and windy. It is getting dark. And I have no place to spend the winter."
"You may spend the winter with me in my new house," said the kind little witch.
"Oh thank you," said the happy tiny ghost as she peeked through the window. "This is a very nice house."
"First", said the little witch, "I will need to make you a little door of your very own. She took her scissors again and began to cut. She cut a very tiny door. It looked like this. (cut the tiny door as a triangle shape in the fold between the other door and window (nose).
The two happy new friends went inside. The tiny ghost went in the very little door. The Little witch went through her own special door. All winter long they lived happily together inside the little orange house.
If you want to see inside of their house, unfold the paper.