1. HAVE FUN WITH BOOKS
Here are the books we read at storytime:
Crash Bang Donkey! by Jill Newton © 2010
Pigs to the Rescue by John Himmelman © 2010
Three Hens and a Peacock by Lester L. Laminack © 2011
No Sleep for the Sheep by Karen Beaumont © 2011
2. NOTICE PRINT ALL AROUND YOU
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3. TALK, TALK, TALK
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4. TELL STORIES ABOUT EVERYTHING
Have you tried TumbleBooks, an online library of read-along stories, videos and language games for use on computer, Ipad and mobile devices?
5. LOOK FOR LETTERS EVERYWHERE
Try some fun alphabet activities from the Corinth Youth Services Pinterest page.
6. TAKE TIME TO RHYME, SING AND PLAY WORD GAMES
Here are the rhymes and songs from today:
Welcome To Storytime! [tune: “Twinkle, Twinkle” ]
Welcome, welcome everyone,
Now we're here, let's have some fun.
First we'll sing the ABC's,
then we'll read and sing with me.
Welcome, welcome, everyone,
Now we're here let's have some fun.
The Farmer in the Dell
The farmer in the dell, the farmer in the dell. Hi-ho, the derry-o, the farmer in the dell.
The farmer takes a wife, the farmer takes a wife. Hi-ho, the derry-o, the farmer takes a wife.
The wife takes a child, the wife takes a child. Hi-ho, the derry-o, the wife takes a child.
The child takes a nurse, the child takes a nurse. Hi-ho, the derry-o, the child takes a nurse.
The nurse takes a cow, the nurse takes a cow. Hi-ho, the derry-o, the nurse takes a cow.
The cow takes a dog, the cow takes a dog. Hi-ho, the derry-o, the cow takes a dog.
The dog takes a cat, the dog takes a cat. Hi-ho, the derry-o, the dog takes a cat.
The cat takes a rat, the cat takes a rat. Hi-ho, the derry-o, the cat takes a rat.
The rat takes a cheese, the rat takes a cheese. Hi-ho, the derry-o, the rat takes a cheese.
The cheese stands alone, the cheese stands alone. Hi-ho, the derry-o, the cheese stands alone.
Prance, Waddle and Scamper [ tune:Mulberry Bush]
This is the way the horses prance, the horses prance, the horses prance.
This is the way the horses prance, out of the barn.
This is the way the huge cows move, the huge cows move, the huge cows more.
This is the way the huge cows move, while grazing in the field.
This is the way the big pig sleeps, big pig sleeps, the big pig sleeps.
This is the way the big pig sleeps, in the mud and hay.
The Tail of a Pig [Tune: Wheels on the Bus]
The tail of a pig curls round and round, round and round, round and round.
The tail of a pig curls round and round, All through the mud.
The mouth of a pig goes oink, oink, oink, Oink, oink, oink, oink, oink, oink.
The mouth of a pig goes oink, oink, oink, All day long.
The snout of a pig goes root, root, root, Root, root, root, root, root, root.
The snout of a pig goes root, root, root, All day long.
The trotters of the pig go run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run.
The trotters of the pig go run, run, run, All day long.
The ears of the pig go twitch, twitch, twich, Twitch, twitch, twitch, twitch, twitch, twitch.
The ears of a pig to twitch, twitch, twitch, All day long.
Five Little Piggies
Five little piggies rolling in the mud,
Squishy, squashy, squishy, squashy, Oh what fun!
Along came the farmer, and took one to the tub,
And that left 4 little piggies rolling in the mud.
Four little piggies, rolling in the mud, ... Etc.
Take Me Out to the Barnyard [tune: Take me out to the Ball Game]
Take me out to the barnyard, take me out there right now.
Show me the cows, pigs and horses too. I hear an oink and a neigh and a moo.
There are chickens out in the barn now. If they don't lay eggs its a shame
Oh, there's one, two, three eggs today, and I'm glad I came.
Old MacDonald
Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O
And on his farm he had a cow, E-I-E-I-O
With a "moo-moo" here and a "moo-moo" there
Here a "moo" there a "moo", everywhere a "moo-moo"
Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-OEtc with other farmyard animals.
The More We Read Together [Tune: “The More We Get Together” ]
The more we read together, together, together,
The more we read together, the better it is!
'Cause reading and singing and talking together,
Is how you learn the six skills for reading by six.