1. HAVE FUN WITH BOOKS
Here are the books we read at storytime:
Dr. Suess's ABC by Dr. Seuss © 1963
Horton Hears a Who by Dr Seuss © 1954
Would You Rather Be a Bullfrog? by Dr Seuss © 1975
Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now! by Dr Seuss © 1972
Booklist: JoCoLibrary - Kids - Dr Seuss
2. NOTICE PRINT ALL AROUND YOU
Check out our Staff Picks for Notice Print All Around You.
3. TALK, TALK, TALK
Check out our Staff Picks for Talk, Talk, Talk.
4. TELL STORIES ABOUT EVERYTHING
Watch, read and learn with Bookflix, which pairs a fun book with a video just for kids. Topics include nature, people, the Earth, ABCs and 123s and more!
Read aloud and read along with Tumblebooks interactive books, puzzles and more.
5. LOOK FOR LETTERS EVERYWHERE
Try some fun alphabet activities from the Antioch 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.
If You're Happy and You Know It (modified)
If you're happy and you know it, act an ape "a" "a"
If you're happy and you know it,
Then your face will surely show it If you're happy and you know it, act an ape. "a" "a"
If you're happy and you know it, Bounce around “b” “b” If you're happy and you know it,
Then your face will surely show it If you're happy and you know it,
Bounce around “b” “b”. Catch a ball “c” “c”... Dance with me “d” “d”...
Fall down “f” “f”... Gallop like a horse “g” “g”... Hop on one foot “f” “f”...
Jump so high “j” “j”... Kick in the air “k” “k”... Laugh out loud “l” “l”...
March in place “m” “m”... Nod your head “n” “n”... Paint a picture “p” “p”...
Quash a quilt "q" "q" ... Run in place “r” “r”... Sit on the floor “s” “s”...
Talk to me “t” “t”... Vacuum the rug “v” “v”... Walk around “w” “w”...
Yawn right now “y” “y”... Zip your zipper “z” “z”...
Hole in the Bottom of the Sea [tune: Hole in the Bottom of the Sea ]
There's a hole in the bottom of the sea
There's a hole in the bottom of the sea
There's a hole, There's a hole
There's a hole in the bottom of the seaThere's a log on the hole in the bottom of the sea
There's a log on the hole in the bottom of the sea
There's a hole, There's a hole
There's a hole in the bottom of the seaThere's a bump on the log in the hole in the bottom of the sea
There's a bump on the log in the hole in the bottom of the sea
There's a hole, There's a hole
There's a hole in the bottom of the seaThere's a frog on the bump on the log in the hole in the bottom of the sea
There's a frog on the bump on the log in the hole in the bottom of the sea
There's a hole, There's a hole
There's a hole in the bottom of the seaThere's a leg on the frog on the bump on the log in the hole in the bottom of the sea
There's a leg on the frog on the bump on the log in the hole in the bottom of the sea
There's a hole, There's a hole
There's a hole in the bottom of the seaThere's a foot on the leg on the frog on the bump on the log in the hole in the bottom of the sea
There's a foot on the leg on the frog on the bump on the log in the hole in the bottom of the sea
There's a hole, There's a hole
There's a hole in the bottom of the seaThere's a toe on the foot on the leg on the frog on the bump on the log in the hole in the bottom of the sea
There's a toe on the foot on the leg on the frog on the bump on the log on the hole in the bottom of the sea
There's a hole, There's a hole
There's a hole in the bottom of the sea
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.
Hope to see you at our next Antioch Preschool Storytime!