1. HAVE FUN WITH BOOKS
Here are the books we read at storytime:
Hello My Name is Bob by Linas Alsenas © 2009
Friends and Pals and Brothers, Too by Sarah Wilson © 2008
Friends by Helme Heine © 1982
What Are Friends For? by Sally Grindley © 1998
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
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.
Let's Be Friends With One Another
Let's be friends with one another. Let's be friends with one another.
Let's be friends with one another. Let's be friends today.
You can sing with a friend, you can howl with a friend,
you can hum with a friend, let's be friends today.
You can jump with a friend, you can clap with a friend,
you can bounce with a friend, let's be friends today.
Let's be friends with one another, let's be friends with one another,
Let's be friends with one another, let's be friends today.
Friend of Mine [Tune:"Mary Had a Little Lamb"]
Will you be a friend of mine, friend of mine, friend of mine?
Will you be a friend of mine and [insert action word]
around with me? jump... bow... clap... hop on one foot...
If Your Friendly [Tune: If Your Happy]
If your friendly and you know it, clap your hands.
If your friendly and you know it, clap your hands.
If your friendly and you know it, and you really want to show it,
If your friendly and you know it, clap your hands!
Five Good Friends [Tune: Five Little Ducks]
Five good friends, went out to play, It was a bright and sunny day.
One good friend said, I can't stay. Then there were 4 friends left to play.
Four good friends, went out to play, It was a bright and sunny day.
One good friend said, I can't stay. Then there were 3 friends left to play.
Three good friends, went out to play, It was a bright and sunny day.
One good friend said, I can't stay. Then there were 2 friends left to play.
Two good friends, went out to play, It was a bright and sunny day.
One good friend said, I can't stay. Then there were 1 friends left to play.
One good friends, went out to play, It was a bright and sunny day.
One good friend said, I can't stay. Then there were no friends left to play.
Different Friends [Tune:"Row, Row, Row Your Boat"]
Love, love, love your friends, Different as they seem.
Playing, laughing, joking, helping, True friends are like a dream!
The More We Get Together [Tune:"Did You Ever See a Lassie?"]
The more we get together, together, together,
The more we get together, the happier we'll be.
For your friends are my friends, and my friends are your friends,
The more we get together, the happier we'll be.
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.