1. HAVE FUN WITH BOOKS
Here are the books we read at storytime:
In November by Cynthia Rylant © 2000
The Firefighter's Thanksgiving by Maribeth Boelts © 2004
One is a Feast for Mouse: A Thanksgiving Tale by Judy Cox © 2008
We Gather Together...Now Please Get Lost! by Diane deGroat © 2001
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. Children who are read to often have a larger vocabulary and better language
and comprehension skills when they enter kindergarten making it easier to recognize words as they begin to read.
Here are some Thanksgiving words to talk about: Cornucopia, Thankful, Pilgrim, Family, Feast, Wishbone, Tradition.
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.
If You're Thankful [tune: "If You're Happy and You Know It" ]
If you're thankful and you know it, clap your hands
If you're thankful and you know it, clap your hands.
If you're thankful and you know it Then your face will surely show it
If you're thankful and you know it, clap your hands!Additional verses: Stomp your feet… shout I am… do all three
Turkey Dinner [tune: "Are You Sleeping" ]
Turkey dinner, turkey dinner Gather round, gather round.
Who will get the drumstick? All sit down, all sit down.
Cornbread, muffins, chestnuts, stuffing, Pudding pie ten feet high.
We were all much thinner, before we sat for dinner! Me, oh, my, me, oh, my.
Thansgiving Song [Tune: "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star"]
Thank you, thank you, very much.
For everything that I can touch.
Thanks a lot for nature's food.
And for when I'm feeling good.
Thank you, thank you, very much.
For moms and dads and friends and such.
We Eat Turkey [Tune: Frere' Jauques]
We eat turkey, we eat turkey, Oh so good, oh so good. Always on Thanksgiving, Always on Thanksgiving, Yum, Yum, Yum.
Albuquerque is a Turkey [tune: Clementine]
Albuquerque is a turkey, And he's feathered and he's fine,
And he wobbles and he gobbles, And he's absolutely mine.
He's the best pet that you can get, Better than a dog or cat.
He's my Albuquerque turkey, And I'm very proud of that.
He once told me, very frankly, He preferred to be my pet--
Not the main course at my dinner, And I told him not to fret.
Now my Albuquerque turkey Is so happy in his bed,
'Cause for our Thanksgiving dinner, We had egg foo yong instead.
First Thanksgiving [Tune: "Twinkle, Twinkle" ]
Pick the corn and pick the beans, Pick the squash and other greens.
It is harvest time you see, Come and share a feast with me.
Bring your family out to play, We'll call this Thanksgiving Day!
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.