1. HAVE FUN WITH BOOKS
Here are the books we read at storytime:
Geoffrey Groundhog Predicts the Weather by Bruce Koscielniak © 1995
My Shadow by Robert Louis Stevenson © 2016
The Three Little Pigs Shadow Puppets by Liska Myers © 2014
Groundhog's Day Off by Robb Pearlman © 2015
Booklist: JoCoLibrary - Preschool - Groundhogs and Shadows
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
Read aloud and read along with Tumblebooks: interactive books, puzzles and more. Also give Bookflix a try!
Want to tell a shadow story of your own? You can download and print off these shadow puppet sheets and them make up your own stories or retell the story of The Three Little Pigs.
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.
Can You Play? [tune: Frere Jacques ]
Little groundhog, little groundhog,
can you play, can you play?
Popping up your head, popping up your head,
Can you play, Don’t run away.Little groundhog, little groundhog,
Can you play, can you play?
Running all around, on the cold hard ground.
Can you play Please, please stay!Little groundhog, little groundhog,
Can you play, can you play?
You can’t see your shadow, you can’t see your shadow,
Here comes spring, hip hurray!
Groundhog's Song [Tune: Bear Went Over the Mountain ]
The days were growing warmer, [repeat 3 times]
It felt so good to me.So, I went out of my burrow [repeat 3 times]
To see what I could see.A great big scary shadow, [repeat 3 times]
was all that I could see.I ran back to my burrow, [repeat 3 times]
Where I could safely be.For six more weeks, I’ll stay here, [repeat 3 times]
I’ll come out when its spring.
Here's a Little Groundhog [Tune: I'm a Little Teapot ]
Here’s a little groundhog, furry and brown,
He’s popping up to look around.
If he sees his shadow, down he’ll go.
Then six more weeks of winter, oh no!
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.
Check our calendar for the next Antioch or other JCL Location Storytime, hope to see you there!