Family Storytime Kit
Each kit will have one of the following books:
Kite Day: A Bear and Mole Story by Will Hillenbrand
The Wind Blew by Pat Hutchins
Stuck by Oliver Jeffers
Toddler Storytime: Spring, kite, letter "K"
Updated: - 1/8/20
Introduction: This Storytime is developed specially for children two and three years old and their caregivers. On this blog you will find various books, songs, rhymes, fingerplays, socialization, and crafts ideas. Each session of toddler storytime consists of a variety of activities that incorporate reading, writing, singing, talking, and playing.
Date: Every Wednesday
Time: 10:30 a.m.
Age Range: 2 to 3 years old
Letter and/or Color: Letter K and various colors
Skills Supported: Print conventions and awareness
Frequency: Weekly
Attendance: 20 children and their parent/caregiver
Staff or Volunteer Needed: 1 staff member, 1 volunteer
Format: Registration is required.
Books Shared: (from storytime)
Stuck by Oliver Jeffers
Spring by Julie Murray
Other Books to Display on Book Cart at Storytime:
Kite Day: A bear and mole story by Will Hillenbrand
My "K" Book by Jane Belk Moncure
The Wind Blew by Pat Hutchins
Kylie Kangaroo's Karate Kickers by Barbara deRubertis
Super Duck by Jez Albrough (On order)
Storytime Preparation:
1. Storytime Introduction: Welcome to Toddler Storytime. My name is Ms. Debbie. I am so glad to see you today. Our storytime is designed to be participated by everyone. We will share books, rhymes, and songs with your children. We encourage everyone to participate, but no worries if this doesn't happen. Sometimes when a child sees you participate, they might join in, but if your child is not in the mood, that is okay too. Our storytime can tend to be a little chaotic, but that is okay as well. If your child becomes disruptive, please take them outside the program room and then join us again when your child has settled down. This is normal, it is part of the process. So, let's start with our opening song.
2. Opening Song:
(Credit: No Time For Flash Cards. 2016, January 30).
Lyrics:
How Many Friends are Here Today?
How many friends are here today?
How many friends are here today?
Let's count it out!
Let's clap it out!
Let's dance it out!
There are ______ friends on their feet!
Now it's time to take your seat!
3. Early Literacy Aside: Explain:
Print Conventions includes knowing how to handle a book, and noticing print all around us. It is one of the skills researchers say is important to know before children learn to read. As you talk, sing, read, play and write with your children throughout the day, you can find ways to support your children’s awareness of print. I’ll point out some of the ways you can do this in storytime today.
4. Theme Talk:
Today our storytime is about kites, the letter "K" and various colors. Our skill is on . print conventions and awareness.
Five Little Kites
One little kite in the sky so blue,
Along came another, then there were two.
Two little kites flying high above me;
Along came another, then there were three.
Three little kites, just watch them soar,
Along came another, then there were four.
Four little kites, so high and alive
Along came another, then there were five.
Five little kites dancing across the sky,
What a sight to see, way up so high!
Credit: Step By Step — Kite Theme
5. Action Song: [CHANGE ONCE A YEAR]
Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the stream.
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Life is but a dream.
(Childhood)
6. Information Book: Spring by Julie Murray
Before I read the book we are going to talk about the parts of a book. This is the cover of the book. Can everyone say the word "Cover". On the cover of the book, it tells us the title or name of the book. This book is called Spring. Spring is a season. Can anyone tell me the name of another season? The cover also includes the name of the author. The author is the person who wrote the book. There is also usually a photo or illustration on the cover. Does anyone know what an illustration is?
This is the spine of the book can everyone say the word spine. When we file books on the selves the spine is what you can see. That is why the title is found on the spine too.
Spring by Julie Murray. The spine also keeps all the pages from falling out the book. Did you know you have a spine too? Feel the middle of the back to you feel something ? That is your spine.
7. Shakers Shaker Song
Sung to the tune of “London Bridge
“Shake your shakers, shake, shake, shake,
Shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake
Shake your shakers, shake, shake, shake,
Shake your shakers!
Other Verses
Shake your shakers high, high, high,
Shake your shakers low, low, low,
Shake your shakers fast, fast, fast,
Shake your shakers slow, slow, slow"
(Mulvenna, L. (2013, January 17)
8. Early Literacy: Before I read the first book today, I spent the time to show your children two parts of a book, the cover and the spine. This helps them to begin to understand or aware of print. As you turn the pages, you can put your finger underneath the words as you read them. Again, this allows children to become aware of print.
9. Movement Activity:
The Wind Came Out to Play
The wind came out to play one day
He swept the clouds out of his way (sweeping motions with arms)
He blew the leaves and away they flew (flutter fingers)
The trees bent low, and their branches did too (lift and lower arms)
The wind blew the great big ships at sea (sweep arms)
The wind blew my kite away from me (let imaginary string fly away, put hand over eyes to look for kite)
Credit: Literacy Commentary: The adventures of a youth services librarian. (2015, April 24). Storytime-Kites. Retrieved from http://literarylibrariankim.blogspot.com/2015/04/storytime-kites.html
10. Book:
Who can tell me what this is called? [point to cover]. Who can tell me what this is called? [spine]. On the cover of this book, the title is called Stuck. The author is Oliver Jeffers. Oliver Jeffers wrote all the words in this book. See how the spine has the title too.
Stuck by Oliver Jeffers
11. Song:
The More We Read Together [Tune: "The More We Get Together" ]
Lyrics:
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.
(Johnson County Library, 2011, February 8).
12. Felt board:
Prep:
Directions to make felt board pieces:
Print out the kite template below on white cardstock.
Credit: Resource Rose. (n.d). Retrieved from Teachers pay Teachers at https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/FreeDownload/Kites-Lets-make-a-Kite-1569250
Trace the kite onto various colors of felt.
Trace the bows onto various colors of felt
You will need to make five kits all together.
Have children sit at the story rug and begin reciting the poem. Place on kite on as you sing hesitating to see if anyone can shout out the number.
Five Little Kites
One little kite in the sky so blue,
Along came another, then there were two.
Two little kites flying high above me;
Along came another, then there were three.
Three little kites, just watch them soar,
Along came another, then there were four.
Four little kites, so high and alive
Along came another, then there were five.
Five little kites dancing across the sky,
What a sight to see, way up so high!
Credit: Step By Step — Kite Theme
13. Early Literacy Aside: When you read books with your child this week, why not point to the title of the book. Read the title and trace the words with your finger as you do it. Do this on every page.
14. Good-bye Song
(L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library, 2014, September 28).
Goodbye Bubbles:
(Librarian/staff associate will blow bubbles while the parents/caregiver and children sing the song.
Lyrics:
Goodbye Bubbles
Goodbye Bubbles
Time to Go
Time to Go
I will help you
I will help you
With a blow
With a blow
15. Storytime Activity Ideas:
Brown Bag Kite:
Brown bag
Colored markers, dot markers etc.
Stickers, streamers etc.
String
Scissors
Hole puncher
Reinforcement tabs
These are the easiest types of kites to make. This is a great way to get younger kids, such as toddlers, preschoolers, Kindergarteners, and other younger kids to build their own kites. Decorate a grocery store brown paper bag...you can do this with crayons, stickers, paint, markers, etc. Even streamers. Then hole punch four holes on top of bag. Tie string as demonstrated on the picture below.
16. Takeaway:
Parents/caregivers are given the Early Literacy Newsletter for Toddlers and the letter K worksheet.
The newsletters are developed around the specific program so they usually have to be tweaked every time we run the program.
Notes: None
References:
Memorial Public Library. (2014, September 28). Goodbye bubbles. [Video]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/RXXQqVx0gT0
Johnson County Library. (2011, February 8).
Shake Shake Shake [Web log post]. Retrieved from http://lisaslibraryland.blogspot.com/2013/07/shake-shake-shake.html
No Time For Flash Cards. (2016, January 30). Circle Time Chant. [Video]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/ECHXNMFVumM
Toddler Storytime Kit's
Craft: Kite
Supplies:
● One 9 x 11 piece of construction paper
● 1 kite
● 4 triangles cut out on colorful paper
Directions:
Take your craft pieces out of the plastic bag and lay out on the table.
● Paste your blank kite onto the blue “sky” background.
● Have child place the correct size triangle onto the kite, then use a glue stick to glue onto the kite.
● Have your child draw a tail of the kite in the book. Color it to match the colors from the book. (yellow and gold]
Credit: Photo: Fagnan, D. (2021). Fly a Kite.
Prep:
Print out Kite Template on white cardstock.
Cut out kit shape.
Print out the kite template on colored paper: (yellow, orange, green and purple)
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