February Preschool Storytime: Numbers
Updated: Nov 30, 2018
Introduction: This storytime is developed specially for preschool children ages 4 & 5 and their parent/caregiver. Enjoy 1 hour of books, songs, rhymes, socialization, and a craft with other young children and their parent/caregiver. Each session of preschool storytime consists of a variety of activities that incorporate reading, talking, writing, singing, and playing. Each week we will introduce new ideas while building knowledge from prior storytimes this year. No worries, if this is your first time here, learning is a process that takes time. So let's have some fun!
Date: Every Saturday
Time: 11:00 a.m.
Age Range: 4 and 5 years olds
Skills Supported: Socialization, reading, writing, and listening.
Preschool Standards:
Mathematics Skills: Children begin to demonstrate an understanding of number and counting.
Letter Knowledge: Children begin to demonstrate an understanding of beginning phonics and word skills. Associate many letters with their names and their most frequent sounds. Phonological Awareness: Draw children’s attention to the sounds children hear in words (e.g., by asking for the children whose name starts with "A" sound)
Social/Emotional: Develop children's awareness of a wide range of feeling with appropriate vocabulary during storytelling. Engage appropriately with peers and librarian.
Information Books: Actively participate in read aloud experiences using age appropriate information books. Compare and contrast favorite story books and favorite informational texts and discuss which book is fiction (e.g., tells a story) and which book is information (explains or shares real information).
Frequency: Once a week
Weekly Attendance: 20 children and their parent/caregiver
Staff or Volunteer: 1 staff member and 1 volunteer
Format: Drop-in program
Budget: $0
Supplies:
Books Shared: (from collection)
Ten Tiny Babies by Karen Katz
February by Julie Murray
Other Books to Display at Storytime:
Count and See by Tana Hoban
Counting in the Garden by Emily Hruby
Dog’s Colorful Day by Emma Dodd
Fish Swish Splash Dash by Suse MacDonald
Little Quack by Lauren Thompson
Mimi's Book of Counting by Emma Chichester Clark
Ones and Twos by Marthe and Nell Jocelyn
One, Two, Buckle My Shoe by Jane Cabrera Pre-storytime Preparation:
Print out worksheets for activity
Pull books and put on the bookcart.
1. Introduction: Welcome to preschool storytime. My name is Ms. Debbie. I am so glad to see you today. I am so happy to see adults in our program today. It is more fun for your children, when you are here with them to enjoy reading, writing, singing, talking, and playing together.
2. Opening Song:
(The Kilboomers: Kids Music Channel, 2015)
Lyrics:
Hello, hello, how are you?
Hello, hello, how are you?
Hello, hello, how are you?
How are you today?
I am fine, I am great.
I am fine, I am great.
I am fine, I am great.
I'm very well today.
Hello, hello, how are you?
Hello, hello, how are you?
Hello, hello, how are you?
How are you today?
I am hungry, I am tired.
I am hungry, I am tired.
I am hungry, I am tired.
I'm not so good today.
Hello, hello, how are you?
Hello, hello, how are you?
Hello, hello, how are you?
I am very good today.
3. Early Literacy Aside: Explain
Today I am going to show you some ways you can help your child think mathematically.
As your child's first teacher, you can give your preschooler a sold foundation in early math literacy simply by engaging in dynamic, hands-on games and projects. Preschoolers love to ask questions and play games that involve the many aspects of math. (Stanberry, 2018).
4. Theme Talk:
[Children sit in circle]. My name is Ms. Debbie. My first name starts with the letter "D". Who wants to tell me their name? Go around the circle, have parents encourage children to participate and aide them in telling me their first name and the letter their first name starts with.
How many children have come to storytime today? Let's count together. Point to each child and count. There are ten children here today.
5. Book:
Ten Tiny Babies by Karen Katz
(Credit: Goodreads, n.d)
6. Early Literacy Aside: Example
Young children can learn how to think mathematically. Counting is a great way to achieve this. Using words-such as one, two, three-when we are walking up the stairs or handling something out helps children to make that connection. This is a start, but children are also able to understand more complex concepts like more or less. Talking about the ideas related to numbers will help them think abstractly, a skill they need to reading as well as for science and math. Children need to know about all kinds of thing to understand what they read" (Ghoting and Diaz-Martin, 2013, pp. 235-236).
7. Information Book:
February by Julie Murray.
Our next book is called a nonfiction book. Who remembers what a nonfiction book is? Yes, a nonfiction book, is a book that tells us real things. We call these facts. Who can tell me what month it is? I am going to read a nonfiction book about February. Who remembers what month was last month? Yes, it was January. January was the first month of the year. February is the second month of the year. Our book today will tell us real things about the month of February, like holiday's and the weather. (Image: BCCLS, 2018)
8. Activity:
One, two, look up here (point to eyes)
Three, four, lend an ear. (cup your ear)
Five, six, please sit down.
Seven, eight, it's getting late!
Nine, ten, let's begin.
(Ghoting and Martin-Diaz, 2013, p. 158)
9. Book:
5 Little Ducks by Denise Fleming
10. Early Literacy Aside: Empowerment
Parents, I hope you will stay after storytime to do our activity. If you can't stay, Ms. Peggy will give you a copy to take with you. Please encourage your child to write his or her name, or trace their name on the back and have your child connect the dots. Thank you for coming to storytime today.
11. Closing Song
Lyrics
Goodbye, goodbye.
It’s time to go.
Goodbye, goodbye.
I don’t want to go.
See you later, alligator.
Bye bye bye, butterfly.
Goodbye!
12. End of Storytime activity
Each child is given a worksheet, I Can Count and stickers. With the help from their parent/caregiver, they will use stickers to fill out the worksheet. A copy of the worksheet can be found on the Parent/Caregiver Resource Pathfinder page.
(Credit: Fagnan, 2018)
References:
BCCLS. (2018). February. [Digital Image]. Retrieved from https://catalog.bccls.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.7&pos=113 Childrensmusic. (2016, January 16). See you later, alligator: Goodbye song. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/UQfvAlmr5g0
Fagnan, D. (2018). I Can Count! [Digital Image].
Ghoting, S.N., & Martin-Diaz, P. (2013). Storytimes for everyone!. Chicago, IL: ALA Editions.
Goodreads. (n.d.). Ten Tiny Babies. [Digital Image]. Retrieved from https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3002320-ten-tiny-babies
The Kilboomers: Kids Music Channel. (2015, August 4). Hello song. [Video]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/x23rTDl4AMs
Stanberry, S. (2018). Early Math Matters: A Guide for Parents of Preschoolers. Retrieved from http://www.getreadytoread.org/early-learning-childhood-basics/early-math/early-math-matters-a-guide-for-parents-of-preschoolers
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