Good morning, and welcome to story time! Today we’re going to have lots of fun with elephants! Be sure to pick up an elephant craft kit from the Youth Services department or the drive-up window while supplies last. Let’s get started with our hello song!
Song: Clap and Sing Hello!
We clap and sing hello,
We clap and sing hello,
With our friends at story time,
We clap and sing hello!
(Wave and sing hello; stomp and sing hello.)
Movement: Open Shut Them
Open, shut them, open, shut them,
Give a little clap, clap, clap.
Open, shut them, open, shut them,
Put them in your lap, lap, lap.
Creep them, crawl them,
Creep them, crawl them,
Right up to your chin, chin, chin.
Open up your little mouth,
But do not put them in.
Source: (jbrary.com)
Book: Crash! Boom! A Math Tale
Written by Robie H. Harris and illustrated by Chris Chatterton
Published by Candlewick Press
Flannel Board: One Elephant Went Out To Play
One elephant went out to play,
Upon a spider’s web one day.
He had such enormous fun,
He called for another elephant to come… “Oh, ELEPHANT!”
Two elephants…
Three elephants…
Four elephants…
Five elephants went out to play,
Upon a spider’s web one day.
They had such enormous fun
But there were no more elephants left to come.
Or:
The web went creak, the web went crack.
And all of the elephants went KERSPLAT!
Source: Flannel Board Fun
Literacy Tip:
Studies show that asking a young child to retell a story not only promotes comprehension and expressive vocabulary, it also encourages children to use their imagination, expand their ideas, and create visual images as they transfer the plot of the story to new settings, including different characters or new voices.
Source: Reading Rockets
Book: Small Elephant’s Bath Time
Written by Tatyana Feeney
Published by Alfred A. Knoph
Flannel Board: Five Elephants in a Bathtub
One elephant in the bathtub
Going for a swim.
Knock, Knock (Clap twice)
Splash, Splash, (Slap knees twice)
Come on in! (Motion with both hands to come in)
Repeat two, three, four,
Five elephants in the bathtub
Going for a swim.
Knock, Knock,
Splash, Splash,
They all fell in! (Knock everything off the flannel board!)
Book: A Parade of Elephants
Written by Kevin Henkes
Published by Greenwillow Books, an Imprint of Harper Collins Publishers
Craft: Patchwork Elephants
Kit Supplies:
- Elephant Template
- Tissue Paper squares in different colors
Home Supplies:
- Scissors
- Glue
Directions:
- Glue tissue paper squares to the elephant template
- Cut out the elephant.
- Hang on the refrigerator!
Source: Preschool Post
Song: We Wave Goodbye Like This
We wave goodbye like this.
We wave goodbye like this.
We clap our hands for all our friends.
We wave goodbye like this.
(Repeat)
– Kris, Youth Services Specialist