Welcome to story time! My name is Miss Kris, and I am so happy you are watching at home today. Did you know that the fall or autumn season goes from September 22 to December 21? We’re going to be reading stories about fall for story time today, but let’s get started with a 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: The Busy Little Squirrel
Written by Nancy Tafuri
Published by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Movement: Apple Tree
(Tune: “This Old Man”)
Way up high in the apple tree, (Point up.)
1 red apple smiled down at me. (Hold up 1 finger and then smile.)
So, I shook that tree as hard as I could. (Pretend to shake a tree.)
Down came an apple, (Bring down one hand.)
Mmm! Mmm! Good! (Pat tummy.)
2 yellow pears… (Hold up 2 fingers.)
3 purple plums… (Hold up 3 fingers.)
4 orange peaches… (Hold up 4 fingers.)
5 green limes… (Hold up 5 fingers.)
Source: Dr. Jean and Friends
Book: Fall Ball
Written by Peter McCarty
Published by Henry Holt and Company
Literacy Tip:
Fall is a great time to review colors and numbers. While you are walking through your neighborhood, you can look for 3 yellow leaves or one brown squirrel or 6 gray rocks.
Flannel Board: Five Little Squirrels
Five little squirrels, with acorns to store,
One went to sleep and then there were four.
Four little squirrels hunting acorns in a tree,
One fell down, and now there are three.
Three little squirrels wondering what to do,
One got lost, and then there are two.
Two little squirrels tossing acorns for fun,
One got tired, and now there is one
One little squirrel playing in the sun,
He ran away, and now there are none.
Source: King County Library System
Craft: Fall Hedgehog
The kit comes with all of the self-stick foam pieces, a magnet, and instructions. You just peal and stick to make your own hedgehog friend! Available from the Youth Services department or the drive-up window while supplies last.
Book: Full of Fall
Written by April Pulley Sayre
Published by Beach Lane Books
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