Welcome to story time! My name is Miss Kris, and today is all about socks!
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.)
Fingerplay: The Itsy Bitsy Spider
The itsy bitsy spider,
Went up the water spout.
Down came the rain,
And washed the spider out.
Out came the sun,
And dried up all the rain.
And the itsy bitsy spider,
Went up the spout again.
Book: Duck Sock Hop
Written by Jane Kohuth, illustrated by Jane Porter, and published by Dial Books For Young Readers.
Flannel Board: Five Pairs of Dirty Socks
Five pairs of dirty socks on my bedroom floor,
Mom washed the blue pair and then there were four!
Four pairs of dirty socks, they belong to me
Dad washed the yellow pair and then there were three!
Three pairs of dirty socks, what’s a kid to do?
Brother washed the red pair and then there were two!
Two pairs of dirty socks, I wear them when I run,
Sister washed the green pair and then there was one!
One pair of dirty socks, one and only one,
I guess I’ll wash the orange pair and then there will be none!
No more pairs of dirty socks!
We washed them all today, but wait until tomorrow
More are on the way!!!
Source: Pasadena Library
Book: A Pair of Socks
Written by Stuart J. Murphy, illustrated by Lois Ehlert, and published by Harper Collins Publishing.
Flannel Board: A-Hunting We Will Go (Sock Version)
A-hunting we will go (pat rhythm on legs)
A-hunting we will go (pat rhythm on legs)
We’ll catch a fox
and put him in ______ socks (kids, call out the color when I hold the socks up)
and then we’ll let him go! (shoo the fox away so he can have fun in his new socks!)
Source: Storytime with Miss Tara
Book: New Socks
Written by Bob Shea and published by Little Brown and Company.
Craft: DIY Sock Puppet
Kit Supplies:
- Sock
- Googly eyes
- Glue Dots
- PomPom
- Yarn
- Poster Board
Home Supplies (as needed):
- Glue
- Scissors
- Markers
- Decorations: felt, feathers, buttons
Directions:
- Turn your sock inside out.
- Glue the piece of poster board onto the sock.
- Let the glue dry, then carefully turn the sock right side out.
- Put the sock on your hand and fold the poster board to make the mouth.
- Put the glue dots on the eyes and glue them to the sock.
- Use Liquid glue to glue on the nose and the hair.
For more fun, you can use a fuzzy sock and add more decorations, maybe use markers to color on stripes or spots. You can use buttons, felt, feathers, pipe cleaners or whatever craft supplies you have at home.
Now you know how to make this easy DIY Sock Puppet! It is so simple. You can use your imagination to put on a puppet shows. It’s also fun to choose a book and use a hand puppet to “read it.” This is fun and a great way to encourage reading.
Source: One Crazy Mom
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