Preschool Storytime - Rainy Day

Thank you to Sunflower Storytime and the Rainy Day Storytime that inspired my first preschool storytime at my new job.  I got to know the kids by introducing myself and letting each child test my rain stick to see if they too could make a storm. Late comers got to create rain after class. 

Rainy day

Opening 

We Are Here Together - based on I Am Here & You Are Here by Peter & Ellen Allard from Sing it! Say it! Stamp it! Sway it! Vol. 3

I am here and you are here
and we are here together.
I am here and you are here
and we’re gonna clap our hands.
I am here and you are here
and we’re gonna stomp our feet.
I am here and you are here
and we’re gonna jump up and down.
I am here and you are here
and we are here together.
I am here and you are here
and we’re gonna have some fun.


Songs

Spaghetti Legs by Jim Gill - The Sneezing Song and Other Contagious Tunes 

Leaky umbrella by Jim Gill - The Sneezing Song and Other Contagious Tunes 

Goldfish by Laurie Berkner - The Best of the Laurie Berkner Band 

If All of the Raindrops by Barney - Barney's Big Surprise 

Jump up , Turn around by Jim Gill - Moving Rhyme for Modern Times

Split! Splat! by Amy Gibson

Books 
BOOM! Big, Big Thunder and One Small Dog by Mary Lyn Ray

Split! Splat! by Amy Gibson

Scarves
Borrowed from Scarf Songs and Rhymes for Storytime on Jbrary.
One Bright scarf (adapted from 10 Little Fingers at Storytime Rocks)

One bright scarf waiting for the wind to blow (hold in hand)
Wiggle it high (wiggle scarf above head)
Wiggle it low (wiggle scarf by knees)
Shake it fast (wiggle scarf quickly)
Shake it slow (wiggle scarf slowly)
Put it behind your back (bring out empty hands)
Where did it go?

Jack in the box, sits so still
Will he come out, yes he will.

Felt Board
Five little raindrops (hold up five fingers)
Dancing on the walk(dance hand up and down)
Pitter patter, pitter patter,
that’s the way they talk. (pat legs)
Out comes the yellow sun, shining in the sky (raise arms up like the sun)
And away goes one raindrop (hold up one finger)
Bye, bye, bye! (wave goodbye)

Closing – tune farmer in the dell
Borrowed from Opening/Closing Songs on Storytime Katie who borrowed it from Rhymes for Toddlers on Sunflower Storytime. 

We clap our hands like this
We clap our hands like this
We clap our hands with all of our friends
We clap our hands like this.

We blow a kiss like this
We blow a kiss like this
We blow a kiss with all of our friends
We blow a kiss like this.

We wave goodbye like this.
We wave goodbye like this.
We wave goodbye with all our friends.
We wave goodbye like this. 

I way over planned this storytime.  I think I had enough rhymes, songs and books for an entire new program.  I'm still working on 'Less is More.'  This storytime was brought to you by the concept of editing. :) 

Laura

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