Howdy I was inspired by the blog Mel's Desk when I saw the post Not a Flannel Friday: 5 Little Nails. I created my own Tube Story which I used in my construction preschool storytime. I really liked the look of the faux wood grain background you can add in Publisher so I made a wood pattern for the paper both the tube and the tabs with the nails.
Five Little Nails
Five little nails, standing straight and steady. Here I come with my hammer ready! Bam Bam Bam! That nail goes down. Now there’s just four nails to pound.
I like to use plastic coffee cans as drums in storytime. We did a few songs on the drums before I introduced the rhyme. Then as I said the line "Bam Bam Bam! That nail goes down," I had the children hammer on their drums.
Just repeat the lines until all the nails are gone and you have a very interactive counting rhyme. Check out another Tube Story for Five Hungry Ants inPreschool Storytime - July 4th Reboot.
Hello Everybody, Yes Indeed by Carole Peterson HUM Hello to your toes yes indeed yes indeed yes indeed Hello to your toes yes indeed my darling Knees – shoulders - friends
Books Animal Opposites by Petr Horáček Opposite Zoo by Ila Na The Three Bears by Byron Barton
Songs Can't Wait to Celebrate by Jim Gill from Jim Gill's Irrational Anthem Scarves Reach Up High from Exercise Party Two Little Black Birds
Two little blackbirds sitting on a hill. One named Jack and one named Jill. Fly away Jack, flay away Jill. Come back Jack, come back Jill. Two little blackbirds flying in the sky. One named Low and one named High... Two little blackbirds sitting on a pole. One named Fast and one named Slow... Two little blackbirds sitting on a gate... One named Early and one named Late..
Five pigs so squeaky clean Cleanest you’ve ever seen Wanted to go outside and play Oink! Oink! One jumped into the mud Landed with a big thud Then there were four clean squeaky pigs.
Howdy When I was unemployed I spent a lot of time wistfully reading library blogs and pinning storytime ideas on Pinterest. I now have a job and the time to create the wonderful things I've been reading about and seeing online. A post I bookmarked ages ago was Early Literacy Storytime: Song Cube from the Blog Mel's Desk. She says "Inspiration for this idea came from Andrea’s (RovingFiddlehead KitLit) Song Spinner and the “Storytime 911 Shuffle Mix” at Storytiming." I have no idea where the original idea for this storytime song and rhyme randomizer came from but some of these posts starting showing up in blogs well over 5 years ago. I think it's about time I got with the program. Ta Da! I made my own Tune Cube or Song Cube or however you like to call this large single dye covered in song and rhyme prompts. Basically you use it in storytime to introduce a new activity in an exciting way that also helps involve the kids even more. You can encourage the children to guess what side the box might land on. You can see if they remember what you did last week. I purposefully labeled my Tune Cube so that each side had a prominent color so we could cram another concept into the play. Storytimes start up again after Labor Day so I will report back on the response I get from the kids and their parents.
My Song Box or Tune Cube feature the following songs:
I'm a Little Teapot (with a clever addition I learned online)
I'm a little teapot short and stout. Here is my handle.
Here is my spout. When I get all steamed up, Hear me shout! Just tip me over And pour me out
I'm a clever teapot, yes it's true. Here's an example of what I can do. I can turn my handle to a spout. Just tip me over and pour me out Itsy Bitsy Spider (repeat with a great big hairy spider and baby spider) The itsy-bitsy spider Climbed 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 Climbed up the spout again
Alphabet Song
♫ A, B, C, D, E, F, G H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P Q, R, S, T, U, V W, X, Y, and Z Now I know my ABCs. Next time won't you sing with me? ♫
Soap
I love this song. It earworms me all the time. I did rearrange the lyrics so that they rhyme.
oh soap soap
you gotta wash your hands with soap soap
you gotta wash your face with soap soap
you gotta wash your nose with soap soap soap
oh soap soap
you gotta wash your tummy with soap soap
you gotta wash your knees with soap soap
you gotta wash your toes with soap soap soap
Five Little Peas Five little peas in a pea pod pressed. (hold fists in front of you with your knuckles pressed together) 1 grew, 2 grew and so did all the rest (on one hand pull one finger out of the fist at a time as you count up) They grew and they grew (begin to pull hands apart) And they did not stop (hands are as wide apart as possible now) Until one day, that pod went, Pop! (Clap hands loudly)
This Little Piggy This little piggy went to market, This little piggy stayed home, This little piggy had roast beef, This little piggy had none, And this little piggy went wee wee wee all the way home.
