Prior to storytime, we put a big “S” on the front wall of the story room. Before reading each story, we introduced our next “S” word and taped it to the wall. We also gave each child a die-cut “S.”Begin by singing Raffi’s Shake My Sillies Out (SHAKE & SILLIES)
Book: (STORY, SHEEP, & SHIP) Sheep on a Ship by Nancy Shaw; illustrated by Margot Apple.
Poem: (SHOE) Shoe Talk, from the Shel Silverstein book, Falling Up. I have an old shoe that I use for this poem.
Book: (SMILE) How Do You Make a Baby Smile? by Philemon Sturges; illustrated by Bridget Strevens-Marzo.
Song: (SONG & SPIDER) Spider on the Floor, from the Raffi cd, Singable Songs for the Very Young.
Poem: (SIGNAL) Signal, from the Shel Silverstein book, A Light in the Attic. We made a traffic light which can be used on the flannel board/magnetic chalkboard. We had the children do the actions corresponding to each color of the traffic light.
Book: (SQUID) I’m the Biggest Thing in the Ocean by Kevin Sherry.
Rhyme: (SANTA) Santa’s Hat
Santa Claus with his beard of white,
Comes down the chimney on Christmas Eve night.
I know it’s Santa, I am sure of that.
Because he wears his Santa hat.
(Put on a silly hat and ask the kids if that hat is correct, then repeat the rhyme with different hats, several times until finally you put on a santa hat).
Story: (SUPER) – It’s Super Mouse! by Phyllis Root; illustrated by James Croft and found in the book, Mouse Has Fun. (We made magnetic cut-outs that go along with the story which can be used on the magnetic chalkboard, in place of the actual book.)
Activity: “S” Words (We took turns holding up signs with various “S” words and had the kids do the corresponding actions.)
by Paul and Robyn
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