I like the action rhyme “Green Says Go” a lot. It’s from Toddler Storytime via Storytime Katie’s great listing of songs and rhymes. It works well for transportation-related storytimes (see Transportation Storytime (toddler) and Vehicles Storytime (preschool)) as well as colour themes. I did it a couple of times with just the 3 coloured circles, […]
Flannel Friday: Turkey with Removable Feathers
November 4, 2011
Time to get ready for (American) Thanksgiving storytimes. I love this turkey. The feathers are glued onto clothespins that kids can clip on and off the foam turkey. I got the idea from My Montessori Journey. Montessori schools have so many great ideas for improving fine motor skills and this is yet another example. It’s […]
Flannel Friday: Colour Fish Flannelboard
July 8, 2011
Using Lois Ehlert’s Fish Eyes for inspiration, I had a lot of fun making fish to go with The Color Fish Song found at Mrs. Ayers’ KinderThemes Ocean Songs and Fingerplays page. Color Fish Song (Tune: I saw three ships) I saw a fish go swimming by, go swimming by, go swimming by. I saw […]
Colours Storytime
April 30, 2011
This week, I had the chance to use two of my favourite newer books, Blue Chameleon and Pete the Cat! Opening rhyme: I Have Ten Little Fingers Blue Chameleon by Emily Gravett: Great for both colours and shapes. The spotty ball transformation elicited the most giggles. The kids favourite transformation was the final one where […]