Time: 30 minutes + play and craft
February in Michigan is always an easy time of year to do a storytime about snow. :) A few days ago we got a foot of the stuff on top of what we already had. And since the groundhog saw his shadow we know it'll be around for awhile yet, right?
1) I use the same opening and closing songs each week. Click here to see what I do.
2) Hello Snow! - Hope Vestergaard
3) Winter Clothing Matching
My predecessor had made a chart with items of winter clothing all in different colors. I had 5 kids this day, so each one got all the items in one color. We talked about getting dressed to go play in the snow, so when I told them we were going to put our boots on, they had to bring up their boot and find the spot on the chart that matched. They're affixed with velcro.
4) Snowmen at Night - Caralyn Buehner
5) Five Little Snowmen flannels
Two flannel board rhymes that I found in my collection.
Five little snowmen made of snow (hold up five fingers)
Five little snowmen all in a row
Out comes the sun (arms make sun over head)
One little snowman melts away (slowly pull snowman off board)
etc...
Five little snowmen (five fingers)
On a winter's day
The first one said (touch thumb)
"Wake up so we can play!" (clap)
The second one said (touch pointer finger)
"Let's stomp on the ground" (stomp on ground)
The third one said (touch middle finger)
"Let's roll all around" (roll hands over one another)
The fourth one said (touch ring finger)
"Let's run and run and run" (run in place)
The fifth one said (touch pinkie finger)
"I'm afraid I feel the sun" (back of hand on forehead as if sick)
"Oh dear!" cried the snowmen
As they looked up toward the sky (point up)
And the five melting snowmen (hold up five fingers)
Waved a fond goodbye (wave goodbye while sinking to the ground)
6) Mr. Sun - Raffi
What was it that made the snowmen melt? Oh yes, the sun... I use a combination of motions from Jbrary and Raffi himself.
Oh Mr. Sun, Sun, Mr. Golden Sun (make big sun with arms over head)
Please shine down on me (wiggle fingers and come down, kind of like rain actually)
Oh Mr. Sun, Sun, Mr. Golden Sun (make big sun with arms over head)
Hiding behind a tree (hide eyes with hands)
These little children are asking you (point at self with thumbs)
To please come out so we can play with you (hands make "come here" motion)
Oh Mr. Sun, Sun, Mr. Golden Sun (make big sun with arms over head)
Please shine down on me (wiggle fingers and come down)
7) The Snowy Day - Ezra Jack Keats
Hurray for a Caldecott-winning book during the week this year's winners were announced!
Two flannel board rhymes that I found in my collection.
Five little snowmen made of snow (hold up five fingers)
Five little snowmen all in a row
Out comes the sun (arms make sun over head)
One little snowman melts away (slowly pull snowman off board)
etc...
Five little snowmen (five fingers)
On a winter's day
The first one said (touch thumb)
"Wake up so we can play!" (clap)
The second one said (touch pointer finger)
"Let's stomp on the ground" (stomp on ground)
The third one said (touch middle finger)
"Let's roll all around" (roll hands over one another)
The fourth one said (touch ring finger)
"Let's run and run and run" (run in place)
The fifth one said (touch pinkie finger)
"I'm afraid I feel the sun" (back of hand on forehead as if sick)
"Oh dear!" cried the snowmen
As they looked up toward the sky (point up)
And the five melting snowmen (hold up five fingers)
Waved a fond goodbye (wave goodbye while sinking to the ground)
6) Mr. Sun - Raffi
What was it that made the snowmen melt? Oh yes, the sun... I use a combination of motions from Jbrary and Raffi himself.
Oh Mr. Sun, Sun, Mr. Golden Sun (make big sun with arms over head)
Please shine down on me (wiggle fingers and come down, kind of like rain actually)
Oh Mr. Sun, Sun, Mr. Golden Sun (make big sun with arms over head)
Hiding behind a tree (hide eyes with hands)
These little children are asking you (point at self with thumbs)
To please come out so we can play with you (hands make "come here" motion)
Oh Mr. Sun, Sun, Mr. Golden Sun (make big sun with arms over head)
Please shine down on me (wiggle fingers and come down)
7) The Snowy Day - Ezra Jack Keats
8) I use the same opening and closing songs each week. Click here to see what I do.
9) Playtime/Craft
I brought out the blocks and instruments again. For the table craft I sliced some computer paper into squares and the kids made paper snowflakes.
Other snow ideas:
Snow - Uri Shulevitz
Mouse's First Snow - Lauren Thompson
All You Need for a Snowman - Alice Schertle
Snowballs - Lois Ehlert
Millions of Snowflakes - Mary McKenna Siddels
Snowy, Blowy Winter - Bob Raczka
eskimo/ice/igloos things from this storytime
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Mouse's First Snow - Lauren Thompson
All You Need for a Snowman - Alice Schertle
Snowballs - Lois Ehlert
Millions of Snowflakes - Mary McKenna Siddels
Snowy, Blowy Winter - Bob Raczka
eskimo/ice/igloos things from this storytime
This post does contain Amazon Affliate links. Purchases you make help support The Lion is a Bookworm a little bit without changing the cost to you!
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