Opposite Storytime on Friday September 25, 2009

Storytime this week was Opposites, overall it went well, although I think the theme would be more appropriate for older kids. This is hard during our storytime because we have all ages attend. We had a few today that were Pre-K that seemed interested but then the toddlers were easily getting distracted.

Books:

Big, Bigger, Biggest by Nancy Coffelt

A great book, which I feel illustrates opposites very well, while also learning about animals. The book is quite long for the little ones so I would use the book for older ages Pre-K and up.

Domino by Claire Masurel Illustrated by David Walker

A cute short book that is good for all ages. The illustrations are soft and super adorable. I had the kids count and bark during the story. "Domino" is very interactive.

Mimi's Book of Opposites by Emma Chichester Clark

Also a great book for the younger ages and illustrates opposites well. Sibling monkeys demonstrate opposite by doing the opposite of each other. Demonstrates brother and sister bonds especially the younger brother and older sister type. Simple and easy to read!

Songs:
Shake My Sillies Out by Raffi
Turn Around by Hap Palmer (Great opposite song)

Fingerplays:
I did the following "opposite" fingerplays!

Open, Shut Them- Action of Open and Shut illustrates an opposite!

Open, Shut them,

Open, Shut them,

Give a tittle Clap!
Open, Shut them,
Open, Shut them,
Hide behind you Back!
Creep them, Creep them,
Slowly upward, right up to your cheek.
Open wide you shiny eyes,
And through your fingers peek.
Open, Shut them,
Open, Shut them,
Give a little clap!
Open, Shut them,
Open, Shut them,
Lay them in your lap.

Eensy Weensy Spider- Doing different sizes of spider help identify opposites!
Eensy Weensy Spider
Climber up the water spout.
Down came the rain
And washed that spider out!
Out came the sun
And dried up all the rain,
And Eensy Weensy Spider
Climber up the spout again!
(Then do "Itsy Bitsy Spider" and make really small movements with a small voice)
(Then do "Great Big Hairy Spider" and make really large movements with a large voice)

-Next storytime will be "All About the Library"-