Happy "Tuesday"! It's a Snowy Day Storytime!

Surprise! We got a load of snow here in Michigan! On the fly, I switched up my storytime theme from another Opposites (Loud/Quiet) to a snowy day theme. It worked out great as the kiddos were very eager to tell me all about how much snow was falling and how excited they were to go out and play. We had a smaller crowd, but there's nothing wrong with having a more quiet storytime every now and then.

Books:
The Snowy Day: Ezra Jack Keats
Snow Day!: Patricia Lakin/Scott Nash
There Was a Cold Lady who Swallowed some Snow: Lucille Colandro/Jared Lee

What We Did:
1.) Greeting song: The Storytime Train is coming!
(to the tune of "She'll be comin round the mountain)
Well the storytime train is coming. How are you? (all: Choo Choo!)
Oh the storytime train is coming. How are you? (all: Choo Choo!)
Oh the storytime train is coming, yes the storytime train is coming, well the storytime train is coming. How are you? (all: Choo Choo!)
Let's say hello to _____________. How are you? (Choo! Choo!)
Repeat this for each child in attendance.

2.) Get our bodies ready to read! This is the way...This is the way we clap our hands, clap our hands, clap our hands.
This is the way we clap our hands, when we're at storytime!
Repeat this tune with different actions (Stomp feet, jump up and down, tap your head, whisper voice, and always end with sit in my spot)

3.) Snowman Puzzle: I downloaded and printed a 6 piece snowman puzzle from Kidsparkz. I told the kids a story about how I built the snowman last night, but the wind blew him all to pieces! I messed up all the pieces on the magnet board and had them put the snowman back together again. This went well. They had fun, especially when I tried to put the snowman back together and messed it up!

4.) Snowy Pokey: This is simply the Hokey Pokey re-written with a winter theme.
Put your right/left mitten in.
Put your right/left boot in.
Put your hat in.
Put your snowsuit in.

5.) Playtime: We divided into three stations today, we had:
a.) Play-doh

b.) Corn Sensory tub

c.) Snowflake bottle stamp: I used this in January of last year, and it smells kinda crafty, but the kids are still free to make any design with glitter glue, stamps, and stickers. Basically, take 20 oz pop bottles and dip the bottoms in white paint. Stamp them on a blue background and use the glitter glue to give it some pop. Add winter themed stickers and you've got yourself something pretty to hang for winter!

Check back next Tuesday for more Story time fun! It's our last one before I break for December. I will return in January, but keep visiting for some book reviews!
Mr. Mike