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PreK Bits - "D" is for DOGGIES!
by ryanikoglu
Ms. Rachel and Banjo Betsy love doggies!
First Ragweed the Farm Dog gave advice from his book RAGWEED’S FARM DOG HANDBOOK.
We sang B-I-N-G-O and danced the Doggy-Pokey.
Then we met all the doggies from Sandra Boynton's board book called DOGGIES.
If you are a fan of dogs ... try the following favorites:
KATIE LOVES The LITTLE KITTENS
SNIFF! SNIFF! … follow the nose …
AMERICANINE: a haute dog in New York … “a beautiful book with a funny story and gorgeous illustrations. A wonderful book to read to a kid who is traveling to NYC.”
SIMON’S NEW BED
R Is For ROCKET: an ABC book .. Rocket creates his own alphabet.
SHEEP GO TO SLEEP … a new addition to the “sheep series" by the team of Nancy Shaw & Margot Apple
CRYBABY … there’s one member of the family who knows what the baby wants.
MISTER BUD WEARS The CONE and more “Mister Bud and Zorro”
UNDERWATER DOGS ... a story using real-life photos and rhyming text.
GREAT GRACIE CHASE ... a wild chase story.
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PreK Bits - "B" is for BUNNIES
by ryanikoglu
Ms. Rachel brought "Bunny" stories to Preschool Storytime @ Malletts Creek Branch.
Max and Ruby went shopping in ... BUNNY MONEY by Rosemary Wells.
Ms. Betsy accompanied with her ukulele for "Wheels On The Bus" ... since Max and Ruby took the bus downtown.
The BUNNIES ARE NOT IN THEIR BEDS ... a bedtime story. 'Nuff said! =)
For more Favorite Bunny stories try the following:
The HOUSE OF 12 BUNNIES ... another bunny bedtime story.
WOLFIE The BUNNY ... there's a new baby in the home.
TOO MANY CARROTS ... and time to share.
MUNCHA! MUNCHA! MUNCHA! and TIPPY-TIPPY-TIPPY, HIDE ... and Mr. McGreely's garden.
HERE IS BIG BUNNY ... a story of size and scale.
WONDERFUL HABITS Of RABBITS.
KNUFFLE BUNNY: a cautionary tale … the Knuffle Bunny series by Mo Willems ... stories of an essential member of the family.
The COMPLETE ADVENTURES Of PETER RABBIT and more Classic treasures by Beatrix Potter.
COUNTRY BUNNY And The LITTLE GOLDEN SHOES ... a classic by Dubose Heyward.
WIGGLE your nose, FLOP your ears, HOP your tail ... 'cuz that's what BUNNIES do too.
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PreK BITS - “A” is for Art
by ryanikoglu
There were ARTful stories in Preschool Storytime @ Malletts Creek this week.
Ms. Rachel drew “Monkey Face” while telling the story.
The book MONKEY FACE is long out of print but the tale lives on in oral tradition.
Frank Asch is the author and his books are still popular.
The BIG ORANGE SPLOT is a story of Mr. Plumbean and the day a big orange splot lands on his house. What would YOU do?
For more Artful stories try these favorites:
I AIN’T GONNA PAINT NO MORE! … is totally singable as you read the pages and enjoy the pictures.
VINCENT PAINTS HIS HOUSE ... Vincent Van Gogh of course!
LILY BROWN’S PAINTINGS … a young artist growing …
SCRIBBLE … what if you scribbled on your sister’s things?
BEAR’S PICTURE … what if folks don’t think your art is right?
PURPLE GREEN And YELLOW … what if your markers go places they aren’t supposed to go ?
The DAY The CRAYONS CAME HOME … sequel to The DAY The CRAYONS QUIT … stories from the crayon box.
DOG LOVES DRAWING by Louise Yates.
SHAPE SONG SWINGALONG … a song on a CD to go along …
WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE ANIMAL? … a collection of stories and poems told by a collection of famous children’s book illustrators.
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PreK Bits - "10" in the DEN
by ryanikoglu
Ms. Rachel told stories that counted to 10 in Preschool Storytime.
Banjo Betsy accompanied and sang too!
TEN In The BED was sung using puppet animals in the doll bed. We sang the version by Peter and Ellen Allard on CD SING IT! Vol. 3 and used their unique refrain …
“Please remember to tie a knot in your pajamas. Single beds were only made for one …”.
We sang the “Finger Family” action song.
We met “10 Animals” … an abridged rendition of Sandra Boynton’s 15 ANIMALS board book.
You can Keep on Counting with the following favorite suggestions:
Stories To Go kits … the one for COUNTING.
The CD 50 SINGALONG CLASSICS by Little People is full of sing-along songs including “Ten In Bed”.
TEN LITTLE FISH by Audrey Wood.
TEN LITTLE CATERPILLARS by Eric Carle.
TEN MONSTERS IN The BED by Katy Cotton.
TEN NINE EIGHT by Molly Bang.
COUNTING CROCODILES
TEN LITTLE FINGERS And TEN LITTLE TOES by Mem Fox.
TEN LITTLE HOUSES by Helen Musselwhite.
TEN IN The DEN by John Butler.
It's a good thing we have TEN LITTLE FINGERS And TEN LITTLE TOES to practice our counting!
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PreK Bits - "5" alive
by ryanikoglu
Ms. Rachel did five stories about "Five" in Preschool Storytime and Banjo Betsy accompanied with music and voice.
TUBBY by Leslie Patricelli included a bunch of "fives" ... 5 fingers ... five toes ... five tugboats ....
We counted toes "Singing All The Way Home" ... a version of "This Little Piggy" found on the CD SINGING ALL THE WAY HOME by Liz Buchanan.
“Five Little Snow People” melted away in this counting rhyme.
FIVE LITTLE MONKEYS JUMPING ON The BED by Eileen Christelow ... and you already know what happened to them!
We sang "One Elephant" using all 5 fingers. You can sing along with Sharon, Lois and Bram on the CD GREAT BIG HITS.
Keep on counting with the following titles:
I FEEL FIVE by Bethany Deeney Marguia
10 TIMES 10 by Herve Tullet
OCEAN COUNTING by Janet Lawler
100 ANIMALS ON PARADE by Sebe Masayuki
DINOSAUR NUMBERS by David West
FIVE LITTLE PENGUINS SLIPPING ON The ICE by Steve Metzger
ANIMAL 1 2 3 ... is a unique animal counting book by Britta Teckentrup. Can you predict the next number?
High FIVE!
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PreK Bits - "4" more
by ryanikoglu
Ms. Rachel and Banjo Betsy celebrated 4 in Preschool Storytime.
Pete The Cat has FOUR GROOVY BUTTONS ... and one more!
There were "Four Plum Buns In The Bakery Shop" ... a rhythm and counting activity.
There are 4 kittens in A KITTEN TALE by Eric Rohmann ... and four seasons.
Ruff the Retriever finds 4 things ... and turns down 4 bribes ... in a retold tale based on DROP IT ROCKET by Tad Hill.
For more stories of Four:
SHH! WE HAVE A PLAN by Chris Haughton ... with four explorers.
BEARS IN BEDS by Shirley Parenteau ... with four baby bears.
A WONDERFUL YEAR by Nick Bruel ... with four seasons.
The BUNNIES ARE NOT IN THEIR BED by Marisabina Russo ... with four bunnies.
MUNSCHWORKS 4: The Fourth Munsch Treasury
WHEN I WAS LITTLE: A Four-Year-Old’s Memoir of Her Youth by Jamie Lee Curtis
For More counting Books try::
ONE IS A DRUMMER: A Book Of Numbers by Roseanne Thong
Richard Scarry’s BEST COUNTING BOOK EVER
COUNTING ON SNOW by Maxwell Newhouse
THREE LITTLE PIGS COUNT TO 100 by Grace Maccarone
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PreK Bits - "3"
by ryanikoglu
Ms Rachel did stories about "3" in Storytime ...
THREE SILLY GIRLS GRUBB missed the bus and walk to school past Bobby who wants their lunch.
We sang and matched actions to the song “My Hat It Has Three Corners” which is recorded on BARNEY'S MUSICAL SCRAPBOOK.
THREE LITTLE PIGS out-wit the Big Bad Wolf.
For more stories of "Three" try the following favorites:
THREE LITTLE KITTENS – E Galdon, Paul
THREE LI TTLE KITTENS – E Pinkney, Jerry
OWL BABIES – E Waddell, Martin
THREE LITTLE PIGS – E Marshall, James
GOLDILOCKS And The THREE BEARS – E Brett, Jan
THREE LITTLE GHOSTIES – E Goodhart, Pippa
AND TANGO MAKES THREE – E Richardson, Justin
You can practice counting with these books:
COUNTING CROWS by Kathy Appelt.
1-2-3 ZOOBORNS by Andrew Bleiman.
EDIBLE NUMBERS by Jennifer Vogel Bass.
DRIVE: A Look At Roadside Opposites by Helen Hatanaka.
RACE CAR COUNT by Rebecca Kai Dotlich.
Or choose your Counting Books from the webcatalog HERE.
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PreK Bits - Tea for "2"
by ryanikoglu
Ms. Rachel held a "T for 2" party in Preschool Storytime.
In TWO OF EVERYTHING ... there was a magic pot that made a copy of everything that went into it.
Banjo Betsy sang and played "Two For Tea", the Jim Gill version on Jim Gill Presents MUSIC PLAY ... while Ms. Rachel and the kids sang and made the motions.
We marched, hopped, rocked, wiggled to "I'm In The Mood For Dancing" recorded by Raffi on RISE And SHINE.
Bear showed his special things in his suitcase and discovered sharing is JUST RIGHT For TWO.
For more easy counting try these titles:
1,2 BUCKLE MY SHOE by Anna Grossnickle Hines ... for beginning counters and rhymers.
THAT’S (not) MINE by Anna Kang ... about finding and sharing.
BUNNY MONEY by Rosemary Wells ...about two siblings saving and spending.
TWO LITTLE MONKEYS by Mem Fox.
TWO STICKS by Orel Protopopescu.
SUN And MOON by Lindsey Yankey .. can you have both at once?
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PreK Bits - "1" Stands Alone
by ryanikoglu
Ms. Rachel told stories about the number one in storytime.
PAPA PLEASE, GET The MOON For ME ... there was one little girl, one person she called "Papa", one thing she wanted ... the moon.
Banjo Betsy and Ms. Rachel led the action song "Faster, Faster, Faster, Faster" by Jim Gill.
There was a birthday story about ... “One Lonely Candle”. An original story created by StoryLaura.
Please enjoy more singular stories as follows:
ONE DUCK STUCK by Phyllis Root.
ONE BIG BUILDING: a counting book about construction by Michael Dahl.
ONE COOL FRIEND by Tony Buzzeo.
ONE MORE HUG For MADISON by Caroline Church.
ONE TOO MANY: a seek & find counting book by Gianna Marino.
ONE DROWSY DRAGON by Ethan Long.
ANOTHER BROTHER matthew Cordell.
ONE PUP’S UP by Marsha Wilson Chall.
ONE DOG CANOE by Mary Casanova.
ONE LIGHTHOUSE ONE MOON by anita Lobel.
"1" stands alone ... among many more.
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PreK BITS - "Thank You"
by ryanikoglu
Ms. Rachel is Thankful for Malletts Creek Branch Library and Storytime audiences.
We had stories and songs of thanks.
THANKFUL by Eileen Spinelli ... "If you're a Waitress you are thankful for soft shoes."
We sang “My Favorite Things” and "May There Always Be Sunshine" with Ms. Betsy and her banjo.
We celebrated grandmother coming to visit with HERE COMES GRANDMA.
We know how to take good care of those we love in “Taking Care Of Bear”.
For more books to be thankful for, try the following:
The MOST THANKFUL THING … looking at photos together.
BIRTHDAY PRESENTS … a family remembers what they gave their daughter for each birthday.
The THANKFUL BOOK by Todd Parr.
The THANKSGIVING BOWL.
YOU’RE ALL MY FAVORITES … says Papa Bear to all three of his children. How can that be?
ALL The LOST THINGS … may be thankful when they come back around.
A GIFT For MAMA … a circular tale.
">BEFORE WE EAT … thankful for those who raise and bring the food.
GRACIAS ... and in Spanish language GRACIAS by Pat Mora.
I am thankful ! I hope you are too !!