I'm planning to use the same concept I've used for colors and apply it to the alphabet. Instead of one storytime about all the colors or the entire alphabet, I can focus on one letter, which leads to 26 different possibilities! That's almost my entire year!
The focus during this storytime was dinosaurs and dragons. I introduced them to the group by saying they were both big, sometimes scary and you don't see them around.
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| My flannel pieces for the week |
Books:
One Drowsy Dragon by Ethan Long- It's also a good chance to talk about the meaning of the word "drowsy" especially with an early AM storytime.
Who Wants a Dragon? by James Mayhew-
With illustrations as cute as this, who wouldn't want a dragon?
I'm a Tyrannosaurs by Anna Grossnickle Hines-
This is an excellent book for toddlers and kids who love to get off their bottoms and pretend along with the story. Don't try to read this one sitting still!
Dino Bites by Algy Craig Hall-
Okay this book is a bit weird and some people might wonder why in the world I would think this is okay to read to toddlers. It thought it was odd too during the first reading, but I grew to love it's quirkiness each time I read it. TL;DR- Its a short story involving the food chain with a twist at the end.
Activities:
Open Shut Them
All Around the Castle
to the Tune Pop Goes the Weasel.
All around the Castle
The knight chased the dragon
The dragon thought it was all in fun
ROAR! went the dragon!
We got out our dragon puppets and dinosaurs at the end for a super simple playtime activities.
Using the letter D was an easy way to incorporate a hot topic story time. ( I love dragons but dinosaurs...I could take them or leave them) I'm sure you could find no shortage of topics dealing with the letter D. But here's a few- Dogs, Dancing, Digging (Construction) Drums, Dolphins, Dads, Donkeys, Donuts...
Mmmm....donuts...
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