Bug Storytime

Preschool Storytime

Books:
Tiny Little Fly by Michael Rosen
  This story is cute but I think the end gets a little confusing. I was waiting for something more exciting to happen.

Soup For One by Ethan Long
  The kids really enjoyed this book. They thought it was funny that the flies were in the soup and they liked the illustrations.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
  All the kids had read this and were excited to tell me about it . They enjoyed reading along with me.

Little Bee by Edward Gibbs
  This is short and sweet and the kids liked guessing what was chasing each animal/person. One little boy even guessed the twist ending.

The Croaky Pokey by Ethan Long
  I read this one last because it requires the kids to stand up and dance the hokey (croaky) pokey. This one was really fun and all the kids were enthusiastic participants.

Song:
The Itsy-Bitsy Spider
The Big Humongus Spider
The The Teensy Tiny Spider

Shaker Song and Dance:
The Ants Go Marching by Ralph Covert

Craft:
Giant Fly Eye Hats

Bumblebee Storytime

Toddler Storytime

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Books:
Little Bee by Edward Gibbs
   This was a good length for a toddler read-aloud. Not their favorite book ever but they did listen pretty intently.

Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr.
   I couldn't find another bee book I liked and I didn't have time to order an insect book so I read this and justified it by saying it was a rhyming book (bee and see), which was a stretch. But the kids really enjoyed this book. They loved the unique animals (ie. macaroni penguin and whooping crane) and they were all excited to point out their favorites at the end of story. One little boy liked it so much that he checked it out after storytime.

Rhyme:
Start with five bees and some flowers on the flannelboard.

5 little bees buzzing through the flowers,
5 little bees buzzing through the flowers,
5 little bees buzzing through the flowers,
Buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz, buzzzzzzzz! (One little bee flies away)

4 little bees....

Song:
Bumblebee (Buzz Buzz) by Laurie Berkner
Dance and catch Bubblebees! (Blow bubbles and  pretend they are bumblebees)

Craft:
Bumble B's