Snow Storytime

School-Age Storytime

Books:
Snow Globe Family by Jane O'Connor
   This is a really cool story about a little family that lives inside a snowglobe. They are waiting for the day when the big family would shake the snowglobe and make a snowstorm so they could go sledding. This is a really fun story and it led in to our snowglobe craft.

Snow by Uri Shulevitz
  The kids really liked the illustrations in this book. Especially the "creepy" television reporter who they kept asking to see again and again.

Snowie Rolie by William Joyce
   The kids also enjoyed the illustrations of the magical snowy land in this book. The story is mediocre but it kept their attention.

Activity:
Crumpled Paper Snowball Fight

Divide kids into two teams and dump snowballs in the middle. Kids try to throw all the snowballs to the other teams side before time runs out.

They had fun with this activity but I couldn't judge the winner because they kept cheating :)

Craft:
Snowglobes with couscous snow.

Snow Storytime

Preschool Storytime

Opening Song:
The Popcorn Song by Laurie Berkner

Activity/Stretch:
Small Tall

Rhyme:
With our ears we will listen,
With our eyes we will look,
It's time to read a book!
Shhhhhh!
(with appropriate signs)

Books:
Froggy Gets Dressed by Jonathan London
   Froggy books are always a hit. Of course the kids though it was great when he forgot his underwear.
A Hat for Minerva Louise by Janet Morgan Stoeke
   I love Minerva Louise and the kids were very vocal during this book, telling Minerva Louise what she was doing wrong. There's one part that leads into a good discussion on what clothing is appropriate in the winter.
Mouse's First Snow by Lauren Thompson
   I like the Mouse books but this one was my least favorite. But a couple kids commented on how much they love this story so that just goes to show how much I know.
Red Truck by Kersten Hamilton
  A little short for preschool storytime but there is a truck in it so of course the kids liked it.

Rhyme:
Start with 5 snowmen with removable noses.

5 chubby little snowmen,
Each had a carrot nose.
Along came a bunny,
And what do you suppose?
That hungry little bunny,
Was looking for his lunch,
And he ate one snowmans carrot nose,
Nibble, nibble, CRUNCH!

4 chubby little snowmen...

Craft:
Snowglobes with couscous snow.

Snow Storytime

Toddler Storytime

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Books:
Oh! by Kevin Henkes
Bunny's First Snowflake by Monica Wellington

Flannelboard:
Start with 5 snowmen with removable carrot noses.

5 chubby little snowmen,
Each had a carrot nose.
Along came a bunny,
And what do you suppose?
That hungry little bunny,
Was looking for his lunch,
And he ate one snowman's carrot nose,
Nibble, nibble CRUNCH!

4 chubby little snowmen...

Song:
If All the Raindrops...

Craft:

Snowglobe Craft

We did this snow globe craft today in Toddler Tales and the kids really enjoyed it. I used CD sleeves with a blue insert. The kids decorated the insert with snowmen and trees and then we added some Israeli Pearl Couscous as the snow. I taped the back flap shut and the kids could shake up their CD cases to make it snow.

Snow Day!

Toddler Program

Opening Song:
Clap in Time by Makin' Music

Activity:
Small and Tall

Song:
There were green alligators and long necked geese,
Humpty-backed camel and the chimpanzees,
Cats and rats and elephants as sure as your born,
But the loveliest of all was the unicorn!

Fingerplay:
With our ears we will listen,
With our eyes we will look,
It's time to read a book! Shhh!
(with appropriate signs)

Book:
Bear Snores On by Karma Wilson

Flannelboard Rhyme:

5 chubby little snowmen, each had a carrot nose.
Along came a bunny, and what do you suppose?
That hungry little bunny, looking for his lunch,
Ate one snowman’s carrot nose,
Nibble, nibble, crunch! 

4 chubby little snowmen...

Fingerplay:
I wiggle, wiggle, wiggle my fingers...

Book:
Winter's Tale by Robert Sabuda

Shaker Song:
If All the Raindrops
Shaker ABC's
Speedy ABC's

Rhyme:
Shhh! Be quiet.....

Book:
Scoop That Snow  by Jon Scieska

Closing Song:
Skinnamarink