For this final week's storytime before winter break, we
decided to use this as an opportunity to use some of the library's newer
picture books. I took some time to look through our new picture book display
and chose a few that I thought would be entertaining enough for storytime. I
settled on a Pete the Cat book, a dinosaur story, and a cat story.
We got some wiggles out by following along to the bean bag
song and then we read our first book, Pete the Kitty and the Groovy Playdate by
Kimberly and James Dean. Pete the Cat is always a hit with the storytime crowd
and this book was exciting for them because it was one that they haven't read
yet.
Since we read a story about a cat, I pulled out our colored
cats flannel and we went over colors and how many were on the board.
Our next book really captivated the group and it's no
surprise because of the author. That's What Dinosaurs Do by Jory John was a
silly story about a dinosaur who was told not to roar.
Since it was time for another flannel board story and the
holidays are right around the corner, I thought it was perfect for us to
decorate our own storytime holiday tree. I put up a bare flannel tree on the
board and everyone had a couple chances to put their ornaments on the tree. We
talked about colors and how many were on the tree and even did some adding
since I had a few older kids.
Our final book was a rhyming book about cats and hats…no,
not that Dr. Seuss book. This story was Hats are Not for Cats by Jacqueline K.
Rayner. This was another book that the group thought was so funny.
I could really tell these books were a hit because all these
books were equally well-received with probably Jory John's book being the
favorite.
For our craft, we made our own bookmarks using die-cuts and Popsicle
sticks.
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