Fall Storytime - Letter I

Letter I is for: ice, ice cream, insect, igloo, iguana, island and icicle!

Books we read today:

"Simply Delicious," by Margaret Mahy
"Thanks for Thanksgiving," by Julie Markes

Songs we sang today:

Ice Cream Scoops
First we need a cone, nice and crunchy,
Then we need some ice cream, cold and yummy,
Scoop 'em up, stack 'em up, up to the sky.
We love ice cream my, oh my!

First comes vanilla, cold and sweet,
Then comes chocolate, a delicious treat.
Here's some strawberry, orange sherbet, too,
A super-duper scooper cone just for you!
One scoop, two scoops, three scoops, four
We love ice cream...let's have some more!

The Turkey-Jerkey
You put your turkey wing in (arm)
You put your turkey wing out
You put your turkey wing in
And you shake it all about
You do the turkey-jerkey
and you turn yourself around
That's what it's all about!

You put your drumstick in (leg)...
You put your stuffing in (stomach)...
You put your gobbler in (head)...
You put your tail feathers in (rear)...
You put your turkey body in...

Fall Storytime - Letter H

Letter H is for: hat, horse, hand, heart, hen, hammer and hedgehog!

Books we read today:

"Aunt Lucy Went To Buy A Hat," by Alice Low
"Are You A Horse?" by Andy Rash

Songs we sang today:

Pancake Hat
I went to a party and I brought me a hat
I put it on a bed and along came a cat
Cat sat down and squashed it flat
Now I call it my pancake hat
Pancake hat, pancake hat
Used to be fine with a feather and that,
Now I call it my pancake hat!

I put on my hat and I went out to play
Along came the wind and blew it away
Into a pasture and under a cow
Cow took a bite—it’s a doughnut now
Doughnut hat, doughnut hat
Used to be fine with a feather and that,
Now I call it my doughnut hat!

Was hot one day so I went for a swim
I put on my hat and I jumped right in
My hat swelled up and I said, “DRAT!”
Now I call it my muffin hat
Muffin hat, muffin hat,
Used to be fine with a feather and that,
Now I call it my muffin hat!

This Is The Way The Ladies Ride
This Is The Way The Ladies Ride
This is the way the ladies ride
The ladies ride, the ladies ride
This is the way the ladies ride
Trot, trot, trot (very calm riding on lap)

This is the way the gentlemen ride
The gentlemen ride, the gentlemen ride
This is the way the gentlemen ride
Clip-clop, clip-clop, clip-clop (a little faster riding on lap)

This is the way the farmer rides
The farmer rides, the farmer rides
This is the way the farmer rides
Trit trot, trit trot, trit trot (lop-sided riding on lap)

This is the way the cowboy rides
The cowboy rides, the cowboy rides
This is the way the cowboy rides
Gallop, gallop gallop (very fast riding on lap)

This is the way the astronaut rides
The astronaut rides, the astronaut rides
This is the way the astronaut rides
(blast off! -- parent lifts child up in the air)

Fall Storytime - Letter G

Letter G is for: glasses, giraffe, glove, glue, and garden!

Books we read today:

"Tops and Bottoms," by Janet Stevens
"Betsy B. Little," by Anne McEvoy

Songs we sang today:

"These Are My Glasses," by Laurie Berkner
These are my glasses- make glasses with your finger
This is my book- hands pressed together
I put on my glasses- put on the glasses
And open up the book- open your hands
Now I read read read- hold out the "book"
And I look look look- look through the glasses
I put down my glasses- put hands down and…
WHOOP- clap hands together
Close up the book.

"Giant Carrot"
I'm gonna pull you out
Pull you out
A little seed that grew so big
Who knew that?
We'll shake it to the left
Shake it to the right
Giant carrot, giant carrot
PLEASE COME OUT!!

"Goofball" Song
Clap your hands, stomp your feet
Wiggle your bottom around
Make a funny face at your neighbor
And howl like Huckleberry Clown
Scratch your head like a monkey
And flap your arms like a bird
Get low to the ground like you're very, very small
Jump up like a skyscraper ten stories tall
Turn around and down you fall
Then you're doing the Goofball!

(Repeat song going faster each time)