Preschool Storytime - Letter a

Today's "a is for apple" craft

Today began our fall session of Preschool Express, and we are so happy to be back into the swing of things with our letter of the week! This season, we will focus on lower case letters, letter recognition, letter sounds, beginning letter sounds and, of course, books! Each week, we will make a craft from the lower case letter of the week as well as have an array of books available for checkout that focus on the letter of the week! Here is a recap of what we read, sang and created today! Feel free to have your child bring an item to each week's program...search your house with your child for items that begin with the letter "b" for next week's program!

Books we read today:

"Amazing Airplanes," by Tony Mitton
"The Three Little Gators," by Helen Ketteman

Songs we sang today:

"The Airplane Song" (Laurie Berkner)

Get in your airplanes and off we go
Going to the park is first, you know.
Now slow it down and land on the ground
And when you get out you're gonna jump all around.

…California…spin all around
…New York City…gallop all around
…playground…dance all around

Get back in your airplanes, it's time to go home
Your family and friends are waiting you know
Now slow it down and land on the ground
And come sit down in your own hometown.

"Alligator In The Elevator" (Rick Charette)

Chorus:

There's an alligator in the elevator.
I can't believe what I see.
There's an alligator in the elevator
and it's making eyes at me.

1. "Alligator (clap clap) please push (clap clap)
Number (clap clap) one.
I'm going up to the first floor.
Would you care to join me for some fun?   Chorus:

2. "Alligator (clap clap) please push (clap clap)
Number (clap clap) two.
I'm going up to the second floor.
Gee, I'd like to make friends with you.   Chorus:

3. " Alligator (clap clap) please push (clap clap)
Number (clap clap) three.
I'm going up to the third floor.
Would you care to have some lunch with me?   Chorus:

4. "Alligator (clap clap) please push (clap clap)
Number (clap clap) four.
I'm going up to the fourth floor.
Tell me what are your big teeth for?   Chorus:

5. "Alligator (clap clap) please push (clap clap)
Number (clap clap) five.
I'm going up to the fifth floor.

And I’d like to make it there alive.

Chorus: (much faster)