Noisy Storytime - A Storytime Outline

To go alone with the Jump and Move storytime I also did a Noisy Storytime! I must say that the book choices for this theme are all on my favorite list. The children and parents got a kick out of this program too!

T = Toddler Storytime
P = Preschool Storytime

BOOKS

Bark, George written and illus. by Jules Feiffer (T)
I love this book with it's fun little twist at the end. One mom had never read this book before and became a fan of it after its reading.

Polar Bear, Polar Bear What Did You Hear? written by Bill Martin Jr. and illus. by Eric Carle (T)
Can't go wrong with this classic!

The Noisy Way to Bed written by Ian Whybrow and illus. Tiphanie Beeke (T)

Snip Snap! What's That? written by Mara Bergman and illus. by Nick Maland (P)
The suspense in this book wast. I wish more of the children were into it as much as I was.

Katie Loves the Kittens written and illus. by John Himmelman (P)
The children loved howling like Katie during this reading. 

Seals on the Bus written by Lenny Hort and illus. by G. Brian Karas (P)
Another favorite of mine! The children loved it too!

SONGS & RHYMES

Opening Rhyme: Open, Shut Them (T, P)
(follow actions)
Open, shut them
Open, shut them
Give a little clap
Open, shut them
Open, shut them
Lay them in your lap
Creep them, creep them up to your chin
Open your mouth wide, but don't put your fingers in!
Open, shut them
Open, shut them
Give a big clap
Open, shut them
Lay them in your lap.

BINGO (T, P)
There was a farmer had a dog
and Bingo was his name-o.
B-I-N-G-O, B-I-N-G-O, B-I-N-G-O
and Bingo was his name-o.

(Clap with you see an *)
There was a farmer had a dog
and Bingo was his name-o.
*-I-N-G-O, *-I-N-G-O, *-I-N-G-O
and Bingo was his name-o 

(Continue to repeat until you are now
clapping for all the letters)

There was a farmer had a dog
and Bingo was his name-o.
*-*-*-*-*,*-*-*-*-*, *-*-*-*-*
and Bingo was his name-o

Closing Rhyme: Touch Your Nose (T, P)
(follow actions)

Touch your nose

Touch your chin

That's the way this game begins

Touch your eyes

Touch your knees

Now pretend you're going to sneeze!

Aaachooooo!

Touch your hair

Touch one ear

Touch your two red lips right here

Touch your elbow where it ends

And that's the way this touch game ends.

FLANNEL BOARD

Polar Bear, Polar Bear What Did You Hear (T)
For the reading of the this book I let the toddlers put their matching animal picture on the flannel board. Everyone loved it.

ACTIVITY

Egg Shakers (T, P)
Do you have to guess what we did with this? We made it noisy, noisy, NOISY in the storytime room. But we also made it quiet... then noisy again!

CRAFT

Noise Makers (T, P)
A.K.A toilet paper empanadas! Everyone got a toilet paper tube to color and decorate. One they were ready we stapled on end shut, filled with dry cereal and one jingle bell, then stapled the other end shut. It was super easy, fun and noisy!