Whoo-Hoo Owls - A Storytime Outline

Whoooo likes owls? Everyone! It's a great theme for anytime of year, but it was really nice during the fall harvest season.  For my Preschool Storytime I brought a Folkmanis owl puppet for the children to see before the program started (I didn't do with the Toddlers cause it's quite dark and scary looking). The kids loved it! They even started feeding the owl pretend dead mice! It's great!

T = Toddler Storytime

P = Preschool Storytime  

BOOKS

"I'm Not Cute!" written and illus. by Jonathan Allen (T)
Oh, yes he is!

"Wow! Said the Owl written and illus. by Tom Hopgood (T, P)
I love this book and it's use of colors!

Good-Night, Owl! written and illus. by Pat Hutchinson (T)

The Life Cycle of an Owl written by Ruth Thompson (T, P)
We looked at the pictures.

"I'm Not Scared!" written and illus. by Jonathan Allen (P)
Yes, he is! A little girl in Preschool Storytime said that he was scared and that he was a liar!!!! Oh my gosh! I had to catch my breath from laughing and agreeing with her so that I could finish the story!

Cock-a-Doodle-Hooooooo! written by Mick Manning and Brita Granstrom (P)
So cute! The parents liked 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.

If You're an Owl and You Know It (T, P)
tune: If You're Happy and You Know It
(follow actions)
If you're an owl and you know it hoot like this "Hoo(t), hoo(t)..."
If you're an owl and you know it hoot like this "Hoo(t), hoo(t)..."
If you're an owl and you know it then your hoot will surely show it
If you're an owl and you know it hoot like this "Hoo(t), hoo(t)..."

continue with other lyrics:
Flap your wings (flap wings)
Blink your eyes (blink eyes and open and close hands to help mimic the movement)
Turn your head (turn it from side to side!)
Source: Librarian Lisa

The Wide-Eyed Owl (T, P)
(follow actions)
There's a wide-eyed how (circle your eyes with your hands)
With a pointed nose (make a beak with your fingers)
Two pointed ears (make ears with your fingers)
And claws for toes (wiggle your "claws")
He lives way up (point way up)
In the tree (spread your arms out to mimic the canopy of a tree)
And when he looks at you (point to the children)
He flaps his wings (yep, flap your wings)
And says, "Whoo! Whoo!" (keep those wings flapping!)
Source: Librarian Lisa

Five Little Owls (T, P)
Five little hoot owls siting in a tree
One flew away! How many do you see?
One, two, three, four.

Four little hoot owls sitting in a tree
One flew away! How many do you see?
One, two, three.

Repeat, counting down.

One little hot owl sitting in a tree
It flew away! How many do you see?
None!
Source: Sunflower Storytime via Storytime Katie 

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 BOARDS

Five Little Owls (T, P)
I ::loved:: the owls that Leah of Sunflower Storytime and Katie of Storytime Katie made for this rhyme. Sooo, I had to make some for myself!

CRAFT

O is for Owl (T)
For this craft I just printed a picture of an owl that the toddlers could color as well as paste a letter O onto the tummy. Everything was then glued onto a piece of construction paper.

Owl Figurines (P)
This was a great way to use some of the toilet paper tubes piling up in the supply closet. Bend down the middle on one end to make the ears. Add some wings (a heart cut in half), a beak, googly eyes and some feathers to finish off this cute owl!

PICTURES

 Owl Figurine, Preschool Storytime Craft,
Created by Dorothy WP-CC, 2011

More is coming!