The families had a great time, and I will totally do this theme again!
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| Strawberry the Tiger Pirate and the Storytime Treasure Chest, Dorothy WP-CC, 2014. |
LETTER OF THE DAY
P is for Pirate! This week I did not ask for other words that began with that letter, but if I did I would have examples like "penguin," "play," "polar bear," "panda," "paint," "purple" and "pink."
BOOKS
Shiver Me Letters: A Pirate ABC written by June Sobel and illus. by Henry Cole (T)
The toddlers liked this book and sat through most of it. To make it any more friendly with the little ones I would include an alphabet to put on the flannel board during the story. That being a said, I a wonderful mom had asked me about the book after the program.
Pirate Nap: A Book of Colors written by Danna Smith and illus. by Valeria Petrone (T)
Everyone liked this one, especially with the parents. Plus, you got to shout out the different color names!
This Little Pirate written by Philemon Sturges and illus. by Amy Walrod (P)
This was a long story, but the preschoolers liked it. They asked a lot of questions and they liked the party stuff that was in the box.
The Night Pirates written by Peter Harris and illus. by Deborah Allwright (P)
This was a great quick story! I loved how it started on mysteriously and that there were girl pirates!
SONGS & RHYMES
Open, Shut Them (T, P)
Open, shut them,
Open, shut them,
Give them 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 let them in!
Open, shut them,
Open, shut them,
Give them a really big clap!
Open, shut them,
Open, shut them,
Lay them in your lap.
My Hands Say Hello (T, P)
My hands say hello, (wave hands)
My hands say hello,
Everytime I see my friends,
My hands say hello.
Additional lyrics:
Feet (stomp feet)
Nose (wiggle or tap nose)
Ears (wiggle ears)
Tongue (stick that tongue out!)
Pirate Patches (T, P)
Tune: Mary Wore a Red Dress
Pirate wore a red patch,
Red patch, red patch,
Pirate wore a red patch all day long
Add more colors:
blue, purple, yellow, orange, pink, green, brown, black, gray, white
Source: Loons and Quines
This Little Pirate (aka The Pirate Song) (P)
Tune: "This Old Man"
This little pirate has a patch
Sailed the sea without a scratch.
With an Aye, Aye Matey and a Yo Ho Ho!
This little pirate sailed the sea.
This little pirate has a hat
Where a skull and crossbones sat.
With an Aye, Aye Matey and a Yo Ho Ho!
This little pirate sailed the sea.
This little pirate had a hook,
He used it to read a book,
With an Aye, Aye Matey and a Yo Ho Ho!
This little pirate sailed the sea.
This little pirate had a ship,
He sailed the world in just one trip,
With an Aye, Aye Matey and a Yo Ho Ho!
This little pirate sailed the sea.
This little pirate looked for treasure,
He wanted more than you could measure,
With an Aye, Aye Matey and a Yo Ho Ho!
This little pirate sailed the sea.
There are more lyrics are available at Work of Heart
Source: Work of Heart via In the Children's Room
Touch Your Nose (T, P)
Touch your nose,
Touch your chin,
That's the way this game begins.
Find your eyes,
Touch your knees,
Now pretend you're going to sneeze!
AA-CHOOOO!
Touch your hair,
Touch one ear,
Touch your two red lips right here,
Can you blow a kiss good-bye? (blow a kiss!)
Touch your elbow where it bends
Can you touch your other elbow?
And that's the way this touch game ends.
FLANNEL BOARDS
Pirate Patch (T, P)
This was a fun song and flannel activity for the little ones to do! For one thing, it's a tune that I love to sing (awesome!), but it allowed the children to play with the colors, sing, and play with felt! To make the felt pirate I used the pattern that is available over at makinglearningfun.com (I modified the hat a little bit). since I had to make so many patches I did not include the strap on each one.
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| "Pirate Patches" flannel board, created by Dorothy WP-CC, 2014. |
This Little Pirate (P)
I discovered this song at the last minute over at In the Children's Room and immediately loved it. I didn't have enough time to make all the felt pieces for all of the lyrics, but I made enough to make the song last a good couple of minutes with the preschoolers. For the pirate I used the same one from the Pirate Patch song and made the treasure chest, ship, and hook. I'll be making the parrot and map to add to the set. Other than the pirate ship, I simply created my own pattern for the treasure chest and hook.
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| "The Pirate Song" flannel board, created by Dorothy WP-CC, 2014. |
ACTIVITIES
X Marks the Spot (T, P)
I created a path with large dashed line (strips of laminated construction paper) and had a large red X at the entrance of the storytime room. Like they were on giant treasure map, families followed the line and found the X and they joined our storytime crew.
Movement Scarves (T)
I had the toddlers dance to two songs. The first one they were a little shy, but during the second song we played freeze dance, which opened them up and they danced!
CRAFTS
"________ the Pirate's Pet Parrot" Activity Sheet (T)
Every good pirate needs a pet. The toddlers got to have parrot. I created a simple activity sheet by using parrot image from Mailbox and adding the text "______ the Pirate's Pet Parrot" at the time. The toddlers can practice writing their name as well as their artistic skills by coloring the parrot. To add an extra element they were given two feathers to glue to their pet parrot. I got the clipart for the parrot from The Mailbox.
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| Toddler Storytime Craft, created by Dorothy WP-CC, 2014. |
"________ the Pirate's Treasure Chest" Activity Sheet (P)
What good pirate is without a bountiful treasure chest? The preschool not only colored, but also glue colorful and shiny sequins and jewels to their treasure chest. There so much pirate treasure to be had the room was sparkling! The treasure chest clipart from The Mailbox.
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| Preschool Storytime Craft, created by Dorothy WP-CC, 2014. |
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