I run Storytime at the Penguin Bookshop and thought it would be fun to share my Storytime plans. While my Storytime is open to all ages, I do gear toward the younger crowd because a lot of 1 and 2 year olds attend. A few of these ideas are my own, but the majority I borrow from my favorite Storytime websites, which include Storytime Katie, Sunflower Storytime, Dog Earned Storytime, and Library Village.
Since I work at the Penguin Bookshop, the letter P had to be a Penguin party!
Welcome Song:
(to the tune of “The Farmer in the Dell”)
We clap and sing hello,
We clap and sing hello,
With our friends at Storytime,
We clap and sing hello!
(wave, stomp, march, wiggle, blink, waddle)
Alphabet Song: Use shakers while singing!
Introduce Letter:
Show kids a flashcard of the letter P.
Sing “The P says ppp, the P says ppp, every letter makes a sound, the P says ppp.”
Book 1: Penguin Problems
Activity: Feed the penguin
I made a penguin head with a beak that opened and closed. I cut out little fish of different colors and hid them around the room. The kids had to find the fish and when I called out a color, they came up and fed the penguin their fish.
Book 2: If You Were a Penguin
Activity: Penguin Waddle
I made beaks for the kids to wear and then told them to act like penguins (waddle, bob their heads, swim, slide on their bellies, eat fish)
