Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Create Your Own Story time: January 26th Colors Story time

Couldn't come to story time today? No need to worry. You can create the experience at home using the story time we did today.

Books
Milo Armadillo by Jan Fearnley
Balloons, Balloons, Balloons by Dee Lillegard      
Little Blue Truck by Alice Schertle

Action Song
If You're Wearing Red (Tune: "If You're Happy and You Know It")

If you are wearing red, shake your head
If you are wearing red, shake your head
If you are wearing red,
Then please shake your head.
If you are wearing red, shake your head.

If you are wearing blue, touch your shoe
If you are wearing blue, touch your shoe.
If you are wearing blue,
Then please touch your shoe.
If you are wearing blue, touch your shoe.

If you are wearing green, bow to the queen.
If you are wearing green, bow to the queen.
If you are wearing green,
Then please bow to the queen.
If you are wearing green, bow to the queen.
                                                                                                     
Fingerplay
Blue Is the Lake

Blue is the lake
(point to the floor)
Yellow is the sun
(Point to the sky)
Silver is the stars,
When the day is done
(Wiggle fingers in the air)     
Red is the apple.                                                              
(Make circle with hands)                                                                  
Green is the tree,
(Raise arms over head like branches)
Brown is a chocolate chip cookie for you and me!
(Rub tummy)


Song
Making Paint Orange (Tune:"Down by the Station")


Down by the paint store
Early in the morning.
See the little paint cans
Standing in a row.


See the paint worker
mix yellow paint in red.
Stir, stir stir
Now it's orange paint-instead!


Down at the paint store
Early in the morning.
See the little paint cans
Standing in a row.


See the paint worker
Mix yellow paint into blue.
Stir, stir, stir
Now it's green paint-instead.


Down at the paint store
Early in the morning
See the little paint cans
Standing in a row.


See the paint worker
Mix blue into red.
Stir, stir, stir
Now it's purple paint-instead.


Now the paint worker mixes all the colors of the rainbow together
and guess what
he gets the brightest white in the world!


Song
O Rainbow (Tune: "O Christmas Tree")


O rainbow, o rainbow
How lovely are your colors?
O rainbow, o rainbow
How lovely are your colors?
Purple, red and orange too
Yellow, green and blue so true
O rainbow, o rainbow
How lovely are your colors?


*If this story time looks fun to you, why not sign up for Frosty Friends Preschool Story time Wednesdays at 4:30 pm.  Registration is required so all children may receive a craft. Register by calling the library at 630-368-7700.