![]() ![]() Props in Storytimes! | ALSC Blog - November 9, 2012.They especially had fun pointing out all of the food in the birthday party food spread. Their favorite book was probably “Magic Box.” The kids were just fascinated by the different things that were conjured up (and of course, the polar bear pet is a great wish for every child!) and the colorful spreads. This was a great storytime to have - the kids loved the interactive flannelboard and as always, “Dear Zoo” was a smash hit. I tried to stick with mostly box shapes, but I threw in some half-circles and triangles so that the kids could really get creative! The kids made castles, boats, spaceships, and houses. This idea came from Sarah at Awesome Storytime. He caught the minnow (cup hands), but he didn’t catch me! (wag finger) He caught the mosquito (cup hands), he caught the flea (cup hands), ![]() ![]() He snapped at a minnow (clap), and he snapped at me (clap) He snapped at a mosquito (clap), he snapped at a flea (clap) He swam in the puddles and climbed on the rocks (with hands swim, climb) I had a little turtle (hands on top of each other, move thumbs) Action Rhyme: “I Like to Be a Jumping Jack” ![]()
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