Intro and hello
Felt story
Movement song or video
Book
Movement song
Goodbye
This storytime is special for a couple of reasons. First, it's the only one that I give a handout with pictures of the signs on it, so that the kids and grownups can refer to it during storytime and then practice at home. Second, I'm experimenting with adding an AV component to storytime by showing videos to follow along with instead of just listening to songs.
Handout:
Hello: "Hello Friends"
Before turning on the music, I teach the kids (and grownups) the American Sign Language sign for "friends." Then we boogie, wave, and sing hello to all our friends!
Warming Up Motor Skills: "Open, Shut Them"
On this song we do the movements described in the lyrics: open our hands, close our hands, clap three times, put our hands in our lap, creep our fingers up to our chin, and don't let them in our mouths.
Stretch: "Tall/Small"
This is a short, easy stretch the kids get a kick out of. While we're stretching, I like to encourage them to reach for the ceiling, touch their toes, then make themselves into a tiny ball.
Felt Story
"If You're Happy and You Know It"
Almost everyone knows this classic song. We sing it with five different emotions, and practice the feelings signs whenever we name that feeling.
If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands (*Clap clap*)
If you're sad and you know it, say "boo hoo" (Boo hoo!)
If you're scared and you know it, say "oh no" (Oh no!)
If you're angry and you know it, give a frown (Grr grr!)
If you're excited and you know it, say "yipee" (Yipee!)
Movement Song
"Feelings" by Mary Trachsel
A nice simple song that kids and grownups can easily sign along to. It's also very short, so I usually repeat it twice.
Almost everyone knows this classic song. We sing it with five different emotions, and practice the feelings signs whenever we name that feeling.
If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands (*Clap clap*)
If you're sad and you know it, say "boo hoo" (Boo hoo!)
If you're scared and you know it, say "oh no" (Oh no!)
If you're angry and you know it, give a frown (Grr grr!)
If you're excited and you know it, say "yipee" (Yipee!)
Video
"Feelings Song" by Dream English Kids
During the video, I encouraged everyone to practice along. Using videos in storytime is still something I'm trying out, but it's going well so far.
Book
Grumpy Bird by Jeremy Tankard
This book teaches a great lesson about cheering up your friends, and also provides a great opportunity to practice the sign for "mad" or "grumpy."
Movement Song
"Feelings" by Mary Trachsel
A nice simple song that kids and grownups can easily sign along to. It's also very short, so I usually repeat it twice.
Goodbye
"Until We Meet Again" from Out of the Box
When we sing this song, I help them recall the sign for friends from the hello song, and teach them a couple others as we sing: meet, time, and say. |
| Friends |
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| Meet |
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| Goodbye |
This is the only storytime that I don't close with bubbles, because directly following is another program called Stay and Play where I set out 4-5 bins of toys for a 30 minute free play. Adding bubbles to that seems to be too much stimulation.
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