Books We Shared
Bear & Hare: Snow!
Bear and Hare go outside one day and find snow! Hare loves snow, but Bear is not so sure. Will Bear come around?
Snowy Sunday by Phyllis Root, illustrated by Helen Craig
It’s snowing, and all the animals on Bonnie’s farm are cold cold cold. Read how clever Bonnie solves this chilly problem with some crafty handiwork!
American Sign Language: SNOW
We learned the ASL sign for Snow! See how to sign “Snow” at Signing Savvy.
Flannel Board Letter
S is for Snow!
Snow starts with the letter S! We identified the letter, drew it in the air, made the sound that S makes, and talked about some other things that start with the letter S: smile, sun, star and snow!
Flannel Board Counting
Snowflakes
We counted snowflakes during our counting time!
Flannel Board Story
5 Little Snowpals
Pattern and rhyme from Felt Board Fingerplays by Liz and Dick Wilmes.
Five little snowpals, standing in a row
Each has a hat and a big red bow
Out came the sun and it shown all day
One little snowpal melted away.
Repeat using 4… 3… 2… 1…
Video We Watched
“The Snowy Day” from The Ezra Jack Keats Collection based on the book by Ezra Jack Keats.
It’s snowing, and Pete goes out to enjoy the day in this Caldecott-winning classic.
Rhymes & Bounces & Songs We Shared without Music
We sing a lot of songs during storytime! You’ll find lyrics to those songs without music here.
Welcome Song
(to the tune of: “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star”)
Welcome, welcome everyone
Now we’re here let’s have some fun.
First we clap our hands just so
Then we bend and touch our toes
Welcome, welcome everyone
Now we’re here let’s have some fun.
Open Shut Them
Open, shut them. (Spread fingers wide, then close into fists)
Open, shut them. (Spread fingers wide, then close into fists)
Give a little clap, clap, clap. (Clap hands on “clap”)
Open, shut them. (Spread fingers wide, then close into fists)
Open, shut them. (Spread fingers wide, then close into fists)
Place them in your lap, lap, lap (Pat lap with hands on “lap”)
Creep them, crawl them (creep fingers up stomach to chin)
Creep them, crawl them (creep fingers up stomach to chin)
Right up to your chin, chin, chin (tap chin with hands on “chin”)
Open up your little mouth (open mouth wide and pretend to put fingers in)
But do not let them in! (Hide hands behind your back quickly)
For a video of me (Jennifer) doing this rhyme, watch the video below:
The Itsy Bitsy Spider
The itsy bitsy spider (L shape with both hands. Place thumb of one hand on forefinger of the other)
went up the water spout. (“walk” your fingers up thumb to forefinger, alternating.)
Down came the rain and (wiggle fingers and bring then downward)
Washed the spider out. (make baseball “safe” motion)
Out came the sun and (hands above head in a circle)
and dried up all the rain. (hands out at side of body)
And the itsy bitsy spider (L shape with both hands. Place thumb of one hand on forefinger of the other)
went up the spout again. (“walk” your fingers up thumb to forefinger, alternating.)
Storytime’s Over
Hands up high! (Put your hands in air)
Now give a big sigh (sigh and bring hands down)
Our storytime’s over
So wave bye-bye (wave)
Music from CDs We Shared
Sometimes it’s fun to sing along with music. Here are some of the songs and cds used in today’s storytime.
“Clap Everybody and Say Hello” from Sally Go Round the Sun by Kathy Reid-Naiman
Clap everybody and say hello.
Clap everybody and say hello.
Clap everybody and say hello,
No matter what the weather.
Other Verses:
Jump everybody and say hello…
Wiggle everybody and say hello…
Sing everybody and say hello…
“Roll Your Hands” from Toddlers on Parade by Carol Hammett and Elaine Bueffel
Roll, roll, roll your hands
as fast as fast can be
do it now, let me see
do it now with me
Other verses:
Tap tap tap your feet…
Shake, shake, shake your feet…
Roll, roll, roll your hands …
“Row, Row, Row Your Boat” from Songs for Wiggleworms by the Old Town School of Folk Music
Row, row, row your boat
gently down the stream
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily
life is but a dream.
Other verses:
Twist, twist, twist your boat…
Bounce, bounce, bounce your boat…
Sway, sway, sway your boat…
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle your boat…
Tickle, tickle, tickle your boat…
“Two Little Blackbirds” from Fingerplays and Footplays for Fun and Learning by Rosemary Hallum and Henry “Buzz” Glass.
Two little blackbirds sitting on a hill
One named Jack and the other named Jill
Fly away Jack
Fly away Jill
Come back Jack
Come back Jill
Two little blackbirds sitting on a hill
One named Jack and the other named Jill
Continue the Fun
Want to share more books about snow? Check out some of these books at your Pasadena Public Library branch:
Storytime presented 11/28/2017 at Central Library