Numbers
October 2011
Greeting and Dance
Whole Body Movement: Can You? [Perry Public Library Pets Theme]
Invitation to Listen
Teach: ASL signs for #1-10
Book: I’ve Got an Elephant by Anne Ginkel
Magnet Board: Five Little Cats (let the kids tell me a story about the cats)
Book: One Frog Sang by Shirley Parenteau
Whole Body Movement: “One, Two, Buckle My Shoe” & “I See Three” [Counting Theme in Whatcom County Library System’s Preschool Storytime Themes Handbook]
Book: 1, 2, 3: A Child’s First Counting Book by Alison Jay &/or Click, Clack, Splish, Splash by Doreen Cronin
Magnet Board: Five Little Cats
Dance!
July 2014
Opening Song: “The Wheels on the Bus” by Larry Groce (Disney Children’s Favorite Songs Volume 4) [It’s time to get on the bus and go to story time!]
Movement Song: “Can’t Sit Still” by Greg & Steve (Kids in Action)
Announce Theme: Numbers/Math
Listening Song: “If You Want to Hear a Story”
Book: Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons by Eric Litwin (use CD)
Movement Rhyme: Shake Your Numbers
Book: Let’s Count Goats! by Mem Fox
Movement Rhyme: Natalie Nicholson Nicholson Niss
Book: One Foot Two Feet: An Exceptional Counting Book by Peter Maloney
Closing Rhyme: Wave Goodbye by Rob Reid
March 2016
Opening Song: “The Wheels on the Bus” by Larry Groce (Disney Children’s Favorite Songs Volume 4) [It’s time to get on the bus and go to story time!]
Movement Song: “Can’t Sit Still” by Greg & Steve (Kids in Action)
Announce Theme: Numbers
Listening Song: “If You Want to Hear a Story”
Book: Dog Loves Counting by Louise Yates
Song: The Number Dance by Mr. Eric
Book: Bear Counts by Karma Wilson
Movement Rhymes: Shake Your Numbers & Numbers Game
Book: Counting Crows by Kathi Appelt or Let’s Count Goats by Mem Fox
Closing Rhyme: Wave Goodbye by Rob Reid
October 2018
Opening Song: “The Wheels on the Bus”
Announce Theme: Numbers
Listening Song: “If You Want to Hear a Story”
Book: Dog Loves Counting by Louise Yates
Counting Rhyme with Flannel Board: Five Elephants in a Bathtub
Book: 1 2 3 Dream by Kim Krans
Movement Song: “The Number Dance” by Mr. Eric & Mr. Michael
Book: Stack the Cats by Susie Ghahremani
Closing Rhyme: Wave Goodbye by Rob Reid
January 2020
Opening Song: “The Wheels on the Bus” by Eric Litwin
Announce Theme: Numbers
Listening Song: “If You Want to Hear a Story”
Book: Bear Counts by Karma Wilson
Movement Rhyme: Numbers Game & Shake Your Numbers
Book: Ten Pigs: An Epic Bath Adventure by Derek Anderson
Finger Puppets: Two Little Blackbirds
Book: One Fox: A Counting Book Thriller by Kate Read
Flannel Board: Chook Chook Chook Chook Chook
Book: Stack the Cats by Susie Ghahremani
Closing Rhyme: Wave Goodbye by Rob Reid
October 2021
Opening Song: “The Wheels on the Bus” by Eric Litwin
Announce Theme: Numbers
Listening Song: “If You Want to Hear a Story”
Book: Count the Monkeys by Mac Barnett
Movement Rhymes: Numbers Game & Shake Your Numbers
Book: Counting Crows by Kathi Appelt
Rhymes with Finger Puppets: Two Little Blackbirds
Book: 123 Dream by Kim Krans
Closing Rhyme: Wave Goodbye by Rob Reid
Take Home: Two Little Blackbirds template