Counting Fish - Storytime rhyme

       This is a finger rhyme, can be a flannel board or as you

see, I created a sort of mask that a child could use to become

the octopus as the audience recites the rhyme. A simple drawing, was
a coloring page from Google.com, cut out of foam board.

Rhyme - Octopus is Sleeping

An octopus is sleeping, (palms together, nest to side of head)

At the bottom of the sea.   (pat the floor)  

Her eyes are closed up tightly, (eyes closed)

She can't see you or me. (shake your head "no")

But if she senses danger, (turn head from side to side)

Her eyes will open wide. (open eyes wide)

Then she'll quickly swim away (use arms make swimming motion)

Back to her den to hide. (hands over head to hide)

Storytimes-

So what can I pack into my storytimes? Well...I found that I could do a rhyme that was a fingerplay, now a flannel board and finally we could do the rhyme with a child and a character cut from foamboard. I will post some of the ideas and pictures for these storytimes.

Who read this book before me?

Books should not be stuffed on a shelf , never to have their spine cracked. They are meant to be shared, read aloud, read in silence, reviewed and talked about. They can make memories of times you shared it with someone else, bring memories to life through share experiences within the story, give you hours of entertainment or bring you knowledge. Collectors will tell you that a pristine book is a collectable book. I say one that has an inscription, a date and name or a memories are the most collectable. Who had this book before me? What did they see in it? What did the story say to them? If you fear marking a book up...wait until you have finished reading it then, if you choose to keep it make a note in it about your experiences, your thoughts, who you shared it with. If you don't choose to keep it write up a short note and just leave it in the book, whether you donate it or resell it. There are those readers who would enjoy catching up on the history of the book. If only a book could talk, what could we learn about its history? There is even an Inscription Project where you can see some of these inscriptions. You can find it here for now. April 25, 2013.

http://bookinscriptions.com/

katy