Jbrary: We’ll Link to That! #2 -- Spring 2019 Spring is in the air! This quarter I’m sharing some of my favorite things to do in storytime to celebrate the season. Be a Seed: This short and simple rhyme is great for stretching and doubles as a short oral story perfect for babies and toddlers. Kite Matching Activity: Adventures in Storytime shared a wonderful pattern matching activity using kites that have been cut in half. If you have a small group, pass out half a kite to each kid and practice matching them to the correct color and design.
Mud Sensory Activity: If you do a craft or include sensory elements in your storytime, grab a zip lock, dirt, and water and you are good to go! Sunflower Storytime shares the questions she asks kids as they feel the mud and then let them use the mud to paint. Spring Flowers Rhyme: This felt rhyme is easy to recreate, even for those with limited felt artistic ability like myself! Miss Mary explains how she talks to kids about the colours and where they are located - inside or outside - before jumping into the rhyme. A spring version of 5 Little Pumpkins. Abracadrabra, It’s Spring! by Anne Sibley; illustrated by Susan Gal: I love reading this book in May when the magic of spring is really making itself known. I have the kids pretend we all have wands and then we say the magic words together. The lift-the-flap element adds to the surprise.
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