HELPING PRESCHOOLERS
D.I.Y.
Storytimes
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D.I.Y. Storytimes:
Winter
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Five Favourite Books
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CAB |
Lonesome Polar Bear
by Jane Cabrera, 2002
Polar bear was lonely, and the snow animals he made
melted away. |
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KUS |
Under My Hood I
Have a Hat by Karla Kushkin, 2004
A child describes the many layers of clothing needed to
brave the winter weather. |
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MCK |
Millions of
Snowflakes by Mary McKenna Siddals, 1998
As snow begins to fall, a child counts the flakes,
enjoying every one. |
E
YEE |
Tracks in the Snow
by Wong Herbert Yee, 2003
A little girl investigates tracks in the snow, trying to
determine what could have made them. |
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WIL |
Bear Snores On
by Karma Wilson, 2001
On a cold winter night many animals gather to party in
the cave of a sleeping bear, who then awakes and
protests that he has missed the food and the fun. |
Five Extra
Books
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DOD |
Hello Sun by
Dayle Ann Dodds, 2005
A young girl and her cat must change clothes many times
as the weather goes from sunny to cloudy to rainy to
snowy. |
E
DYE |
Little Brown Bear
Won't Take a Nap by Jane Dyer, 2002
Unwilling to settle down for his winter sleep, Little
Brown Bear heads south with a flock of geese, but
eventually he finds that he misses his nice bed at home. |
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RAC |
Snowy, Blowy Winter
by Bob Raczka, 2008
Illustrations and simple rhyming text portray winter
activities, from snowman-building, sledding, and sitting
by a fire to feeding birds. |
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SPI |
Three Pebbles and a
Song by Eileen Spinelli, 2003
As his mouse family endures a long, cold winter, Moses's
contributions of a dance, a juggling act, and a little
song prove more useful than he had supposed. |
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SPI |
Now It Is Winter
by Eileen Spinelli, 2004
A young mouse is encouraged by his mother to enjoy
winter while waiting for spring to come. |
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Finger Plays
& Action Rhymes |
The North Wind Doth
Blow
The North Wind doth blow,
And we shall have snow,
And what will poor Robin do then?
Poor thing!
He’ll sit in a barn,
And keep himself warm,
And hide his head under his wing,
Poor thing!
The North wind doth blow,
And we shall have snow,
And what will the dormouse do then?
Poor thing!
Roll up like a ball,
In his nest snug and small,
He’ll sleep ‘til the warm weather comes in
Poor thing!
The Mitten
"Thumb in the thumb place, fingers all together!"
(wiggle thumb and then other fingers)
This is the song we sing in mitten weather.
When it’s cold it doesn’t matter whether
Mittens are made of wool or finest leather.
This is the song we sing in mitten weather:
“Thumb in the thumb place, fingers all together!”
(wiggle thumb and then other fingers) |
Let’s Go Out!
Let’s put on our mittens and zip up our coats.
Wrap a scarf snugly around our throats.
Pull on our boots - fasten the straps.
Then pull on tightly our warm winter hats.
Open the door and out we go...
Into the soft and feathery snow.
I’m a Little Snowman
(tune: I’m a Little Teapot)
I’m a little snowman, short and fat.
Here is my nose and here is my hat.
When the sun comes out, I melt away
But when it’s cold, I’m here to stay.
My Snowsuit
My zipper suite is bunny brown.
(point to chest)
The top zips up,
(draw fingers up from tummy to chin)
The legs zip down.
(draw fingers down leg to ankle)
I wear it every day.
My daddy brought it out from tow.
Zip it up and zip it down,
(draw fingers up from tummy to chin,
then down leg to ankle)
And hurry out and play! |
Musical
Activities
CHILD MUS
PAL SOB |
Activity: Rock ‘n Roll
Freeze Dance
Source: So Big: Activity Songs For Little Ones by Hap
Palmer |
CHILD MUS
COL PIG |
Activity: Build a
Little Snowman
Source: Piggyback Songs |
Read & recommended by SCL Children's Services staff
Revised August 2010
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