SCL Kids - Storytime Themes

WINTER

Five Favourite Books
Five Extra Books
Finger Plays and Action Rhymes
Musical Activities

Five Favourite Books

E CAB	Lonesome Polar Bear by Jane Cabrera, 2002 Polar bear was lonely, and the snow animals he made melted away.
E 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.
E 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.
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

E 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.
E 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.
E 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.
E 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 and 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