This Week in Storytime...

  

Alphabet Series: A

You read it, we start our alphabet series with the letter A. Coincidentally, Kami and I wore Alice in Wonderland shirts! All throughout the story time we pointed out all the A's we used such as "Awesome", "Architect", and "Applause". 

Preschool Palooza (3-5 years) & Toddler Tales (18 months-3 years)

Baby Babbles (0-18 months)

Here are some other options that we had on display that would work as well for a Letter A themed story time:

Opening Song: ABC by Jackson 5

Flannel: Apples and Bananas

**Picture Coming Soon**

Letter Flannel: Airplane, Astronaut, Alligator, Aquarium, Artist, & Avocado

**Picture Coming Soon**

Puppet Show: See You Later, Alligator

The kids went nuts for the elephant and alligator!

Action Song: Open/Shut Them

There are so many different versions, but this one seems to be a crowd favorite. For Baby Babbles, we sing it acapella.

Action Song: Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes 

Kids love this version, but it's best for ages 3-5! I know this from experience, we did it for Toddler Tales for a long time and by the 2nd to last round all the kids would just stand and stare as if in shock at how fast we were going.

Action Song: If You're Happy and You Know It

Super Simple Songs are one of my favorite to share in story time. 

Action Video: Ants Go Marching

One of the shortest videos I could find, lol! Most go to 10, which is far too long for our crew of kids. 

Action Song:

“Way Up High in the Apple Tree”

I created a 

Way up high in the apple tree,
Two RED apples smiled down at me.

I shook that tree as hard as I could
And down came the apples, mmmm, they were good!

Way up high in the apple tree, two RED apples smiling down at me.

(repeat with one green apple, three yellow apples, or any other combination)