Flannel Activity: Where’s the Pea?

This is a fun guessing game. I hide the pea behind one of the layers of the bed and the kids have to guess where it is. 

Perfect for fairytale themed storytimes!

Flannel Story: Chocolate Chip Ghost

Once upon a time there were 5 little, friendly ghosts. One day their
mommy needed to go to the store to buy milk. She told her
ghost children not to eat or drink anything until she came back home.

The first little ghost was hungry and decided to taste a small bite of a
carrot. Guess what happened? He turned into an orange ghost.

The second little ghost just wanted to nibble on a strawberry. Guess what? This little ghost turned red.

The third little ghost was also getting hungry and decided to snack on
a pickle. Guess what? This ghost turned completely green.

The fourth little ghost took a tiny sip of some grape juice. I bet you
know what happened. Yes! The ghost turned purple.

The fifth little ghost saw what happened to his brothers and sisters. He
looked into the freezer and found some chocolate chip ice cream. He only wanted a tiny spoonful and guess what?
In the afternoon their mommy came home from the store. The mommy ghost could not believe her eyes! How am I going to get you white in time for Halloween? She called the ghost doctor. The doctor told her to put her little ghosts to bed an feed them ONLY white foods.

Finally, the ghost children were happy and they were all white again.

Now they are ready for Halloween night.

Flannel: Fish

Rhyme: “Five Little Fishes”

Five little fish swimming by the shore
One got caught then there were four
Four little fish swimming in the sea
One got caught then there were three
Three little fish swimming in the blue
One got caught then there were two
Two little fish swimming in the sun
One got caught then there was one
One little fish swimming straight for home
Decided he would never roam

Credit: Storytime Katie



Song: "Bubble Bubble Pop"

One little pink fish swimming in the water, swimming in the water, swimming in the water.One little pink fish swimming in the water, bubble, bubble, pop.*repeat with other colored fish(Hands make fish motion of swimming in the water, make bubbles that float to the top, clap hands above head)

Flannel Song: Down by the Bay

"Down By the Bay" by Raffi

Down by the bay, where the watermelons grow,
Back to my home, I dare not go,
For if I do, my mother will say...
"Did you ever see a goose, kissing a moose,
Down by the bay?"

Down by the bay, where the watermelons grow,
Back to my home, I dare not go,
For if I do, my mother will say...
"Did you ever see a whale, with a polka dot tail,
Down by the bay?"

Down by the bay, where the watermelons grow,
Back to my home, I dare not go,
For if I do, my mother will say...
"Did you ever see a fly, wearing a tie,
Down by the bay?"

Down by the bay, where the watermelons grow,
Back to my home, I dare not go,
For if I do, my mother will say...
"Did you ever see a bear, combing his hair,
Down by the bay?"

Down by the bay, where the watermelons grow,
Back to my home, I dare not go,
For if I do, my mother will say...
"Did you ever see llamas, eating their pajamas,
Down by the bay?"

Down by the bay, where the watermelons grow,
Back to my home, I dare not go,
For if I do, my mother will say...
"Did you ever have a time, when you couldn't make a rhyme,
Down by the bay?"

Flannel Activity: Cupcake Match

This is a fun activity to incorporate into a baking or food themed storytime!

I had out the tops of the cupcakes and have the kids and parents count how many sprinkles they have. Then I put up the bottoms and have the kids bring up the matching top.  If I have 20 kids, I hand out tops and bottoms to kids so everyone can participate.

Flannel Story: Fall is Not Easy

Based on the book "Fall is Not Easy" by Martin Kelley. Borrowed this flannel idea from Storytiming.

Bilingual Storytime: Bears

Welcome Song:
Buenas tardes, ¿cómo estás?
Hoy por la tarde
vamos juntos a jugar,
¿tú cómo te llamas?

*Based off this video*

Hello Song:
Buenas tardes, ¿Cómo estás?
How are you? How are you?
Buenas tardes, ¿Cómo estás?
How are you?

(Tune: London Bridge)

Bilingual Finger Play: 
Diez Deditios/ 10 Little Fingers

Key Vocab Review:

Bear/ el oso    Teddy Bear/ el osito

First Book: Bear Sees Colors/ Oso ve colores by Karma Wilson

Song:
Red is rojo
Green is verde
Blue azul
Negro black
Yellow amarillo
Purple is morado
Grey is gris 
Brown café

(Tune: Are you sleeping?)

Flannel Game:

Bear Clothing Flannel

No picture of this flannel, but it's a bear and we put various articles of clothing on him. It was a great opportunity to review basic clothing vocabulary.

Rhyme: Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear

Second Book: Where is Bear?/ ¿Dónde está Oso? by Jonathan Bentley

Movement Time: Parachute with teddy bears

We tossed all our teddys on the parachute and went up and down while singing "The Bear Went Over the Mountain"

The bear went over the mountain,
The bear went over the mountain,
The bear went over the mountain,
To see what he could see,
To see what he could see,
To see what he could see...

The other side of the mountain,
The other side of the mountain,
The other side of the mountain,
Was all that he could see…
Was all that he could see,
Was all that he could see,
The other side of the mountain,
Was all that he could see!

El oso subió a la montaña
El oso subió a la montaña
El oso subió a la montaña
A ver qué podía ver
A ver qué podía ver
A ver qué podía ver

El otro lado de la montaña
El otro lado de la montaña
El otro lado de la montaña
Fue todo lo que pudo ver
Fue todo lo que pudo ver
Fue todo lo que pudo ver.
El otro lado de la montaña
Fue todo lo que pudo ver.

Goodbye Song:

Adios, Adios, Adios means goodbye.

Adios, adios,

We’ll see you next time!

(Tune to Clementine)