Imagination

Annnnnnd we're back to storytimes for another three months! This first week of our Summer session, we talked about using our Imaginations. For the younger set (Toddlers), our letter of the week was "P" for Pretend, instead of Imagination. I thought Imagination would be a bit too big of a concept for them.

Books:

Toddler Books:

This Book Just Ate My Dog - Richard Byrne

Monkey and Me - Emily Gravett

It Looked Like Spilt Milk - Charles Shaw

Preschool Books:

This Book Just Ate My Dog - Richard Byrne

Small Blue and the Deep Dark Night - Jon Davis

That's How - Christopher Niemann

It Looked Like Spilt Milk - Charles Shaw

What To Do With a Box - Jane Yolen

Rhymes/Fingerplays/Songs:

Elephants in the Bathtub: 

See this storytime for how the rhyme goes, or check out Jbrary where I first learned it. 

Zoom, Zoom, Zoom -- Let's play pretend and go to the moon!

Zoom, zoom, zoom, we're going to the moon,

Zoom, zoom, zoom, we're going to the moon,

If you want to take a trip, climb aboard your rocketship,

Zoom, zoom, zoom, we're going to the moon,

In 5...4...3...2...1...BLAST OFF!!!
Source: Jbrary

What's in the Box? Game:
*I used this game at Preschool storytime this week and it went over really well. I put different puppets in my puppet box and gave them clues to guess what animal was hiding in the box. I brought the game out right after we read "What To Do With a Box" by Jane Yolen.
Examples of clues:
1. This animal is black and white and, when it gets scared, it's really stinky -- Answer: SKUNK
2. This animal lives on the farm and likes to roll around in the mud -- Answer: PIG
Source: Sunflower Storytime

Little Mouse, Little Mouse Hiding Game:

Little mouse, little mouse, are you behind the  red  house?

Repeat with different colors...

Source: Traditional

Song: We Are the Dinosaurs - Laurie Berkner Band (Whaddaya Think of That?)