This week our theme was mice! There are so many flannels and books related to mice, especially our favorite "Little Mouse Behind the House" flannel, so this was a big hit.
Books:
The Lion Inside - Rachel Bright
Lunch - Denise Fleming
Little Mouse - Alison Murray
The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the BIG HUNGRY BEAR - Audrey Wood
Repeat Activities:
1. Hickory Dickory Dock (from previous The Letter 'M' storytime)*
*I did make a brand new flannel to go along with the rhyme!
2. Little Mouse Behind the House (from previous The Letter 'M' storytime)**
**This is also a flannel we do regularly that is an audience favorite.
3. Five Big Strawberries (from previous Fruits and Vegetables storytime)
New Activities:
1. Lunch
Flannel story based off of book by Denise Fleming*
*This lovely flannel was made by one of my library assistants! It was a huge hit!
If you haven't seen the song "Baby Shark" by Pinkfong, it is all the rage right now.
We are going to use it as one of our movement/break songs at storytimes this summer so I decided to make a flannel to go along with it!
I have done storytimes on family members before but never siblings so I remedied that this week and we learned about brothers and sisters!
Books:
Little Brothers & Little Sisters - Monica Arnaldo
King Baby - Kate Beaton
Tiptoe Joe - Ginger Foglesong Gibson
Little Big Girl - Claire Keene
Ninja Bunny: Sister vs. Brother - Jennifer Gray Olson
The Brother Book - Todd Parr
The Sister Book - Todd Parr
One Busy Day - Lola Schaefer
Repeat Activities:
1. Wheels on the Bus - Family Version (from previous Dads storytime)
New Activities:
1. Jack and Jill (Ms. Rhymetime)
2. No More Monkeys by Asheba
I was busy over the weekend at work making several flannels! Normally it is fairly busy but, this particular weekend, it was quiet both Saturday and Sunday so I used my time to make a few flannels that we needed!
Flannel Story: Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert
I was inspired by Mr. Keith's flannel version of "Planting a Rainbow" on Felt-tastic Flannelboard Funtime. I did not make quite as many different types of flowers but I did try to make one of each of the colors to have a true rainbow.
Flannel: Two Little Bluebirds
This classic song (Two Little Blackbirds) is one that we sing regularly at our baby storytimes. I wanted a flannel to go along with the song but, with our flannel board being black, I wanted the color of the birds to stand out. Therefore, we have bluebirds instead of black!
