Virtual Family Storytime
Greeting
Storytime Song – “Open Shut Them” by Hap Palmer
Mystery Letter of the Week (Letter P) & Theme (Pumpkins)
Extension – Have you ever carved a pumpkin?
Pre-Literacy Skill for Parents – SING!
Repetition and rhyming help children learn the sounds of words
Tip: Sing to your child when doing everyday activities, and sing about the activity (i.e., clean up song)
Action Rhyme – “Five Little Pumpkins“
Picture Song – “The Pumpkin in the Patch“
Read a Book – Ten Orange Pumpkins: A Counting Book by Stephen Savage
Picture Story – “Mouse’s Halloween House“
Read a Book – Pick a Pumpkin by Patricia Toht
Goodbye Song – “See You Later Alligator”
More Book Options
Orange as a Pumpkin by Molly Dingles
Pumpkin Countdown by Joan Holub
The Runaway Pumpkin by Kevin Lewis
The Very Best Pumpkin by Mark Kimball Moulton
It’s Pumpkin Day, Mouse! by Laura Numeroff
The Great Pumpkin Contest by Angie Rozelaar
Ten Orange Pumpkins: A Counting Book by Stephen Savage
Pick a Pumpkin by Patricia Toht
P is for Pumpkin by Kathy-Jo Wargin
Rhyming Reasor 