Virtual Family Storytime
Greeting
Storytime Song – “Open Shut Them” by Hap Palmer
Mystery Letter of the Week (Letter B) & Theme (Barnyard)
Extension – What kinds of animals live in a barn?
Pre-Literacy Skill for Parents – WRITE!
Drawing and scribbling develop skills needed for writing letters and words.
Tip: Try writing in various media: the air, with water, in sand. All of these movements help build the gross and fine motor skills needed for writing.
Action Song – “Five Eggs & Five Eggs“
Read a Book – Sheep Dog and Sheep Sheep by Eric Barclay
Action Rhyme – “Over in the Barnyard“
Action Rhyme – “Dancing Sheep“
Read a Book – The Cow Who Clucked by Denise Fleming
Goodbye Song – “See You Later Alligator”
More Book Options
Sheep Dog and Sheep Sheep by Eric Barclay
Hurry! Hurry! by Eve Bunting
Farmyard Beat by Lindsey Craig
Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin
Oink-A-Doodle-Moo by Jef Czekaj
Meow Said the Cow by Emma Dodd
The Cow Who Clucked by Denise Fleming
Farmer Duck by Martin Waddell
Doug Unplugs on the Farm by Dan Yaccarino
Rhyming Reasor 