Storytime

Greeting

Storytime Song – “Open Shut Them” by Hap Palmer

Mystery Letter of the Week with Napoleon (L) & Theme (Self-Confidence & Self-Love)

Interactive Question – Do you look good today?

Action Rhyme – “I Am“

Read a Book – Norman, the Slug With the Silly Shell by Sue Hendra

Shaky Egg Song – “I Know a Chicken” by Laurie Berkner

Action Rhyme – “All of Me” OR “Up & Down“

Read a Book – New Socks by Bob Shea

Closing Song – “Wimoweh” by Laurie Berkner

Goodbye Rhyme – “Tickle the Stars”

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Holiday

Compliment Your Mirror Day is July 3. Hey, good looking! Strut your stuff and put on a smile. Start your day by giving yourself a compliment! You are kind, you are smart, you are strong, you are loved. Check out the video below to learn how to give compliments.

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More Book Options

I Love My Body Because by Shelly Anand

I Am Perfectly Designed by Karamo Brown

There’s Only One You by Kathryn Heling

Norman, the Slug With the Silly Shell by Sue Hendra

Hidden Gem by Linda Liu

I Love Me! by LaRonda Gardner Middlemiss

Be Who You Are by Todd Parr

You Matter by Christian Robinson

Mr. Fiorello’s Head by Cecilia Ruiz

I Absolutely, Positively Love My Spots by Lid’ya C. Rivera

New Socks by Bob Shea

I Am Me: A Book of Authenticity by Susan Verde

I am kind!

(hands outstretched)

I am smart!

(finger to head)

I am strong!

(flex muscles)

I am loved!

(hug yourself)

Today is an awesome day!

(jump in the air, fist pump)

My hands are for clapping

My arms can hug tight

My fingers can snap

Or can turn out the light

My legs are for jumping

My eyes help me see

This is my body

And I love all of me!

Storytime

Greeting

Storytime Song – “Open Shut Them” by Hap Palmer

Mystery Letter of the Week with Napoleon (G) & Theme (Spots, Dots, & Giraffes)

Interactive Question – Have you ever fed a giraffe at the zoo?

Action Rhyme – “I’m a Giraffe“

Read a Book – The Jelly Bean Tree by Toni Yuly

Shaky Egg Song – “I Know a Chicken” by Laurie Berkner

Action Rhyme – “Giraffe, Giraffe” OR “I Know a Giraffe“

Read a Book – I Am Not a Chair by Ross Burach

Closing Song – “Wimoweh” by Laurie Berkner

Goodbye Rhyme – “Tickle the Stars”

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Holiday

World Giraffe Day is June 21. Just like snowflakes and fingerprints, no two giraffes have the same spot pattern. Show off what makes you unique or wear spots to look like these super tall animals. Check out the video below to learn more about giraffes.

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More Book Options

Dog’s Colorful Day by Emma Dodd

I Am Not a Chair by Ross Burach

Ten Black Dots by Donald Crews

A Surprise for Giraffe and Elephant by Paul Gude

Giraffe Problems by Jory John

Splotch by Gianna Marino

Neck & Neck by Elise Parsley

The Chalk Giraffe by Kristy Paxton

Find Spot by Stacey Previn

Spots in a Box by Helen Ward

Hippospotamus by Jeanne Ward

The Jelly Bean Tree by Toni Yuly

(Tune: “On Top of Old Smokey”)

I know a giraffe

With a neck that’s real high

She stretches and stretches

Til it reaches the sky

She lives on the plains

With the elephants too

You might also see her

When you go to the zoo

Giraffe, giraffe, so very tall

He spreads out his legs so he won’t fall

He eats leaves from the tops of the trees

His long neck helps him reach them with ease

Giraffe, giraffe, so very tall

He spreads out his legs so he won’t fall

I’m a big tall giraffe stretching way up high

(reach arms up overhead)

A big tall giraffe, I almost reach the sky

(stand up on tip toes)

I eat the leaves from the tallest of trees

(pretend to eat like giraffe, rub tummy)

And when I run I move with ease

(run in place)

I’m a big tall giraffe stretching way up high

(reach arms up overhead)

Way… up… high!

(stand on tip toes)

Storytime

Greeting

Storytime Song – “Open Shut Them” by Hap Palmer

Mystery Letter of the Week with Napoleon (B) & Theme (The Color Blue)

Interactive Question – Why is the sky blue?

Action Rhyme – “Blue, Blue“

Read a Book – Ploof by Ben Clanton

Shaky Egg Song – “I Know a Chicken” by Laurie Berkner

Action Rhyme – “B-L-U-E“

Read a Book – Sock on the Loose by Conor McGlauflin

Closing Song – “Wimoweh” by Laurie Berkner

Goodbye Rhyme – “Tickle the Stars”

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Holiday

Wear Blue Day is June 15. How many things can you name that are blue? Celebrate this colorful holiday by wearing as much blue as you can. Check out the video below to learn why the sky is blue.

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More Book Options

Have You Seen My New Blue Socks? by Eve Bunting

Ploof by Ben Clanton

Red Cat, Blue Cat by Jenni Desmond

Blue Chicken by Deborah Freedman

Jeffrey Loves Blue by Loretta Garbutt

My Ocean is Blue by Darren Lebeuf

The Little Blue Bridge by Brenda Maier

Sock on the Loose by Conor McGlauflin

The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family by Ibtihaj Muhammad

The Blue Table by Christopher Raschka

Blue Bison Needs a Haircut by Scott Rothman

Blue Goose by Nancy Tafuri

(Tune: “Farmer in the Dell”)

B-l-u-e spells blue.

B-l-u-e spells blue.

Hi, ho did you know b-l-u-e- spells blue?

The big sky is blue,

the ocean is too.

Hi, ho did you know b-l-u-e spells blue?

Blue, blue is the color I see

If you’re wearing blue, then show it to me

Stand up, take a bow, turn around

Show me your blue and sit back on the ground