Preschool outreach and end of this blog

 I had my last preschool outreach because I have been promoted and I will be no longer a Early Literacy Specialists. This was on zoom

I might fill in when necessary but I am not doing it all the time.

Today I just did some Spring/St Pat's day books

When Spring Comes by Henkes

Good Luck Bear by 

Where is the Green Sheep? by Fox

Farmyard Beat by Craig as a puppet show

Songs:

If your're happy and you know it

Wheels on the bus

May there always be sunshine

Shake your sillies out

I know a chicken 

One from the right

I used my computer for the last 2 and it worked pretty well.

So Long and Thanks for the Fish!

 Valentine preschool storytime - on Zoom

The more we get together with ASL

A Valentine for Frankenstein by Kimmelman

Skinnamarink

Mouse's First Valentine by Thompson

There's a little wheel a turnin in my heart by Berkner

H-E-A-R-T (to bingo)

Saturday by Mora

6 Little Valentines flannel

Flannel with uke - You're my Rainbow

Socks and Shoes on Zoom

 Maybe not the best theme for virtual because much of the stuff I do for socks isn't possible in zoom.

Oh well!

Books 

Lizzy McTizzy and the Busy Dizzy Day by Weeks 

- I like this one but it is a tongue twister. The drawings might be a little light for zoom as well.

One Red Sock by Stattler

-cute and short

Pete and his school shoes by Litwin

-always a fav

One Two that's my shoe by Murray

-almost wordless, maybe too toddler

Songs

I have 2 shoes (to mary had a little lamb)

Boots by Laurie Berkner - with signs for boots

Rhyme

1, 2 buckle my shoe

I did it with signs but I could have taken longer by teaching the signs better

This one was a little short but there was a good number of kids.

January 5th Virtual Preschool Storytime - Colors

 I love doing this one and it is nice to start the year with it.

Books

One by Otoshi

Pete the cat I Love My White Shoes by Litwin

Pete the Cat Crayons Rock! By Dean

Flannel

Dog's Colorful Day by Dodd

Songs

Hello and Goodbye songs with signs

What are you wearing? with ukulele

The Goldfish by Laurie Berkner (CD)

This went okay but in the middle of my first song my laptop conked out. I had a tablet signed in to use for sound and I just turned on the camera. Not perfect as I couldn't see the kids at all but worked ok.

The flannel was pretty awkward. I might try another way...using the wall?

I forgot to do some more songs but I just wanted to finish. It was okay.

Thanksgiving and Fall Virtual Storytime

 Hello/Song

Book - The Perfect Thanksgiving by Spenelli

Song - If you're a turkey and you know it

Book - The Little Kids Table by Riehle

Song - The Leaves on the Trees (wheels on the bus)

Flannel - Fall isn't Easy by Kelley

Song - She'll be coming around the mountain when she comes

Book - Little Mouse's First Fall by Thompson

Song with flannel - Thanks a lot by Raffi

Good bye song

This was pretty good. A little short but good.

Farm Animals Virtual Storytime

 This one I only had 3 kids show up but 6 were registered. This is not unusual. We get many more for specials so we might cut back in the spring.

Here is my agenda:

Hello song

Book 1 : Mrs. Wishy Washy's Farm by Crowley

Song 1 : Wishy Washy Washer Woman by the Learning Station

Book 2 : Farmyard Beat by Craig told with puppets

Song 2 : Old MacDonald with puppets

Book 3: Do Cows Meow? by Yoon

Song 3: Farm Animal Hokey Pokey

Book 4: Barnyard Banter by Fleming

Goodbye song

This was a little weird. The kids didn't show themselves until the end and didn't unmute much so I did with this very little feedback. It felt like I was just practicing. I was hoping using the laptop would make it so I saw the kids more but they haven't got their camera on. I will most likely go back to the Ipad next week. The sound is better etc. One good thing about having no one unmuted is I got through 4 books...that never happens. Next week is Thanskgiving/fall. Then I am off storytime until January. 😀

 Virtual Preschool Storytime

Dogs!

This is my second and it went pretty well. Just a small group of 4 kids.

I had to use the iPad because the laptop's sound is not working well.

Opening song - Hello friends!

Book #1  Motor Miles by Burningham

Song - If you're a dog and you know it

Books #2 - When a Dog is a Dog by Shaskan

Song - One from the left by Jim Gill in honor of election day

Flannel - Dog's Colorful Day by Dodd

Book #3 - The Doghouse by Thomas

Song - There's a dog in school on uke - I just did 3 verses

Goodbye song- Goodbye friends!

I only heard one kid who was unmuted so it felt like a practice session. Also, since I was spotlighted, I could only see myself. Not bad but weird!