Preschool Storytime Ideas
Get a Move On!
Want to get the storytime crowd up and moving? Try these great ideas! You can do a whole Moving Around storytime, or just add a few suggestions to any storytime theme. If you have a large crowd, this can be a way to get everyone involved! An easy craft involves making paper windsocks: cutout a few shapes (like stars) within a piece of paper, and then form the paper into a tube. Tape tissue paper streamers along the bottom of the tube, then hang up like a windsock! Or try one of the windsock crafts at this website.
Books
- Cauley, Lorinda B. CLAP YOUR HANDS.
- London, Jonathan. WIGGLE WAGGLE.
- Lacome, Julie. WALKING THROUGH THE JUNGLE.
- Carle, Eric. HEAD TO TOE.
- Barner, Bob. WALK THE DOG.
- Cabrera, Jane. IF YOU’RE HAPPY AND YOU KNOW IT.
- Newcome, Zita. TODDLEROBICS: ANIMAL FUN.
- Walton, Rick. MY TWO HANDS/MY TWO FEET.
- Williams, Sue. I WENT WALKING.
- Frazee, Marla. WALK ON!
- Carlson, Nancy. GET UP AND GO!
- Livingston, Irene. FINKELHOPPER FROG.
- Wood, Audrey. QUICK AS A CRICKET.
- Ormerod, Jan. IF YOU’RE HAPPY AND YOU KNOW IT.
- Mitton, Tony. DOWN BY THE COOL OF THE POOL.
- Williams, Linda. THE LITTLE OLD WOMAN WHO WAS NOT AFRAID OF ANYTHING.
- Martin, David. WE’VE ALL GOT BELLYBUTTONS.
- Brown, Margaret Wise. ANOTHER IMPORTANT BOOK.
- Carlson, Nancy. I LIKE ME!
- Feamley, Jan. JUST LIKE YOU.
- Gardiner, Lindsey. IF YOU’RE HAPPY AND YOU KNOW IT!
- Hindley, Judy. EYES, NOSE, FINGERS & TOES.
- Jonell, Lynne. LET’S PLAY ROUGH.
- Newcome, Zita. TODDLEROBICS.
- Parker, Vic. BEAROBICS.
- Rowe, Jeanette. WHOSE NOSE?
- Singer, Marilyn. THE ONE AND ONLY ME.
- Stojic, Manya. RAIN.
- Rosen, Michael. WE’RE GOING ON A BEAR HUNT.
- Reid, Rob. WAVE GOODBYE.
Songs
- “Shake Your Sillies Out” by Raffi
- “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes”
- “Open, Shut Them”
- “Wheels on the Bus”
- “The Hokey Pokey”
- “Farmer in the Dell”
- “If You’re Happy and You Know It”
- “Where is Thumbkin?”
Kididdles.com is a great website that provides song lyrics!