Mmm Good Food Storytime Kit

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1 Mmm Good Food Storytime Kit Southwest Iowa Library Service Area 427 E. Kanesville Blvd., Suite 404 Council Bluffs, IA Note: May contain some small pieces not intended for small children to handle.

2 Cover Sheet For the Presenter The following storyhour program is designed for toddlers and preschoolers (primarily 2-3-year olds). You don t have to read the leader s comments word-for-word, but try to include the information in your own words especially the asides to the parents. The information that is just for you is in italics so don t read that text. The general outline of our storytime is: I. Welcome/Introductory Comments II. Opening Song III. Rhyme with flannelboard or other props (Grow, Grow, Grow) IV. Quieting rhyme V. Story (Little Red Hen) VI. Rhyme (5 Green Apples) VII. Book (Five Little Chicks by Nancy Tafuri) VIII. Rhyme with actions (Pop Pop Popcorn) IX. Book (Orange Pear, Apple Bear) or book of your choice X. Closing Rhyme Feel free to substitute your own opening and closing rhymes as well as any rhymes with a farm theme that the children have heard before. Repetition of songs and action rhymes from previous storytimes is better than introducing all new ones. We have provided several props that we think will be helpful. *Flannel board cut-outs. * Some of the rhymes in large print to help the adults join in. *One of the stories that you will need. * Craft ideas: A coloring page master is included to offer after your storytime has officially ended. *Take home materials.

3 Introduction Mmm Good Food To the caregivers: Welcome to storytime. I am glad you could all be here today. We are going to be sharing some rhymes and books. Our theme is Mmm Good Food. Adults, please join in with our rhymes and actions. Feel free to take a break if your child becomes unhappy. Opening Song (to the tune of Happy Birthday ) Good morning to you Good morning to you Good morning, dear Tommy, Good morning, to you. (Repeat with all of the children s names if possible if your group is too large, just substitute children and sing 3 or 4 times.) To the Caregivers: Let s start with a verse about Good Food. Read-aloud books and verses with repeated phrases are a good choice. Encourage your child to say the repeated words along with you. Grow Grow Grow (Use flannel board pieces for the four food groups) Bread and Cereal Fruit and vegetables Milk and meat Not too many sweets

4 Now it s time to settle down for a story. Let s get all of our wiggles out. Quieting Rhyme I wiggle my fingers, I wiggle my toes. I wiggle my arms, I wiggle my nose. I think that the wiggles Are all out of me Now I can sit down And hear a story. Story To the caregiver: Once again encourage your child to say the repeated words along with you. Little Red Hen Story sheet is included in the kit. Use it with Little Red Hen flannel board pieces. Encourage the children to join in for the repeated phrase No not I An alternative story would be the modern version titled: The Little Red Hen Makes a Pizza by Philemon Sturges

5 To the caregivers: Songs and rhymes are a good way for children to become aware of the different sounds that make up words we call this phonologic awareness -- and also helps them get a feel for the rhythm of language how words are divided into syllables. Five Green Apples (Use flannel board with apples for counting.) Five green apples Hanging in a tree The juiciest apples you ever did see! The wind came by And gave an angry frown And one little apple came tumbling down. Four green apples, etc. Book To the caregivers: With this book we are going to focus on what we call dialogic or interactive reading. This just means that I will be discussing the book with the children and asking them questions as I go along. This helps them with their narrative skills the ability to describe things. Ask questions that cannot be answered with a yes or a no response. Five Little Chicks By Nancy Tafuri Questions: It doesn t look like the chicks want bugs to eat. What do you think they would like? (Pause for response.) Strawberries and fish. I like those. Who fixes good food at your house? We like to eat corn, too. How is it prepared at your house?

6 Extra Rhyme Use this fingerplay if you need one more rhyme to fill your time! [Place the words to the fingerplay on the flannelboard so caregivers can follow along.] To caregivers: Now it s time for a fingerplay rhyme. Help your child do the actions as you follow along. Popcorn Pop pop pop Popcorn in the pot Hands jump up and down quickly Watch out its hot! Jerk hands back Fill up your dishes Cup hand and move like a scoop Popcorn is delicious Rub tummy Book Choose a short, fun book from your collection about food or eating. Orange Pear Apple Bear by Emily Gravett You may use the following questions as you read the story if you would like to present it as you did Five Little Chicks (or in place of it) Orange bear: The bear changed to a different color - Orange Apple bear: Now what does the bear look like? The apple Pear bear: Bear looks different again. What does he look like The pear Orange, bear: What did the bear do to the orange Ate it. Pear, bear: Now what did he do to the pear Ate it. Apple bear: What did the bear do to the apple Ate it. What would you like to do with an orange, apple, or pear? (Wait for responses) Mouse Went Out To Get A Snack By: Lyn Rossiter McFarland How Do Dinosaurs Eat By: Jane Yolan Lunch By Denise Fleming Growing Vegetable Soup By Lois Ehlert

7 Closing Rhyme (Put up the flannelboard clock as a sign that storytime is over.) Good-bye now, good-bye. The clock tells us we're done. I'll see you next storytime, Good-bye now everyone. To the caregivers: Feel free to stay a while and do a craft or check out some books to take home. (Point out any brochures or tip sheets that you have on display for parents, etc.) Crafts: Pass out copies of the Hen coloring page. Supply colors especially red. We like the idea of providing a craft at the end of storyhour. Something simple is fine. This gives parents a chance to visit and it re-inforces what the children learned. This also provides an opportunity for parents to browse your collection of brochures and so on. If you have older siblings who regularly tag along, be sure to provide something for them as well. You can create simple coloring sheets with standard clip art on your word processing program. Simply enlarge the artwork to fill the page and then change its properties to black & white. This doesn t work for every picture, but it will if the artwork has good solid black lines. Helpful resources: Peanut Butter and Jelly sing-along apron kit available from SWILSA office Little Red Hen flannel board available from SWILSA office Die Cut shapes for handouts, nametags and crafts available from SWILSA office: Hen, Dog, Cat, Duck, Barn, Food groups, Apple Book: 1001Rhymes and Fingerplays(owned by most libraries courtesy of State Library also available from the SWILSA office.) See the Little Kernal pp.200 Snack Attack pp.88 Healthy From Head to Toe pp.38 Three Little Carrots, pp.196

8 Mmm Good: Food Fun Take-Home Sheet Read-aloud books with repeated phrases are a good choice. Encourage your child to say the repeated words along with you. Grow Grow Grow Bread and Cereal Fruit and vegetables Milk and meat Not too many sweets Will help me grow grow grow M.Steffensen Read The Little Red Hen, on page 2 of the take- home sheet, with your child. Encourage your child to say the repeated words along with you. Read with lots of expression! Use funny voices and gestures. Point to the words as you read so that the child begins to see a connection between what you are saying and the printed words.

9 The Little Red Hen Take Home Sheet Once upon a time, there was a little red hen that lived on a farm. She was friends with a dog, a cat and a duck. One day the little red hen found some wheat seeds on the ground. The little red hen had an idea. She would plant the seeds. The little red hen asked her friends, Who will help me plant the seeds? Not I, said the dog. Not I, said the cat. Not I, said the duck. Then I will, said the little red hen. So the little red hen planted the seeds all by herself. When the seeds had grown, the little red hen asked her friends, Who will help me cut the wheat. Not I, said the dog. Not I, said the cat. Not I, said the duck. Then I will, said the little red hen. So the little red hen cut the wheat all by herself. When the wheat was cut, the little red hen asked her friends, Who will help me take the wheat to the mill to be ground into flour. Not I, said the dog. Not I, said the cat. Not I, said the duck. Then I will, said the little red hen. So the little red hen took the wheat to the mill all by herself. When the wheat had been ground into flour she carried the big sack of flour back to the farm. The little red hen asked her friends, Who will help me bake the bread from the flour? Not I, said the dog. Not I, said the cat. Not I, said the duck. Then I will, said the little red hen. So the little red hen baked the bread all by herself. When the bread was finished, the tired little red hen asked her friends. Who will help me eat the bread? I will, said the dog. I will, said the cat. I will, said the duck. No! said the little red hen. I will. And, the little red hen ate the bread all by herself.

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11 Popcorn Pop pop pop Popcorn in the pot Hands jump up and down quickly Watch out its hot! Jerk hands back Fill up your dishes Cup hand and move like a scoop Popcorn is delicious Rub tummy

12 Grow Grow Grow Bread and Cereal Fruit and vegetables Milk and meat Not too many sweets

13 Flannel board pieces

14 Flannel Board Pieces

15 Flannel Board Pieces