Here are some pre-school storytimes I have performed:
Bilingual Spanish/English theme
Stories
- ¡Perros! ¡Perros! Dogs! Dogs! - Ginger Foglesong Guy
- Listen to the Desert/ Oye al Desierto - Pat Mora
- Oh No, Gotta Go! - Susan Middleton Elya
- Counting Ovejas/ Counting Sheep - Sarah Weeks
Flannelboard
- The Empanadas That Abuela Made - Diane Gonzales Betrand
Songs
- Buenos Dias/ Good Morning (from De Colores and other Latin-American Folk Songs for Children - Jose Luis Orosco)
- Cinco Deditos/ Five Little Fingers (from Mama Goose a Latino Nursery Treasury - Alma Flor Ada and F. Iabel Campoy)
- De Colores/ Oh, the Colores - Ashley Wolf
Craft
Bear theme
Stories
- We’re Going on a Bear Hunt – Michael Rosen
- Bear's New Friend - Karma Wilson
- Goldilocks and the Three Bears - James Marshall
- Where's My Teddy? - Jez Alborough
Flannelboard
- Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you See? - Bill Martin, Jr.
Songs
- The Bear Went Over the Mountain
- Teddy Bear Teddy Bear
Craft
Bus theme
Stories
- Little School Bus – Carol Roth
- Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus - Mo Willems
Flannelboard
Songs
- The Seals of the Bus - Lenny Hort
Craft
Cat theme
Stories
- Cookie's Week - Cindy Ward
- Kitten from One to Ten - Mirra Ginsburg
- Kitten Red Yellow Blue - Peter Catalanotto
- Feathers for Lunch - Lois Ehlert
Flannelboard
- Millions of Cats - Wanda Ga'g
Song
Craft
Color theme
Stories
- Kitten Red Yellow Blue - Peter Catalanotto
- Warthogs' Paint - Pamela Duncan Edwards
- Color of His Own - Leo Lionni
Flannelboard
- Dog's Colorful Day - Emma Dodd
Song
- I Ain’t Gonna Paint No More! – Karen Beaumont
Craft
- Color the paintbrushes sheet
Dog theme
Stories
- Bark, George! - Jules Fiefer
- Where's Spot? - Eric Hill
- Be Brown! - Bottner
- Dog's Colorful Day - Emma Dodd
Songs
- B-I-N-G-O
- Where Oh Where Has My Little Done Gone?
Craft
Farm theme
Stories
- Dooby Dooby Moo - Doreen Cronin
- Barnyard Banter - Denise Fleming
- Spots, Feathers, and Curly Tails - Nancy Tafuri
Flannelboard
Song
- Old McDonald Had a Farm
- The Farmer and the Dell
Craft
Friendships and Feelings theme
Before Reading Ask Questions:
What makes a friend?
What do friends do?
Do friends always get along?
Do friends always have to be different?
Think about your best friend - What is one way you and your friend are the same?
What is one way you and your friend are different?
Stories
- A Splendid Friend Indeed - Bloom
- Pigeon finds a Hot Dog - Mo Willems
- My Friend and I - Jahn-Clough
Q: How is bear feeling? How can you tell?
Do you think goose knows how bear is feeling? How can you tell?
Can you make a face like bear is making now? Can you make a face like goose?
How do you think bear and goose are feeling now? Why? What happened?
Song
- If You’re….and You Know it!
If You’re Happy and You Know it – Clap your hands
If You’re Sad and You Know it – Wipe your tears
If You’re Angry and You Know it – Stomp your feet
If You’re Scared and You Know it – Hide your face
If You’re Excited and you Know it – Shout Hurray
Q: What can you do to make your friend feel better if they are sad?
Angry? Scared?
Craft
Hat theme
Stories
- Who Took the Farmer's Hat? - Joan L. Nodset
- Twelve Hats For Lena - Karen Katz
- Caps for Sale - Esphyr Slobodkina
Songs
Craft
Helping Others theme
Stories
- The Little Red Hen - Barton
- The Great Big, Enormous Turnip
Songs
Flannelboard
I Can Do It! theme
Stories
- My Hands Can - Holzenthaler
- When You Were a Baby - Ann Jonas
- How do I put it on? - Shigeo Watanabe
Songs
Craft
Kite theme
Stories
- Kite Flying - Grace Lin
- Someone Bigger - Jonathan Emmett
- Kites - Demi
Songs
- Let’s Go Fly a Kite (Mary Poppins)
Craft
- Make an animal kite using instructions from Kites by Demi
Library theme
Stories
- Edward and the Pirates - David McPhail
- Beverly Billingsly Borrows a Book - Alexander Stadler
- Library Lion - Michelle Knudsen
- But, excuse me, that is my book - Lauren Child
- Maisy goes to the library- Lucy Cousins
- Wild About Books - Judy Sierra
- Beatrice Doesn't Want To - Laura Numeroff
Songs
- The Library by Cursor Minor
Craft
Lost and Found theme
Stories
- Come Back Puppies - Jan Ormerod
- Roar! - Pamela Duncan Edwards
- Knuffle Bunny - Mo Willems
- The Blanket - John Burningham
- Sam's winter hat - Albert Lamb
- Olivia and the Missing Toy - Ian Falconer
- Flora's Blanket - Debi Gliori
Songs
- Oh Where oh Where Has My Little Dog Gone?
- 5 Little Ducks
Craft
Manners theme
Stories
- Manners - Aliki
- Please Play Safe - Margery Cuyler
- Time to Say Please - Mo Willems
- Do Unto Otters : A Book About Manners - Laurie Keller
- Whoopi's Big Book of Manners - Whoopi Goldberg
- Please Say Please! : Penguin's Guide to Manners - Margery Cuyler
- Monster Manners - Bethany Roberts
Song
- Don’t Just Take it Away from Yo Gabba Gabba
Flannelboard
Craft
Mice theme
Stories
- Watch Out Big Bro's Coming - Jez Alborough
- If You Give a Mouse a Cookie - Laura Numeroff
- Gruffalo - Lou Donaldson
Song
Flannelboard
- The Lion and the Mouse - Aesop's Fable
Craft
Pizza theme
Stories
- The Little Red Hen Makes a Pizza - Philemon Sturges
- Pizza at Sally's - Monica Wellington
- Pete's a Pizza - William Steig
- Grandpa and Me - Karen Katz
- Hi, Pizza Man! - Virginia Walter
Song
Craft
Roosters and Chickens theme
Stories
- Rooster Who Lost His Crow - Wendy Cheyette Lewison
- Rosie's Walk - Pat Hutchins
- Hattie and the Fox - Mem Fox
Flannelboard
- Bossy Gallito (El Gallo de Bodas) - Lucia M. Gonzalez
Song
Craft
Silly Animals theme
Stories
- Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing - Judi Barrett
- Bark George - Feiffer Jules
- The Cow That Went Oink - Bernard Most
- Do Monkeys Tweet? - Melanie Walsh
Songs
- 5 Little Monkeys
- Down By The Bay
Flannelboard
Sleep theme
- Goodnight, Gorilla – Peggy Rathman
- Shhhhh! Everybody’s Sleeping - Julie Markes
- How do Dinosaurs say Goodnight? - Jane Yolen
- Sheep Asleep – Gloria Rothstein
- When Sheep Sleep – Laura Numeroff
- Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late - Mo Willems
Songs
- Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
- 5 Little Monkeys
Winter theme
Stories
- Snowballs – Lois Ehlert
- Froggy Gets Dressed – Jonathan London
- The First Day of Winter – Denise Fleming
- If You Take a Mouse to the Movies – Laura Numeroff
Fingerplays
- 5 Little Snowmen Sliding on the Sled
- 10 Little Mittens
Craft
- Make snowball people with buttons, peanuts, popcorn, raisins, sunflower seeds (as seen in Snowballs)
- Popcorn strings for decorating a tree (as seen in If You Take a Mouse to the Movies)
- Construction paper mitten
Zoo theme
Stories
- A Children’s Zoo - Hoban
- 1,2,3 to the Zoo - Eric Carle
- Dear Zoo - Campbell
Song
Craft
- Elephant finger puppet craft
Toddler Animal theme
Stories
- Spots, Feathers, and Curly Tails - Nancy Tafuri
- Peek-a-Zoo - Marie Torres Cimarusti
- Who Hops? - Katie Davis
Song
Craft
- Elephant finger puppet craft
>> Some of my favorite storytime books can be found on my listmania!
>> Storytime Sites:
SurLaLune Storytimes
Strathcona County Library
BayViews Storytime Themes
Storytime Source
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