Storytime: Pizza

Family storytime for kids ages 3-8 and their families with songs, fingerplays, books and a craft.

Books:


Hi, Pizza Man!
by Virginia Walter and pictures by Ponder Goembel



Pete's a Pizza
by William Steig



Pizza at Sally's
by Monica Wellington


The Pizza That We Made
by Joan Holub and pictures by Lynne Cravath

Additional Books:

Dragon Pizzeria by Mary Morgan

Pizza Counting by Christina Dobson and pictures by Matthew Holmes

Songs:

If You Want to Eat Some Pizza
To the tune of: "If You're Happy and You Know It"

If you want to eat some pizza clap your hands. (Clap, clap)
If you want to eat some pizza clap your hands. (Clap, clap)
If you like bubbly cheese, then just say "Pizza, please!"
If you want to eat some pizza clap your hands. (Clap, clap)

If you want to eat some pizza stomp your feet. (Stomp, stomp)
If you want to eat some pizza stomp your feet. (Stomp, stomp)
If you like bubbly cheese, then just say "Pizza, please!"
If you want to eat some pizza stomp your feet. (Stomp, stomp)

If you want to eat some pizza shout hooray. (Hooray!)
If you want to eat some pizza shout hooray. (Hooray!)
If you like bubbly cheese, then just say "Pizza, please!"
If you want to eat some pizza shout hooray. (Hooray!)

If you want to eat some pizza do all three. (Clap, clap, stomp, stomp, hooray!)
If you want to eat some pizza do all three. (Clap, clap, stomp, stomp, hooray!)
If you like bubbly cheese, then just say "Pizza, please!"
If you want to eat some pizza do all three. (Clap, clap, stomp, stomp, hooray!)


I Wish I Were a Pizza
to the tune of: the Oscar Meyer Weiner Song

Oh, I wish I were a pepperoni pizza.
That is what I'd truly like to be.
For if I were a pepperoni pizza,
Everyone would be in love with me!

(Have kids shout out their own favorite pizzas to sing about)

Songs from Preschool Education



Craft:

Modified "Paper Pizza"From Family Fun

Instead of using the paper bags and cardboard crust I cut paper plates into fourths for "slices". Using red bingo dotters I had the kids at their "sauce", and "cheese" were cut pieces of white and yellow tissue paper. On top of this they glued their toppings. I cut out pieces of green pepper, pineapples, and mushrooms. I rolled up balls of brown paper for sausage or beef. I also used plain library dot stickers, red for pepperoni and black with a hole punched in the middle for black olives. The parents seemed to enjoy this craft, too.

Storytime: Circus

Family storytime for parents and kids ages 3-8 with craft. 

Books:
  Circus Parade by Harriet Ziefert and pictures by Tanya Roitman



Circus Shapes by Stuart J. Murphy and pictures by Edward Miller


 
Spot Goes to the Circus by Eric Hill



Where's Pup? by Dayle Ann Dodds and pictures by Pierre Pratt

Additional Books: 

Clifford at the Circus by Norman Bridwell 

Olivia Saves the Circus by Ian Falconer 

Peter Spier's Circus by Peter Spier 

Sidewalk Circus by Paul Fleischman and Kevin Hawkes  

Songs:

Popcorn Song 
to the tune of "Frere Jacques" 

(Have kids squat and shake to the song)
Popcorn kernels, popcorn kernels,
In the pot, in the pot,
Shake them, shake them, shake them,
Shake them, shake them, shake them,
'Til they POP!
(On "POP" the kids pop up)


Five Little Hotdogs

Five little hotdogs in a pan.
(Hold up five fingers)
The grease got hot and one went "bam"!
(Clap on "bam")
Four little hotdogs in a pan.
(Hold up four fingers)
The grease got hot and one went "bam"!
(Clap on "bam")
(Count down until you get to...)
No little hotdogs in a pan.
(Hold up fist or hold out hands in an "all done" gesture)
The pan got hot and it went "bam"!
(Clap on "bam")


Both songs from Perpetual Preschool  


Craft:

Animal Cracker Circus Train I used our Ellison machine to cut out train shapes. I had the children make train tracks with white chalk on black paper. Then, they pasted on their train pieces and glued animal crackers on top as circus animals. They turned out adorable. See thebestkidsbooksite for a full description and templates.