Storytime: Bats

 Family storytime for ages 3-8 with craft.


Books:

Bats at the Library

by Brian Lies

Hello, Bumblebee Bat

By Darrin Lunde and pictures by Patricia J. Wynne

Excerpts from

Batty Riddles

By Katy Hall and Lisa Eisenberg with pictures by Nicole Rubel

Baby Bat's Lullaby

by Jacquelyn Mitchard and pictures by Julia Noonan

Other Books:

Bat Loves the Night by Nicola Davies and pictures by Sarah Fox-Davies

Stellaluna by Janell Cannon

Songs:

Bats Are Sleeping

(Sung to: Frere Jacques)

Bats are sleeping

Bats are sleeping

Upside down

Upside down

Sleeping in the morning sun

Waiting for the night to come

Then they'll fly all around

Then they'll fly all around

From www.thebestkidsbooksite.com

Black Bat

Black bat, black bat fly around

Black bat, black bat touch the ground

Black bat, black bat fly up high

Black bat, black bat touch the sky

From www.earthkids.com/halloween.htm

Children can pretend to be bats with scarves and "fly".

For calm evening bats try:

"What Fall in the Fall?" from Laurie Berkner's

Whaddaya Think of That

For playful, silly bats try:

 

"Silly Dance Contest" from Jim Gill's

The Sneezing Song and Other Contagious Tunes

Magnet or Flannel Board:

Five Little Bats (pdf)

Craft:

Adorable Bat

From www.thebestkidsbooksite.com

Storytime: My Body

Family Storytime for ages 3-8 with craft.  Hands, feet, eyes, and nose.  Lots of full-body fun!

Books 

 

All of Me: A Book of Thanks

By Molly Bang

I Ain't Gonna Paint No More

By Karen Beaumont with pictures by David Catrow

Parts

By Tedd Arnold

Piggies

By Audrey and Don Wood

Additional Books:

The Foot Book by Dr. Seuss

The Handiest Things in the World by Andrew Clements

Here Are My Hands by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault and pictures by Ted Rand

My Two Hands: My Two Feet by Rick Walton and pictures by Julia Gorton

Songs:

Hello, My Name Is Joe

(chant)

Hello, my name is Joe.

And I work in a button factory.

I have a home and a job and a family.

One day my boss says to me,

"Hey Joe, are you busy?"

I said, "No".

"Okay, turn the button with your right hand."

Rhythmically turn right hand while chanting rhyme and add cumulative movements.

Turn the button with your left hand.

Push the button with your right foot.

Push the button with your left foot.

Push the button with your head.

Push the button with your tongue.

"Tony Chestnut" from Tony Chestnut & Fun Time Action Songs

"Hokey Pokey" from Songs for Wiggleworms

Craft:

 Fall Fingerprint Tree Craft
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