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Preschool Storytime Ideas
Boats
In a recent posting on the PUBYAC listserv, there was a discussion of books and activities appropriate for a storytime about boats. There were many suggestions, but here is a summary of the most popular responses:
Crafts:
Folded (origami) boats
Boat paper collages
Sailor (newspaper) hats
Songs:
"Row, Row, Row Your Boat"
"Five Little Sailboats" (fingerplay)
"A Sailor Went to Sea, Sea, Sea" (jump rope rhyme)
"My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean"
"Rub a Dub Dub, Three Men in a Tub"
Books:
- Burningham, John. MR. GUMPY'S OUTING.
This one is essential! Kids can join in with the various animal sounds, or they can act out the story, where each animal gets into Mr. Gumpy's boat.
- Shaw, Nancy. SHEEP IN A SHIP.
A storm causes havoc with the sheep's ship voyage in this hilarious, tongue-twisting story.
- Rockwell, Anne. BOATS.
A simple nonfiction presentation of the various types of boats and ships and their uses.
- Crews, Donald. SAIL AWAY and HARBOR.
Two of Crews' signature transportation books - very simple with strikingly saturated colors.
- Samton, Sheila. JENNY'S JOURNEY.
Jenny imagines sailing to her friend Maria who lives across the ocean.
- Litowinsky, Olga. BOATS FOR BEDTIME.
While falling asleep, a child dreams of all types of boats.
- Sis, Peter. SHIP AHOY!
A simple, toddler-friendly story of a boy who play-acts that the sofa is a boat.
- Lear, Edward. THE OWL AND THE PUSSYCAT.
The classic story, available with either Paul Galdone's or James Marshall's illustrations.
- Holabird, Katharine. ALEXANDER AND THE MAGIC BOAT.
Alexander uses his imagination to go on a boat ride.
- Ginsburg, Mirra. FOUR BRAVE SAILORS.
These sailors are mice, and their journey is down the drain!
- McPhail, David. PIGS AHOY!
McPhail's exuberant pigs take over the ship.
- Lindgren, Astrid. THE WILD BABY GOES TO SEA.
This baby needs no help when he takes over the sailing duties.
October 2001
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