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Preschool Storytime Ideas

Noisy - Sound


Books

Spence, Robert. CLICKETY CLACK.
     A train gets increasingly noisier as quacking ducks and other creatures get on board.

Showers, Paul. THE LISTENING WALK.
     A girl and her father take a walk, and identify the various sounds they hear along the way.

Fuge, Charles. YIP! SNAP! YAP!
     Dogs make different types of barking and growling sounds, and the audience is encouraged to make the same noises.

Martin, Bill. POLAR BEAR, POLAR BEAR WHAT DO YOU HEAR?
     A participation story similar to BROWN BEAR, BROWN BEAR WHAT DO YOU SEE?

Pearson, Tracey Campbell. BOB.
     Bob the rooster asks several animals for help in learning how to crow.

Fleming, Candace. MUNCHA! MUNCHA! MUNCHA!
     Rabbits take over a farmer's garden.

Feiffer, Jules. BARK, GEORGE.
     A dog takes her puppy to the vet to find out why he isn't barking.

Massie, Diane. THE BABY BEEBEE BIRD.
     A little bird keeps the entire zoo awake by chirping all night.

Dodd, Emma. DOG'S NOISY DAY.
     In this sequel to DOG'S COLORFUL DAY, the little white dog encounters several sounds as he takes his morning walk.

Maynard, Bill. QUIET, WYATT!
     Wyatt, the smallest kid on the block, is constantly told to be quiet. When he does so, people miss what he can tell them.

Wells, Rosemary. NOISY NORA.
     Nora, the middle child, makes noise to get attention from her busy parents.

Zolotow, Charlotte. THE QUIET MOTHER AND THE NOISY LITTLE BOY.
     Mother thinks her son Sandy is noisy, until they meet the boisterous boy next door.

Most, Bernard. THE COW THAT WENT OINK.
     A cow and a pig teach each other their languages.

Kuskin, Karla. ALL SIZES OF NOISES.
     Full of onomatopoeia, we watch John wake up and go throughout his day making various sounds.

Kuskin, Karla. ROAR AND MORE.
     Animal noises are featured in this book, similar to ALL SIZES OF NOISES.

Brown, Margaret Wise. THE NOISY BOOK.
     One of several books by Brown, featuring a little dog and noises he hears in various locations.

Edwards, Michelle and Root, Phyllis. WHAT'S THAT NOISE?
     Brothers Alex and Ben are kept awake by a scary noise.

Edwards, Pamela. SLOP GOES THE SOUP: A NOISY WARTHOG WORD BOOK.
     A very brief but funny story full of sound words like crash, clatter, and whoosh.

Coy, John. VROOMALOOM ZOOM.
     Carmella and her dad drive through the woods hearing all types of noises. Features an African-American family.

Blake, Quentin. ALL JOIN IN.
     Short verse celebrating a variety of noises.


Songs

“Old Mac Donald”
“Five Little Ducks”
“Chug, Chug, Chug”
www.kididdles.com/lyrics/alpha.html


Websites

www.sisterschoice.com/wordplay.htm


Crafts

Rainsticks: www.learninghaven.com/crafts/articles/tropical_rainstick.htm
Noisemakers: www.marthastewart.com/portal/site/mslo/menuitem.3a0656639de62ad593598e10d373a0a0/?vgnextoid= 33598670de42f010VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD&rsc=also_try
Windchimes: www.dltk-kids.com/Crafts/insects/mladybugchime.htm




Penny Peck,
San Leandro Public Library

October, 2007


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