Fairy tales storytime
Fairy Tales! – storytime katie
The Plan
Books
The Foggy Foggy Forest by Nick Sharratt
Over at the Castle by Boni Ashburn
The Sunflower Sword by Mark Sperring and Miriam Latimer
The Twelve Dancing Princesses by Rachel Isadora
Extension Activities
Flannelboard: “Five Knights In Shining Armor”
Five knights in shining armor, fearless and brave,
Went dragon hunting deep in a cave
The dragon started breathing fire,
The knights’ knees were all aquiver,
So one little knight went off to the river!
Song: “Curtsy Like a Princess” (Skip to My Lou)
Curtsy like a princess just like so
Curtsy like a princess just like so
Curtsy like a princess just like so
Curtsy like a princess!
(Bow like a prince, juggle like a jester, fly like a fairy, roar like a dragon)
Credit: Story Time Secrets
Puppets: “Here Is…”
Here is the knight with his feathered cap (take off hat, bow)
Here are his boots which go tap, tap, tap (tap feet)
Here is the dragon, listen to him roar (roar)
Here are his wings to help him soar (soar)
Here is the princess with her golden crown (four fingers over head)
Here is her lovely blue ball gown (curtsy)
Adapted from: Hummingbird Educational Resources
Song: “There Was a Princess” (repeat every line twice)
There was a princess long ago, long ago, long ago (curtsy)
And she lived in a big high tower, big high tower, big high tower (hands above head in triangle)
A wicked fairy cast a spell, cast a spell, cast a spell (wiggle fingers, cackle)
The princess slept for a hundred years, a hundred years, a hundred years (head on hands)
A great big forest grew around, grew around, grew around (spin)
A handsome prince came riding by, riding by, riding by (gallop)
He took his sword and cut the trees, cut the trees, cut the trees (make chopping motions)
He woke the princess with a kiss, with a kiss, with a kiss (blow kisses)
And everybody is happy now, happy now, happy now! (shoot “hooray!”)
Modified from Perpetual Preschool (I know I got the words from there, but I watched several YouTube videos to learn the song and wound up mashing some of the versions together. )
Craft
I bought the crowns from Oriental Trading and we used whatever foam stickers were around to decorate them. The squares were left-overs from an Earth Day program and the stars were left-overs from this summer. We also had letters so the kids could put their names on their crowns.
How It Went
This storytime skewed WAY older than I anticipated — right around the eight/nine year old mark (which is out of the suggested age range, but I had so many older siblings attend with their younger ones). Basically it meant that I had some very enthusiastic kids who sang and participated and I had some who didn’t. Somehow this still managed to work. All of the kids were very good listeners during the stories. Their favorite books were “The Sunflower Sword” and “The Foggy Foggy Forest.”
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Abby the Librarian: Storytime: Fairy Tales
We recently had a preschool class visit the library and request a storytime on fairy tales and fables.
I find fairy tales a difficult subject for preschool storytime because so many of the books are so very wordy. My staff member Miss K and I put together a storytime with lots of inspiration from Storytime Katie's fairy tale storytime. Here's what we did:
Opening Song: My Hands Say Hello
Book: The Three Little Pigs by Heather Amery, illustrated by Stephen Cartwright. This is part of the Usborne First Stories series. Usborne has published several fairy tales that are pretty succinct. Since the kids are so familiar with this story, we asked for their help as we read it.
Flannel Rhyme: Five Knights in Shining Armor from Storytime Katie. When Miss T made our flannel knights, I asked her to make one of them pink so it could be a girl knight (or a boy knight who likes pink!).
Book: Over at the Castle by Boni Ashburn, illustrated by Kelly Murphy. This is a play on the song "Over in the Meadow", so I sung it. As we count up through the song, we explore different parts of the castle and the people working or playing within it.
Action Rhyme: The Grand Old Duke of York:
The Grand Old Duke of York,
He had ten thousand men.
He marched them to the top of the hill
And he marched them down again.
And when they were UP, they were UP!
And when they were DOWN, they were DOWN!
And when they were only halfway up,
They were neither UP nor DOWN!
We marched for the first part of the rhyme and then stretch our arms up for the word "up" and we bend down for the word "down". We tried it and then did it fast, super fast, and then I had a request to do it super slow, so we tried it that way, too.
Felt Story: Goldilocks and the Three Bears. This was from a felt set we had purchased from somewhere, many moons ago. Again, this is a very familiar story, so we asked for the kids' help in telling it.
Felt Activity: Color bears. I passed out the color bears and invited the kids to come up and put their bear on the board when we said their color.
For this activity, I sang the following rhyme:
(To the tune of "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star")
Color bears, color bears, what do I see?
I see a red bear smiling at me!
And, of course, you repeat with different colors.
Ending Song: Do You Know What Time It Is?
We don't do crafts for our group visits, so after the storytime the class explored the Children's Room, selected books to check out, and played with the toys and computers we have in our room.
Alternate Books:
If you don't like or don't have any of the books we used, here are some others you might want to check out:
The Three Bears by Byron Barton
Yummy: Eight Favorite Fairy Tales by Lucy Cousins
The Little Red Hen by Paul Galdone (and others by Paul Galdone)
The Foggy Foggy Forest by Nick Sharratt
Falling for Rapunzel by Leah Wilcox
King Bidgood's in the Bathtub by Audrey and Don Wood
Tales for children 6-7 and 8-9 years old (read online)
Reading takes a special place in the life of a child over 6 years old.
To keep the book a friend, and not just another homework, invite children to read the world's best fairy tales, stories and novels from this section.
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881 Always ask your son or daughter what book they would like to read.
In no case do not impose your choice. For example, some girls do not like fairy tales about romantic princesses - they are more attracted to pirate adventures, stories about alien conquests and dinosaurs. Similarly, not all boys are interested in epic heroes.
The book should not be a burden. You can invite your child to listen to an audiobook or read aloud to him. Tales for children 4 and 5 years old (read online)
The best leisure for a child 4-5 years old is, of course, reading. Fairy tales for children of this age are full of magic and will easily carry you into the book world.
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Books for little children
At the age of 4-5 years the child has already learned a lot and has become more independent.
Having mastered speech and self-service skills, he continues to actively explore the world around him. Every day, an inquisitive why-man showers parents with dozens of “why” and “what for”. The answers to many children's questions can be found in books. Reading aloud fairy tales for children 4-5 years old, mom and dad entertain, develop imagination and replenish their child's vocabulary. What fairy tales to read at 4 and 5 years old?
Artistic images have a great influence on the formation of the character and aspirations of a preschooler. Literary characters show young readers how important it is to value friendship, act honestly and not become limp in difficult situations. Reflecting on the actions of the heroes, the guys understand what behavior is worthy and what is not. In addition to life lessons, reading helps:
- cultivate kindness and compassion;
- deliver correct and expressive speech;
- prepare your child for school.
What kind of fairy tales for children 4-5 years old to read? This question worries many parents.
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