Family Early Literacy Time: Silver Bells- READ

I am celebrating the CLEL Silver Bell books by using them in my Family Early Literacy Time program. This is a storytime that focuses on an early literacy skill or practice instead of a particular theme. I am preparing my November program and the theme is the Every Child Ready to Read practice READ. Luckily, I now have the Silver Bells to help plan these storytimes. Here is my outline for what I will be doing in November. 

To find out more about the CLEL Bell Award and the Silver Bell books, visit the Colorado Libraries for Early Literacy and click on CLEL Bell Awards. You will find activity sheets full of extension activities for the Silver Bell books.

READ Storytime

Sing: Open Shut Them

Early Literacy Tip: Reading aloud to children is the single most important activity for preparing children to read on their own and building all early literacy skills, including print motivation. Print motivation is when children love books and reading; a special bond forms between you and your child when you have fun sharing books together. All the books I read today are about the joy children find in books.


Read: Say Daddy by Michael Shoulders

Movement Rhyme: The Wheels on the Bus

Lap Rhyme: Bouncin’ Up & Down In My LittleRed Wagon (use flannel board to change the color 3 times)

Lap Rhyme: Row, Row, Row Your Boat (bounceversion)


Read: Lola Loves Stories by Anna McQuinn

• This is a wonderful expression of the enjoyment one family finds in reading, discovering new books, and sharing them together. (from the Silver Bell Activity Sheet for Lola at the Library by Anna McQuinn)

Movement Rhyme: This is fast, fast, fast...

Movement Rhyme: Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes


Lap Rhyme: Round and Round the Garden Goes the Teddy Bear


Read: Maybe a Bear Ate It by Robie H. Harris

• The character in this book demonstrates the joy and comfort that readers feel for their books. (from the Silver Bell Activity Sheet for Maybe a Bear Ate It by Robie H. Harris)

Music & Movement: hand out scarves and move to Raffi’s  “The More We Get Together” 

Craft: Children make their own books- tell stories for parents to write down, illustrate, decorate with stickers.
 
The picture below is what the books look like. I just didn't want to upload my own photo because I am being lazy for this post. You can use staples just as easily and not have to sew all the bindings of the books.

http://cedarfalls.macaronikid.com/article/293813/macaroni-craft-homemade-book

Extension Activities: have different books with manipulatives for parents and children to act out together- There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly, Itsy Bitsy Spider with puppet, Meeow and the Pots and Pans with pots and pans, I’m a Little Teapot with toy teapot, etc.

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Cereal Box Activity for Old Woman Who Swallowed a Fly
http://makinglearningfun.com/themepages/OldLadyCerealBox.htm
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