This Reading Adventure Treasure Chest Kit has been assembled to provide a
thematic list of storytime materials for use by enhanced members and their
patrons. The kit is geared toward the preschool age group yet is flexible
enough to capture the interest of toddlers and early school age children.
The Activity
Ideas are designed to
be aids to use the materials listed in the kits.
If you would like more information concerning this kit, contact SERLS via
e-mail at dirserls@oplin.org or call 1-800-759-1537
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Material Type |
Title |
Author |
|
BOOK |
Arthur's Family Vacation |
MARC BROWN |
|
BOOK |
Bigmama's |
DONALD CREWS |
|
BOOK |
Bus Stop |
NANCY HELLEN |
|
BOOK |
The Car Book |
MARIE MEIJER |
|
BOOK |
The Cat Came Back |
BILL SLAVIN |
|
BOOK |
Country Crossing |
JIM AYLESWORTH |
|
BOOK |
D.W. Rides Again! |
MARC BROWN |
|
BOOK |
How Georgina Drove The Car Very Carefully From Boston To New York |
LUCY BATE |
|
BOOK |
Mama Zooms |
JANE COWEN-FLETCHER |
|
BOOK |
Mr. Gumpy's Motor Car |
JOHN BURNINGHAM |
|
BOOK |
Pig Pig Rides |
DAVID McPHAIL |
|
BOOK |
The Return Of Freddy LeGrand |
JON AGEE |
|
BOOK |
Rooster's Off To See The World |
ERIC CARLE |
|
BOOK |
School Bus |
DONALD CREWS |
|
BOOK |
Sheep In A Jeep |
NANCY SHAW |
|
BOOK |
Three Little Bikers |
TONY JOHNSTON |
|
BOOK |
Train Song |
DIANE SIEBERT |
|
BOOK |
Trains: Eyeopeners |
ANGELA ROYSTON |
|
BOOK |
Uncle Chuck's Truck |
HOPE NORMAN COULTER |
|
BOOK |
Zip, Whiz, Zoom! |
STEPHANIE CALMENSON |
|
BOARD BOOK |
Who Drives This? |
CHARLES REASONER |
|
BIG BOOK |
Mr. Gumpy's Outing |
JOHN BURNINGHAM |
|
RESOURCE BOOK |
Purple Cow To The Rescue |
ANN COLE |
|
BOOK & TAPE |
Round Trip |
ANN JONAS |
|
CASSETTE |
Nursery Days |
WOODY GUTHRIE |
|
VHS |
Traveling With Ooga-Booga On Trains |
|
|
PUPPET |
Rooster Puppet |
Listen to "Riding in My Car" on Woody Guthrie's Nursery
Days. There are plenty of sound effects in Guthrie's easy-to-learn song.
Encourage children to join the fun by making "brrm" engine noises and
blowing the horn with a loud "a-oorah, a-oougah."
Rooster's Off To See The World and Mr. Gumpy's Motor Car
are great stories to act out with children.
Invite the children to bring in and share pictures from family
vacations. Have children draw and tell stories about something which happened
to them while on vacation.
Provide children with large sheets of paper. Ask them to copy or draw
train cars. Then cut them out. Make a train by trailing these cars across a
bulletin board or wall.
Bring in old maps and toy cars. Talk about how people use maps when they
are traveling in a car. Show them where their daycare is on the map. Make car
tracks over the maps using paint. Dip the wheels into the paint and let
children drive the cars over the maps.
Going to
Mars
Look up! See the moon? See the stars?
(Stand, arms joined above head to form moon. Release fingers and wiggle for
stars)
Say, I think I'll go to Mars!
So, get in your spaceship. . .
(Squat down, arms around knees. . .)
10 - 9 - 8 - 7 - 6- 5 - 4- 3 - 2 - 1,
Blast off!
(Jump up)
Now look up! See two moons!
(Point up)
And lots of stars!
Say! I think I'll go back home from Mars!
Get into your spaceship . . .
10 - 9 - 8 - 7 - 6 - 5 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1,
Blast off!
The Airplane
The airplane has great big wings;
(Arms outstretched)
Its propeller spins around and sings.
(Make one arm go around)
"Vvvvvvvvvvv!"
The airplane goes up;
(Lift arms)
The airplane goes down;
(Lower arms)
The airplane flies high,
(Arms outstretched)
Over our town!
(Turn body around)
Auto, Auto
Auto, auto may I have a ride?
(Make fists, thumbs up. One thumb moves as if talking to other)
Yes sir; yes, sir; step right inside.
Pour in the water,
(Move first thumb as if pouring water)
Turn on the gas.
(Move same thumb and index finger to turn switch)
Chug-away, chug-away,
(Pretend to hold steering wheel and drive)
But do not go too fast!
Ask your local children's librarian about more fingerplays, activities and books such as these recommended titles: