Winter Storytime pt. 1
Reading
Winter by Ailie Busby
Winter: A Pop-up Book by David A. Carter
Singing
The Mitten Song
Mittens, mittens for the snow time, when the world is white. (wiggle fingers down)
Mittens for my two hands, (hold up hands)
Mittens left and right. (show left & right)
Mittens, mittens with a thumb place, (show thumbs)
Mittens warm and snug, (rub hands together)
Mittens make me feel like a warm cozy hug. (hug self)
Extension Activity (a feature in the recap email to parents & caregivers)
I encourage you to keep singing at home with your children. No matter what you think you sound like, your voice is your child's favorite sound in the whole wide world! Singing together not only is a great bonding activity, but it also helps teach your child new words in context, boosting their vocabulary.
Additionally, according to the American Library Association for Children's Services (ALSC), listening to and singing songs is one of the best ways for children to build their phonological awareness because often each syllable of a word connects to a note. Many songs and rhymes have rhyming words. Both pieces help children hear the individual parts of each word.
To help you continue singing with your children at home, I've created a bundle of printable winter song cards! If you need them printed, let me know and I can print them for you the next time I'm in the library (will be a few weeks). Once you have the cards printed, keep them accessible to your child so that they can request singing time! Find the cards attached to this email.
In addition to The Mitten Song (linked under "singing" above), I have uploaded videos of me singing 2 other winter songs in the printable bundle, on our library's YouTube channel here:
Have a happy, healthy, cozy holiday! I will see you all next Tuesday.
