Even though I had just done a butterfly-themed Storytime last summer, I decided to do one again because 2 of our Storytime friends shared that they were hosting monarch chrysalises (had to look that plural up) at their homes. Here is the Storytime plan I used.
Butterfly Storytime:
I. Welcome and Opening Spiel
IV. Open, Shut Them
V. Spell Theme Word: B-U-T-T-E-R-F-L-Y with large magnetic letters
VI. Book: The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
VII. Song or Action Rhyme: Butterfly Action Rhyme
VIII. Song or Action Rhyme: 2 Little Butterflies
IX. Book: Butterfly by Petr Horacek
X. Song or Action Rhyme: SCARVES! Flutter, Flutter, Butterfly, We Wave our Scarves Together, Silly Hat Song, Jack in a Box, London Bridge is Falling Down
XI. Jumping ABCs (just what it sounds like we jump our ABCs)
XII. Explain Craft: Butterflies with sequins taped to craft sticks
XIII. Goodbye Song
How it Went: Well, thank goodness for scarves! This Storytime ended up skewing very young, so it was actually quite difficult to even make it through The Very Hungry Caterpillar. That being said, the action rhymes actually went over pretty well too and everyone loved the pop up butterfly at the end of Petr Horacek's book. Finally, while I would have chosen a less challenging/more appropriate craft if I had guessed that the average age of my audience would be 12 months, the preschoolers who were in attendance LOVED making the sequined butterflies and many of them actually made two. We are outside right now for our Storytime, but luckily we have some wonderful outdoor blocks which I now get out with the craft so that the tiniest friends also have something fun to do while everyone hangs out and socializes during craft time.
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