I had to ask everyone who was wearing boots to raise their hands really high, and then I segued back into the book by saying, “Well, this little boy is wearing RED RUBBER BOOTS.” My favorite part of this read-aloud was when all my little boys showed me their boots that they were wearing. (I love this cover image - pure joy!) I choose this one because not only does it show the splashing in puddles part of a rainy day, but it also shows what kids do inside (blocks, reading, drawing, building a cave) during rainy days. Next, I read “Red Rubber Boot Day” by Mary Lyn Ray. (I did make the flannel for this week using clip art, and I do promise a post on all the flannels I’ve made recently after this storytime session is done next week.) Repeat with raindrops going on top of umbrellas – last line, “Ten raindrops falling down.” Pull raindrops away, counting down – last line, “No raindrops out today.” Pull umbrellas away, counting down – last line, “Everything’s put away!”

Seven little, eight little, nine little umbrellas One little, two little, three little umbrellasįour little, five little, six little umbrellas Then, we practiced our session stretcher - fingerplay: “Itsy Bitsy Spider.” (It really does fit this theme, but we’ve been using it all session.)Īfter, I went straight into our flannelboard.įlannelboard: “Ten Little Umbrellas” & “Ten Little Raindrops” I mean, I should have known - animals, mud, spinning wheels…sure-fire hit. Folks, there is a reason this book is classic - the kids LOVED it.

I wasn’t sure this story was going to catch the attention of my large group this morning, but I gave it a go. After this bright and colorful book, I switched things up and used a classic, “Mr. Most of the kids joined in the counting at one point or another. My crowd of kids really enjoyed this read - counting is always a big hit! But I also liked that it had a great rhythm to it without having rhyming words in the text. (Yes, we have just the smallest amount of a sprinkling outside.) But, I still continued on with my theme!įirst up, “Raindrop, Plop!” by Wendy Cheyette Lewison. When I announced this morning that the theme would be rain, my kids immediately told me all about the snow outside. Thanks, Chicago weather, for thoroughly confusing all my storytime kids.

Rain by manya stojic