Family Storytime: Colors

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When it is gray and dreary outside, there is nothing better than a storytime about colors!  

There are so many wonderful books about colors so it was tough to choose.  This was my first time reading a Pete the Cat book in storytime!  I had an absolute blast singing “I love my white shoes” with our storytime crowd.  "Dance, Freeze, Melt" by Eric Litwin and The Learning Groove was the favorite song of the day.  Some of the kiddos did a fabulous job of melting so there were a lot of belly laughs during that song. 

I came out of storytime feeling like a hundred bucks even though it is cold and sad outside and I have the #worstcoldever.  There’s nothing like having fun with kids and their caregivers while sharing some great books and busting a move to cure the winter blues!

Pre-Storytime Activity:

Letter of the Week: Cc

Books

Recorded Music

Pre-storytime music:
These are the songs that we listened to before storytime began.  If you are interested in checking out these songs, the album cover images are linked to Amazon so you can listen to a sample and/or purchase these great songs!

"I Can Sing a Rainbow"

"Los Colores"

​These are the songs that we danced to during storytime.  If you are interested in checking out these songs, the album cover images are linked to Amazon so you can listen to a sample and/or purchase these great songs!

"Clap Your Hands"

"Dance, Freeze, Melt"

"Little Red Wagon"

"Hokey Pokey"

Post-storytime music: 
These are the songs that we listened to after storytime.  If you are interested in checking out these songs, the album cover images are linked to Amazon so you can listen to a sample and/or purchase these great songs!

"The Colors"

"De Colores"

Action Rhymes

Rhyme of Colors

From 1,000 Fingerplays and Action Rhymes by Barbara A. Scott (p. 115)
 
The rainbow is celebrating (make arch over head for rainbow)
For it wears on it’s head (point to head)
a bow with all the colors
Violet, indigo,
Blue, green, yellow, orange, and red. (count out colors on fingers)
The rainbow is celebrating (make arch over head for rainbow)
The colors are on its head. (point to head)

Rainbow Colors

From 1,000 Fingerplays and Action Rhymes by Barbara A. Scott (p. 116)
Adapted by Nicole Lawton
 
If you know the colors of the rainbow, step right up (stomp your feet)
If you see the color red, nod your head. (nod head)
If you see the color black, hop right back (hop backward)
If you see the color yellow, act like Jell-O (wiggle)
If you see the color blue, stomp your shoe (stomp your feet)
If you see the color pink, give a wink. (wink)
If you see the color brown, sit right down (sit)

Color

From Sunflower Storytime

Blue is the Lake, (point to the floor)
Yellow is the sun (point to the sky)
Silver are the stars when the day is done. (wiggle fingers in the air)
Red is the apple, (make circle with hands)
Green is the tree (raise arms over head like branches)
Brown is the cookie for you and me! (rub tummy)

Fingerplay

Baby Bear's Walk

From Johnson County Library
​
Baby bear went out for a walk about, to see what colors he could count:
One bright yellow sun up high above.
Two green leaves on an oak tree hung.
Three blue tail feathers on a very loud jay.
Four shiny fins on a wet brown trout.
Five yummy red strawberries to gobble up.
Six black spots on an orange butterfly.
Seven bolts of lightning from a grey thunder cloud.
Baby bear is back safe at home,
where he saw one beautiful six colored rainbow.

Flannels

If Your Socks Have Any…
from NPL Flannel Collection
To the tune of "If You’re Happy & You Know It"
 
If your socks have any red any red,
If your socks have any red any red,
If your socks have any red,
Put your finger on your head.
If your socks have any red any red.
 
If your socks have any blue any blue,
If your socks have any blue any blue,
If your socks have any blue,
Put your finger on your shoe.
If your socks have any blue any blue.
 
If your socks have any green any green,
If your socks have any green any green,
If your socks have any green,
Flap your arms like they are wings.
If your socks have any green any green.
 
If your socks have any black any black,
If your socks have any black any black,
If your socks have any black,
Put your hand on your back.
If your socks have any black any black.
 
If your socks have any purple any purple,
If your socks have any purple any purple,
If your socks have any purple,
Make a sound like a slurple.
If your socks have any purple any purple.

Red Paint, ​Red Paint, What Do You See?
from NPL Flannel Collection
 
Red paint, red paint, what do you see?
I see orange paint looking at me.
 
Orange paint, orange paint, what do you see?
I see yellow paint looking at me.
 
Yellow paint, yellow paint, what do you see?
I see green paint looking at me.
 
Green paint, green paint, what do you see?
I see blue paint looking at me.
 
Blue paint, blue paint, what do you see?
I see purple paint looking at me.
 
Purple paint, purple paint, what do you see?
I see pink paint looking at me.
 
Pink paint, pink paint, what do you see?
I see a rainbow looking at me.