Dear Parents:
Today we used some of these books, fingerplays, and
other materials in our toddler and preschool storytimes.
Please continue helping your child develop a love for
books and reading by sharing these rhymes, books, and
other activities with your child.
Books To Share
Little Cloud
by Eric Carle
The Hat
by Jan Brett
John Denver’s Sunshine On My Shoulders
adapted by Christopher Canyon
Rainy Day!
by Patricia Lakin
It Looked Like Spilt Milk
by Charles G. Shaw
Mushroom in the Rain
by Mirra Ginsburg
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
by Judi Barrett
If Frogs Made Weather
by Marion Dane Bauer
Dinos in the Snow!
by Karma Wilson
Fun With Fingerplays and Songs
What’s the Weather
(tune: “Oh, My Darling Clementine”)
What's the weather, what's the weather.
What's the weather, everyone?
Is it windy, is it cloudy,
Is there rain, or is there sun?
Sunny
(tune: “BINGO”)
There was a day when it was hot, and sunny was the
weather
S-U-N-N-Y
S-U-N-N-Y
S-U-N-N-Y
And sunny was the weather.
Other Verses:
There was a day when it was wet and rainy was the
weather… R-A-I-N-Y…
There was a day when it was cold and snowy was the
weather… S-N-O-W-Y…
There was a day when I got blown and windy was the
weather… W-I-N-D-Y…
You Are My Sunshine
Froggy Gets Dressed
by Jonathan London
You are my sunshine, my only sunshine.
You make me happy when skies are gray.
You’ll never know dear, how much I love you.
Please don’t take my sunshine away.
Who Took the Farmer’s Hat?
by Joan L. Nodset
Rain, Rain, Go Away
The Wind Blew
by Pat Hutchins
Rain, rain, go away,
Come again another day.
Rain, rain, go away,
All the children want to play.
Other Fun Things
It’s Raining, It’s Pouring
It’s raining, it’s pouring
The old man is snoring.
He went to bed and
bumped his head,
And he couldn’t get up in the morning.
Rain Painting
Sprinkle drops of food coloring on a paper plate.
Hold it in the rain for about a minute.
Talk about the designs created by the rain.
If It’s Windy
Cloud Watching
by Jean Warren
(tune: “If You’re Happy And You Know It”)
If it’s windy and you know it swing and sway.
If it’s windy and you know it swing and sway.
If it’s windy and you know it,
Then your clothes will surely show it.
If it’s windy and you know it, swing and sway.
Chalk Shadows
If it’s sunny and you know it, then go play.
If it’s sunny and you know it, then go play.
If it’s sunny and you know it,
Then your clothes will surely show it.
If it’s sunny and you know it, then go play.
If it’s rainy and you know it, splash about.
If it’s rainy and you know it, splash about.
If it’s rainy and you know it,
Then your clothes will surely show it.
If it’s rainy and you know it, splash about.
Lie on a blanket outdoors and watch the clouds. Name
the different things you see.
On a nice sunny day, trace your child’s shadow with
chalk. If you do this at different times during the day,
you can compare how the shadows change.
Rainbow Snack
Have your child make a delicious, nutritious rainbow
salad using fruit:
Red strawberries Yellow pineapple Blue blueberries
Orange oranges Green apples
Purple grapes
If it’s snowy and you know it, stomp around.
If it’s snowy and you know it, stomp around.
If it’s snowy and you know it,
Then your clothes will surely show it.
If it’s snowy and you know it, stomp around.
Every Child Ready to Read @ Your Library®
Learning to read begins before your child starts school.
Help your children develop early literacy skills now; this makes it
easier for children to learn to read once they begin school.
Five of the best ways to help your child get ready to read are:
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Talking
Singing
Reading
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Writing
Playing
If you would like more information, please ask the staff in the
children’s area.
Every Child Ready to Read® is a project of the Association for Library Service to
Children and the Public Library Association, divisions of the American Library
Association.
Updated 12/13
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