THE STORYTIME SONG
by Kathryn Stowe Powell

It’s time to read a story.
Who knows what it might be.
Let’s take a look inside a book.
See what we might see.
It’s time to imagine.
Time to pretend.
It’s time to read a story.
It’s storytime, my friend.

Ever have “one of those days?” GOIN’ FISHIN’ is about stepping away and doing something you enjoy…..like fishing.

​Social Emotional Learning is an important element in schools today and learning real, actionable skills is part of SEL. This song might help open discussion on
​self-calming or . . .
​just fishing, camping, and nature!
​🐠🐡🐟

…Read Aloud…​
EVERYONE loves fishing, right? Well, maybe not Squirrel. Maybe not in this book by Ariel Bernstein & Marc Rosenthal called, We Love Fishing!
​Pair this funny fishing and friendship picture book with . . . Goin’ Fishin’

​…Activities…
Go fishing together.
Visit an aquarium.
Make some colorful paper fish.
Practice drawing fish.
Write or tell your own fishy story—the fishier the better!

Pat Zietlow Miller and Jen Hill created a book about kindness. It’s a picture book story of friendship and finding all kinds of ways to be kind.
…Read Aloud…
​Be Kind

…Activities….
Make a list of kind things you can do.
Remember to say “thank you.”
Write a letter.
Bake cookies for a neighbor.
Read aloud to someone!!!

I GAVE AWAY A SMILE is a song about passing kindness forward. In storytimes it turns into grins, giggles, and laughter. Kids just crack each other up! And honestly, what if your smile did go around the world? Could other kindnesses do that?

​Here’s a book trailer from
Pat Zietlow Miller’s website.
​Kids sharing kindness ideas!

THREE CRAWS is a Scottish folk song you can use at home or school. I have kids act out the 3 craws (crows). After they understand the joke, we add more verses and more actors.
​Someone ALWAYS suggests “Bra.” 😂
Don’t worry.
​In Scotland, BRAW means—Fine/Excellent!
​A Braw Craw instead of a Craw Bra!

​The places you live or visit, the people you meet, the experiences you have color your life. And that’s why I wrote COLOR ME!
(Lyrics note: Broom, Bells & Heather are colorful plants found in Scotland)

…Read Aloud…
​Wake Up, Color Pup
​by Taia Morley
Color Pup has a busy,
​color filled day.
A great picture book to compliment ​art and SEL.
​

…Activities…
How do colors make you feel?
What is the color of happy? What color seems sad? Are there silly colors?

Draw and color a picture of yourself.
Like the song, you may think of the colors of flowers where you live, or how the sky looks, or the colors that describe your friends and family.
I have friends who are silver, copper, and gold . . . in my imagination.

NOBODY LIKES ME!
(Folk Song)
Nobody likes me.
Everybody hates me.
Think I’ll just eat worms.
Big fat juicy ones.
Eensy Weensy Squeensy ones.
​See how they wiggle and squirm?
Down goes the first one.
Down goes the second one.
See how they wiggle and squirm?
Up comes the first one.
Up comes the second one.
Oh how they wiggle and squirm.
Bite off their heads and,
suck out the juice and,
throw away the skins.
Nobody likes me.
Everybody hates me.
Think I’ll just eat worms.

Hungry for gummy worms now?
This video is the tune.

…Read Aloud…
Carl and the Meaning of Life,
by Deborah Freedman,
is a beautiful, quiet picture book about an earthworm discovering
why he is important and how everyone has something to do.

​…Activities…
Go on an earthworm dig.
Count how many you find.
Study them….
Set one on a ruler.
(Good luck making it hold still.)
How long is it?
Let all of the worms go and see how quickly they dig back into the soil.