Boxes – Everybody Story Time

Opening Song

Sign Language: “Box”

Book: Harry’s Box by Angela McAllister and Jenny Jones

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Song/Rhyme: “Jack in the Box” – Carol Totsky Hammett: It’s Toddler Time

Book: More Bugs in Boxes by David A. Carter

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Puppet Activity: Guess the Animals in the Box
I filled a cardboard box with a variety of puppets.  I described the animals and had them guess. Then we made the animal sounds together.

Rhyme: “I Like to Be a Jumping Jack”
I like to be a jumping jack
And jump out from a box
I like to be a rocking horse
And rock and rock and rock.
I like to be a spinning top
And spin around and round
I like to be a rubber ball
And bounce right to the ground

Big Book: Sitting in My Box by Dee Lillegard, illustrated by Jon Agee

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Book: Not a Box by Antoinette Portis

not a box

Song: “Can’t Wait to Celebrate”- Jim Gill: Jim Gill’s Irrational Album

Closing Rhyme

Craft: Kids used square pieces of paper to make whatever they liked. These are the examples I gave them:

Boxes