Storytime Theme: Up & Down
Continuing on my opposites storytime theme from last week, this week we’re focusing on up and down! This was a fun theme to pull together and you can easily find a bunch of books that work well. Try focusing on animals that fly versus animals you might find underground or underwater. You can also focus on airplanes versus subway systems or even things that float and sink. Whatever direction you take, this is sure to be a theme that kids will love!
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Storytime Theme: Up & Down
Books
- I Love Planes! by Philemon Sturges, illustrated by Shari Halpern
- Underground: Subway Systems Around the World by Uijung Kim
- Up Above & Down Below by Sue Redding
- Up & Down by Britta Teckentrup
- Up and Down by Oliver Jeffers
- Up, Down, and Around by Katherine Ayres, illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott
- Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt by Kate Messner, illustrated by Christopher Silas Neal
- Up, Up, Up, Down! by Kimberly Gee
- What’s Up, Duck? A Book of Opposites by Tad Hills
Songs
- Wave Your Scarf Up & Down – Jbrary
- The Elevator Song- Jbrary
- My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean – Songs for Teaching
Activities
- Butterfly Craft – Storytime Katie
- Paper Plate Growing Craft – I Heart Crafty Things
- Opposite Matching Game- Tot Schooling
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