Alphabet Storytime Outline

The Alphabet (A - D)

Outline

1 Welcome Song
2 5 little Ducks (Song)
3 Way Up High (Action Rhyme)
4 Max's ABC's by Rosemary Wells
5 If Your Name Starts With (Song)
6 Alphabet Soup (Felt Story)
7 The Most Amazing Hide and Seek Alphabet Book by Robert Crowther
8 B Balloon (Activity)
9 Alphabet Chant (Song)
10 Alphabet Beat (Rhythmic Chant with instruments)
11 Amazing Animal Alphabet by Richard Edwards
12 Alphabet Song

1
Welcome Song

Good Morning, Good Morning, its _______ today
I’m ready for work, are you ready to play?
The duck goes Quack Quack
The cow goes Moo Moo
And I say Good Morning when I see you!

2
Five Little Ducks

Five little ducks went out one day
Over the hills and far away
Mama duck said, "Quack, quack, quack, quack,"
but only four little ducks came back

Four little ducks went out one day
Over the hills and far away
Mama duck said, "Quack, quack, quack, quack,"
but only three little ducks came back

Three little ducks went out one day
Over the hills and far away
Mama duck said, "Quack, quack, quack, quack,"
but only two little ducks came back

Two little ducks went out one day
Over the hills and far away
Mama duck said, "Quack, quack, quack, quack,"
but only one little duck came back

One little duck went out one day
Over the hills and far away
Mama duck said, "Quack, quack, quack, quack,"
and all her five little ducks came back!

I do this with a felt set of 5 little ducks, one mother duck and a pond. You can also do it with one hands five fingers being the little ducks and the other hand being the mother duck "quack quack quacking". On 'swiming' make a swimming motion and 'over the hills and far away' make a large wave motion with hands together.

3
Way Up High

Way up high in the apple tree
Stretch both arms above your head, hands open
Two little apples smiled at me
Close hands into fists
I shook that tree as hard as I could
Shake the tree
Down came the apples
Bring fists down
Mmmm, they were good!
Rub stomach

5
If Your Name Starts With...

Sung to the tune of "If You're Happy and You Know It"

If your name starts with A shout hooray.
If your name starts with B clap with me.
If your name starts with C touch your knee.
If your name starts with D say yipee.
If your name starts with E touch your teeth.
If your name starts with F say “Wake Up Jeff!”.
If your name starts with G blow a kiss to me.
If your name starts with H say “Neigh”
If your name starts with I blink your eye.
If your name starts with J say "Gidday".
If your name starts with K then start to sway.
If your name starts with L ring a bell
If your name starts with M look at them.
If your name starts with N cluck like a hen.
If your name starts with O touch your toe.
If your name starts with P say “whoopee!”
If your name starts with Q say “achoo!”.
If your name starts with R drive a car.
If your name starts with S make a mess.
If your name starts with T watch out for the bee!
If your name starts with U say “Whooooo”.
If your name starts with V pat your knee.
If your name starts with W, X, Y or Z Then stand up, take a bow and say "That's me!"

If you know the names of the children you are having for storytime then you can edit this song to suit the children. It can be quite long otherwise.

8
B Balloon

What you need:
A blue balloon
Simple and clear pictures of things that start with B

Blow up the balloon, show children pictures and affix them to the balloon. Then hit it to children and ask them to find the baby or whatever other b things you have on the balloon. I found Clip Art a good source for the pictures.

You can send parents home with a balloon and template of the pictures so they can make it at home.

9
Alphabet Chant

This is an adaption of a Christian song I learnt when I was younger. I'm not sure how to explain the tune sorry.

A B - ABC - Say these letters with me
D E - EFG - It's easy, can't you see?
H I - JKL - I know them really well
Oooooh Yeah - I love these letters

M N - OPQ - I know the letters like you
R S - TUV - Let's shout it - 123!
W X - Y and Z - Let's have a Jubilee!
Oooooh Yeah - I love these letters

Oooooh Yeah - I love these letters!

10
Alphabet Beat

First clap your hands.
Then stomp your feet.
Everybody do the alphabet beat.

Apple, Apple, Apple - a - a - a,
Apple, Apple, Apple - a - a - a,
Wave your arms high.
Swing your arms low.
The alphabet beat is the way to go.

Blue, Blue, Blue - b - b - b
Blue, Blue, Blue - b - b - b
Move to the left.
Move to the right.
The alphabet beat is way out of sight.

Car, Car, Car - c - c - c
Car, Car, Car - c - c - c
Shout it out loud
Whisper down low.
Just onje more alphabet beat to go!

Dog, Dog, Dog - d - d - d
Dog, Dog, Dog - d - d - d
Now give a high five to a nearby friend.
The short vowel beat has come to the end!

I got the original rhyme for this (The Short Vowel Beat) from http://mrsjonesroom.com/letter/all.html

12
Alphabet Song

The classic Alphabet Song

A, B, C, D, E, F, G
H, I, J, K,
L, M, N, O, P
Q, R, S,
T, U, V
W, X, Y and Z.

Now I know my ABC's, nect time won't you sing with me?