Name of Student Storyteller: Kourtney Andrighetto

Toddler (Tiny Tots Storytime)

Ages 18 months- 3 years
STORYTIME OUTLINE

Theme: Holidays- Christmas

ACTIVITY TITLE/SONG/SCRIPT EARLY LITERACY

Opening Song
Welcome/Talking Point
ELEMENT
Bread and Butter Hello Song phonemic awareness, fine
motor skills, connecting sight
to sounds, introducing new
vocabulary
Welcome children and
parents or caregivers to Tiny
Tots Storytime! Guess what?
It’s the Holidays! Some of the
things I think about during the
holidays are snowmen,
snowflakes, and hot
chocolate. What else can you
think of that goes with the
holidays? (parents and
caregivers can help children
come up with answers).
There are many holidays to
celebrate around the world.
Today, we are going read
stories about Christmas.
Reading about different
holidays helps us understand
the world and how other
people live.

Book Pete the Cat Saves Christmas Print motivation

by Eric Litwin Phonological awareness
(repetition)
Vocabulary (associated with
the Christmas holiday)

Song/ Jingle Bells Phonological awareness

Preschool Percussion
sleigh bells 30 quantity
($100.00)
(Rhyme and repetition)
Children will be offered a
sleigh bell to jingle during the
song with parent/caregiver’s
help if needed.

Book Rudolph the Red Nosed Print motivation

Reindeer by Thea Feldman Phonological awareness
Vocabulary

Song Rudolph the Red Nosed
Reindeer (use jingle bells)
Talking Point Wow! We’ve learned so much
with Flannel Board to Review about Christmas so far! We’ve
Concepts learned about Santa Claus,
Jingle Bells, and Rudolph the
Red Nosed Reindeer, (placing
flannel cut outs on board) and
there’s still more. We learn so
much about how people
celebrate holidays through
reading, and the more we
read about the world, the
more we will learn!
Now, there’s more to learn
about Christmas! Another
thing that goes with Christmas
are…presents! (cut-out on
flannel board).
(transition into next story)
Book Llama Llama Holiday Drama
by Anna Dewdney
Song Santa Claus is Coming to
Town
Book Mouse's First Christmas
by Lauren Thompson
Fingerplay Christmas Fingerplay
(choose 1 or more depending
on time constraints)
Song Bread and Butter Goodbye
Song
Although an older story with a
higher level of text
complexity, this classic story
is one that is suitable to teach
tots Christmas holiday
characters.
Phonological awareness
Rhyming, repetition
Parents will help storyteller
echo and respond to words in
the song (reindeer, like a
lightbulb, etc.)
Phonological awareness
(recognizing how letters
make sound, also how
objects make sounds)
Reviewing new vocabulary
and checking comprehension
Print motivation,
Phonological Awareness
(Repetition, rhyme)
Print Awareness
Phonological awareness
(Rhyming, repetition)
Print motivation
Phonological awareness
Vocabulary
Phonological Awareness
(Repetition, rhyme,
fingerplay)
phonemic awareness, fine
motor skills, connecting sight
to sounds, introducing new
vocabulary
 Song Lyrics

Bread and Butter Hello and Goodbye

Jingle Bells

Jingle bells, jingle bells

Jingle all the way,
Oh what fun it is to ride
In a one-horse open sleigh,
Jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way,
Oh what fun it is to ride
In a one-horse open sleigh.

Dashing through the snow

In a one-horse open sleigh
Through the fields we go
Laughing all the way.
Bells on bob-tail ring
Making spirits bright
What fun it is to ride and sing
A sleighing song tonight.

Jingle bells, jing-jingle bells

Jingle all the way,
Oh what fun it is to ride
In a one-horse open sleigh, brruup
Jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way,
Oh what fun it is to ride
In a one-horse open sleigh.

Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer

You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen

Comet and Cupid and Donner and Blitzen
But do you recall
The most famous reindeer of all?

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Had a very shiny nose
And if you ever saw it
You would even say it glows
All of the other reindeer
Used to laugh and call him names
They never let poor Rudolph
Join in any reindeer games

Then one foggy Christmas Eve

Santa came to say
"Rudolph, with your nose so bright
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?"
Then how the reindeer loved him
As they shouted out with glee
"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
You'll go down in history"

Santa Claus is Coming to Town

You better watch out, you better not cry

Better not pout, I'm telling you why
Santa Claus is comin' to town

He's making a list and checking it twice

Gonna find out who's naughty and nice
Santa Claus is comin' to town

He sees you when you're sleepin'

He knows when you're a wake
He knows if you've been bad or good
So be good for goodness sake

Oh! You better watch out, you better not cry

Better not pout, I'm telling you why
Santa Claus is comin' to town

(Version Shortened for Age Group)