The last page features a rainbow which transitioned the storytime from rain to rainbows. and John Archambault, illustrated by James EndicottĪ picture book with a beautiful poem about the stages of a rainfall. Raindrop, Plop! by Wendy Cheyette Lewison, illustrated by Pam PaparoneĪ rhyming story that introduces counting by counting the raindrops. Here’s what we read… Rain and Rainbows Storytime Line-up: After reading stories, we made lucky rainbow necklaces so the kids could take a little rainbow color and luck with them wherever they went. I opened up storytime by talking about the myth of the leprechaun and how he hides his gold at the end of the rainbow. But since it was so gloomy and rainy outside, I decided this week’s storytime would be about rain and rainbows. Patrick’s Day themed storytime this year. Even though storytime was the day of the holiday, I opted out out of a St. Patrick’s Day, and a quiet day at the library with the big downtown parade going on just a block away. The guessing game was a big hit, we ended up doing it 3 times and children wanted to keep playing.Sunday was St. How it Went: I actually ended up doing this story time 4 times! The theme was so popular at the library’s storytime that I ended up using it at local daycare centers. (tap floor) We’re Stomping in the Rain (tune: Farmer in the Dell) The white one went outside and then that was all The Rain is Falling Down (tune: Ants go Marching) Just one umbrella stood alone in the hall The yellow one went outside, then there was one

The green one went outside, then there were two The blue one went outside, then there were three The red one went outside, then there were four If I had a smaller group I would ask each child individually. Since I had so many children I counted to 3 and then had them yell what color umbrella they think the raindrop is under. Then I had children close their eyes while I hid a raindrop under one of the umbrellas. Out comes the yellow sun, shining in the sunįor this game I put up the umbrellas and we talked about each color. Pitter patter, pitter patter, that’s the way they talk

“Rain” by Manya Stojic Five Little Raindrops (tune: Itsy Bitsy Spider) “Raindrop Plop” by Wendy Cheyette Lewison

Raindrop plop by wendy cheyette lewison