Storytime: Green
Storytime: Green
Green is the color of grass, trees, and many leaves. It makes us think of nature, spring, and fresh things growing. Frogs, peas, and apples can be green too! Green is a calm and happy color that helps us feel peaceful and full of energy. It’s like a big hug from nature!
For a fun and creative way to explore the color green, make a “Green Collage” with your child. First, gather different green materials like paper scraps, magazine pictures, fabric pieces, or stickers. With some glue and a large sheet of paper or cardboard, arrange and stick all their green treasures to create a colorful collage full of different shades and textures. You can also use green crayons or markers to add drawings or designs. This activity will help your child recognize the color green while encouraging creativity and fine motor skills in a playful, hands-on way.
Join us Tuesdays, and Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. or Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. in the Community Room.
Ages 2-5
Sing, Talk, Read, Write, Play
Tip
Waiting is not easy, but it can be one of the most important concerts a child can learn. For some children, it comes naturally, and others, it’s difficult. Determine the waiting expectations for your child and find opportunities to hone their waiting skills.
Activity
Because repeating an activity helps children become more comfortable and responsive to it, try playing Red Light! Green Light! or Stop! And wait… with familiar games like If You’re Happy and You Know It.
Books Presented
The Wide-Mouthed Frog by Keith Faulkner
The Box Turtle by Vanessa Roeder
Go Away, Big Green Monster! by Ed Emberley
Green by Laura Vaccaro
Songs, Rhymes, and Fingerplays
I Had a Little Turtle
I had a little turtle,
His name is Tiny Tim.
I put him in the bathtub,
To see if he could swim.
He drank up all the water,
He ate up all the soap,
And now he’s home sick in bed
With bubbles in his throat!
Bubble, bubble, bubble,
Bubble, bubble, POP!
Bubble, bubble, bubble,
Bubble, bubble, POP!
Source: Jbrary
Five Green and Speckled Frogs
Five green and speckled frogs
Sat on a speckled log
Eating the most delicious bugs – YUM YUM
One jumped into the pool
Where it was nice and cool
Now there are four green speckled frogs – GLUB GLUB
Red Light, Green Light with music & actions
Play a fun twist on a classic game — “Red Light, Green Light” with silly in-place movements! From hopping like bunnies to flapping like birds, your preschooler can have a blast moving their bodies and practicing listening skills.
Crafts and Activities
Green Coloring page created with Canva
Paper Plate Tortoise/Turtle
Additional Books
Little Blue and Little Yellow: A Story for Pippo and Ann and Other Children by Leo Lionni
Where is the Green Sheep? by Mem Fox
Green on Green by Dianne White
Turtle Walk by Matt Phelan
A family of turtles goes for a long, long walk that has an unexpected and very fun ending
