Storytime: G is for Go, Go, Go
Join us for Idaho Family Reading Week 2024 and “Rev Up Your Reading” as we go, go, GO!
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
Using books and stories to help children think of their own solutions to problems helps them develop problem-solving skills. Researchers have found that having ideas for tackling problems helps children in learning new tasks and handling social situations. -Lambert
Activity
Read a book with your child that revolves around a problem solving situation. Introduce the book by setting up the problem. On the page where the problem is revealed, you can ask, “What are some things you might do to… (solve this problem)? Or, if you prefer, you can come back to that page and ask the question after finishing the book.
Books Presented
Greenlight by Breanna Carzoo
Let's Go for a Drive! by Mo Willems
Go, Go, Go! by Bob Barner
Away in My Airplane by Margaret Wise Brown
Songs, Rhymes, and Fingerplays
Look At These Vehicles!
Look at these vehicles that like to go, go, go!
Car, truck, and bus, they drive to and fro.
And here come some more, way up in the sky…
Plane, helicopter, rocket—they were made to fly.
But wait, there’s more—let’s not forget the boats!
Ship, submarine, and sailboat, they all know how to float.
And finally, our rail friends: train, subway and streetcar.
Look at all these vehicles—they take us near and far!
Source: Flannel Board Fun
Steering Wheel, Steering Wheel
Steering wheel, steering wheel, playing hide and seek,
Are you behind the ______ book? Let’s take a peek!
Source: Flannel Board Fun
One Little Airplane
One little, two little, three little airplanes,
Four little, five little, six little airplanes,
Seven little, eight little, nine little airplanes,
Ten airplanes flying high!
Ten little…
One little airplane alone in the sky.
Green Says Go
Green says, “Go!” (march quickly)
Go! Go! Go!
Yellow says, “Slow!” (march slowly)
Slow…slow…slow
And red says, “Stop!” (stop and freeze)
Go! Go! Go! (march fast)
Slow…slow…slow (march slowly)
and STOP! (stop)
Source: Pasadena Library
Drivin’ in My Car
Drivin’ in my car, Drivin’ in my car
Drivin’ all the way to Minneapolis in my car
Red light, stop!
What sound does a car horn make?
Beep!
That’s right, let’s sing the song with our car horns
Beep, beep, beep, beep…
What sound do car windshield wipers make?
Swish!…
What sound does a car muffler make?
Bbbbbft!…
What sound would you make if you were driving down the street
And you saw your very best friend on the sidewalk
And you rolled down the window
And you stuck out your hand, what would you say?
Hi
Let’s sing a song for our very best friend…
Hi, hi, hi, hi…
Source: Ralph’s World
Crafts and Activities
Car Coloring Page
Traffic Light Craft
Additional Books
The Wheels on the Tuk Tuk by Kabir Sehgal
Where is Coco Going? by Sloane Tanen
Go, Dog, Go! by P. D. Eastman
Reading goes to the dogs in this timeless Beginner Book edited by Dr. Seuss. From big dogs and little dogs to red, green, and blue dogs, dogs going up and dogs going fast . . . who knew dogs were so busy? And laughter will ensue at the repeated question “Do you like my hat?” Like P. D. Eastman’s classic Are You My Mother? Go, Dog. Go! has been a go-to favorite for over fifty years, leaving audiences of all breeds wagging their tails with delight.
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