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The original posting was as follows: I will have the opportunity to do a storytime for a group of Kindergarteners. It has been requested that the storytime have a holiday theme. I am interested in including the best readalouds, especially any that might be multicultural in nature. Also, it has been some time since I have done a storytime for 5 year olds, would they enjoy flannelboard stories and/or fingerplays? If so does anyone have suggestions for some? The responses follow: I do storytimes for my kindergarten students (8 classes) every week. I always use fingerplays - they especially like the same ones every week. They also enjoy flannelboards, cut and tell, etc. I try to keep the stories that I read from books fairly short - their attention span is not that long yet. I do use themes. Doreen Schultz [dschultz@suffolk.lib.ny.us] Try: The Magic Dreidles by Eric Kimmel Imani's Gift at Kwanzaa by Denise Burden-Patmon Lights for Gita by Rachna Gilmore Too Many Tamales by Gary Soto The Legend of the Poinsettia by Tomie dePaola Latkes and Applesauce by Fran Manushkin Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins by Eric Kimmel Kirstin Tonningsen [ktonning@riverdale.k12.or.us] My kindergartners love: Chita's Christmas Tree by Elizabeth Howard (African-American) Too Many Tamales by Gary Soto (Mexican-American) A Taxi Dog Christmas by ? (New York City) Nadena Kramer, Librarian Second District Elementary School Meadville, PA 16335 kramer@toolcity.net Yes, in my experience kindergartners still like to do finger plays and flannel board activities. They like stories where they get to say a refrain. I have several stories where I cue them to say a repeating line. today I read "Sometimes it's turkey, sometimes it's feathers," and I had them repeat the word, "Imagine." I also use the book "Along came Toto," and they repeat, "Along came Toto." At the present time I don't know of any Christmas stories with repeating lines. The closest is a newer book called Jingle Bells and the song Jingle Bells repeats as the story is told. The illustrations are really nice. Kathy Geronzin Northeast Community Schools geronzin@caves.net Kinders love flannel board stories. I strongly recommend them. For multicultural Christmas stories you might try an old favorite: Christmas in Noisy Village by Lindgren. The setting is Scandinavian. and a new one: Trouble with Trolls by Brett has a Scandinavian flavor too. Not multicultural, but good for K for Christmas: Cobweb Christmas by Climo Grinch Who Stole Christmas by Seuss Morris' Disappearing Bag by Wells Night Tree by Bunting Twelve Days of Christmas by Brett For other holidays: Chanukkah Guest by Kimmel Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes by Heyward (Easter) Funnybones by Ahlberg (funny ghost story for Halloween) Jamie O'Rourke and the Big Potato by DePaola (leprechaun story for St.Patrick's) Lion Dancer: Ernie Wan's Chinese New Year (happens Feb.16,1999, Year of Rabbit) Little Bear Marches in the St. Patrick's Day Parade by Janice (OP) Mother's Day Mice by Bunting It's probably too late for Thanksgiving for this year, but I just got these books in my TARGET/HIT, suitable for K: I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie by Jackson (A Thanksgiving pie) Little Bear's Thanksgiving by Janice (OP) Turkey on the Loose by Wickstrom 'Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving by Pilkey Joan Kimball Librarian, Writer, Storyteller. Clinton NY. jkim@borg.com Imani"s Gift at Kwanzaa Too Many Tamales Lights on the River Hershel and the Hannukah Goblins is a wonderful trickster tale but may be too complex to read...you may need to do it as a story showing the illustrations. Diane Moody, Librarian Antilles School St. Homas, USVI dmoody@antilles k12.vi.us The kindergartners I work with love flannelboard stories. I give the flannel pieces to them and as I tell the story, they put the pieces on. Pat Severson [pseverson@clearlake.k12.ia.us] Thank you all for taking the time to respond. My storytime is on Friday and I know it will be terrific thanks to you. Katherine Powell Coe Library, Reference University of Wyoming (307)766-5119 email: kpowell@uwyo.edu =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-= All postings to LM_NET are protected under copyright law. 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