The Caring Me I Want to Be - Storytime Online
- Leanna Chappell
- 7 days ago
- 3 min read
Hello everyone! We hope you are all excited for The Caring Me I Want to Be by Mary DiPalermo. We have put together a bunch of fun activities and crafts for the little ones.
Kits are ready for pickup beginning Monday, August 3 for our online storytime this month!
Enjoy a FREE copy of the book and more!
"The Caring Me I Want to Be" by Mary DiPalermo
"A little girl romps through a busy day with family and friends, always remembering to be kind. She shares smiles, hugs, loving words, and warm greetings. A simple story with simple suggestions—that make a big difference!"
Visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQnkcu0gU5M to watch to watch Colusa County Office of Education’s read aloud. Then, enjoy the activities! Everything is yours to keep!
Kits include:
a FREE copy of The Caring Me I Want to Be
information page
colors game (5 colored sailboats)
rhymes/song pages with weblinks (instrument included)
2 activity pages
2 coloring pages
make your own pinwheel craft
3 magnets from the story
kindness stickers
Here are the following pages that you will receive with your kit!
HANDOUT GAMES – play with included sailboat handouts
Can You Show Me…?
(Tune: “Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush”)
Can you show me the green sailboat?
Green sailboat, green sailboat?
Can you show me the green sailboat?
And wave it in the air?
Yellow… purple… blue… red
Hold It High – Choose one sailboat from handouts
Hold your sailboat high and stand
Now wave it around in gestures grand!
Hold your sailboat below your chin
Now hold it way up high again
Hold your sailboat against your nose
Now touch the sailboat to your toes
Touch your sailboat to the ground
Now wave that sailboat all around!
Hold your sailboat in front of you
Now turn around – one time, two!
Hold your sailboat and jump up high!
Now let your sailboat fly fly fly (throw it in the air)
SONGS & INSTRUMENT – use included instruments
Respect Your Friend by JunyTony
Be Kind, Shine Bright! by Crystal Clear Learning
Love Grows When We Care by Kids Songs Universe
It's Easy To Be Kind Song by WizKiddoz
BOUNCE RHYME (bounce along with child in lap)
Looking for a Hug
I’m looking for something warm and snug
You open your arms and give a great big…
Rug? No!
(bounce child on every no)
Bug? No!
Mug? No!
Plug? No!
Slug? Ew, no!
Hug? Yes!
(hug child)
ACTION RHYMES
Helping Hands
Here are my hands, I can open them wide
Here is my heart, where kind thoughts reside
We can use our hands to help those in need
Like planting a flower or sharing a seed
We are thankful for all the good things we’ve found
And share them with neighbors all over the town
I Can Hug
I can hug, hug, hug
I can hop, hop, hop
I can kiss, kiss, kiss
I can stop, stop, stop
I can nod my head for “Yes”
I can shake my head for “No”
I can sit down very slow
If You’re Ever Feeling Grouchy
(Tune: “Did You Ever See a Lassie?“)
If you’re ever feeling grouchy, so grouchy, so grouchy
If you’re ever feeling grouchy just flap both your arms
Flap this way and that way, and that way and this way
If you’re ever feeling grouchy just flap both your arms
…just jump up real high
…just spin on your toes
…just wear a big smile
My Happy Face
I have a happy face, yes I do
(Point to face)
With two smiling eyes looking at you
(Point to eyes)
A nose that wiggles a little bit, too
(Wiggle nose)
And a mouth that smiles just for you
(Make a big smile)
When I’m happy, I twinkle and shine
(Wiggle fingers like twinkling)
Because happiness truly is mine
(Hug self)
Thank You
My hands say thank you with a clap, clap, clap
My feet say thank you with tap, tap, tap
Clap, clap, clap. Tap, tap, tap.
Turn around, touch the ground
And with a bow, I say…thank you, now!
We’ll Wave Hello Together
(Tune: “The More We Get Together“)
We’ll wave hello together, together, together
We’ll wave hello together because it’s fun to do!
We’ll give a hug together…
We’ll all say “peace” together…
We’ll all high-five each other…
Kindness Begins With Me
I want to be kind to everyone
(hands out)
For that is right, you see
(goggles on eyes)
So I say to myself, “Remember this”
(finger to temple, like “idea”)
“Kindness begins with me”
(point to self)
EXTRA LINK!
Illustrator Emma Randall’s site: https://www.emmarandall.co.uk/
We hope you enjoy these activities and would love to hear what you thought of the book! We also hope you enjoyed the extra links. Remember, you can comment here on this website, email us at swantonpl@gmail.com, or come in and turn in a physical copy!
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