You Are (Not) Small - Storytime Online
Hello everyone! We hope you are all excited for You Are (Not) Small
by Anna Kang. We have put together a bunch of fun activities and crafts for the little ones.
Kits are ready for pickup beginning Monday, November 2 for our online storytime this month!
Enjoy a FREE copy of the book and more!
"You Are (Not) Small"
by Anna Kang
"Two fuzzy creatures can't agree on who is small and who is big, until a couple of surprise guests show up, settling it once and for all!"
Visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I59iBFGVMH4 to hear the story read aloud by Kellogg Public Library. Enjoy the activities! Everything is yours to keep!
Kits include:
a FREE copy of You Are (Not) Small
information page
colors game (5 colored bears)
rhymes/song pages with weblinks (instrument included)
2 activity pages
2 coloring pages
decorate your own teddy bear craft
3 magnets from the story
bear stickers
Here are the following pages that you will receive with your kit!
HANDOUT GAMES – play with included bear handouts
Can You Show Me…?
(Tune: “Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush”)
Can you show me the brown bear?
Brown bear, brown bear?
Can you show me the brown bear?
And wave it in the air?
Gray… purple… green… pink
Hold It High – Choose one bear from handouts
Hold your bear high and stand
Now wave it around in gestures grand!
Hold your bear below your chin
Now hold it way up high again
Hold your bear against your nose
Now touch the bear to your toes
Touch your bear to the ground
Now wave that bear all around!
Hold your bear in front of you
Now turn around – one time, two!
Hold your bear and jump up high!
Now let your bear fly fly fly (throw it in the air)
SONGS & INSTRUMENT – use included instruments
Big and Small Song by LittleBabyBum
Big and Small Song for Kids by English Buds Kids
Big Small Action Song for Kids by Dream English Kids
The Bear Went Over The Mountain by Super Simple Songs
BOUNCE RHYME (bounce along with child in lap)
Opposites Looby Loo!
(Tune: “Here We Go Looby Loo”)
Here we go up, up, up.
Here we go down, down, down.
Here we go up, up, up.
Here we go down, down, down.
Here we go high/low…
Here we go fast/slow…
Here we go to/fro…
ACTION RHYMES
This Is Big
This is big, big, big
(stretch hands far to sides)
This is small, small, small
(cup hands together)
This is short, short, short
(hold palms close vertically)
This is tall, tall, tall
(hold palms far apart vertically)
This is fast, fast, fast
(roll hands quickly)
This is slow, slow, slow
(roll hands slowly)
This is yes, yes, yes
(nod head)
This is no, no, no
(shake head)
Dance Your Fingers
Dance your fingers up,
Dance your fingers down
Dance your fingers to the side
And dance them round and round
Dance them on your shoulders,
Dance them on your head
Dance them on your belly
And now put them to bed.
Bears
(Tune: “Mary Had a Little Lamb”)
Grizzly Bears are big and brown,
Big and brown, big and brown
Grizzly Bears are big and brown
And live in the woods
Polar Bears are soft and white,
Soft and white, soft and white
Polar Bears are soft and white
And live where it is cold
Panda Bears are black and white,
Black and white, black and white
Panda Bears are black and white
And live in the jungle
Teddy Bears are just my size,
Just my size, just my size
Teddy Bears are just my size
To cuddle with at night!
Tall and Small
I’m very, very tall.
(Stretch arms up; voice ascends)
I’m very, very small.
(Squat down; voice descends)
Tall!
(Stretch up again; high note)
Small!
(Squat down again; low note)
Now I’m a little ball!
(Curl up in ball)
EXTRA LINKS!
Anna Kang’s site:
Illustrator Christopher Weyant’s site:
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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