This storytime is a part of my ABC Storytimes series.
Books to Read Aloud
The Very Cold, Freezing, No-Number Day by Ashley Sorenson
Reading for Early Literacy Tips
- This story asks children to trace the numbers on the page. Ask the children to trace numbers in the air.
- This story asks the children the questions for you. Demonstrate the answers by counting, blowing, and tracing.
- Ask children “What color is this page?” as the pages turn from yellow to green to orange.
Noses (Flowerpot Press Books)
Reading for Early Literacy Tips
- Ask the children to point to their own nose before the story starts.
- This book provides the questions for you, “Whose nose is this?”
- Ask “What sound does x animal make?” on some pages.
Additional Books for Letter “N”
The Neighbors by Einat Tsarfati
The Noisy Airplane Ride by Mike Downs
Noisy Nora by Rosemary Wells
Nuts to You by Lois Ehlert
The Noisy Foxes by Amy Husband
A Nest is Noisy by Dianna Hutts Aston
A Nap in a Lap by Sarah Wilson
In the Quiet Noisy Woods by Michael J. Rosen
Not Quite Narwhal by Jessie Sima
Whose Nest? by Guy Troughton
William’s Winter Nap by Chuck Groenink
Bunny’s Noisy Book by Margaret Wise Brown
Oh No! Little Dragon by Jim Averbeck
Activities
“Noisy Nest”
For this activity, I made 5 peekaboo nest flannels with 5 different birds to hide underneath. I recited the rhyme and made the bird’s sound before uncovering each one.
“Noisy Nest”
Just as I lay down to rest,
What noisy bird is in that nest?!?!
Go through each nest and make a different bird sound
Crow… Caw
Owl… Hoot
Baby bird… Tweet
Mama bird… Chirp
“Knicky, Knacky, Knocky, Knoo”
This is a varition of the original “Knicky, Knacky, Knocky, Knoo” song. I wanted to emphasize that n- sound, but with a shorter, more toddler friendly activity.
“Knicky, Knacky, Knocky, Knoo”
Knicky Knacky Knocky Knoo
I have ten toes in my shoes
And I will count them all for you!
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Whew! (wipe forehead, as if tired)
Knicky, Knacky, Knocky Knoo
