Storytime: D is for Dirt
Let’s play in the dirt! Soil, mud, and yes, dirt can be a exploration canvas for your child as he engages in sensory experiences, discovers hidden treasures, and learns about the world underneath his feet. You can also create an indoor sensory experience with dirt playdough, spoons, rocks, toy trucks, etc. Using coffee grinds, sand, brown food coloring, or “clean” dirt in a simple salt dough recipe will turn play dough time into a seriously dirty and muddy experience.
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
We often want to build on our children’s curiosity, but don’t always know the answers to their questions. We can often discover the answers together in books. Knowledge about the world, even in very young children, is key to understanding. Combining a story and a factual book on nature or science helps expand children’s scientific knowledge. ~Lambert
Activity
Read a fiction book like, “Roy Digs Dirt,” with your child. Then read a factual non-fiction book about soil such as, “Under Your Feet.” Talk about soil, what creatures use it as their home, how it is made, etc. You may also want to follow up with the video song by Clint and Bob Moffatt, “Digging in the Dirt.”
Books Presented
Dig In! by Cynthia L. Jenson-Elliott
A little boy digs, plays, and explores in his garden.
Roy Digs Dirt by David Shannon
I'm Dirty by Kate McMullan
A busy backhoe loader describes all the items it hauls off a lot and all the fun it has getting dirty while doing so.
The Pigeon Needs a Bath! by Mo Willems
The Pigeon is dirty and he needs a bath, but he won’t go willingly
Songs, Rhymes, and Fingerplays
Five Pigs So Squeaky Clean
Tune: Five Green and Speckled Frogs
Five pigs so squeaky clean
Cleanest you’ve ever seen.
Wanted to go outside and play.
Oink! Oink!
One jumped into the mud.
Landed with a great big THUD
Now there are four clean squeaky pigs.
Source: Verona Storytime
Five Elephants in the Tub
One elephant in the tub
Going for a swim,
Knock-knock (clap twice), splash-splash (slap knees twice),
Come on in! Ohhhh elephant!
2 . . . 3 . . . 4
Five elephants in the tub
Going for a swim,
Knock-knock (clap twice), splash-splash (slap knees twice),
And they all FELL IN!
Source: Verona Storytime
Crafts and Activities
D is for Dirt
Dump Truck Craft
Make a dump truck from a paper plate
Additional Books
Carl and the Meaning of Life by Deborah Freedman
When a field mouse asks Carl the earthworm why he tunnels through the dirt, Carl doesn’t have an answer, so he sets off to find out.
Under Your Feet by Jacqueline L. Stroud
Dirty Gert by Tedd Arnold
A little girl who loves playing in the dirt becomes a tree.
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