Guest Post: Mouse Count!

I have a very special Guest Post to share this week. It is about the first swap item that I received from our recent First Annual Storytime Swap. So fun!

If you would like to learn more about the Storytime Swap, please click here for the original invitation post and here to see other items shared in this swap. 

If a swap is something that you would enjoy participating in, please feel free to contact me at storytimeabcs@gmail.com

Planning is underway for another swap. 

It will be soon and is in honor of Flannel Friday's birthday!

This Guest Post features Ann and her props for this fun mouse book by Ellen Stoll Walsh:

I adore Ms. Walsh's mice books
so I was very excited to see what Ann sent me!

Ann teaches preschool and loves to use props to share a book with her classroom friends. Here are the props that she chose to use with this book:

Ann says she found the stuffed mice at Walmart in the pet department. She also purchased  the container and lid at Walmart and the snake at the Dollar Store. The rock was not purchased. It is just a mouse-shaped rock that she found.

The props can be used for telling the story at storytime or at circle time. They can also be used by the children for re-telling purposes.

Ann also included a few other items to use with the book:

These are copies of simple shapes that can be used
as coloring pages for the children or
~ you didn't think I would neglect to find a way to flannelize a book did you? ~
you can use them as patterns for a flannel set.
Watch for a blog post about my flannelized version of Mouse Count!

What a FUN swap for me! I was very excited and happy to see what was in my box. It is so thrilling to get a surprise in the mail that I can share with my storytime friends in the New Year! 

I hope you enjoyed seeing what Ann sent! Oh, but wait!

There's more!

Ann also sent:

A cute little mouse and cheese for an extension activity

Here are a few pictures from Ann that explain how to use the mouse and cheese. It looks like lots of hands-on learning is happening here!

   

Thanks for taking a minute to check out my special Storytime Swap surprise. 

And a very special thanks to Ann! 

My storytime friends are going to fall in love with the book,  Mouse Count, thanks to you! 

And, as always,

HAPPY READING TOGETHER!

This week's Flannel Friday Round-Up is being hosted by Lisa on her blog, Libraryland. 

Be sure to swing over and check it out. 

It is the first Round-Up of 2013!