Baseball Storytime

Here in Wisconsin we are all very excited about our Milwaukee Brewers. Last Friday the team managed to clinch a playoff berth as the NL Central Division champions for the first time since 1982. Huzzah! To celebrate I decided that my preschoolers should hear a few baseball tales in storytime this week.

Roasted Peanuts by Tim Egan
Sam and Jackson dream of becoming baseball legends together. Unfortunately, Jackson just isn't very good. When Sam makes the team and Jackson doesn't the two friends initially struggle with the situation...until Jackson gets a job selling peanuts at the stadium.

This was a longer story - the kids loved it, but make sure you have a group of good listeners when you read this one.

Curious George Plays Baseball by H.A. Rey
Everyone's favorite curious monkey is on his way to a baseball game to watch his friend Jimmy play. But George is curious and he wants to play too. What sort of mischief will George get into?

Dino-Baseball by Lisa Wheeler
Dinosaurs gather to play baseball. Enough said.

Hit the Ball Duck by Jez Alborough
Duck and his friends go to play baseball, but Duck hits the ball into a tree. How will they get their ball back so that they can keep playing?

Before we read our first story I pulled out some baseball gear (bat, ball, glove, cap) and we talked about what happens at a baseball game. We also sang "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" and did this action song:

This Is The Way You Hit The Ball

This is the way you hit the ball,
Hit the ball, hit the ball,
This is the way you hit the ball,
When you play baseball.

This is the way you throw the ball...
This is the way you catch the ball...
This is the way you run the bases...