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Activities (Before Storytelling)
Use a train whistle to call children to
story. When children arrive at storytime, ask them what
sound they heard. Have a small toy train set up in the
storytime area. Place a small gift wrapped box (containing
the bell) in one of the train cars. Ask them to speculate
about what is inside. After the children have the opportunity to
guess, introduce the story. Tell the children that they
will hear a story about a boy's exciting nighttime adventure and
the very special gift he receives.
Activities (After Storytelling)
After reading the story, ask
children again to speculate what the gift may be. Open the
gift to reveal the bell. You may also want to have extra
bells for each child in the class. Place them in a sack
with a card that says: "To the Boys and Girls from Mr.
C. Hope you enjoy these."
Pass out bells to
children. As children begin ringing bells, have Santa come
in to visit with children.
*As an extra, allow children to wear
pajamas to school for the reading.
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