Inclusive Story Time – Santa's Visit

Books:
 

The 12 Days of Christmas by Rachel Isadora
10 Trim-the-Tree’ers by Janet Schulman
Don’t Push the Button: A Christmas Adventure by Bill Cotter
What Could be Keeping Santa by Marilyn Janovitz
Inclusion:
The 12 Days of Christmas by Rachel Isadora has beautiful illustrations setting the traditional story in Africa.  The collage art combines kente clothe and paper to represent traditional clothing and native animals.
10 Trim-the-Tree’ers by Janet Schulman is a Christmas counting book with multi-ethnic characters. It is simple enough that I would recommend it for sensory or toddler story times. The cute pictures are bright and colorful and the children’s faces expressive.
Flannel Game

Rudolph! Rudolph!
What will you do?
You can’t guide Santa
If your nose is BLUE!
YELLOW
GREEN
PURPLE
BROWN
PINK
ORANGE
Rudolph! Rudolph!
The children are in bed.
And now you’re ready
Cause your nose is RED!
Credit (and pattern): Loons and Quines

Action Song:
Let’s all do a little clapping
Let’s all do a little clapping
Let’s all do a little clapping
to spread holiday cheer.
Let’s all do a little jumping
Let’s all do a little jumping
Let’s all do a little jumping
to spread holiday cheer.
Let’s all do a little dancing
Let’s all do a little dancing
Let’s all do a little dancing
to spread holiday cheer.
Flannel Rhyme:

Tune:  Mary Wore a Red Dress
Santa wore a green suit, green suit, green suit, Santa wore a green suit all day long.
…Oh no Santa that’s not right.
Santa wore a red suit, red suit, red suit.
Santa wore a red suit all night long.
Credit and Pattern: Making Learning Fun
Song:
Jingle Bells