Fingerplay: “Here Is a Bunny”
Here is a bunny with ears so funny (hold up index and middle fingers for ears)
And here is his hole in the ground (make a circle with the other hand)
At the first sound he hears, he pricks up his ears (extend two fingers)
And hops in the hole in the ground (fingers jump into the hole)
Flannelboard Rhyme: “Ten Fluffy Chickens”
Five eggs and five eggs (hold up fingers)
And that makes ten
Sitting on top is Mother Hen
Cackle, cackle, cackle (make chicken noises)
And what do I see?
Ten fluffy chickens (flip eggs over to reveal chicks)
Yellow as can be!
Flannelboard Song: “The Ducks on the Bus”
(to the tune of "The Wheels on the Bus")
The ducks on the bus go quack quack quack!
Quack quack quack! Quack quack quack!
The ducks on the bus go quack quack quack!
All through the town!
Repeat: lambs go baaa, bunnies go hop, birds go chirp, chicks go peep
Flannelboard Rhyme: “Five Little Ducks”
Five little ducks went out to play, over the hill and far away
Mother duck said, “Quack, quack, quack”
And only four little ducks came back.
(Count down until…)
Sad mother duck went out one day, over the hill and far away
Mother duck said, “Quack, quack, quack”
And all five little ducks came back.
At the end, I asked the kids to help Mother Duck call for her babies and we QUACKED loudly until all the babies came back.
Shaker Song: “Shake Your Shaker”
(to the tune of "Old MacDonald Had a Farm")
Shake your shaker in the air, shake it in the air.
With a shake-shake here and shake-shake there,
Here a shake, there a shake, everywhere a shake-shake.
Shake your shaker in the air, shake it in the air.
Shake your shaker way down low, shake it way down low.
With a shake-shake here and a shake-shake there,
Here a shake, there a shake, everywhere a shake-shake.
Shake your shaker way down low, shake it way down low.
Shake your shaker way up high, shake it way up high.
With a shake-shake here and a shake-shake there,
Here a shake, there a shake, everywhere a shake-shake.
Shake your shaker way up high, shake it way up high.
Shaker Song: “Egg Shakers Up”
Egg shakers up, (shakers above head)
And egg shakers down, (shakers on the floor)
Egg shakers dancing all around the town. (move shakers back and forth)
Dance them on your shoulders
Dance them on your head
Dance them on your knee
And tuck them into bed (fold shaker inside hands, under head)
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| photo credit: Sue Lessig |
Shaker Song: “We Tap the Floor Together”
We tap the floor together
We tap the floor together
We tap the floor together
Because it’s fun to do!
(Repeat: clap our hands, wave hello)
Book: Baby Bird by Joyce Dunbar
Fingerplay: “Two Little Bluebirds”
Two little bluebirds (hold up 2 fingers)
Up in a tree
Built a nest (rest fingers on other curved palm)
For all to see.
Along came the babies,
One, two, three. (hold up 3 more fingers)
Now they’re all
A happy family! (wiggle all 5 fingers)
Fingerplay: “Two Little Blackbirds”
Two little blackbirds sitting on a hill (hold out both thumbs)
One named Jack (wiggle left thumb)
And one named Jill (wiggle right thumb)
Fly away, Jack (put left hand behind back)
Fly away, Jill (put right band behind back)
Come back, Jack (bring left thumb out)
Come back, Jill (bring right thumb out)
Action Rhyme: “Little Birds”
Little birds, little birds, jump up and down
Little birds, little birds, don’t make a sound
Little birds, little birds, tip-toe to me
Little birds, little birds, bend your knees
Little birds, little birds, peep, peep, peep
Little birds, little birds, sleep, sleep, sleep
Little birds, little birds, fly to the leaves
Little birds, little birds, sit down please
Book: Baby Animals by Jim Pipe
Nursery Rhyme: “Little Bo Peep”
Little Bo Peep has lost her sheep
And doesn't know where to find them.
Leave them alone and they'll come home
Wagging their tails behind them.
Scarf Song: “We Wave Our Scarves Together”
(to the tune of “For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow”)
We wave our scarves together
We wave our scarves together
We wave our scarves together
Because it’s fun to do!
Wave ‘em up high
Wave ‘em down low
Wave ‘em in the middle
Because it’s fun to do!
We throw our scarves together
We throw our scarves together
We throw our scarves together
Because it’s fun to do!
We throw ‘em up high
We throw ‘em down low
We throw ‘em in the middle
Because it’s fun to do!
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| photo credit: Sue Lessig |
Scarf Song: “Popcorn Kernels”
(to the tune of “Frere Jacques”)
Popcorn kernels, popcorn kernels (wave scarf)
In the pot, in the pot (hide scarf inside cupped hands)
Shake them, shake them, shake them (shake cupped hands)
Shake them, shake them, shake them
Til they pop! Til they pop! (throw scarf into the air)
Closing Song: “The More We Get Together”
The more we get together, together, together
The more we get together, the happier we'll be
'Cause your friends are my friends
And my friends are your friends
The more we get together, the happier we'll be.
Craft, exploration, manipulatives:
Baby animal coloring page and animal stencils
Animal puzzles
Playdough
Inspiration for today's storytime came from the lovely folks at:
Storytime Katie - spring animals; 10 fluffy chickens
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