Animals Jumping - Family Storytime

A Wednesday morning storytime for ages 0-6 years old.  

Opening #1: “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” from Songs for Wiggleworms by Old Town School of Folk Music

Opening #2: Roly Poly Oh So Fast (hand rolling body part chant adapted by Carol Hopkins)

Roly poly, roly poly, oh so fast!
Roly poly, roly poly, oh so slowly.
Roly poly, roly poly, up.
Roly poly, roly poly, down.
Roly poly, roly poly, hands on your head.
Roly poly, roly poly, hand on your feet.

(Repeat with other body parts)

Roly poly, roly poly, hands in your lap.

 

Opening #3: Fee Fi Fo Fum

Fee fi fo fum,
(clap for each syllable)

See my fingers,
(wiggle fingers)

See my thumbs.
(wiggle thumbs)

Fee fi fo fum,
(clap for each syllable)

Good bye fingers,
(hide one hand behind back)

Good bye thumbs.
(hide the other hand behind back)

(Repeat several times moving and saying the words faster and faster)

 

 

Literacy activity flannelboard: Lots of Little Owls (color literacy flannelboard adapted by Carol Hopkins from a rhyme found at https://www.northmankato.com/sites/default/files/images/Owl%20Miss%20You%20Storytime.pdf) 

(Hand out colored owls to the children.  Instruct the children to place their owl on the flannelboard when their color is said in the rhyme.  Start off with one solitary owl on the board.)

One little owl when the moon was new,
Along came some more, and they were blue.

Lots of little owls perched high in the tree,
Along came some more, and they were green.

Lots of little owls flew down for a drink,
Along came some more, and they were pink.

Lots of little owl flew around the town,
Along came some more, and they were brown.

(Count the owls on the board)
_____ little owls saying, “Whoo! Whoo!” 
Then they all flapped their wings and they flew away.

 

  

 

Book #1: How Far Can a Kangaroo Jump? by Alison Limentani 

Theme activity #1: "Jumping and Counting" action song from Jim Gill's Irrational Anthem and More Salutes to Nonsense by Jim Gill

Theme activity #2: Jump, Jump Went the Little Green Frog (action chant)

Jump, jump went the little green frog.
Jump, jump went the little green frog.
Jump, jump went the little green frog...
And his eyes went blink, blink.

Blink, blink went the little green frog.
Blink, blink went the little green frog.
Blink, blink went the little green frog...
And his tongue went glup, glup.

Glup, glup went the little green frog.
Glup, glup went the little green frog.
Glup, glup went the little green frog...
And his legs went jump, jump.

Jump, jump went the little green frog.
Jump, jump went the little green frog.
Jump, jump went the little green frog...
And then he swam away.

 

Transition: Come 'A' Look And See (fingerplay song I first picked up at a workshop conducted by Jane Cobb but can also be found on the music CD The Baby Record by Bob McGrath)

Come a' look a' see, here's my mama, 
(point to thumb)
Come a' look a' see, here's my papa, 
(point to index finger)
Come a' look a' see, my brother tall, 
(point to tall finger)
Sister, baby, 
(point to ring, then baby finger) 
I love them all. 
(Kiss the fingertips of your finger family)

 

Book #2: Face to Face Safari by Sally Hewitt (pop-up) 

Book #3: Walk With Me: A Counting Adventure by Nancy E. Uslan 

Closing music with scarves: “Silly Dance Contest” from Jim Gill Sings the Sneezing Song & Other Contagious Tunes by Jim Gill    

  

 

Art activity:  Chalk coloring on die-cut animals glued onto green fringe scissor cut grass

Optional other books:
Old Mikamba Had a Farm by Rachel Isadora 
Hello Hello by Brenden Wenzel (board book)