Hippos – Preschool – LIBRIONYIAN

Introduction	Good Morning
Action Rhyme	Harriet Hippo Harriet Hippo just happened to sneeze, And all of a sudden, she fell to her knees. It’s hard to get up When you’re built like a truck, But Harriet did it with ease. Source:King County Library System
Book	Hippos are Huge! by Jonathan London It’s a Baby Hippopotamus by Kelly Doudna Hippospotamus by Jeanne Willis
Board Rhyme	A Hippopotamus Sandwich A hippo sandwich is easy to make. All you do is simply take One slice of bread, One slice of cake, Some mayonnaise One onion ring, One hippopotamus One piece of string, A dash of pepper — That ought to do it. And now comes the problem… Biting into it! Source: Shel Silverstein
Book	That’s Not a Hippopotamus by Juliette MacIver Hello, Hippo! Goodbye, Bird! by Kristyn Crow
Sign Language	Hippo
Action Rhyme	A Hippopotamus(tune of “If you’re happy and you know it”) Oh, I wish I was a hippopotamus. Oh, I wish I was a hippopotamus. Oh I’d hop and I’d dive, Do a happy little jive. Oh, I wish I was a hippopotamus. Source: DLTK’s Growing Together
Action Song	The Hippopotamus Song Stompin through the jungle is the hippopotamus. Boom! Boom! With sandpaper skin from top to bottom, Oh, how I love that hippopotamus. Boom! Boom!Swimmin’ in the river is the hippopotamus. Splish, splash, Boom! Boom! Oh, how I love that hippopotamus. Splish, Splash Boom! Boom!Chasing all the monkeys is the hippopotamus. Eee, eee Splish, splash, Boom! Boom! Oh, how I love that hippopotamus. Eee, eee Splish, splash, Boom! Boom! Eating all the mangoes is the hippopotamus. Munch, munch Eee, eee Splish, splash, Boom! Boom! Oh, how I love that hippopotamus. Munch, munch Eee, eee Splish, splash, Boom! Boom! Sleeping in the jungle is the hippopotamus. Snore, snore Munch, munch Eee, eee Splish, splash, Boom! Boom! Oh, how I love that hippopotamus. Snore, snore Munch, munch Eee, eee Splish, splash, Boom! Boom! Source: Something Musical Happened at the Library: Adding Song and Dance to Children by Robert Reid
Action Song	BusA hip, a hip, a hippopotamus Got on, got on, got on the city bus And all, and all, and all the people said—you’re squishing me!A cow, a cow, a cow, Got on, got on, got on the bus And all, and all and all the people said—MOOOVE over!A snake, a snake, a snake, Got on, got on, got on the bus And all, and all and all the people said—Ssssssssit over! A sheep, a sheep, a sheep got on the bus Got on, got on, got on the bus. And all, and all, and all the people said –BAAAAck up! Source: Secretary of State
Dance Song	Silly Dance Contest
Closing Songs	ABC, Count to 15
Goodbye Song	Skidamarink