Elephants – Preschool

Introduction	Welcome
Book	I Want to Go First! by Richard Byrne
Flannel Rhyme	Elephants in the Bathtub One elephant in the bathtub Going for a swim. Knock, Knock, (Clap twice with “Knock, Knock.”) Splash, Splash, (Slap knees twice with “Splash, Splash.”) Come on in! (Motion with both hands to come in.) Two elephants elephants in the bathtub… etc. (Until…) Five elephants elephants in the bathtub Going for a swim. Knock, Knock, Splash, Splash, They all fell in! Source: Storytime Katie
Book	Strictly No Elephants by Lisa Mantchev
ASL	Elephant
Action Rhyme	Up the Hill Here goes a turtle up a hill, creepy, creepy creepy! (crawl) Here goes a rabbit up a hill, boing, boing, boing! (jump)Here goes a snake up a hill, slither, slither, slither! (make snake motion with arms) Here goes the elephant up the hill, thud, thud, thud! (stomp) Here comes the elephant down the hill, boom, boom, boom! (bounce to ground and clap) Source: Storytime Katie
Action Rhyme	Elephants have Wrinkles Elephants have wrinkles, wrinkles, wrinkles, Elephants have wrinkles everywhere! Wrinkles on their (insert body part)! Source:The Loudest Librarian
Action Rhyme	Who is He? Tune: Feres Jacques Big and slow, hear him go, Oh, so huge; oh, so huge. He makes a sound like thunder, Who is he, I wonder? See his Trunk. Elephant. Source: Unsure of where I found this one.
Dance Song	No More Monkeys by Asheba I busted out the parachute and threw some balls on it. The kids tried to keep the balls on the parachute.
Dance Song	If You’re Happy and You Know It by The Big Kidz Band
Cool Down	ABCs, Count to 10
Goodbye Song	It’s Time to Say Goodbye