Preschool Pretend and Play: Winter Animals

OpeningWelcome by Miss Carole
Movement ActivityWaddle like a penguin.
Stomp like a polar bear.
Slide like a seal.
Pounce like a snow leopard.
Tiptoe like an arctic fox.
Fly like a snowy owl.
Swim like a narwhal. 
Trot like a reindeer.
Crawl like a walrus. 
Slither like a winter snake.
Bounce like an arctic hare.
Scoot like a baby penguin on its belly.
Leap like a caribou.
Shake off snow like a husky.
Source: The Early Childhood Academy
CalendarWhat is the day of the week, month, season and weather.
ASLWe learned the ASL for penguin.
Concept (puppet)Seal on the Iceberg
I had a large white tray and seal puppet. I had the kids tell me if the seal was:
Above, Behind, Between, Front, Next to, On Under, Near, Far
 Weekly RhymeThis Is Big, Big, Big
This is big, big, big.
This is small, small, small.
This is short, short, short.
This is tall, tall, tall.
This is fast, fast, fast.
This is slow, slow, slow.
This is yes, yes, yes.
This is no, no, no.  
This is up, up, up.
This is down, down, down.
This is square, square, square.
This is round, round, round.
This is left, left, left.
This is right, right, right
This is a great big hug and a kiss goodnight.  

Sing it once without sign language. Add sign language the second time.
Book Clive Penguin by Huw Lewis-Jones
Book Polar Bear’s Underwear by Tupera Tupera
Action Rhyme (Goldfish Crackers)Got A Fishy
Got a fishy! (wave goldfish cracker)
Got a fishy!
Got a fishy!
First I lost it. (put it behind the back)
Then I found it. (bring it to the front)
Got a fishy.
Got a fishy.
Adapted from another rhyme that talked about loosing a feather.
Counting ActivityPolar Bear Feeding
My plan was to hand an image with a polar bear’s mouth open. I would roll the dice, and have the kids feed that number of goldfish crackers to the polar bear.
Dance Song Winter Freeze Dance by The Kiboomers
Cool Down SongAlphabet Song; Count up to and down from 10
Goodbye SongSkidamarink

The January craft is from this year. The other penguin craft is from a storytime that I did not upload.

Tales for Twos: Winter Animals

OpeningHello Everybody, Yes Indeed by Miss Carole
Warm-Up ActivityThe Very Hungry Caterpillar: What Can You Do Game?
CalendarWhat is the weather and season?
ASLWe learned how to sign “penguin.”
Weekly RhymeThis is Big, Big, Big
This is big, big, big.
This is small, small, small.
This is short, short, short.
This is tall, tall, tall.
This is fast, fast, fast.
This is slow, slow, slow.
This is yes, yes, yes.
This is no, no, no.  
This is up, up, up.
This is down, down, down.
This is square, square, square.
This is round, round, round.
This is left, left, left.
This is right, right, right.  
This is a great big hug and a kiss goodnight.

Sing it once without sign langue. Add sign language the second time.
Book Where’s the Polar Bear by Ingela Arrhenius
Book Can I Sleep Here? Baby Penguin by Ella Bailey
Activity (goldfish crackers)Penguin Cheer
I like fishies, yes I do! (raise goldfish above head)
When I want a fishy, here’s what I do!
One, two, three…GULP (make goldfish swim and then eat it)

Adapated from the original poem from King County Library System
Activity (goldfish crackers)Bubble, Bubble, Bubble, Pop
One little red fish
swimming in the water,
swimming in the water,
swimming in the water.
One little red fish
swimming in the water,
bubble, bubble, bubble, pop.

Kids found a red goldfish cracker and made it swim. They would then make the fish do the bubble motion. Instead of pop, they popped the fish into their mouth and then made the pop sound. Repeat with different colors and number of fish.
Dance Song  Winter Freeze Dance by The Kiboomers
Cool DownAlphabet; Count up to and down from 5
Goodbye SongSkidamarink by Old Town School of Folk Music

Craft:

The January craft is for this year. The other penguin craft was from another Winter Animal storytime that I did not upload.