| Introduction | Tickle The Moon Tickle the Moon Tickle your toes. Clap your hands And tickle your nose. Reach up high. Reach down low. Turn around, And say hello!Source: Storytime Katie has a closing version she found on pinterest. I wanted an opening song, so my coworker reworked it to make an opening song. |
| Book | The Duckling Gets a Cookie
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| Magnet Board | Where is Pigeon? Source: Literary Hoots did a similar item. However, instead of Gerald and Piggie, I did the Pigeon. |
| Book | Big Frog Can’t Fit In
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| Rhyme | One Little, Two Little, Three Little…. One little, two little, three little frogs Four little, five little, six little frogs Seven little, eight little, nine little frogs Ten little frogs go leap, leap, leap! |
| Book | That is Not a Good Idea
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| Rhyme | Ten Fluffy Chickens Five eggs and five eggs, That makes ten. (hold up two hands) Sitting on top is the Mother Hen. (fold one hand over the other) Crackle, crackle, crackle;(clap three times) What do I see? Ten fluffy chickens, (hold up ten fingers) As yellow as can be. |
| Action Rhyme | If you’re an elephant and you know it, shake your ears If you’re an elephant and you know it, shake your ears If you’re an elephant and you know it and you really want to show it. If you’re an elephant and you know it, shake your ears! If you’re a pig and you know it, say oink, oink If you’re a pigeon and you know it, strut your stuff. Source: I did a similar rhyme for my Elephant and Piggie storytime. However, I just added the pigeon line with the help of my colleague and a volunteer. |
| Book | There was an elephant who had a friend and Piggie was her name-o P-I-G-G-I-E P-I-G-G-I-E P-I-G-G-I-E And Piggie was her name-o.There was an elephant who had a friend and Piggie was her name-o (clap)-I-G-G-I-E (clap)-I-G-G-I-E (clap)-I-G-G-I-E And Piggie was her name-o.There was an elephant who had a friend and Piggie was her name-o (clap)-(clap)-G-G-I-E (clap)-(clap)-G-G-I-E (clap)-(clap)-G-G-I-E And Piggie was her name-o. There was an elephant who had a friend There was an elephant who had a friend There was an elephant who had a friend There was an elephant who had a friend Source: My colleague and I worked on this one together. It can be kind of awkward as there is an extra letter than the original BINGO song. My recommendation is to put the G-G close together while clapping. It does work with some practice. |
| Dance Song | We Are the Dinosaurs
In honor of Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs. |
| Dance Song | Monster Spray
In honor of Leonardo, the Terrible Monster |
| Traditional Song | Skinarmarink
In honor of Piggie and Elephant’s love for one another. |
| Goodbye Song | Tickle the Stars Tickle the Stars Tickle your toes Turn around And tickle your nose Reach down low Reach up high Storytime’s over So wave goodbye!Source:My own modification |
Additional Activities
I provided food in honor of Mo Willems’ birthday!
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