Number 4

Opening Song	Welcome by Carole Peterson
Calendar	The kids helped identify the Date, Day, Month, Season, and Weather
Introduction Concept	Which Big Cats Roar? I showed the kids pictures of the big cats that roar. I then played a sound clip from youtube with each big cat’s roar. Lion, Tiger, Jaguar, Leopard Cheetahs are example of a big cat that does not roar. I used the video “All Big Cat Sounds” by Meow Meow TV.
ASL	Four Lion
Rhyming Match with National Holidays	Rhyming Activity: I showed an image of the number four. Then I showed the kids four more pictures and had them identify each one. Then the kids had to identify which two pictures rhymed with four. The other two pictures corresponded with a national holiday. Door Floor Unicorn Submarine
Book	Roar, Roar, Growl, Growl: Sounds From the Jungle by Jennifer Shand
Finger Rhyme	Where Is Big Cat (Tune: Where is Thumbkin) Before starting I introduced the kids to Big Cat (my thumbs) and Little Cat (my pinkies). The cats give a little meow and the kids show me their Big Cat and Little Cat. Where is big cat, where is big cat (hide thumbs) Here I am, here I am (bring thumbs out) How are you today cat (wiggle one thumb) Very well I thank you (wiggle other thumb) Roar, Roar, Roar (put thumbs behind back) Roar, Roar, Roar Where is little cat…meow, meow, meow. Source: Adapted from Adventures of a Bookworm
Book	Roar: A Book of Animal Sounds by Katerina Kerouli
Rhyme	A Lion is Big A Lion is big (arms wide open) And very strong. (show muscles) It has a tail (show tail) That’s very long (shake tail). A Lion can roar In a great big way.(roar) I feel like a lion today! (roar again!) Source: Adapted from Totally for Twos by The Mailbox.
Math Activity	Big Cats Missing Addend Have the kids figure out how many big cats they need to equal the number of cats on the strip. Source: Robin Reifel
Habitat Activity	Where do Big Cats Live? We talked about each big cat and then the kids had to match the big cat to where they live. Source: Salaam Mummy
Dance Song	Lion Lessons by Pinkfong
Cool Down	We melt all the way down to floor until we are laying down. We sing the Alphabet and count up to 5 and Down from 5.
Goodbye Song	Skidamarink by Old Town School of Folk Songs

Storytime Craft: The number 4 representing the 4 big cats that roar. The spotted 4 represents the jaguar and leopard.

Opening Song	Hello Hello! by Super Simple Songs
Calendar	Kids helped identify the month, weather and season.
Introduction to Concept	Identify the Big Cat pictures that roar. Leopards Jaguars Lions Tigers Cheetahs (purr)
ASL	Number 4
Book	I Can Roar by Frank Asch
Weekly Rhyme	This is Big, Big, Big This is big, big, big. This is small, small, small. This is tall, tall, tall. This is short, short, short. This is fast, fast, fast. This is slow, slow, slow. This is yes, yes, yes. This is no, no. no. Sing two times. Second time add in ASL for yes and no. Source: Mel’s Desk
Weekly Rhyme	Clap, Clap, Clap Your Hands Clap, clap, clap your hands Clap your hands with me Clap your hands, let me see Clap your hands with me Beep, beep, beep your nose Touch, touch, touch your shoulders Tap, tap, tap your knees Shake, shake, shake your feet Source: Found this on another librarian’s site years ago.
Guessing Activity	Does it Roar? I mixed the big cat pictures in with other animals that do not roar. I would pull out each animal and ask the kids if it roars. If the animal does not roar then kids made the sound appropriate for that animal.
Rhyme	Spots, Spots Spots, spots, spots, spots, (tap spots around your body) spots, spots, spots, spots (tap spots) A leopard has lots of spots (tap spots) What a lot of spots he got A tiger’s stripes are always nice (make stripes down your body) But a leopard has lots of spots (resume tapping spots on body) Spots, spots, spots, spots, Spots, spots, spots, spots Source: Jbrary
Nursery Dance song	Soft Kitty Soft kitty, Warm kitty, Little ball of fur! Happy kitty, Sleepy kitty, Purr, purr, purr! Make a “kitty” with your fist and put it against your chest. Pet the kitty while you sing the song.
Dance Song	The Lion by Pinkfong
Cool Down	Melt all the way down to floor until you are laying down. Sin the Alphabet and count up and down from 5.
Goodbye Song	Skidamarink (Ipod)

Storytime Craft:

I wanted to work on the recognizing the letter 4 but incorporating elements of the roaring big cats. Each number 4 represents a roaring big cat. The spotted 4 is technically representing two big cats (leopard and jaguar) because they have similar spots.