Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Create Your Own Storytime: March 9th Zoo Story time

Couldn't come to story time today? No need to worry. You can create the experience at home using the story time we did today.


Books 

Monkey and Me by Emily Gravett
Where's My Mom, by Julia Donaldson
Wild About Books by Judy Sierra


Movement Activity

Koala Bear

Koala bear, Koala bear, Turn around, (Turn around)
Koala bear, koala bear, Touch the ground (Touch the ground)
Koala bear, koala bear, Dance on your toes (Dance on tip toes)
Koala bear, koala bear, Touch your nose (Touch your nose)
Koala bear, koala bear, Give a little clap, (Clap)
Koala bear, koala bear, Take a nap (Put head on hands like sleeping)


Fingerplay/Song

 The Ity Bitsy Monkey  (Tune: "The Itsy, Bitsy Spider")

The Itsy Bitsy monkey climbed up the coconut tree (Climb up with hands)
Down came a coconut and hit hom on his knee...oww! (Hit hands on knee)
Out came a lion shaking his mighty mand...AND..(Use hands to make mane)
The Itsy Bitsy monkey climbed up the tree again (Climb up with hands)


Song

Sally the Camel (Tune: "Dem Bones)  

Sally the Camel has two humps,
Sally the Camel has two humps,
Sally the Camel has two humps,
so Ride Sally, Ride!
Boom, Boom, boom.

Sally the Camel has one hump,
Sally the Camel has one hump,
Sally the Camel has one hump,
so Ride Sally, ride!
Boom, Boom, Boom.


Sally the Camel has no humps,
Sally the Camel has no humps,
Sally the Camel has no humps
Now Sally is a Horse!