Winter Storytime - Letter R

Letter R is for: reindeer, ring, rainbow, rock, raccoon, rabbit and red!

Books we read today:
"Mystery Animal Tracks: A Photo Riddle Book, by Kelly Barnhill
"You're a Hero Daley B.!," by Jon Blake

Songs we sang today:

"Boom Chicka Boom" (repeat song)

I said a Boom Chicka Boom (repeat)
I said a Boom Chicka Boom (repeat)
I said a Boom Chicka Rocka Chicka Rocka Chicka Boom (repeat)
Oh yeah (repeat)
Uh huh (repeat)
Next time (repeat)
A little softer (repeat)...
A little louder (repeat)...
A little slower (repeat)...
A little faster (repeat)...

Next time...the end!

"Little Bunny Foo Foo" (rabbit)

Little Bunny Foo Foo,
Hopping through the forest
Scooping up the field mice
And boppin' 'em on the head

Down came the good fairy and she said

"Little Bunny Foo Foo,
I don't want to see you
Scooping up the field mice
And boppin' 'em on the head.
I'll give you three chances,
And if you don't behave
I'll turn you into a goon!"

The next day:

Little Bunny Foo Foo,
Hopping through the forest
Scooping up the field mice
And boppin' 'em on the head

Down came the good fairy and she said

"Little Bunny Foo Foo,
I don't want to see you
Scooping up the field mice
And boppin' 'em on the head.
I'll give you two more chances,
And if you don't behave
I'll turn you into a goon!"

The next day:

Little Bunny Foo Foo,
Hopping through the forest
Scooping up the field mice
And boppin' 'em on the head

Down came the good fairy and she said

"Little Bunny Foo Foo,
I don't want to see you
Scooping up the field mice
And boppin' 'em on the head.
I'll give you one more chance,
And if you don't behave
I'll turn you into a goon!"

The next day:

Little Bunny Foo Foo,
Hopping through the forest
Scooping up the field mice
And boppin' 'em on the head

Down came the good fairy and she said

"Little Bunny Foo Foo,
I don't want to see you
Scooping up the field mice
And boppin' 'em on the head.
I gave you three chances
And you didn't behave
Now you're a goon! POOF!!"

The moral of the story is:
HARE TODAY, GOON TOMORROW

Winter Storytime - Letter Q

Letter Q is for: quarter, queen, quilt, quiet, quick, quail and question!

Books we read today:
"Loud and Quiet: An Animal Opposites Book," by Lisa Bullard
"If I Were Queen of the World," by Fred Hiatt

Songs we sang today:

"Walking Shoes" (loud and quiet)
I put on my walking shoes
My walking shoes, my walking shoes
I put on my walking shoes
'Cuz I'm a gonna walk with you
Help me walk, walk, walk,
I'm a gonna walk with you
Help me walk, walk, walk
I'm a gonna walk with you (walk quietly)

I put on my stomping shoes...(stomp loudly)
I put on my tiptoe shoes...(tiptoe quietly)
I put on my running shoes...(run loudly)
I put on my backwards shoes...(walk backwards quietly)

"Mama Duck" (quack - with rhythm sticks)
Here comes the mama duck quack (tap sticks one time)
Here comes the mama duck quack (tap sticks one time)
Here comes the mama with one little duckling quack (tap sticks one time)
Here comes the mama duck quack quack...(tap sticks two times)
Here comes the mama duck quack quack quack...(tap sticks three times)
Here comes the mama duck quack quack quack quack...(tap sticks four times)
Here comes the mama duck quack quack quack quack quack...(tap sticks five times)

Winter Storytime - Letter P

Letter P is for: pasta, pot, pen, pencil, paper, penguin, pink and purple!

Books we read today:

"The Pink Party," by Maryann Macdonald

Songs we sang today:

"Driving in My Car" (step on the pedal!)

Driving in my car
Driving in my car
Driving all the way to Minneapolis in my car
Red light...STOP!
What sound does the car horn make? (beep, beep)
Beep, beep, beep, beep
Beep, beep, beep, beep
Beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep

Driving in my car
Driving in my car
Driving all the way to Minneapolis in my car
Red light...STOP!

What sound do the windshield wipers make? (swish swish)...
What sound does the muffler make? (brum, brum)...
What would you say if you rolled down the window and saw your friend? (hi, hi)...

Winter Storytime - Letter O

Letter O is for: octopus, ocean, October, owl, opposites, one, oven and octagon!

Songs we sang today:

The Opposite Song by Dr. Jean
We can do opposites, opposites, opposites.
We can do opposites follow me.
Top and bottom . . . (Act out motions.)
Front and back . . .
Happy and sad . . .
Left and right . . .
Up and down . . .
Loud and soft . . .
Open and shut . . .
Stand and sit . . .and put them in your lap!

Goldfish by Laurie Berkner
Lots of little fish were sleeping on a rock
In the bottom of the ocean
They lifted up their heads
And they shook out their tails
And they said let's go swimming
Let's go swimming lets go swimming
Yeah let's go swimming
Let's go swimming let's go swimming
In the bottom of the ocean
Then the little fish got so very very tired
That they came back to the rock
And they put own their heads
And they put down their tails
And they took a little nap

And when they woke up
They decided to take a shower
So whey washed their hair
And they washed their ears
And they washed their tummies
And they washed their beards
And they washed their nose
And they washed their toes
And then they said
"Wait a minute, we're fish! We don't take showers!"

Let's go swimming let's go swimming…

Then the little fish got so very very tired…
And when woke up
They decided to brush their teeth
So they got out their tooth brush
And their toothpaste
And they squeezed a little on
They tried not to waste
And they put it in their mouth
They brushed north and south
Ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch
And then they said,
"Wait a minute, we're fish!
We don't brush our teeth!:

Let's go swimming lets go swimming…
Then the little fish got so very very tired…
And when they woke up
They decided to ride their bicycles
So they rode to the left
And they rode to the right
And they rode all day
And they rode all night
They rode down the hill
And then faster still
And then they said,
"Wait a minute, we're fish!
We don't ride bicycles!"

Let's go swimming…
Let's go swimming…