Story time theme: Alligators

Book Suggestions:
Invisible Alligators  by Gayes Roberts
             (Storyboards)
Hooray for Amanda and her Alligator! by Mo Willems
            (There are several short stories in this one.)
jNF 597.98  Alligators and Crocodiles  by Laurence Pringle
On the Go with Mr. and Mrs. Green  by Keith Baker
            (There are several short stories in this one.)

Fingerplay Suggestion:
(monkeys attached)

Five Little Monkeys  (Monkeys & alligator attached)
Five little monkeys swinging in the tree
teasing Mr. Alligator can’t catch me….can’t catch me
along came Mr. Alligator quiet as can be
CHOMP!

Four little monkeys swinging in the tree...

Three little monkeys swinging in the tree...

Two little monkeys swinging in the tree...
One little monkeys swinging in the tree....

No more monkeys swinging in the tree!

Song Suggestions:
Alligator Goodbye (tune of “Glory, Glory, Hallelujah”)
See you later, alligator.
See you later, alligator.
See you later, alligator.
It’s time to say goodbye!

Alpha Alligator (tune of “Little Bunny Foo-foo”)
Naughty, naughty Aplha
Swimming through the swampland
flipping little froggies off their lilly pads…

Craft Suggestions:  And we made these alligators.  Fun, quick & easy.