Theme: Squirrels

Overview/purpose:  Seasonal

New words and phrases:
Scurried, rustling leaves, pleased, frantically

Suggested stories:
Nuts to You – Ehlert, Lois
The Busy Little Squirrel – Tafuri, Nancy
Bob Ross and Peapod the Squirrel – Pearlman, Robb
Leaf Trouble – Emmett, Jonathan
The Leaf Thief - Hemming, Alice
Ol' Mama Squirrel - Stein, David Ezra

Rhymes/Fingerplays:

5 Little Acorns

Five little acorns sitting in a tree

Along came Mr. Squirrel as hungry as can be.
Then the fall winds blew and rustled all the leaves.
Down came an acorn:
Mr. Squirrel was very pleased!

Four little acorns sitting in a tree

Three little acorns sitting in a tree

Two little acorns sitting in a tree

One little acorn sitting in a tree

No little acorns sitting in the tree
But Mr. Squirrel is as full as can be.
Then the fall winds blew and rustled all the leaves.
Mr. Squirrel sat down feeling very pleased!

A Squirrel Song
(Tune: She’ll Be Coming ‘Round the Mountain)

I’ll be gathering all the acorns till they’re gone.
I’ll be gathering all the acorns till they’re gone.
I’ll be gathering all the acorns, gathering all the acorns,
Gathering all the acorns till they’re gone.
(Children make collecting motion with their hands)

And I’ll put them all inside my little home.
I will put them all inside my little home.
I will put them all inside, put them all inside,
Put them all inside my little home.
(children pretend to place nuts in tree house)

And I’ll eat the nuts until the winter’s gone.
I will eat the nuts until the winter’s gone.
I will eat the nuts until, eat the nuts until,
Eat the nuts until the winter’s gone.
(children pretend to eat acorns)

Then I’ll do it all again come next fall.
I will do it all again come next fall.
I will do it all again, do it all again,
Do it all again come next fall.
(children make gathering motion with hands and arms again)




Sneeze Song
(Tune: Farmer in the Dell)

I think –I am going to sneeze ..(A-choo!)

I think –I am going to sneeze ..(A-choo!)

If I sneeze, pass a tissue please….

A-choo! A-choo! A-choo!

Activities:





Craft: Squirrel on a branch


Supplies: White paper, leaves, squirrel pattern crayons, glue sticks, feathers
Trace arm and decorate the "branch".