Little Listeners: Out on a Limb

 PR: This tree-themed story time will be a wonderful way to explore the natural world with preschoolers, focusing on themes of growth, seasons, habitats, and the unique roles trees play. 

Books used 
Fall is not Easy by Marty Keley
Tap the Magic Tree by Christie Matheson
We're Going on a Leaf Hunt by Steve Metzger
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin
Johnny Appleseed board book by Kate Coombs
Owl & Friends by Joyce Wan

Other books

Only a Tree Knows How to Be a Tree – Mary Murphy
Some Questions About Trees – Toni Yuly
The City Tree – Shira Boss & Lorena Alvarez
Apple and Magnolia – Laura Gehl & Patricia Metola
Treehouse Town – Gideon Sterer & Charlie Mylie
Eco Girl – Ken Wilson-Max
All Kinds of Special – Tammi Sauer & Fernando Martin
My Tree – Hope Lim & Il Sung Na
Nell Plants a Tree – Anne Wynter & Daniel Miyares
Zee Grows a Tree – Elizabeth Rusch & Will Hillenbrand
The Apple Pie Tree by Zoe Hall
A Tree for Me by Nancy Van Laan
There Was a Tree by Rachel Isadora
A Grand Old Tree  by Mary Newell
Trees by Lemniscates
Tree by Britta Teckentrup
 Leaves Fall Down: Learning About Autumn Leaves by Lisa Marie Bullard
 Little Robin Redbreast by Shari Halpern
The Busy Little Squirrel by Nancy Tafuri 
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin
This Tree Counts by Alison Formento
Pete the Cat and the Tip-Top Treehouse
Who Will Plant a Tree? by Jerry Pallotta

Activity
Showed some pages in the book called What on Earth? TREES by Kevin Warwick and discussed what trees were used for, animals who live in/around trees, leaf types, etc.

Parachute with rhymes

Songs/rhymes

Five Little Monkeys Swinging from a Tree

Five little monkeys, swinging in a tree
Teasing Mr. Alligator, "You can't catch me! You can't catch me!"
Along comes Mr. Alligator, quiet as can be....
And SNAPS that monkey out of the tree!
(Repeat until all monkeys are gone.)

 

 

Craft ideas

Theme: Croc-tober

Theme: Crocodiles/Croc-tober

PR: Little Listeners - Snap your jaws, shake your tail, and enjoy this collection of stories, songs, and activities.

Words introduced - Crocs, swamp, Nile River

Recommended Stories
The Crocodile and the Dentist by Taro Gomi
The Crocodile Who Didn't Like Water by Gemma Merino
Swim, Jim by Kaz Windness
Crocodile Snap! by Beatrice Costamagna
Crocodile Hungry by Eija Sumner

Songs and rhymes

If You Should Meet a Crocodile
See You Later, Alligator
If You Smile at a Crocodile
The Crocodile
5 Little Monkeys

The Crocodile

 A crocodile smiled at me.
Then I smiled back at him, you see.
I did not know what crocks all eat.
I did not know that crocs eat FEET
and TOES and ARMS and LEGS, you see.
I did not know that crocs eat ME!

Activity - Crocodile Puppet

Craft supplies needed: Crocodile outline, green markers, bubble wrap, crayons, scissors
Color the bubble wrap with the marker and use it as a stamp to paint the crocodile.