Story Time Down on the Farm

Book Suggestions:
Big and Little on the Farm  by Dorothy Donohue
Little Red Hen  by Paul Galdone
Barn Dance  by Bill Martin
Rooster Can’t Cock-a-doodle-doo  by Karen Rostoker-Gruber
My First Farm  by Dawn Sirett
Farm Life  by Elizabeth Spurr

Flannelboards:

Five Little Cows
Five little cows, and not one more.
One cow ran away and then there were 4.

Four little cows, enjoy the shady tree.
One cow fell asleep, and then there were 3.

Three little cows, with nothing much to do.
One cow wandered off, and then there were 2.

Two little cows, standing in the sun.
One cow went to eat, and then there was 1.

One little cow, said, “Alone is no fun.”
He walked back to the barn, and then there were none.

Old MacDonald

Old MacDonald had a farm, EE-I-EE-I-O.

And on that farm he had a cow, EE-I-EE-I-O.

With a moo moo here and a moo moo there

Here a moo, there a moo, everywhere a moo moo

Old MacDonald had a farm, EE-I-EE-I-O.

Songs: Baa, Baa, Black Sheep Baa, baa, black sheep, have you any wool? Yes sir, yes sir, three bags full. One for the master, one for the dame, And one for the little boy who lives down the lane. Baa, Baa, Black Sheep Baa, baa, black sheep, have you any wool? Yes sir, yes sir, three bags full. Down on Grandpa’s Farm We’re on our way, we’re on our way, on the way to Grandpa’s farm. We’re on our way, we’re on our way, on the way to Grandpa’s farm. Down on Grandpa’s farm, there is a big brown cow. Down on Grandpa’s farm, there is a big brown cow. The cow, she makes a sound like this….MOO, MOO! The cow, she makes a sound like this….MOO, MOO! Down on Grandpa’s farm, there is a big, pink pig… Down on Grandpa’s farm, there is a little white sheep… Down on Grandpa’s farm, there is a little brown rooster… Down on Grandpa’s farm, there is a big black dog… Down on Grandpa’s farm, there is a little yellow cat… Craft Idea: Cotton ball sheep

Story time with the elephants

Book Suggestions:
The Elephant and Piggie Series by Mo Willems
  I especially like I Broke My Trunk and There is a Bird on Your Head
Little Elephant Runs Away  by Wolfram Hanel
j599.67 Face to Face with Elephants  by Joubert has great photos.
Bk & CD – Ella the Elegant Elephant  by Caramela D’Amico
Never Ride Your Elephant to School  by Doug Johnson
Right Number of Elephants  by Jeff Sheppard
Elmer  by David McKee

Synopsis of How the Elephant Got His Trunk  (reader’s theater style)

Songs & Rhymes:

An elephant walks like this and that,
He's terribly tall and he's terribly fat.
He has no fingers,
He has no toes,
But goodness gracious
What a long, long nose!
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Right foot, left foot, see me go.
I am gray and big and slow.

I come walking down the street
with my trunk and four big feet.
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One elephant went out to play, upon a spider web one day.
He had such enormous fun, that he called for another elephant to come.

Two elephants went out to play, upon a spider web one day.
He had such enormous fun, that he called for another elephant to come.

Five elephants… They had such enormous  fun
That they all had a picnic in the sun!

OR  But there were no more elephants to come.

Elephant
A circus elephant I went to see.  
(Hold hand over eyes.)
He had 4 legs and was bigger than me. 
(Hold up 4 fingers and point to self.)
He had two ears big and round. 
(Show two fingers and make a circle with hands.)
And one long nose that made a sound.   /eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee/
(Put arm like trunk and make elephant noise.)

Suggested Activities: 

>See how many peanuts each child can toss into a cup or bag in 30 seconds.
-- See how many peanuts each child can toss up in the air and catch in a bag or cup in 30 seconds.
--See who can throw a packing peanut the farthest. Elephant Fact Cards - The kids always love these!

Elephant coloring pages 

Elephant cutout (color, cut out and slide finger into the hole for the trunk)  

Story time: At the Beach

Books Used:
One Fish, Two Fish  by Dr. Seuss
Bats at the Beach  by Lies
Froggy Learns to Swim  by Jonathan London
Rainbow Fish  by Michael Pfister

Craft Suggestions: