Thank you to everyone that attended storytime this week! Here’s a recap of the stories and songs shared in storytime .
Books
If you enjoyed these stories, you might also like:
- Birds by Carme Lemniscates
- Birds by Kevin Henkes
- Hooray for Birds! by Lucy Cousins
- Ruby’s Birds by Mya Thompson
- All the Birds in the World by David Opie
Rhymes and Songs
Opening Song: When ____________ Wake up in the Morning…
When (dinosaurs, frogs, monkeys, bees, birds) wake up in the morning
They always say hello!
When (dinosaurs, frogs, monkeys, bees, birds) wake up in the morning
They always say hello!
And what do they say? (roar, ribbit, oo oo ah ah, bzzzz, tweet tweet)
And that is what they say.
Found a Feather Sung to: “Oh, My Darling Clementine”
Found a feather, found a feather, found a feather on the ground.
Oh, I am so very lucky a feather to have found.
Picked it up, picked it up, picked it up just like that,
Picked up that pretty feather then I put it in my hat.
Found a feather, found a feather, found a feather on the ground.
Oh, I am so very lucky a feather to have found.
Two little (green, purple, brown, blue) birds sitting on a (fence, gate, tree, wall).
One named (Stephanie, Natalie, Brian, Patricia) the other named (Spence, Nate, Bree, Paul).
Fly away (Stephanie, Natalie, Brian, Patricia). Fly away (Spence, Nate, Bree, Paul).
Come back (Stephanie, Natalie, Brian, Patricia). Come back (Spence, Nate, Bree, Paul)
Way up in the sky (Song with movements)
Way up in the sky,
The little birds fly.
While down in their nest,
The little birds rest.
With a wing on the left
And a wing on the right
The little birdies sleep all through the night.
Shhh,
They’re sleeping.
The bright sun comes up.
The dew falls away.
Good morning, good morning
The little birds say.
FLANNEL ACTIVITY: Birdhouses – Colors & Shapes
We learned how to say bird in American Sign Language
Five Crows all Shiny Black (Sung to: “Five Green and Speckled Frogs”)
Five crows all shiny black,
Sat on a scarecrow’s back,
eating some most delicious corn …
yum yum!
Scarecrow winked and shouted “Boo!”
Scared one crow and away he flew,
now there are four black shiny crows, caw caw!
ABC Song with American Sign Language
Closing Song (with American Sign Language): Goodbye Friends
(to the tune of Goodnight Ladies)
Goodbye friends,
Goodbye friends,
Goodbye friends,
It’s time to say goodbye.
Literacy Tip
Use books to help teach new words. Books can teach less common words, words that children may not hear in everyday conversation. As you read, talk about what these words mean.
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