Flannel Friday: Winter Post #1: Penguins

I made four flannel board sets for Winter this year. One of them, a flannel version of Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?, came from DLTK, and can be downloaded here. The others will be featured on Flannel Fridays during this month.

Today, I am focusing on penguins.

I found my penguin on Clker.com, where there are many penguin choices.  I picked this one because he looked the most baby-friendly. I have already used these little guys once, for Five Perky Penguins, my version of which goes like this:

Five perky penguins, Stood on the shore
One went swimming, And then there were four.

Four perky penguins, Looked out to sea
One went swimming, And then there were three. 

Three perky penguins said, “What can we do?”
One went swimming, And then there were two.

Two perky penguins, Sat in the sun.

One went swimming, And then there was one.

One perky penguin said, “This is no fun!”
He went swimming, And then there were none.

In addition to pulling penguins off the flannel board, I also ask the kids to show me how they swim in between verses.

Another penguin possibility that I found comes from the YouTube video below:

Five Little Penguins standing still.
One Little Penguin slides down the hill.
Where did he go? I don’t know.
Four Little Penguins standing still.

Four Little Penguins standing still.
One Little Penguin slides down the hill.
Where did he go? I don’t Know.
Three Little Penguins standing still.

Three Little Penguins standing still.
One Little Penguin slides down the hill.
Where did he go? I don’t know.
Two Little Penguins standing still.

Two Little Penguins standing still.
One Little Penguin slides down the hill.
Where did he go? I don’t know.
One Little Penguin standing still.

One Little Penguin standing still.
He goes sliding down the hill.
Where did he go? I don’t know.
Wait, I know!
With all of the Penguins playing in the snow

I love that it's a new tune, and a somewhat different approach to the "five little" structure.

Finally, I just discovered this song from DLTK. For this one, I would attach one penguin to a popsicle stick, hold it up, and sing the song. I was looking for something like this for baby lap time and even though my 6 sessions are already planned, I might still try to sneak this one in there.

This week's Flannel Friday host is Mollie (@molliekay). Also don't miss Anne's post about upcoming special Flannel Friday events, and find us, as always, on Pinterest and Facebook.