Opening Song: Hello, how are you?
I read this story through a few times before story time so I could memorize some of the text and therefore time the page turns with the words. I think it worked okay, but this book isn't as big a hit with toddlers as I expected, even with the big, bright pictures. It just doesn't have the same magic as A Good Day.
Rhyme: Hop Your Bunny
We did this rhyme once with one bunny and then a second time with two bunnies.
Rhyme: Five Eggs and Five Eggs
I chose this because it had a lot of farm animals in it, which usually lend themselves to a lot of audience participation. They weren't really into it, though, and this book is longer than they were willing to sit for.
Song with Puppets: All the Pigs
Song: Head and Shoulders
Song: Clap, Clap, Clap Your Hands
Flannel Board: Here Stands a Robin
King County Library System has a song called Here Stands A Red Bird, which is meant to be an action song. My group isn't quite coordinated enough to do all the movements, since they're mostly new walkers, so I took the concept and adapted it to a flannel board with just two simple motions. Everyone sang along, and I think if we keep doing this one, all the kids will learn to start flapping. The tune for the song, by the way, is Brown Girl in the Ring.
Rhyme: Wiggle Your Fingers and Toes
Song: Here We Go Up, Up, Up
I changed the words to this one slightly since I didn't think our large group could move forward and backward without trampling each other. So we did it sitting down and mostly moved our hands.
Song with Puppet: I'm a Little Green Frog
Song: The Wheels on the Bus
Song: Put Your Finger in the Air
Song with Puppet: You Are My Sunshine
Goodbye Song: We Wave Goodbye Like This
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