Emily Gravett is such a good author/illustrator for mixed age groups. This book has an especially great ending.
Flannel Board Song: How Much is that Doggie in the Window? (first verse only, with puppet)
Song: One Little Finger
Book: Big Little Lion by Lillian Hoban (1997)
Simple, but sweet story about a little lion who wants to do what big lions do. Lots of great sound words in this one. Babies, especially, enjoyed the swish, swish.
Song: Rum Rum Sum
Song: Shake My Sillies Out
Song: I'm a Little Teapot
Flannel Board Rhyme: Five Enormous Dinosaurs
*Stay tuned - I'll be posting the clip art for Flannel Friday this week!
Five enormous dinosaurs letting out a roar. (Let me hear you roar! ROAR!)
One stomped away (stomp, stomp, stomp stomp)
One stomped away (stomp, stomp, stomp stomp)
and then there were four.
Four enormous dinosaurs knocking down a tree. Clunk!
One stomped away (stomp, stomp, stomp stomp)
One stomped away (stomp, stomp, stomp stomp)
and then there were three.
Three enormous dinosaurs eating tiger stew. Ew!
One stomped away (stomp, stomp, stomp stomp)
and then there were were two.
Two enormous dinosaurs sitting in the sun.
One stomped away (stomp, stomp, stomp stomp)
Two enormous dinosaurs sitting in the sun.
One stomped away (stomp, stomp, stomp stomp)
and then there was one.
One enormous dinosaurs left all alone.
He stomped away (stomp, stomp, stomp, stomp)
and then there were none.
Song: One, Two, I Love You (Numbers Are Our Friends)
Song: Cuddly Koalas
Song: ABCD Medley
Song: Chickadee
Song: Skinnamarink