Flannel Friday: The Little Bird (Song by Elizabeth Mitchell)

I have always loved Elizabeth Mitchell, but somehow only recently discovered her song, "The Little Bird." In three verses, it describes how a little bird hops in the bright green grass, sits in a strawy nest, and flies in the big blue sky. It would be a great action song, but because of its simplicity, it also makes a great flannel board, especially for babies and toddlers. Here is my clipart interpretation. (The song can be heard here on Spotify and on Elizabeth Mitchell's Blue Clouds album.) 

The little bird hops through the bright, green, grass 

and the bright, green, grass grows high.

The little bird hops through the bright, green, grass 

and the little bird sings oh my.

Oh my, oh my, the little bird sings oh my.

The little bird sits in a strawy nest 

and the strawy nest sits still.

The little bird sits in a strawy nest
and the little bird sings oh well.

Oh well, oh well, the little bird sings oh well.

The little bird flies through the bright, blue sky 

and the bright, blue sky floats by.

The little bird flies through the bright blue sky 

and the little bird says bye-bye.

Bye-bye, bye-bye, the little bird sings bye-bye.

Because the bird says something in each verse, another option is to add speech bubbles to your flannel board like this: 

Having the speech bubbles can help the adults at your story time know what to sing when, and it also provides an opportunity to teach kids - especially preschoolers - to recognize some simple sight words and letter sounds.

I am hosting Flannel Friday this week. The round-up can be found here.