Welcome Song: Clap and Sing Hello (to the tune of The Farmer in the Dell)
We clap and sing hello,
We clap and sing hello,
With our friends at story time,
We clap and sing hello!
We wave and sing hello // We stomp and sing hello
Source: Storytime Katie
Song: Ten Little Bubbles (to the tune of 10 Little Indians)
One little, two little, three little bubbles,
Four little, five little, six little bubbles,
Seven little, eight little, nine little bubbles,
Ten little bubbles go POP! (clap)
Pop, pop, pop the bubbles, (clap hands rapidly)
Pop, pop, pop the bubbles,
Pop, pop, pop the bubbles,
Ten little bubbles go POP! (clap over head)
Book: Ouch! by Regnhild Scamell; illustrated by Michael Terry
A little hedgehog collects fruit and leaves and nuts on her quills but now she won’t fit into her winter nest. What will she do??
Flannel: Hickory Dickory Dock
Instead of just a mouse going up and down the clock I used a variety of fall animals!
Hickory dickory dock,
The mouse went up the clock.
The clock struck one, the mouse ran down.
Hickory dickory dock!
A bunny ran up the clock // The clock struck two
An owl flew up the clock // The clock struck three
A fox ran up the clock // The clock struck four
A bear went up the clock // The clock struck five
The loved the bear, especially when I made the clock crash underneath him at the end. 😀
Song/Scarves: Popcorn Kernels (to the tune of Frere Jacques; sing each line twice)
Popcorn kernels, (wave scarves overhead)
In the pot. (make scarves ‘disappear’ by bunching them in their fists)
Shake them, shake them, shake them, (shake)
’til they POP! (throw scarves into the air)
Source: Jbrary
Song/Scarves: One Bright Scarf (to the tune of 10 Little Indians)
One bright scarf waiting for the wind to blow, (hold in hand)
Wiggle it high, (wiggle above head)
Wiggle it low, (wiggle by knees)
Shake it fast, (shake fast)
Shake it slow, (shake slow)
Put it behind your back. (put scarf behind your back)
Where did it go? (bring out empty hands; shrug)
Source: Jbrary
Song/Scarves: We Wave Our Scarves Together (to the tune of For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow)
We wave our scarves together,
We wave our scarves together,
We wave our scarves together,
Because it’s fun to do!
We wave them high, (sing/wave high)
We wave them low, (sing/wave low)
We wave them in the middle,
Because it’s fun to do!
We throw our scarves together,
We throw our scarves together,
We throw our scarves together,
Because it’s fun to do!
We throw them high, (throw/sing high)
We throw them low, (throw/sing low)
We throw them in the middle,
Because it’s fun to do!
Source: Jbrary
Book: Squirrels Leap, Squirrels Sleep by April Pulley Sayre; illustrated by Steve Jenkins
Told in rhyming stanzas, little squirrels play, run, and frolic. And, of course, sleep.
Action Rhyme: Furry, Furry Squirrel
Furry, furry squirrel,
Hurry, hurry hop, (run in place; hop)
Scurry up the tree trunk to the very top. (run in place; reach arms up)
When you reach the branches, hurry turn around, (stretch arms out; turn around)
Furry, furry squirrel, scurry to the ground. (run in place; touch the ground)
Egg Shakers: Shake It by Sally’s Music Circle
Book: The Busy Little Squirrel by Nancy Tafuri
A little squirrel can’t play run and play with his friends, he’s too busy getting ready for winter!
I did a little research because I wasn’t entirely sure squirrels hibernated and it turns out, they don’t! I followed this link and found out that while they don’t hibernate like bears, they really don’t like bitter cold weather so they stay in their little dens or dreys with their squirrel friends and sleep, sleep, sleep! That’s why they store nuts away for winter. One of the moms also told the group that squirrels gather and forage for nuts and seeds and then forget where they stash them! But that’s why we have so many beautiful trees.
Nature.
Song: Baby Shark
Baby shark do do do do do do (shark mouth with two fingers)
Baby shark do do do do do do
Baby shark do do do do do do
Baby shark
Other verses:
Mama Shark (shark mouth with hands connected at the wrists)
Daddy Shark (shark mouth with whole arms)
Grandma Shark (shark mouth like mama shark but with fists)
Shark attack (snap arms overhead)
Swim away (swimming motion with arms)
Safe at last (jazz hands)
Source: Adapted from Kindergarten Nation
Closing Song: It’s Time to Say Goodbye to All Our Friends (to the tune of She’ll Be Comin’ Round the Mountain When She Comes)
It’s time to say goodbye to all our friends, “Goodbye!” (tap knees)
It’s time to say goodbye to all our friends, “Goodbye!”
It’s time to say goodbye,
Wave your hands and wink your eye, (wave, wink)
Now it’s time to say goodbye to all our friends, “Goodbye!”
Source: Sunflower Storytime
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