Saturday, May 22, 2010

A Saturday Storytime: Chickens and Hens and Ducks

I presented an open Saturday storytime today to a crowd of (approximately) 58 people!  Today's stories were about chickens or hens or ducks.





Hello song: "My Hand Waves Hello" 


Flannel board hides behind: chicks



Fingerplay: "Hickory, Dickory Dock"
Book: Hatch, Egg, Hatch! by Shen Roddie and Frances Cony



Flannel board story [poem]: "Last Night I Dreamed of Chickens" by Jack Prelutsky from the book Good Night, Sleep Tight



Song:  "Shake My Sillies Out" from The Singable Songs Collection by Raffi




Fingerplay: "Roll, Roll, Sugarbabies"


Prop story based on Five Little Ducks illustrated by Jose Aruago




Fingerplay: "Clap Your Lap"
 
Flannel board story based on the story Little Duckling Tries His Voice by Miss Anne Langley




Fingerplay: "Two Little Blackbirds"


Flannel board story based on the book Five Little Chicks by Nancy Tafuri




Book:  Tickle the Duck by Ethan Long




Storycards based on the book Chickens Fly the Coop by Leslie Helakoski



Goodbye song: "My Hands Say Thank You"
   


Extras:
Books:
This Little Chick by John Lawrence
Chicken Butt! by Erica S. Perl
Three Ducks Went Wandering by Ron Roy
Big Book:  The Little Red Hen by Byron Barton
Flannel board story based on the book Duck in the Truck by Jez Alborough
Prop story with the song "Rubber Duckie" from the cd Sesame Street Platinum: All Time Favorites