Mighty Machines

Mighty Machines

2’s and 3’s, 4’s and 5’s

Music: Totally 80's for Kids 

1.   Storytime – Welcome Song

Storytime is starting, starting, starting.

Storytime is starting, come and listen to me.

2.   Read first story “Building with Dad”, "Melvin Might?", or "A Truck Goes Rattley-Bumpa"

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3.    Poem: Peanut Butter

A peanut sat on a railroad track,
His heart was all a-flutter.
The five-fifteen came rushing by  ----------
Toot! Toot! Peanut butter.

Engine On The Track

Here is the engine on the track hold up thumb
Here is the coal car, just in back pointer
Here is the box car to carry freight middle
Here is the mail car. Don't be late. ring
Way back here at the end of the train. little
Rides the caboose through the sun and rain. 

4.    Read second story “Duck in the Truck", or "Old Macdonald Drives a Tractor"

5.    Song: Wheels on the Bus
The wheels on the bus go round and round, round and round, round and round
The wheels on the bus go round and round, all through the town. (roll hands)
Other verses:
The wipers on the bus go swish swish swish
The door on the bus go open and shut
The seats on the bus go bump bump bump

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6.     Crafts: Construction Trucks Mobile

Colour and cut out trucks. Fold over and glue together. Punch holes in top, tie strings thread up through a cardboard circle. See templates of four machines.

Earth Day

Earth Day

2’s and 3’s, 4’s and 5’s

Music: Smithsonian Folkways Children's Music Collection

1.    Storytime – Welcome Song

Storytime is starting, starting, starting.

Storytime is starting, come and listen to me.

2.    Read first story “Actual Size”, "The Earth and I" or "I Stink"

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3.    Poem: Ants Go Marching
    The ants go marching one by one. Hurrah! Hurrah! The ants go marching one by one.Hurrah! Hurrah!
The ants go marching one by one; The little one stops to suck his thumb,
And they all go marching down into the ground to get out of the rain. Boom, boom, boom!
The ants go marching two by two. Hurrah! Hurrah! The ants go marching two by two. Hurrah! Hurrah!
The ants go marching two by two; The little one stops to tie his shoe,

And they all go marching down into the ground to get out of the rain. Boom, boom, boom!
The ants go marching three by three. Hurrah! Hurrah! The ants go marching three by three. Hurrah! Hurrah!
The ants go marching three by three; The little one stops to ride a bee,

And they all go marching down into the ground to get out of the rain. Boom, boom, boom!
The ants go marching four by four. Hurrah! Hurrah! The ants go marching four by four. Hurrah! Hurrah!
The ants go marching four by four; The little one stops to ask for more,

 And they all go marching down into the ground to get out of the rain. Boom, boom, boom!
The ants go marching five by five. Hurrah! Hurrah! The ants go marching five by five. Hurrah! Hurrah!
The ants go marching five by five; The little one stops to jump and dive,
And they all go marching down into the ground to get out of the rain. Boom, boom, boom!
The ants go marching six by six. Hurrah! Hurrah! The ants go marching six by six. Hurrah! Hurrah!
The ants go marching six by six; The little one stops to pick up sticks,
And they all go marching down into the ground to get out of the rain. Boom, boom, boom!
The ants go marching seven by seven. Hurrah! Hurrah! The ants go marching seven by seven. Hurrah! Hurrah!
The ants go marching seven by seven; The little one stops to write with a pen,
And they all go marching down into the ground to get out of the rain. Boom, boom, boom!
The ants go marching eight by eight. Hurrah! Hurrah!
The ants go marching eight by eight.  Hurrah! Hurrah!
The ants go marching eight by eight; The little one stops to rollerskate,
And they all go marching down into the ground to get out of the rain. Boom, boom, boom!
The ants go marching nine by nine. Hurrah! Hurrah! The ants go marching nine by nine. Hurrah! Hurrah!
The ants go marching nine by nine; The little one stops to drink and dine,
And they all go marching down into the ground to get out of the rain. Boom, boom, boom!
The ants go marching ten by ten. Hurrah! Hurrah! The ants go marching ten by ten. Hurrah! Hurrah!
The ants go marching ten by ten; The little one stops to shout "THE END!!" 

4.    Read second story “Dr. Xargles Book of Earth Relations", "I Am Planet Earth" Or "Earth Day-Hooray"

5.    Finger play: Five Little Flowers

One little flower growing just for you. [Hold up 1 finger.]
Up came another and then there were two. [Hold up 2 fingers.]
Two little flowers growing near a tree.
Up came another and then there were three. [Hold up 3 fingers.]
Three little flowers growing more and more. [Move hand up.]
Up came another and then there were four [Hold up 4 fingers.]
Four little flowers growing side by side.
Up came another and then there were five. [Hold up 5 fingers.]

Five Little Flowers Standing in the sun
See their heads nodding, Bowing one by one [Bend fingers several times.]
Down, down, down Comes the gentle rain [Raise hands, wiggle fingers and lower hands.]
And the 5 little flowers Lift up their heads again [Hold up 5 fingers.]

6.    Crafts: Garbage Truck

Colour and add trash to the back with glue stick.

Rain

Rain

2’s and 3’s, 4’s and 5’s

1.    Storytime – Welcome Song

Storytime is starting, starting, starting.

Storytime is starting, come and listen to me.

2.    Read first story “The Mole Sisters and the Rainy Day”, "Puddles" or "The Umbrella"

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3.    Poem: It's Raining, It's Pouring,
It's raining, it's pouring,
The old man is snoring.
He went to bed and he
Bumped his head
And he couldn't get up in the morning.

Rain

Rain on the green grass                                              Flutter fingers up and down

Rain on the tree                                                            Raise both hands to form tree

Rain on the rooftop                                                     hands form point over head like roof

But not on me!                                                             point to self

4.    Read second story “Move Over Rover", "Peter Spier's Rain"

5.    Finger play: Eency Weency Spider

The eency-weency spider went up the water spout                               walk fingers up

Down came the rain and washed the spider out                                     sweep arms down and out

Out came the sun and dried up all the rain                                              arms form circle over head

And the eency-weency spider went up the spout again                        walk fingers up again

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6.    Crafts: Rain Mobile

Easter Egg Hunt 2010

We had a fantastic time at the annual Easter Egg Hunt. There were 77 little bunny searchers and all of their parents and grandparents. We made crafts too: foam easter eggs, bunny baskets and bunny masks. Some awesome parents helped out by painting bunny noses on the little ones.