Spring

Spring

2’s and 3’s, 4’s and 5’s

45 minutes

Music:              Motown for Kids           

1.            Storytime – Welcome Song

Storytime is starting, starting, starting.

Storytime is starting, come and listen to me.

2.            Read first story Mouse's First Spring, Peek-a-Bloom!, Splish, Splash,Spring, Wake Up, It's Spring! or Who's Awake in Springtime?

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3.             Fingerplay: During the Spring

During the Spring, it often showers  (flutter fingers down)

Or the sun shines for many hours (form circle in the air with arms)

Both are good for the flowers! (cup each hand and extend arms like flowers)

 

Little Birdie

I saw  a little birdie go hop, hop, hop   (hop fingers on palm)
I asked that little birdie to stop, stop, stop (hold up hand, palm out)
I went to the window to say “how do you do?” (wave hello)
But he shook his little tail    (wiggle bottom)

And away he flew!     (flap arms)

4.             Read second story My Spring Robin, Skunk's Spring Surprise, Stanley Mows the Lawn, There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Chick! or  The Story of the Little Mole who knew it was None of his Business

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5.            Fingerplays:  Six Little Ducks
Six little ducks that I once knew (hold up two hands, palm out, six fingers extended)
Fat ducks, skinny ducks,fair ducks too. (wiggle fingers)
But one little duck with a feather in his back (hold up one finger)
He led the others with A Quack, Quack, Quack (hold up two hands, palm out, six fingers extended- one finger leading the other hand)
Down to the river They would go
Wibble-wobble, wibble-wooble, (press palms together, sway hands)
To and fro. But one little duck (hold up one finger)
With a feather on his back, He led the others with a quack, quack, quack! (hold up two hands, palm out, six fingers extended- one finger leading the other hand)
Quack, Quack, Quack. Quack, Quack, Quack
He led the others with a quack, quack, quack!

 During the Spring
During the Spring, it often showers (flutter fingers down)
Or the sun shines for many hours (form circle in the air with arms)
Both are good for the flowers! (cup each hand and extend arms like flowers)

 

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6.            Popcorn Tree

What you will need: Bare tree photocopy, popcorn, white glue, markers.

How to make: Colour tree trunk, glue popcorn on tree to make blossoms.

Snakes

Snakes

Age                  2’s and 3’s, 4’s and 5’s

Duration          45 minutes

Music:              Tom T. Hall's Country Songs for Children

1.            Storytime – Welcome Song

Storytime is starting, starting, starting.

Storytime is starting, come and listen to me.

2.            Read first story Class Two at the Zoo, Rattlesnake Dance, Verdi or Shawn O'Hisser the Last Snake in Ireland.

 

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3.             I Am a Snake  (standing fingerplay activity)

I have no legs. I have no arms. (arms down close to body)
I can take off my skin. (pretend to pull off skin)
I wiggle my tongue. (like this wiggle tongue)
I’m very, very thin.  (hands on ribs, slide them down)
I can open my mouth so wide.  (open mouth)
And eat my dinner whole.  (rub tummy)
I can curl up nice and tight, (squat down low)
Or stretch out like a pole.  (stretch up tall)

Five Lazy Snakes
Down beside the lake,
1 (2,3,4,5) lazy snake (s)
Is (are) sunning on a rock.
Slither, slither, run!
Here comes another one!!
(Continue until all five arrive)
Now I’d better run
Before another one comes!

4.             Read second story Crictor, Snake Hotel, Can I Play, Too?, or Help! A Story of Friendship.

5.             The Garden Snake [fingerplay]

Here comes a bright green garden snake (Right hand, fingers together, make curves)

Making the grass shiver and shake. (Hold up fingers and flutter them)

He raises his head (Raise forearm, wrist bent)

And looks all around, (Turn wrist back and forth.)

Then he slithers away (Slithering motion)

To his hole in the ground. (Hand and arm go through hole made by left hand)

 Silly Slippery Snake (Tune of "If You're Happy and You Know It") 

Oh, I wish I was a silly, slippery snake.
Oh, I wish I was a silly, slippery snake.
Oh I'd slither across the floor and I'd slip under the door
Oh, I wish I was a silly, slippery snake. 

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6.            Snake Bracelet Craft for Kids

What you will need: Card stock, crayons or markers, and tape.

How to make: Print out the pattern onto card stock, color the snakes, cut them out and tape them around your wrist.

Dinosaur Dig

We are holding another Dinosaur Dig this Saturday from 1-2. Registration is necessary and it is now full but we will be posting photos here after we are finished. Hope you were lucky and are able to come!

Dinosaurs

Dinosaurs

Age                  2’s and 3’s, 4’s and 5’s

Duration            45 minutes

Music                Dinosaur Rock

1.             Storytime – Welcome Song

Storytime is starting, starting, starting.

Storytime is starting, come and listen to me.

2.             Read first story Dinosaurs Love Underpants, I'm Bad!, Ten Little Dinosaurs, 

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3.             Dinosaurs

Spread your arms, way out wide,

Fly like a Pteranodon, soar and glide.

Bend to the floor, head down low,

Move like Stegosaurus, long ago.

Reach up tall, try to be,

As tall as Apatosaurus eating on a tree.
Using your claws, grumble and growl

Just like Tyrannosaurus on the prowl.

4.             Read second story Harry and the Pop-up Dinosaur Hunt, The Super Hungry Dinosaur, Vacation's Over! :Return of the Dinosaurs

5.     Fingerplay: Five Enormous Dinosaurs.

5 enormous dinosaurs letting out a roar. (Roar)

1 went away and then there were four.

4 enormous dinosaurs munching on a tree (Munch up arms.)

1 went away and then there were three.

3 enormous dinosaurs didn’t know what to do (Scratch head)

1 went away and then there were two.

2 enormous dinosaurs having lots of fun (Smile and laugh)

1 went away and then there was one.

1 enormous dinosaur afraid to be a hero (Hide face like in peek-a-boo).

He went away and then there were ZERO!

Dinosaurs

The Tyrannosaurus Rex goes grr grr grr, grr grr grr, grr grr grr

The Tyrannosaurus Rex goes grr grr grr…

All through the swamp.

The Triceratops’ horns go poke poke poke… (etc)

The Stegosaurus tail goes spike, spike, spike… (etc.)

The Apatasaurus mouth goes munch, munch, munch… (etc.)

The Pteranodon’s wings go flap flap flap… (etc.)

Dinosaur fingerplay:

Dinosaurs lived long ago

Some walked (Stomp)

Some swam (Arms swim)

Some flew you know (Flap arms)

Some were big (Stretch up high)

Some were small (Crouch down low)

Some were gigantic

don’t you know? (Stand tall, arms stretched wide)

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7.             Craft: Dinosaur Bones Picture

Dinosaur bones photocopy, scissors, glue, markers

Cut out dinosaur bone pieces. Glue together to make a dinosaur, colour.

Lions

Lions

2’s and 3’s, 4’s and 5’s Duration        45 minutes

Music: Think Global West Africa Unwired

1.                   Storytime – Welcome Song

Storytime is starting, starting, starting.

Storytime is starting, come and listen to me.

2.                   Read first story Dandelion, Lions Lunch?, Do Lions Live On Lily Pads?, We're Going on a Lion Hunt, Or  Lafcadio The Lion Who Shot Back

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3.       Fingerplay: Five Ferocious Lions

Deep in the jungle, what did I hear?

Five ferocious lions, roaring loud and clear.

“Roar” said the lions, “Scat” said I.

And one ferocious lion ran away. Goodbye! (Count down to one lion)

Deep in the jungle, what did I hear?

One ferocious lion, roaring loud and clear.

“Roar” said the lion, “Scat” said I.

And the last ferocious lion ran away. Goodbye!

 

4.       Read second story Roar! A Noisy Counting Book, I Can Roar Like A Lion, Roar!, How Loud is a Lion?, Or  The Lion and the Mouse

5.       Fingerplay: I’m A Lion

I love to sleep out in the sun, (Rest cheek on folded hands.)
And chase other animals just for fun. (Run in place)
In all the jungle, I’m Number One. (Hold up pointed finger.)

Song: I’m a Lion (to Three Blind Mice)

I'm a lion, I'm a lion

Hear me roar, hear me roar

I love to sleep out in the sun

And chase other animals just for fun

In all the jungle I'm Number One, I'm a lion

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6.       Crafts: Lion Mask

Materials: Paper plates, wiggley eyes, triangle shapes, paper strips, glue and markers.

Using small paper plate, glue on eyes and nose. Draw on mouth. Curl paper strips and glue on paper mane.

March Movie Matinee

March Movie Matinee

featuring

The Black Stallion series

Young Black Stallion

Black Stallion

Black Stallion Returns

Saturday, March 5

10 am - 3:30 pm (approximately)

FREE popcorn and juice

Drop in