Letter L –Lemons, lions, ladybugs, lambs, leopards, lanterns
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 Are Lemons Blue?, The Little Little Girl with the Big Big Voice, Do Lions Live on Lily Pads?, or Lions Lunch?
3.
Five little kittens
Five little kittens
standing in a row (hold up 5 fingers)
They nod their
heads to the children so (bend fingers)
They run to the
left, they run to the right (run fingers to the left and then to the right)
They stand up and
stretch in the bright sunlight (stretch fingers out tall)
Along comes a dog
who's in for some fun (hold up one finger from opposite hand)
MEOW! See those
little kittens run (let fingers run).
5.
Flannel board: Mary
Had a little lamb
Action Rhyme:Going on a Lion HuntGoin' on a lion hunt. Goin to catch a big one. I'm not afraid. Look, what's up ahead?
Mud!
Can't go over it. Can't go under it. Can't go around it. Gotta go through it. [Make sloshing sounds and move hands as if slogging]
Goin' on a lion hunt. Goin to catch a big one. I'm not afraid. Look, what's up ahead?
Sticks!
Can't go over it. Can't go under it. Can't go
around it. Gotta go through it. [Snap fingers]Goin' on a lion hunt. Goin to catch a big one. I'm not afraid. Look, what's up ahead?
Trees!
Can't go over it. Can't go under it. Can't go around it. Gotta go through it. [Make gestures climbing up/down.]
Goin' on a lion hunt. Goin to catch a big one. I'm not afraid. Look, what's up ahead?
Gate!
Can't go over it. Can't go under it. Can't go around it. Gotta go through it. [Make gate-opening gestures.]
Goin' on a lion hunt. Goin to catch a big one. I'm not afraid. Look, what's up ahead?
River!
Can't go over it. Can't go under it. Can't go around it. Gotta go through it. [make swimming gestures]
Goin' on a lion hunt. Goin to catch a big one. I'm not afraid. Look, what's up ahead?
Grass!
Can't go over it. Can't go under it. Can't go around it. Gotta go through it. [move hands together/apart]
Goin' on a lion hunt. Goin to catch a big one. I'm not afraid. Look, what's up ahead?
Cave!
Can't go over it. Can't go under it. Can't go around it. Gotta go through it. [act like you are feeling your way in a dark cave]
Feel yourself along the wall. Oh, oh What's this? Something funny.
With a long soft thing on it's end! With two sharp things! Two big gleaming sharp things!
A LION!!! Run for your life!
Run out of the cave!
Crawl through the grass!
Swim across the river!
Run through the gate!
Run around the trees!
Jump over the sticks!
Slosh through the mud!
Run into the house!
Close the door!
Run up the front stairs!
Crawl under mom's bed!
I wasn't afraid. Were you?
5.
Read third story Lemons Are Not Red, What the Ladybird Heard, or Big Red Lollipop
6.
Song: Five Little Ladybugs
Five little ladybugs, climbing on
some plants,
Eating the aphids, but not the
ants!
The first one said: "Save some
aphids for me!"
The second one said: "These
are tasty as can be!"
The third one said: "Oh,
they're almost gone!"
The fourth one said: "Then
it's time to move on!
The fifth one said: "Come on,
let's fly!"
So they opened their wings and flew
through the sky.
7.
Craft-
MAKING LANTERNS
Materials: Construction paper folded in
half with 1”marks along fold., scissors, stapler, markers
Give each child a piece of 9” x 12”
construction paper and some scissors. Decorate with markers. Have them cut on
the lines to with-in 1” of the opposite edge. When finished cutting, show your
children how to open their papers and then roll the paper into a cone and
securing the ends together with staples. The lanterns should expand out from
the middle to resemble old time lanterns.
