Letter X: Miss Corrie

We're playing a little catch up here!

X is for xerox, xylem, xenon, xenopus, and foX!

Welcome to story time, come gather 'round. The story is starting, so let's all sit down!

Read first story:

"A Isn't for Fox: an Isn't Alphabet", by Wendy Ulmer.

Rhyme: Fox Counting Poem

Goodnight little foxes,

1 little 2 little 3 little foxes

4 little 5 little 6 little foxes

7 little 8 little 9 little foxes

10 little foxes lie down in their den.

10 little 9 little 8 little foxes,

7 little 6 little 5 little foxes,

4 little 3 little 2 little foxes,

1 little fox runs out of the den!

It’s time to wake up and play!

Read second story:

"Fox Forgets", by Suzanne Bloom.

Song: Blink Blink Goes the X-Ray Machine

Blink blink goes the big X-Ray machine,

Blink blink goes the X-Ray machine.

Blink blink goes the big X-Ray machine,

As it scans each one of our bones.

It scans our arm, blink blink.

Blinkity blink.

It scans our leg, blink blink.

Blinkity blink. Etc.

Read third story:

"Fox", by Kate Banks.

Craft:

Using Paper plates, construction paper, puff balls, scissors, glue, tissue paper, and markers, we made a fox!

Letter W: Miss Corrie

We're playing a little catch up here!

W is for Watch, Walrus, Watermelon, Whip, Wednesday, Wicked, and Wolf!

Welcome to story time, come gather 'round. The story is starting, so let's all sit down!

Read first story:

"Tooter's Stinky Wish", by Brian Cretney.

Song: “Do you know the Watermelon Man” (Tune: “Do you Know the Muffin Man?”)

Do you know the watermelon man,
the watermelon man,
the watermelon man?
Do you know the watermelon man
who likes to sing with me?

Oh, he loves the letter W,
the letter W,
the letter W,
Oh, he loves the letter W
and likes to sing with me.

Read second story:

"Big Bag Wolf", by Claire Masurel.

Song: Wiggly Waterbed (Tune: If you’re Happy and you Know it)

Oh, I wish I was a wiggly waterbed.
Oh, I wish I was a wiggly waterbed.
Oh, I'd wobble and I'd wiggle,
And I'd make the sleepers giggle.
Oh, I wish I was a wiggly waterbed.

Read third story:

"Wolf's Coming!". by Joe Kulka.

Craft:

Using a brown paper bag, construction paper, scissors, glue, and some markers, we made a wonderful, mischievous wolf puppet!