quarters, quick, questions, quarterback, quills
Storytime – Welcome Song and Storytime is Starting Song
Read first story Do you know which ones will grow?, What noise does a rabbit make?
Fingerplay: Two Little Blackbirds
Two little blackbirds (hold up both thumbs) sitting on a hill.
One named Jack (wiggle one thumb), and one named Jill
(wiggle other thumb).Fly away Jack (hide 1st thumb behind back) and fly away Jill
(hide 2nd thumb behind back).Come back Jack (bring out thumb), and come back Jill! (Bring back thumb)
Two little blackbirds (hold up both thumbs) sitting on a car.
One named Near (hold thumb close to body) and one named Far (hold other thumb away from body).
Fly away Near (hide 1st thumb behind back), and fly away Far (hide 2nd thumb behind back).
Come back Near (bring out 1st thumb), and come back Far! (Bring out 2nd thumb)
Two little blackbirds (hold up both thumbs) sitting on a cloud.
One named Quiet (whisper) and one named Loud! (Shout)
Fly away Quiet (hide 1st thumb behind back), and fly away Loud (hide 2nd thumb behind back).
Come back Quiet (bring back thumb) and come back Loud! (Bring back thumb)
Read second story Bark, George, Pirates love underpants
Song: Six Little Ducks
Six little ducks that I once knew fat ones, skinny ones, Fair ones, too
But the one little duck with the feather on his back He led the others with a quack, quack, quack Quack, quack, quack, Quack, quack, quack. He led the others with a quack, quack, quack
Down to the river they would go. Wibble, wobble, wibble, wobble, To and fro
But the one little duck with the feather on his back He led the others with a quack, quack, quack Quack, quack, quack, Quack, quack, quack. He led the others with a quack, quack, quack
Back from the river they would come. Wibble, wobble, wibble, wobble, Ho, hum, hum
But the one little duck with the feather on his back He led the others with a quack, quack, quack Quack, quack, quack, Quack, quack, quack. He led the others with a quack, quack, quack
Read third story Shh! We have a plan
Song: Five Little Ducks
Five little ducks went out to play (hold up fingers), over the hills and far, far away. (Make arch with hand)
The mommy ducky yelled "QUACK QUACK QUACK QUACK". (Quack with hand)
Four little ducks came waddling back. (Count down with fingers)
Four little ducks went out to play, over the hills and far, far away. The mommy duck yelled "QUACK QUACK QUACK QUACK".
Three little ducks came waddling back.
Three little ducks went out to play, over the hills and far, far away. The mommy duck yelled "QUACK QUACK QUACK QUACK".
Two little ducks came waddling back.
Two little ducks went out to play, over the hills and far, far away. The mommy duck yelled "QUACK QUACK QUACK QUACK".
One little ducky came waddling back.
One little ducky went out to play, over the hills and far, far away. The mommy duck yelled "QUACK QUACK QUACK QUACK".
No little ducks came waddling back.
No little ducks went out to play, over the hills and far, far away. The daddy duck yelled "QUACK QUACK QUACK QUACK".
Five little ducks came waddling back.
Craft- Q-tip Painting Letter Q
Materials: Watercolour/cardstock paper with photocopied letter Q, q-tips, paint.
Paint the letter Q using q-tips.
