Dinosaurs

Dinosaurs

 2’s and 3’s, 4’s and 5’s

Music              Dinosaur Rock

1.             Storytime – Welcome Song

Storytime is starting, starting, starting.

Storytime is starting, come and listen to me.

2.             Read first story “All Aboard the Dinotrain”, "Dinosaur VS Bedtime" Or "Miss Smith Reads Again!", "Edwina: the dinosaur who didn't know she was extinct" , Or "How Do Dinosaurs Eat Their Food"

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3.             Song: Dinosaur, Dinosaur

Dinosaur, dinosaur, stomp around, (stomp around)

Dinosaur, dinosaur, show your claws (stretch fingers out)

Dinosaur, dinosaur, give a big roar (roar)

Dinosaur, dinosaur, gnash your teeth (show teeth)

Dinosaur, dinosaur, go to sleep (lay head on hands)

              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 “Dinosaur Bones", "Dinosaurumpus", "Gigantic"

5.     Fingerplay: No More Room

Ten huge dinosaurs             (hold up 10 fingers)

Sleeping on the cave floor   (pretend to sleep)

Woke up and started to roar             (stretch arms)

“There’s no more room, there’s no more room there’s no more room on this floor!”     (stomp feet)

Well they tossed and they turned and they pushed galore      (pretend to push)

Til one poor dinosaur was pushed out the door!

-repeat with 9,8,7…

(last verse)

One huge dinosaur (hold up 1 finger)

Sleeping on the cave floor   (pretend to sleep)

Woke up and started to roar (stretch arms)

“I’m lonely, come back, it was better before. It’s more fun, crowded together on the floor!”

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.)

Dinosaurs in Cars by Nancy Stewart

THERE WERE FIVE DINOSAURS RIDIN’ IN CARS (pretend to be driving)
HAVIN’ A “WHEELY” GOOD TIME
THEY SAID, “STEP ON THE GAS” (step forward with one foot)
WE’LL GO REALLY FAST! (push one hand out in front of body)
AND THEY DID UNTIL ONE HAD A FLAT TIRE
CA-CHUNK, CA-CHUNK, CA-CHUNK, CA-CHUNK (roll hands unevenly as if rolling a flat tire)
WHOOSH——- (sink down to crouch position while making air sound)
AND HE SAID, “GO ON WITHOUT ME!” (cup hands around mouth and shout upward)

REPEAT WITH 4,3,2, AND ONE DINOSAUR
LAST TIME- speak the following in a rhythmic, almost rapping way:

AND HE SAID, “ I KNOW WHAT I’LL DO, I’LL CHANGE THE TIRE”
SO HE JACKED UP THE CAR (pretend to work a jack while making whoosh sound)
AND HE TOOK OFF THE FLAT (pretend to lift off heavy tire as you say “UH!”))
AND HE PUT ON THE SPARE (pretend to put on spare as you say, “UH!”)
AND He jacked down the car ( make whoosh sound)

 And HE SAID, “I’LL PICK UP MY FRIENDS”

THEN THERE WERE FIVE DINOSAURS, RIDIN’ IN CARS (stand back up and repeat original motions)
HAVIN’ A WHEELY GOOD TIME
THEY SAID, “STEP ON THE GAS, WE’LL GO REALLY FAST”
AND THEY DID AND DOWN THE ROAD THEY WENT FLYIN’
SO LONG! (spoken with a wave) 
 

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7.             Craft: Dinosaur Picture

Construction paper, dinosaur foam shapes, glue, markers

Choose your favourite dinosaurs and glue them to your construction paper, add plants and details to the dinosaurs and their habitats.

Green

Green

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

Duration            45 minutes

Music: "The Drover Road" by Dave Wilkie and Cowboy Celtic

1.             Storytime – Welcome Song

Storytime is starting, starting, starting.

Storytime is starting, come and listen to me.

2.             Read first story “But Where is the Green Parrot?”, or "Green Eggs and Ham"

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3.             Song: The Leprechaun

A leprechaun is small and green, (Put hand to indicate a short leprechaun)
He hides where he cannot be seen (Cover eyes)
But if you catch one on this day (Shake finger),
He must give his gold away. (jump up and down)

I'm A Little Leprechaun (Sung to: "I'm a Little Teapot")

I'm a little leprechaun, dressed in green,
The tiniest man, that you ever seen.
If you ever catch me, so it's told,
I'll give you my pot of gold.

4.             Read second story “Go Away Big Green Monster!", "Green Eyes" or "Red Light Green Light"

5.     Fingerplay: Five Little Monkeys in a Tree

Five little monkeys swinging in a tree, Teasing the alligators, you can catch me, you can catch me....
Along came a alligator quiet as can be....... And snapped that monkey right out of that tree!
 Four little monkeys swinging in a tree, Teasing the alligators, you can catch me, you can catch me....
Along came a alligator quiet as can be....... And snapped that monkey right out of that tree!
 Three little monkeys swinging in a tree, Teasing the alligators, you can catch me, you can catch me....
Along came a alligator quiet as can be....... And snapped that monkey right out of that tree!
 Two little monkeys swinging in a tree, Teasing the alligators, you can catch me, you can catch me....
Along came a alligator quiet as can be....... And snapped that monkey right out of that tree!
 One little monkey swinging in a tree, Teasing the alligators, you can catch me, you can catch me....
Along came a alligator quiet as can be....... And snapped that monkey right out of that tree!
No little monkeys swinging in a tree

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7.             Craft: Leaping Leprechaun

Leprechaun Template, Pot of Gold Template, Crayons, Tape, Scissors, Popsicle stick, Black construction paper

How to make your Leaping Leprechaun Craft

Print our pot of gold template and cut it out. Trace it onto black construction paper and cut the pot out.

Print our leprechaun template and have your children color him in. Help your kids cut out the leprechaun if they are younger – it’s pretty tricky cutting. Tape your leprechaun to the top of a popsicle stick. Using the scissors, cut two slits in the pot of gold. Try to make sure they line up as much as possible. Thread your popsicle stick through the slits from the back so that the leprechaun can “pop” up from behind the pot.

Cats

Cats

Age 2’s and 3’s, 4’s and 5’s

Music The Best of Elmo

1. Storytime – Welcome Song

2. Read first story “Castaway Cats”, "I Like Cats", "When Cats Go Wrong" or "Mr. McGratt and the Ornery Cat"

3. Poem: Cat Talk

Cats can meow.

Cats can growl.

Cats can purr.

Cats can yowl.

Cats can arch their backs and hiss,

Just like this…! (Bend over, arching back, hold hands up like paws and hiss.)

4. Read second story “Cats, Cats, Cats", “Kitten's First Full Moon”, “Widget”, "Take Care, Good Knight" or "Ballet Class"

5. Fingerplay: Five Kittens

Five little kittens standing in a row, (hold up five fingers.)

They nod their heads to the children so. (bend fingers up and down)

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.)

ME-OW! See those little kittens run! (run five fingers behind back)

6. Song: Head & Shoulders for Cats

Head & Shoulders, Knees & Paws, Knees & Paws, Knees & Paws,

Head & Shoulders, Knees & Paws,

Eyes, Ears, Fur & Whiskers

Jokes:
What do cats eat for breakfast?

Mice Crispies

Why does everyone love cats?

They're purr-fect

What is a cat's favorite color?

Purrr-ple

7. Craft: Paper bag cat

What You Need: brown paper lunch bag, glue, two cotton balls, two googly eyes, scrap pink construction paper, markers, scissors.

How You Make It: Use scissors to cut two ear-shaped notches and rounded cat head shape about 6″ from bottom of paper bag. Glue on googly eyes, two cotton balls for muzzle and triangle shapes for nose and ears.

Medieval Fun

Theme Medieval Fun

Age 2’s and 3’s, 4’s and 5’s

Duration 45 minutes

1. Storytime – Welcome Song

2. Read first story “Jousting With Jesters”, "The Missing Tarts", "The Penguin and the Pea" or "Rapunzel".

3. Poem: Princess Pat (repeat each line)

Princess Pat lived in a tree

She sailed across the seven seas.

She sailed across the channel too

And she took with her a Rig-a-bamboo

Refrain:

A Rig-a-bamboo now what is that?

It's a something made by the Princess Pat.

It's a red and gold and a purple too.

That's why it's called a Rig-a-bamboo.

Now Captain Jack had a mighty fine crew

He sailed across the channel too.

His ship did sink and yours will too

If you don't take a Rig-a-bamboo.

4. Read second story “Kitty Princess and the Newspaper Dress", “The Paper Bag Princess”, “The Prince and the Potty”, or "Wash Your Hands"



5. Fingerplay: A Good Castle
This is the roof of the castle I own. (make roof with hands)

These are the walls that are made of stone. (arms straight out from sides)

These are the windows that let in the light. (thumbs and forefingers form windows)

This is the drawbridge that shuts so tight. (clap on "shuts")

This is the tower so straight and tall. (arms up straight)

Oh! What a good castle for one and all!

6. Song: The Grand Old Duke of York

Oh, the grand old Duke of York,

He had ten thousand men;

He marched them up to the top of the hill, (march in place standing straight and tall)

And he marched them down again. (march in place squatting down)

And, when they were up they were up; (march in place standing straight and tall)

And when they were down they were down. (march in place squatting down)

But when they were only halfway up, (squat down a little)

They were neither up nor down. (stand straight then squat down)

Repeat faster and faster

Finger play: Five Kind Kings

5 kind kings sitting in the castle

1 went to find the queen. Oh, what a hassle!

4 kind kings eating at the table.

1 went to find his shield with its own label.

3 kind kings sitting on their thrones,

1 went to give the dragon some delicious bones.

2 kind kings putting on their crowns,

1 dropped his and it fell to the ground.

1 kind king went to the keep,

He climbed on his bed and fell fast asleep!

6. Craft: Dragon Puppet

Dragon print, construction paper strips, markers, glue, sticks

Colour the dragon parts, cut out. Fan fold strips of construction paper. Glue head and tail on to paper strip and sticks.

Love

Love

Age 2’s and 3’s, 4’s and 5’s

Duration 45 minutes

Music: "Inside Out" by Jessica Harper

1. Storytime – Welcome Song

2. Read first story “I Love My Mommy”, "Skidamarink", "I Love You Through and Through" or "Yuck a Love Story"

3. Poem: Love, Love, Love (tune: 3 Blind Mice)

Love, love, love,

love, love, love

See how it grows,

See how it grows.

I love my friends and they love me.

We love each other that's plain to see.

There's plenty for a big family.

Love, love, love, love, love, love.

4. Read second story “Love You When You Whine", “I Love You Book”, “I Love My Dad”, "StinkySmelly Feet"

5. Fingerplay: Five Pretty Valentines

Five pretty valentines waiting at the store.

(Insert child's name) bought one and then there were four.

Four pretty valentines shaped like a "V"

(Insert child's name) bought one and then there were three.

Three pretty valentines said "I love you"

(Insert child's name) bought one and then there were two.

Two pretty valentines, this was so much fun.

(Insert child's name) bought one and then there was one.
One pretty valentine sitting on the shelf.

I felt sorry for it, so I bought it for myself!

6. Craft: Friendship Blossoms
Here, two classic Valentine's Day gifts — flowers and candy — combine to make one sweet treat.
Materials:

Scrapbooking paper, foam hearts , Scissors, Lollipops, Tape

Instructions

1. For each, cut three heart-shaped petals, two leaves, and two flower centers from scrapbooking paper or card stock.
2. Poke a small hole in each, crease the petals as shown, and slide the pieces onto a lollipop stem. Tape the bottom to secure.

More messages:

You're a sweet heart

Our friendship is blooming

Be my bud-dy

Groundhog's Day

Groundhog’s Day

Age 2’s and 3’s, 4’s and 5’s

Music: Simpy Mad About the Mouse

1. Storytime – Welcome Song

2. Read first story Go to Sleep, Groundhog!, or Will Spring be Early?, or, Will Spring be Late?

3. Fingerplay: Groundhog Day (to the tune of "Where is Thumbkin?)
Where is groundhog? Where is groundhog? (Thumb behind back)
Here I am! Here I am! (Bring thumb forward)
Shadows on this sunny day, (wiggle thumb)
Frighten groundhogs all away. (Thumb behind back)
Winter will stay! Winter will stay!

Where is groundhog? Where is groundhog? (Thumb behind back)
Here I am! Here I am! (Bring thumb forward)
My, oh my, a cloudy day. (Wiggle thumb)
I will stay outside to play. (Move thumb around)
Spring is near! Spring is near!

4. Read second story Gregory's Shadow, or Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed

5. Sing: Five Little Groundhogs
The first little groundhog crept out of his lair. (fingers creep)
The second little groundhog said, "Is spring in the air?" (eyes look up)
The third little groundhog asked, "Is the time right?" (look at wrist watch)
The fourth little groundhog squirmed, "The sun is too bright!" (cover eyes)
The fifth little groundhog squeaked' "My shadow I see!" (look over shoulder at shadow)
"I'm not staying out here! No, siree! Not ME! (shake head "no")
"Back to my burrow I'm going to creep." (fingers creep)
"And for six more weeks I'm going to sleep!" (eyes closed, hands by face)

6. Craft: Popup Groundhog
You will need:
Brown construction paper, wiggle eyes, scrap of white craft foam, popsicle stick, scrap of black craft foam, white glue, markers, foam cup

Instructions:
Cut two small oval shapes from the brown paper (these need to be about as long as your index finger and about 5cm wide). Place a thin line of glue around one of the ovals leaving a gap at the bottom, and stick the other oval on top. Cut out two feet and a head shape from the brown foam and glue these to the top oval. Cut out a tiny white rectangle for the teeth and a tiny black oval for the nose. Glue the eyes nose and teeth to the head and leave to dry. When the glue is dry add some details with black pen. Cut slits in the top of the cup to make it look "grassy" and carefully poke a small hole in the bottom of the cup. Attach your puppet to one end of the popsicle stick. Slide the popsicle stick into the hole, so that your groundhog sits in the cup. Slide the popsicle stick up and down so your groundhog pops in and out of his burrow to check the weather! Can he see his shadow?