Dog and Cat Tales (Two's)

Time for Two's Storytime

"Dog and Cat Tales"

*I was on vacation for the following storytime, but co-workers presented them for me.  

Opening Fingerplay: Big Books

Fingerplay: "If You're a Dog and You Know It"
  If you're a dog and you know it, bark out loud (repeat twice)
  If you're a dog and you know it, and you really want to show it.

   If you're a dog and you know it, bark out loud
  Other verses: Clap your paws, Stomp your feet.

Book/Flannel: "Dog's Colorful Day"

*All time favorite dog and color book to use with the two's.  We have a great flannel of dog, and as the story goes along, I place colored dots on dog.  When he gets a bath, all of the dots get washed off dog.

Fingerplay: "Kitty Cat, Kitty Cat"
  Kitty cat, kitty cat, turn around.
  Kitty cat, kitty cat, sit on the ground.
  Kitty cat, kitty cat, say meow.
  Kitty cat, kitty cat, take a bow.
  Kitty cat, kitty cat, chase your tail. (turn around)
  Kitty cat, kitty cat, into your bed creep.

  Kitty cat, kitty cat, go to sleep.

Book: "I Spy Pets"

*A great guessing book that I love to use.

Fingerplay/Flannel: "Dog Dancing"
  Put your dog up, put your dog down.  Hold your dog and turn around.
  Put your dog on your nose, put your dog on your toes.
  Wave your dog fast, wave your dog slow.
  Put your dog on your knees, put your dog on your head.
  Hold your dog and jump up and down!
*I laminate dogs that I've printed out and put velcro on the back of. After we dance around with our dogs, then the kids can place them on my flannelboard.

Book: "Woof! Woof! Pop-Up Peekaboo!"

Action: "Feed Dog
*For this, we've made a dog face and put it on the front of a kleenox box.  I give out dog bones to the kids, and then tell them my dog needs a dog treat.  When the kids feed my dog, the bones disappear inside his mouth and drop into the kleenox box, out of sight.