Farm

 Opening: If You Want to Hear a Story

Book: Do Cows Meow?

Fingerplay: 5 Little Frogs

5 little frogs go hop, hop, hop.

STOP!  Did one little frog hop away?

Continue to zero

Book: Five Little Chicks

Fingerplay: “If You’re Happy And You Know It”

Put your finger on your knee, on your knee.

Put your finger on your knee, on your knee.

Then turn yourself around,

Stamp your feet upon the ground,

And put your finger on your knee.

Continue: Head, foot, etc.

*Disclaimer: This is not my original idea, but kudos to the one who came up with it!

Hiding Game: Pig Inside Barn

Book: Barnyard Banter

Video: Old MacDonald Had a Farm

Craft:

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September New Books 2021 (Part 1)

 

Food at the Farm

Storytime #1:

Opening: If You Want to Hear a Story

Book: Piranhas Don't Eat Bananas

Fingerplay: Five Hungry Mice

Credit: 1,000 Fingerplays & Action Rhymes



Scarf Dancing: Popcorn Kernels

Book: Oh Look, a Cake!

Scarf Dancing: Jello on the Plate


Book: Pig the Slob

Storytime #2:

Opening: If You Want to Hear a Story

Book: Duckling Gets a Cookie

Fingerplay: If You Like to Eat an Apple

If you like to eat an apple, clap your hands! (Repeat)

If you like to eat an apple, lick your lips and make 'em smackle.

If you like to eat an apple, clap your hands.

-Stomp your feet, rub your tummy

Credit: Book 1,000 Fingerplays & Action Rhymes

Book: Lunch

*The kids had so much fun guessing what food mouse was eating.  This is a great book to help teach the different kinds of food.

Fingerplay: 5 Big Lemons 

Storytelling: The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Extra Books:

ABC's and 1,2,3's

 Opening: If You Want to Hear a Story

Book: Click, Clack, Splish, Splash

Scarf Dancing: Two Little Blackbirds

Two little blackbirds sitting on a cloud.

One was quiet and the other was loud.

-Two little blackbirds sitting on my hat.

One was round and the other was flat.

-Two little blackbirds sitting on my toe.

One was high and the other was low.

-Two little blackbirds sitting on a stick.

One was slow and the other was quick.

Book: Seek and Count

Scarf Dancing: If You're a Crayon and You Know It

If you're a crayon and you know it, then scribble!

If you're a crayon and you know it, then scribble!

If you're a crayon and you know it, 

Then your scribbling will show it.

If you're a crayon and you know it, then scribble!

-Brush...swish around

-Pen...pop your lid!

Book: Everybunny Count!

Count Your Chickens!

Opening: If You Want to Hear a Story, Clap Your Hands
If you want to hear a story, clap your hands! (repeat twice)
If you want to hear a story, if you want to hear a story.
If you want to hear a story, clap your hands!

Book: Farm That Mac Built

Fingerplay: Farm Animal Movement Cards

Book: Let's Count Goats!

Fingerplay/Flannel: Hiding Game

Little cow, little cow, where can you be?

Are you behind {1} let's see!

*For this I made three large barns with animals hiding inside. I numbered the barns and asked the kids what number barn they thought the "cow" was in. I am so happy I made these large because the preschoolers' reactions were wonderful!

Book: Cow Loves Cookies

Closing: We Wave Goodbye Like This (Tune: The Farmer in the Dell)

We wave goodbye like this,

We wave goodbye like this.

We clap our hands for all our friends!

We wave goodbye like this.

We wave goodbye really fast,

We wave goodbye really slow.

We turn around and take a bow,

And then it’s time to go!

Credit: adapted from Storytime Katie

Extra Book:

Click, Clack, Ho, Ho, Ho!

 Opening: Big Books

Book: Click, Clack, Ho! Ho! Ho!

Fingerplay: Christmas Action Cards

Book: Jack and Santa

Fingerplay/Flannel: Rudolph's Nose

*This fingerplay is a really cute one to use, you change out the nose of Rudolph and each color has corresponding actions to it.  I'll be happy to share this, just leave a comment!

Book: Santa Bruce

Due to the virus, all of our crafts are being picked up, pre-made and ready to go.  Today's craft I am very excited about because it's Santa's bag!  The bag opens up to reveal the toys inside.  This one has proved very popular because we've already run out of them!

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