Wild Animals Storytime

Preschool Storytime

Books:
Yikes!!! by Robert Florczak
We're Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen
Eggs 123 Who will the babies be? by Janet Halfmann
Roar! by Margaret Mayo

Fingerplay:
(Tune: Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush)
Instructions: Hide animals under rocks. After singing make the animal sound and let the children guess the animal, then reveal the animal.

We're going on an animal hunt,
An animal hunt, an animal hunt.
We're going on an animal hunt,
Let's listen carefully....
(Make animal sound then reveal animal)

Repeat.

*or*

(Tune: Five Little Fish)
Instructions: Hide animals under cracked eggs.

Five little eggs sittin' in a nest,
Five little eggs sittin' in a nest,
Five little eggs sittin' in a nest,
Tap, tap, tap, tap, CRACK! (Clap Hands)
(Crack egg open to reveal animal)

Repeat.

Craft:
Clothespin Leg Lions