Silly Animals Storytime

Preschool Storytime

Books:
Funny Ears by Liesbet Slegers
   Even though the text is too young and a bit dull the kids really liked seeing the ears change on the animals.

Where is the Green Sheep? by Mem Fox
   Great story!  The kids can guess what the rhyming words will be.

Animals should definitely not wear clothing. by Judi Barrett
   This book was over the heads of one preschool group but the other group found it quite hysterical.

My Heart Is Like a Zoo by Michael Hall
   I really like this story and the illustrations and the kids liked mimicking the animals moves and actions. They were pretty impressed that the illustrations were all made out of hearts so we went back through the book to look at some of the illustrations and find the hearts.

Animal Soup by Todd H. Doodler
   This book was a big hit with both groups. The kids thought the mixed up animal names were really funny and it led into our craft.

Song/Dance:
A Tooty Ta

Craft:
Mixed Up Animals

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



Wild Animals Storytime

Toddler Storytime

Click Here for entire toddler outline.

Books:
From Head to Toe by Eric Carle
Yikes!!! by Robert Florczak

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.

Shaker Song:
Walk Like the Animals by Makin' Music

Craft:
Lion in the Jungle
(Kids color and glue leaves around the lion to make him look like he is in the jungle.)



Biology of Animals

Toddler Program

Opening Song:
Clap in Time by Makin' Music

Activity:
Small and Tall

Song:
There were green alligators and long necked geese,
Humpty-backed camel and the chimpanzees,
Cats and rats and elephants as sure as your born,
But the loveliest of all was the unicorn!

Fingerplay:
With our ears we will listen,
With our eyes we will look,
It's time to read a book! Shhh!
(with appropriate signs)

Book:
Lesson 1-Animal Body Parts
Heads by Matthew Van Fleet

Flannelboard Rhyme:
To the Tune of Here We Go Round' the Mulberry Bush
Here we go on an animal hunt, an animal hunt, an animal hunt.
Here we go on an animal hunt, let's listen carefully!
(5 Animals hiding behind rocks and trees on flannel board, make animals sounds and kids guess what's hiding)

Fingerplay:
I wiggle, wiggle, wiggle my fingers...

Book:
Lesson 2-Animal Sounds
This Little Chick by John Lawrence

Shaker Song:
Walk Like the Animals by Makin' Music
Animal Sound Practice

Rhyme:
Shhh! Be quiet.....

Book:
Lesson 3-Animal Movement
What Animals Do from Richard Scarry's Best Storybook Ever
or
From Head to Toe by Eric Carle

Closing Song:
Skinnamarink

Craft:
Animal Field Guides