It's Not Easy Being Green Storytime 3/18/14 and 3/19/14

Book read:
Where is the Green Sheep by Mem Fox

Other book suggestions:
Go Away Big Green Monster by Ed Emberley
Green by Laura Seeger Vaccaro
The Widemouthed Frog: A Pop Up Book by Keith Faulkner

If You're Wearing Green Today (To the tune of "If You're Happy and You Know It")
(from Sunflower Storytime)
If you're wearing green today, dance a jig, (dance)
If you're wearing green today, dance a jig,
If you're wearing green today,
Dance a jig, smile and say "Happy St. Patrick's Day!"
If you're wearing green day dance a jig.

Additional verses:
"If you're wearing green today, clap your hands."
"If you're wearing green today, spin around."
"If you're wearing green today shout Hooray!"
"If you're wearing green today, stomp your feet."

Dance Leprechaun Dance (to the tune of "Skip to my Lou", from Jen in the Library)
Dance, dance, leprechaun dance. (dance)
Dance, dance, leprechaun dance.
Dance, dance, leprechaun dance.
Do a dance for me.

Clap, clap, leprechaun clap. (clap)
Clap, clap, leprechaun clap.
Clap, clap, leprechaun clap.
Clap your hands to me.

Other actions: Bow, Jump, Skip, Search for Gold, Sit

Jumping between numbered paper Lilly Pads like a frog

Alligator, Alligator (from Jbrary)
Alligator, alligator, long and green. (one arm out, run fingers over the other)
Alligator, alligator, teeth so mean (snap or wiggle fingers like teeth)
Alligator, alligator, snapped at a bee (snap hands together)
Alligator, alligator can't catch me! (shake finger)

Five Little Monkeys (remembered from childhood)
Five little monkeys, swinging in a tree, (swing 5 fingers back and forth)
Teasing Mr. Alligator,
"Can't catch me, no you can't catch me!" (shake finger)
Along came Mr. Alligator,
Quiet as can be,
And SNAPPED a monkey right out of the tree! (snap both hands together)

Four little monkeys swinging in a tree, (swing 4 fingers back and forth)
Teasing Mr. Alligator,
"Can't catch me, no you can't catch me!"
Along came Mr. Alligator, quiet as can be,
And SNAPPED a monkey right out of the tree!

Count down till all monkeys are gone.

Five Green Peas (from Storytime Katie)
Five green peas in a peapod pressed, (make fist)
One grew, two grew and so did the rest. (raise fingers one at a time)
They grew and grew and did not stop. (stretch fingers)
Till one day that peapod just had to go POP! (clap)

Literacy tip of the week:
Share songs with your child! They are a fun way to build new vocabulary. For instance, this week I introduced the kids to the word "jig" through "If You're Wearing Green Today".

Craft: We decorated shamrocks :)