It's Not Easy Being Green Storytime: 3/17/15 and 3/18/15

Book read: 
Where Is the Green Sheep by Mem Fox
Snip, Snap! What's That? by Mara Bergman

ASL Sign of the Week: Green

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."

The Alligator Jump (modified from Storytime with Ms. Tara)
Alligators jump, (jump)
Alligators slide, (slide back and forth)
All the alligators move from side to side.
Alligators jump, (jump)
Alligators giggle, (pretend to laugh)
All the alligators like to turn around and wiggle! (shake your behind)

Funny, Funny, Froggy (from Perry Public Library)
Funny, funny froggy,
Hop, hop hop!  (jump)
Funny, funny froggy,
Stop, stop, stop! (stop)
Funny, funny froggy,
Don't run away! (run)
Funny, funny froggy,
Stay and play!

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

Playing "Red Light, Green Light"

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: Books that involve searching for a certain character or object (such as the green sheep in "Where is the Green Sheep?", are a great way to engage young children in the reading process.