Penguin Storytime 1/13/16

Books read: 
Penguins by Cari Meister
Penguin on Vacation by Salina Yoon

Other book suggestions:
If you were a penguin by Wendell Minor
Little Penguin gets the hiccups by Tadgh Bentley

ASL Sign of the Week: Penguin

Snowflakes falling down (to the tune of "Twinkle, Twinkle", from Teachers Pay Teachers)
Snowflakes, snowflakes falling down,
Falling, falling to the ground.
Can you catch them on your nose?
Will they fall and touch your toes?
Snowflakes, snowflakes, falling down.
Falling, falling to the ground.

Did you ever see a penguin? (from Perpetual Preschool)
Did you ever see a penguin, a penguin, a penguin? (pretend to waddle)
Did you ever see a penguin waddle this way and that?
Waddle this way and that way, waddle this way and that way,
Did you ever see a penguin waddle this way and that?
Other verses can include any actions you choose.

If You're a Penguin and You Know It (From Carnegie Library)
If you're a penguin and you know it flap your wings (flap arms like wings)
If you're a penguin and you know it flap your wings.
If you're a penguin and you know it and you really want to show it,
If you're a penguin and you know it flap your wings.

If you're a penguin and you know it waddle your feet. (waddle)
If you're a penguin and you know it waddle your feet.
If you're a penguin and you know it and you really want to show it,
If you're a penguin and you know it waddle your feet.

If you're a penguin and you know it go for a swim. (pretend to swim)
If you're a penguin and you know it go for a swim.
If you're a penguin and you know it and you really want to show it,
If you're a penguin and you know it go for a swim.

Penguin Dance by Jack Hartman 

Four Little Penguins Riding on a Sled (modified from Literary Hoots)

Four little penguins riding on a sled (zoom with your arms)

One fell off and bumped his head. (hold head)

Mama called the doctor and the doctor said: (pretend to talk on the phone)

No more penguins riding on a sled!

There's something in the snow (with puppets hidden under white towel, modified version of "There's Something in my Garden", from SuraLune Storytime)
There's something in the snow,
Something I can't see.
I hear a funny sound (insert noise)
What could it be?

Penguin Shuffle (we practiced balancing eggs on our feet like penguins)

Dance around on a Snowy Morning (with parachute, to the tune of "Mulberry Bush")
This is the way the snow falls down,
The snow falls down, The snow falls down,
This is the way the snow falls down,
On this snowy morning.

This the way we skip around,
Skip around, Skip around,
This is the way we skip around,
On this snowy morning.

This is the way we shiver so,
Shiver so, Shiver so,
This is the way we shiver so,
On this snowy morning.

This is the way the sun comes up,
Sun comes up, Sun comes up.
This is the way the sun comes up,
On this snowy morning. 

Craft: We decorated penguin cut outs with cotton balls, construction paper noses and eye stickers.

Literacy tip of the week: Running your finger underneath text as you read helps show your child the direction text is read. It also helps them make the connections between what you are saying and the words on the page.