Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Chickens and Eggs Storytime 3/23/16

Books read:
Baby Bird by Joyce Dunbar
Roly poly egg by Kali Stileman

Other book suggestions:
Feathers for Lunch by Lois Ehlert
Charlie Chick by Nick Denchfield
The Chick and the Duckling by Mirra Ginsburg

ASL Sign of the Week: Bird
  
If You're a Chicken and You Know It
If you're a chicken and you know it cluck like this,
If you're a chicken and you know it cluck like this,
If you're a chicken and you know it, then your face will surely show it.
If you're a chicken and you know it, cluck like this.
Additional actions: flap wings, scratch, peck

My little birdie (from Preschool Education)
My little birdie is one day old,
He can do what he is told!
Sleep little birdie, sleep!

My little birdie is two days old,
He can do what he is told!
Tweet little birdie, tweet!
Continue with additional numbers and actions.

Dance to the Chicken Dance

Shake, Shake, Shake (to the tune of "Do your ears hang low?", from Storytimes and More)
Can you shake your egg up high?
Can you shake your egg down low?
Can you shake it side to side?
Can you shake it by your toe?
Can you shake it really fast?
Can you shake it really slow?
Can you shake your egg?

I Know a Chicken (from Laurie Berker's CD "Whaddaya Think of That?") 

Making our chicken puppet "fly" on our parachute.

Craft: We decorated an egg printout with torn paper.

Literacy tip of the week: If your child is interested in a certain topic, explore that topic with them through books and songs. It is a great way to grow a love of books and learn new things!

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