In Love Is by Diane Adams and by Claire Keane, a young girl rescues a baby duckling and learns to let it go.
In Froodle by Antoinette Portis, silly birds begin to say things other than “peep” and “Coo.”
Birds by Kevin Henkes tells about bird shapes, colors, and behaviors in a picture book format.
Flannel Story:
Five Hoot Owls
Five hoot owls sitting in a tree
One flew away! How many do you see?
One, two, three, four.
Four hoot owls sitting in a tree
One flew away! How many do you see?
One, two, three.
Three hoot owls… etc.
Credit: Sunflower Story Time
Song:
Little Bird, Little Bird
(Sung to Twinkle Twinkle Little Star)
Little bird, little bird,
Fly around,
Up to the sky,
Down to the ground.
Little bird, little bird,
Flap your wings.
Open your beak
And sweetly sing.
Little bird, little bird,
Fly to your nest.
Now it is time
To take a rest.
Action Rhyme:
Flap your wings, (Flap arms.)
It’s time to fly.
Spread your wings, (Move in circles with outstretched arms.)
We’re way up high.
Now we’re landing in a tree. (Bend knees and fold arms into body.)
Here’s my sound,
You Know it’s me.
“Whoo! Whoo!”
What am I (Owl)
Credit: Rob Reid, Animal Shenanigans: 24 Creative, Interactive Story Programs for Preschoolers
Rhythm Sticks Song:
(Sung to Clementine)
We Are Tapping
We are tapping, we are tapping,
We are tapping with our sticks.
We are tapping, we are tapping,
We are tapping with our sticks.
Additional verses:
We are scraping . . .
We are hammering . . .
We are pounding . . .
We are rolling . . .
Credit: Abigail Flesch Connors, 101 Rhythm Instrument Activities for Young Children
