Books:
Do Not Bring Your Dragon to the Library by JulieGassman and Andy Elkerton
Hello Knights by Joan Holub and Chris Dickason
Puff the Magic Dragon by Peter Yarrow, Lenny Lipton, and Eric Puybaret
Inclusion:
In Do Not Bring Your Dragon to the Library by JulieGassman and Andy Elkerton the main character is a young African American boy. There are many other people of color represented through out the book and a little boy in a wheelchair.
In Hello Knights by Joan Holub and Chris Dickason when the knights take off their helmets at the end of the book they are revealed to be a mixture of boys and girls of various ethnicities.
Flannel Story:
Five friendly dragons gave a loud roar,One flew away, and then there were FOUR.
Four friendly dragons living wild and free,One flew away, and then there were THREE.
Three friendly dragons with so much to do,One flew away, and then there were TWO.
Two friendly dragons breathing fire at the sun,One flew away and then there was ONE.
One friendly dragon oh what a hero!Look! He’s flown away to save the day!Now how many dragons are left? ZERO!
Credit: Totally Toddler
Song:
Roar Went the Dragon (tune: Pop Goes the Weasel)
In and out the castle gate, the knight chased the dragon
The knight thought it was all in good fun
“Rooooarrr” went the dragon
Credit: Adventures of a Bookworm
July Repeating Songs:
All Through the Land (to the tune of “The Wheels on the Bus”)
The wings of the dragon go up and down, up and down, up and down,
The wings of the dragon go up and down, all through the land.
The princess in the tower twirls around, twirls around, twirls around,
The princess in the tower twirls around all through the land.
The Knight gallops his horse, gallop his horse, gallops his horse.
The Knight gallops his horse, all through the land.
The people in the kingdom jump and shout, jump and shout, jump and shout.
The people in the kingdom jump and shout, all through the land.
The Knights Go Marching (to the tune of “The Ants Go Marching”)
The knights go marching one by one, hurrah, hurrah,
The knights go marching one by one, hurrah, hurrah.
The knights go marching one by one, they stop and stand to see the sun.
And they all go marching, down to the cave, to capture the dragon.
The knights go marching two by two, hurrah, hurrah.
The knights go marching two by two, hurrah, hurrah.
The knights go marching two by two, the stop to see what’s new.
And they all go marching down to the cave, to capture the dragon.
The knights go marching three by three, hurrah, hurrah.
The knights go marching three by three, hurrah, hurrah.
The knights go marching three by three, they stop and rest by the tree.
And they all go marching down to the cave, to capture the dragon.
The knights go marching four by four, hurrah, hurrah.
The knights go marching four by four, hurrah, hurrah.
The knights go marching four by four, they listen to the dragon snore.
And they all go marching down to the cave to capture the dragon.
The knights go marching five by five, hurrah, hurrah.
The knights go marching five by five, hurrah, hurrah.
The knights go marching five by five, they see the dragon, he’s alive.
And they are go marching down to the cave, to capture the dragon.
Credit: Collaborative Summer Library Program