Storytime - Crocodiles and Alligators

Toddler

Books: For Pete’s Sake by Ellen Stoll Walsh

Songs / Rhymes: “Good Morning”, “Hello, How Are You?”, “Open, Shut Them”,  “Five Little Monkeys Swinging from a Tree” on the felt board, “Come Under My Umbrella” with parachute, “Ring Around the Rosie” with parachute, “Row Boat, Row Boat” with parachute, “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” with parachute, “I Wiggle My Fingers”, and “The More We Get Together”.

Special Activity: I reminded the toddlers and their families to save water by turning off the tap while brushing their teeth and gave each child a cup and tooth brush provided by our city's water department.

Craft: There was no craft today. The toddlers played with the parachute instead.

Preschool

Books: For Pete’s Sake by Ellen Stoll Walsh.

Songs / Rhymes: “Welcome to the Library”, “Hello, How Are You?”, “Open, Shut Them”, “Five Little Monkeys Swinging from a Tree” on the felt board, “I Wiggle My Fingers”, “Come Under My Umbrella” with parachute, “Ring Around the Rosie” with parachute, “Row Boat, Row Boat” with parachute, “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” with parachute, and “The More We Get Together”.

Special Activity: I reminded the preschoolers and their families to save water by turning off the tap while brushing their teeth and gave each child a cup and tooth brush provided by our city's water department.

Craft: There was no craft today. The toddlers played with the parachute instead.

Songs/Rhymes

Five Little Monkeys Swinging From a Tree

Five little monkeys swinging from a tree

Teasing Mr. Crocodile, “You can’t catch me!”

When along comes Mr. Crocodile annnnd SNAP!

-- Traditional

Come Under My Umbrella

Come under my umbrella,

Umbrella, umbrella.

Gently wave the parachute up and down.

Come under my umbrella,

It’s starting to storm.

Move parachute faster.

There’s thunder and lightning

And wind and rain.

Come under my umbrella,

It’s starting to storm.

--MCLS Kids

Ring Around the Rosie

Ring around the rosie

A pocket full of posie

Ashes, ashes, we all fall down!

--Traditional

Row Boat, Row Boat

Row boat, row boat go so slow (wave the chute slowly).

Row boat, row boat go so fast (shake the chute fast).

Row boat, row boat the waves are getting worse (shake fast again).

Row boat, row boat put it in reverse (stop the chute by pulling towards you).

--Kendra at Read, Sing, Play

Row Row Row Your Boat with Alligator

Row, row, row your boat,

Gently down the stream,

Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,

Life is but a dream.

Row, row, row your boat,

gently down the stream,

if you see an alligator

don’t forget to scream.

(Scream!!!!!)

--Tracey at 1234 More Storytimes