Flannel Friday - All Around the Swamp

Hello everyone! As some of you know, I started working in a new library near Denver, CO. It's been a big change, but I am LOVING it so far. Especially since it brings me closer to our Flannel Friday founder, Melissa from Mel's Desk, and Mary from Miss Mary Liberry!

I can't quite call this my own submission. Like all great artists, I steal borrow from those around me. In this case, everything is entirely Melissa's, I just repurposed it. I needed ideas for a dinosaur storytime, and low and behold, she had already done most of the legwork! There was even a flannel already created that I stole borrowed for this. That's right, it's literally her actual flannel that she made for her storytimes. Sharing an office wall with her is awesome.

All Around the Swamp

Sung to: "The Wheels on the Bus"

Pteranodon’s wings went flap, flap, flap

Flap, flap, flap,

Flap, flap, flap,

Pteranodon’s wings went flap, flap, flap

All around the swamp.

Triceratop’s horns went poke, poke, poke…

Apatosaurus’ mouth went munch, munch, munch…

My additions:
Tyrannosaurus goes roar, roar, roar
Stegosaurus goes stomp, stomp, stomp

--Melissa from Mel's Desk

Here's the link to the dinosaur template and you can find the link to Melissa's dinosaur storytime in the credit above.

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Storytime - Dinosaurs

Toddler

Books: Dinosaur Roar! By Paul and Henrietta Stickland and Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs by Byron Barton.

Songs / Rhymes: “Good Morning”, “Hello, How Are You?”, “Open, Shut Them”, “Stomp, Stomp, Stomp Around”, “If You’re Happy and You Know It”, “I Wiggle My Fingers”, “Come Under My Umbrella” with parachute, “These Are the Colors Over You” with parachute, “Ring Around the Rosie” with parachute, “Row Boat, Row Boat” with parachute, and “The More We Get Together”. 

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

Preschool

Books: How Do Dinosaurs Go to School by Jane Yolen and Dino Bites! by Algy Craig Hall.

Songs / Rhymes: “Welcome to the Library”, “Hello, How Are You?”, “Hi There, So Glad You Came”, “Open, Shut Them”, “Stomp, Stomp, Stomp Around”, “If You’re Happy and You Know It”, “Head and Shoulders”, and “The More We Get Together”.

Special Activity: Storytime Graduation. We celebrated the preschoolers who were moving up to Kindergarten. Each graduate received a special Storytime Diploma! There were 17 graduates in all. They’ll be missed, but we look forward to hearing about their adventures in Kindergarten! The storytime diploma can be found here. The template originally came from Microsoft's template site.

Craft: There was no craft today.

Songs/Rhymes

Stomp, Stomp, Stomp AroundSung To: "Row, Row, Row Your Boat"
Stomp, stomp, stomp around
On your great big feet.
Swish your tail
Then turn around,
Now go take your seat!

--PreschoolExpress

If You’re Happy and You Know It

If you’re happy and you know it,

Clap your hands.

If you’re happy and you know it,

Clap your hands.

If you’re happy and you know it,

And you really want to show it,

If you’re happy and you know it,

Clap your hands.

Repeat with stomp your feet, shout hooray, do all three.

--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

These are the Colors Over You

Sung to: "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star"

Pink and green and orange and blue

These are the colors over you

Pink as a blossom, green as a tree

Orange as a carrot (yellow as the sun), blue as the sea

Pink and orange and green and blue

These are the colors over you.

--Kendra at Read, Sing, Play

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

Head and Shoulders

Head and shoulders, knees and toes,

Knees and toes

Head and shoulders, knees and toes,

Knees and toes

Eyes and ears and mouth and nose

Head and shoulders, knees and toes

Knees and toes!

-- Traditional