10 Little Doggies

Ten little doggies went out one day
(hold 10 fingers up)
To dig in the dirt and play, play, play.
(Pretend to dig like a dog with both hands)
Five were spotted, and five were not,
(Hold up one hand at a time)
and at dinner time they ate a lot!
(Pretend to eat)

-From the blog Silly Librarian

Chook, chook, chook

Chook, chook, chook
Good morning, Mrs. Hen. (Hold up both thumbs)
How many chickens have you got?
Madam, I’ve got ten. (Show ten fingers)
Four of them are yellow. (Show four fingers on one hand)
And four of them are brown (Show four fingers on the other hand)
And two of them are speckled red (Show two fingers)
The nicest in the town.

-From the blog Silly Librarian

FELTBOARD: Five Little Ocean Friends

Five little ocean friends on the ocean floor,
The starfish walks away and now there are four
Four little ocean friends living in the sea
The crab slides away now there are three
Three little ocean friends looking for a clue
“Glub, glub,” said the lobster now there are two
Two little ocean friends not having much fun
Off swam the sea horse now there is one
One little octopus sad and all alone
Back swims the starfish, back swims the crab,
Back swims the lobster, back swims the sea horse
And they played in the sea foam, safe in their home.

-From the blog Storytime Katie

Feltboard: Five Donuts

Five little donuts in a bakery shop,
Sprinkled with powdered sugar on top.
Along comes ____________ (insert child name) with a dollar to pay.
He/she buys a donut and eats it straight away. (have children gobble down donut)

Continue down to zero

5 Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed

5 Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed
5 little monkeys jumping on the bed
one fell off and bumped his head
and Mama called the doctor and the doctor said
“no more monkeys jumping on the bed”

4 little monkeys jumping on the bed
one fell off and bumped his head
and Mama called the doctor and the doctor said
“no more monkeys jumping on the bed”

3 little monkeys jumping on the bed
one fell off and bumped his head
and Mama called the doctor and the doctor said
“no more monkeys jumping on the bed”

3 little monkeys jumping on the bed
one fell off and bumped his head
and Mama called the doctor and the doctor said
“no more monkeys jumping on the bed”

2 little monkeys jumping on the bed
one fell off and bumped his head
and Mama called the doctor and the doctor said
“no more monkeys jumping on the bed”

1 little monkeys jumping on the bed
one fell off and bumped his head
and Mama called the doctor and the doctor said
“no more monkeys jumping on the bed”

STORYTIME: Letters and Numbers

Alpha Oops! The Day Z Went First by Alethea Kontis

Caps For Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina

Over in the Meadow: A Counting Rhyme by Olive A Wadsworth

Chicka Chicka 123 by Bill Martin Jr.

The Number Garden by Sara Pinto

A Frog in the Bog by Karma Wilson- A frog eats all sorts of critters in the bog, quickly filling up his belly.

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr.

Let's Count Goats by Mem Fox - What a fun book with big bold Jan Thomas illustrations. I finally have a reason to bust out my new goat puppet at story time. Not as humorous as Thomas's hilarious Dust Bunny books but a great read none the less.

Two at the Zoo by Danna Smith- Goes through a trip at the zoo and counts up as a boy and his grandfather explore the zoo. Nice illustrations and rhyming scheme.

Ten in a Bed by Mary Rees (Big Book)

Ones and Twos by Marthe Jocelyn

Alligator Alphabet by Stella Blackstone- I do not usually read straight up "a is for apple" type alphabet books but this one has some great new vocabulary words to share with kids.

One Drowsy Dragon by Ethan Long- A funny counting book featuring crazy dragons

Ten Little Caterpillars by Bill Martin Jr- Beautiful illustrations with a lot for the kids to point out. Plus the names of the plants in the illustrations are written on each page.

Storytime Performed on:

1/17/2012

FELTBOARD: 5 Little Ducks

5 Little ducks went out one day
over the hills and far away
mother duck said "quack, quack, quack, quack"
But only 4 little ducks came back

4 Little ducks went out one dayover the hills and far away
mother duck said "quack, quack, quack, quack"
But only 3 little ducks came back

3 Little ducks went out one dayover the hills and far away
mother duck said "quack, quack, quack, quack"
But only 2 little ducks came back

2 Little ducks went out one dayover the hills and far away
mother duck said "quack, quack, quack, quack"
But only 1 little duck came back

1 Little duck went out one dayover the hills and far away
mother duck said "quack, quack, quack, quack"
But none of the little ducks came back

Sad mother duck went out one day
over the hills and far away
Sad mother duck said"quack, quack, quack, quack"
And all of the 5 little ducks came back

FELTBOARD: 5 Enourmous Dinosaurs

Five enormous dinosaurs, letting out a roar, One went away and then there were four. Four enormous dinosaurs, munching on a tree, One went away and then there were three. Three enormous dinosaurs didn't know what to do, One went away and then there were two. Two enormous dinosaurs having lots of fun, One went away and then there was one. One enormous dinosaur afraid to be a hero, She went away and then there were zero.

Ice Cream Cones

5 little ice cream cones so good to eat.
The first one said, "I'm a summer time treat,"
The second one said, "It's such a hot day,"
The third one said, "I'm melting away."
The fourth one said, "Don't lose your top!"
The fifth one said, "Oh dear,"
KERPLOP!

Place last one upside down

-From The Big Book of Stories, Songs, and Sing-Alongs: Programs for Babies, Toddlers, and Families by Beth Maddigan, p.174

5 Green and Speckled Frogs

5 green and speckled frogs,
(hold up 5 fingers)
Sat on a speckled log,
eating some most delicious bugs
YUM!YUM!
(rub your tummy)
1 jumped into the pool,
Where it was nice and cool,
Now there are 4 green speckled frogs,
GLUB!GLUB!
4, 3, 2, 1

-From The Big Book of Stories, Songs, and Sing-Alongs: programs for babies, toddlers, and families by Beth Maddigan, p.194

Five little Peas

Five little peas in a pea pod pressed. (hold fists in front of you with your knuckles pressed together)
1 grew, 2 grew and so did all the rest (on one hand pull one finger out of the fist at a time as you count up)
They grew and they grew (begin to pull hands apart)
And they did not stop (hands are as wide apart as possible now)
Until one day, that pod went, Pop! (Clap hands loudly)