My Friendly Caterpillar

My friendly Caterpillar(Fingers crawl up arm)
Made its cocoon one day.
(close hands together)
It turned into a butterfly
(Open hands with thumbs hooked together)A
nd quickly flew away.
(flap hands)

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

Bringing Home a Baby Dinosaur

(tune of I'm bringing home a baby bumblebee)
Oh, I'm bringing home a baby dinosaur
Won't my mommy fall right through the floor?
Cause I'm bringing home a baby dinosaur.
ROAR!!!
Boy, is he noisy!

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.

Hickory Dickory Dock

Hickory Dickory Dock
(clap each word)
The mouse ran up the clock
(run fingers up arm)
The clock struck 1
The mouse ran down
(run fingers down arm)
Hickory Dickory Dock.

Hickory Dickory Dock,
The mouse ran up the clock
The clock struck 2
The mouse said “boo”
Hickory dickory dock
(clap each word)

Hickory Dickory Dock,
The mouse ran up the clock
The clock struck 3
The mouse said “Wheeeee!”
Hickory Dickory Dock,
Tick Tock!

5 Little Monkeys

Five 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."

Four 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."

Three 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."

Two 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."

One little monkey jumping on the bed

He fell off and bumped his head and
Mama called the doctor and the doctor said "No more monkeys jumping on the bed."

STORYTIME: Animals

Books:

I Don't Want a Posh Dog! by Emma Dodd
First the Egg by Laura Vaccaro Seeger - A wonderful book about the contrast between the animal or plant before/after it hatches/blooms. Has cutouts in the book which add interest.
Gotta Go! Gotta Go! by Sam Swope -  A little caterpillar has to get to Mexico where she will become a Monarch butterfly.
Guess What I'll Be by Anni Axworthy
Little White Dog by Laura Godwin - A great search and find book where animals are depicted in bold flat planes of color which blend with their surroundings.  A fun way to introduce negative space in illustrations.  Children enjoy trying to find the animal on each page.
Pouch by David Ezra Stein
Birds by Kevin Henkes
My Heart is Like a Zoo by Michael Hall
The Seals on the Bus by Lenny Hort

Activities:

The More We Get Together Song
5 Little Monkeys Song and Fingerplay
Open Them Shut Them Fingerplay
My Little Caterpillar Fingerplay