STORYTIME: Easter Animals

Books:
Where is Green Sheep by Mem Fox
Race You to Bed by Bob Shea
Overboard! by Sarah Weeks
Whose Chick Are You? by Nancy Tafuri
I am Not Cute! by Jonathan Allen

The Dinosaurs

The dinosaurs lived long ago, when life on earth began.
   (gesture palm up wave over your shoulder)
Some were tall (gesture high).
Some were small (gesture low).
Some liked water (gesture swimming).
Some liked land (gesture walking by alternating palms on your knees).
Pteranadons had leathery wings (gesture flying).
Brontausaurs, long necks (gesture to neck).
But the meanest dinosaur of all (gesture mean face).
Was Tyranosaurus Rex (gesture heavy stomping by alternating
  palms on your knees).

Five Little Snowmen

 A great audience participation, you can get kids to stand up in front and melt away at different points in the rhyme.  Repeat to include as many kids as you can.

Five little snowmen standing in a row
Each had a hat and a big red bow
Out came the sun and it shone all day
One little snowman melted away

Four little snowmen standing in a row
Each had a hat and a big red bow
Out came the sun and it shone all day
One little snowman melted away

Three little snowmen standing in a row
Each had a hat and a big red bow
Out came the sun and it shone all day
One little snowman melted away

Two little snowmen standing in a row
Each had a hat and a big red bow
Out came the sun and it shone all day
One little snowman melted away

One little snowmen standing in a row
Each had a hat and a big red bow
Out came the sun and it shone all day
One little snowman melted away

Five Little Books

Five little books,
Sitting on a shelf.
Look inside
And see a little elf
Four little books
All in a row
Look inside
See it start to snow
Three little books
Still on the shelf
Can you take one
And read it for yourself?
Two little books,
Left on a pile
Find one now
And read it with a smile.
One little book,
All that is there
Found itself a reader who was happy to share.

Here is my book

Here is my book
I open it wide
To see the pictures inside

The Wheels on the Bus

The wheels on the bus go
Round and round,
Round and round, Round and round,
Roll hands
The wheels on the bus go
Round and round,
All through the town

The people on the bus go
Up and down,
Up and down, Up and down.
Bounce up and down

The money on the bus goes
Clink, Clink, Clink;
Clink, Clink, Clink; Clink, Clink, Clink.
Tap fingers on each other

The driver on the bus says
“Move on back”
“Move on back”, “Move on back”
point thumb back over shoulder

The babies on the bus go
“Wah, Wah, Wah,;
Wah, Wah, Wah,; Wah, Wah, Wah,
Imitate babies crying

The mother on the bus say
“sh, sh, sh;”
“sh, sh, sh;””sh, sh, sh”
put finger to lips

The windows on the bus go
Up and Down,
Up and Down, up and down.
Raise and lower hands

The wipers on the bus go
Swish, Swish, Swish,;
Swish, Swish, Swish,; Swish, Swish, Swish,
Palms face out and wipe back and forth

The horn on the bus goes
Honk, Honk, Honk,
Honk, Honk, Honk,; Honk, Honk, Honk,
Use palm to honk horn

The wheels on the bus go
Round and round,
Round and round, round and round..
The wheels on the bus go
Round and round
All through the town

The Goldfish

My darling little goldfish
Hasn’t any toes.
(point to toes)
He swims around without a sound
(make wavy motions with right hand)
And bumps his hungary nose
(tap nose with right hand)
He Can’t get out and play with me
(right hand swimming motion)
Nor I get in to him.
(left hand stands upright)
Although I say, “Come out and play”
(left hand beckons to right hand)
He says “come in and swim”
(right hand beckons to left hand)