Bears and Counting

OPENING RHYMES
Humpty Dumpty
Hey diddle diddle

Too tight, Benito! By Janeen Brian and Judith Rossell

There was one in the bed,
And the little one said,
Roll over. Roll over.
So they all rolled over,
And one fell out!
Try doing this at home with stuffed animals.

Word of the day: BEAR

PARTICIPATION STORY: Going on a Bear Hunt
This is a great activity for doing in the car or as a family game. Today at storytime children thought of ways to get over the mud and the grass. Encouraging your child to create new versions of stories builds their narrative skills, and it can be hilarious!

Ten red apples By Virginia Miller

RHYME:
Way up high in the apple tree, two little apples did I see.
So I shook that tree as hard as I could.
And down came the apples,
Mmm they were good.

Let's make applesauce together!
Apples, apples, applesauce
Apples, apples, applesauce.

Make a rhythm tapping your thighs twice, clapping twice, then rolling your hands. Repeat this chorus as you describe each step to make applesauce.

MOTHER GOOSE RHYMES
Hickory, dickory dock.
The mouse ran up the clock.
The clock struck one,
The mouse ran down.
Hickory dickory dock.

Keep singing this song counting higher and higher, making up new rhymes, like "Two - boo" and "Three - Whee!" Remember that it's great to use nonsense, or Dr. Seuss words, too.

1,2,3,4,5. Once I caught a fish alive.
6, 7, 8, 9, 10. Then I let it go again.
Why did you let it go?
Because it bit my finger so.
Which finger did it bite?
This little finger on the right.

Sally and the some-thing By George O’Connor

GOODBYE SONGS

See you later, alligator.

After awhile, crocodile.

See you soon, little baboon.

Bye, bye butterfly.

I'm out the door, dinosaur.

Make new friends, and keep the old.

One is silver, and the other is gold.

A circle is round. It has no end.

That's how long I want to be your friend.