October 11th, 2016
The Books We Read:Bear Has a Story to Tell by Philip SteadBusy Little Squirrel by Nancy TafuriOwl Babies by Martin WaddellSongs & Activities:Autumn Leaves Stretch (To the tune of London Bridges)Autumn leaves are falling down, falling down, falling down.Autumn leaves are falling down, it is fall.
Take a rake and rake them up, rake them up, rake them up.Take a rake and rake them up, it is fall.
Make a pile and jump right in, jump right in, jump right in.Make a pile and jump right in, it is fall.Credit: Various sources
Mmm-AH! Went the Little Green FrogMmm ah! went the little green frog one day.Mmm ah! went the little green frog.Mmm ah! went the little green frog one day.and they all went mmm mmm ah!!But we know frogs go shanananana! shanananana! shanananana!We know frogs go shanananana!, they don't go mmm mmm ah!
Bloop bloop! went the little blue fish one day.Bloop bloop! went the little blue fish.Bloop bloop! went the little blue fish one day.and they all went bloop bloop bloop!But we know fish go kissy kissy kiss! kissy kissy kiss! kissy kissy kiss!We know fish go kissy kissy kiss!, they don't go bloop bloop bloop!
Grrr-grrr! went the big brown bear one day.Grrr-grrr! went the big brown bear.Grrr-grrr! went the big brown bear one day.and they all went grrr-grrr-grrr!!But we know bears go huggy huggy hug, huggy huggy hug, huggy huggy hug.We know bears go huggy huggy hug,they don't go grrr-grrr-grrr!Credit: Jbrary
Five Little Hoot Owls (w/ flannel board)Five little hoot owls sitting in a tree, one flew away, how many do you see?[Count down to zero.]Credit: Sunflower Storytime
Craft—Owl Masks
Inspired by Bill from Owl Babies, the kids made masks with bright, colorful feathers. Here is a fun example:
November 17th, 2015
The Books We Read:Bear Has a Story to Tell by Philip SteadBrown Bear, Brown Bear by Bill Martin, Jr.Sleepover with Beatrice and Bear by Mônica Carnesi
Songs and Fingerplays:Hibernation SongSung to the tune of Allouette
Chorus:Hibernation. Time for Hibernation. Hibernation. Time to go to sleep.
In the winter where's the bear? Sleeping in its log or lair. Where's the bear? Log or lair. OH!ChorusIn the winter where's the frog? Sleeping in a rotten log. Where's the frog? Rotten log. Where's the bear? Log or lair. OH!ChorusIn the winter where's the snake? In the mud beneath the lake. Where's the snake? Beneath the lake. Where's the frog? Rotten log. Where's the bear? Log or lair. OH!
Chorus
In the winter where's the bat? In a cave is where it's at. Where's the bat? Where it's at. Where's the snake? Beneath the lake. Where's the frog? Rotten log. Where's the bear? Log or lair. OH!Credit: Charles County Public Library
Little Green FrogMmm ah! went the little green frog one dayMmm ah! went the little green frogMmm ah! went the little green frog one dayand they all went mmm mmm ah!!But we know frogs go shanananana! shanananana! shanananana!We know frogs go shanananana!, they don't go mmm mmm ah!
Bloop bloop! went the little blue fish one dayBloop bloop! went the little blue fishBloop bloop! went the little blue fish one dayand they all went bloop bloop bloop!But we know fish go kissy kissy kiss! kissy kissy kiss! kissy kissy kiss!We know fish go kissy kissy kiss!, they don't go bloop bloop bloop!
Grrr grrr! went the big brown bear one dayGrrr grrr! went the big brown bearGrrr grrr! went the big brown bear one dayand they all went grrr grrr grrr!But we know bears go huggy huggy hug!, huggy huggy hug!, huggy huggy hugWe know bears go huggy huggy hug!, they don't go grrr grrr grrr!Credit: JbraryProject—Hibernating Bears:
November 28th, 2017
The Books We Read:Bear Has a Story to Tell by Philip SteadForever Friends byCarin Berger
November 12th, 2019
The Books We Read:Bear Has a Story to Tell by Philip SteadI Don't Want To Go To Sleep!by Dev Petty
Project—Hibernating Bears:
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