Birds

January 2011

Greeting and Dance

Whole Body Movement: “Baby Birds” (see Resources)

Invitation to Listen

Book: Birdsongs by Betsy Franco

Magnet Board: Five Little Birds

Book: Where Did Bunny Go? By Nancy Tafuri

Whole Body Movement: “Baby Birds”

Book: Birds by Kevin Henkes

Magnet Board: Five Little Birds

Poems: Today at the Bluebird Café: A Branchful of Birds by Deborah Ruddell

Dance!

February 2013

Opening Song: “The Wheels on the Bus” by Larry Groce (Disney Children’s Favorite Songs Volume 4) [It’s time to get on the bus and go to story time!]

Movement Song: “Can’t Sit Still” by Greg & Steve (Kids in Action)

Announce Theme: Birds

Listening Song: “If You Want to Hear a Story”

Book: Book: Birds by Kevin Henkes

Song with Flannel Board: “Little Bird, Little Bird, Fly Through My Window” by Elizabeth Mitchell

Book: Bring on the Birds by Susan Stockdale

Closing Rhyme: Wave Goodbye by Rob Reid

For Outreach Story Time at Elementary School: There Is a Bird on Your Head by Mo Willems; “The Cardinal,” “There’s a Robin in the Bathroom,” “The Swan,” and “The Kingfisher” from Today at the Bluebird Café: A Branchful of Birds by Deborah Ruddell

December 2015