T is for Thanksgiving

An Outreach Storytime

Five Little Turkeys

5 little turkeys by the barn door
1 waddled off, then there were 4.

4 little turkeys out under the tree
1 waddled off, then there were 3.

3 little turkeys with nothing to do
1 waddled off, then there were 2.

2 little turkeys in the noonday sun
1 waddled off, then there was 1.

1 little turkey--better run away!
Soon it will be Thanksgiving Day!

Book:  'Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving Written and illustrated by Dav Pilkey




Five Fat Turkeys
Two fat turkeys standing in a row (hold up two fingers)
They spread their feathers (spread out arms) and their tails like so (wiggle bottom)
They strut to the left (move to the left)
They strut to the right (move to the right)
They say "Gobble, gobble!"
In the bright sunlight! (arms high and move down)

Continue counting up to five

Book:  The Very First Thanksgiving Day Written by Rhonda Gowler Greene; Illustrated by Susan Gaber



Book:  This is the Turkey Written by Abby Levine; Illustrated by Paige Billin-Frye



Thanksgiving Dinner
(Sung to "Frere Jacques")

We eat turkey, we eat turkey.
Oh, so good. Oh, so good.
Always on Thanksgiving, always on Thanksgiving
Yum-yum-yum! Yum,-yum-yum!

Other verses:
Mashed potatoes
Homemade biscuits
Turkey dressing
Pumpkin Pie

You can also ask children what they like to eat on Thanksgiving and sing about that. Be warned: You may be singing about cheeseburgers and spaghetti!

H is for...

H is for...

Welcome Song

Henrietta's Basket:  hat (a little winter hat for her to wear)

Echo Song:  hair, house, hospital, helicopter

Flannel Board:  5 Little Hippos
(chant just like 5 little monkeys--I just changed the words)

5 little hippos swimming in the stream
Teasing Mr. Alligator and being rather mean!
Along comes Mr. Alligator...quiet as can be
And "SNAP" that hippo right out of the stream!

4 little hippos swimming in the stream
Teasing Mr. Alligator and being rather mean!
Along comes Mr. Alligator...quiet as can be
And "SNAP" that hippo right out of the stream!

Continue until all the hippos are gone!

Book:  Bear Wants More Written by Karma Wilson; Illustrated by Jane Chapman

 

 

Stand-up song:  If you're happy and you know it

 

* clap your hands, stomp your feet, shout hooray, do all three

 

Rhyme Time Song

 

Nursery Rhyme:  Hot Cross Buns

 

Book:  Horses: Trotting! Prancing! Racing! Written by Patricia Hubbell; Illustrated by Joe Mathieu

 

ABC Chant

 

Animal Good-byes

 

Enrichment Activities

 

Enrichment Activities

• Heart Matching Game (cardboard hearts from Oriental Trading Company)
• Hula hoops and bean bags
• Cutting practice Worksheet (from Kids Learning Station)
• Hopscotch (indoor foam hopscotch)
• Hand print Turkey (I printed the following poem on the bottom of a paper, then the child traces their hand. Their thumb becomes the head of the turkey and the fingers are the tail feathers. Decorate with markers or crayons...no messy paint!)



G is for...

G is for...

Welcome Song

Henrietta's Basket:  Gorilla webkinz

Echo Song:  Grandpa, grapes, glove, girl

Flannel Board
G-R-E-E-N
You take some yellow, you take some blue
You mix them together to make something new
G-R-E-E-N
G-R-E-E-N
G-R-E-E-N
And green is that color!

You take some yellow, you take some blue
You mix them together to make something new
G-R-E-E-(clap)
G-R-E-E-(clap)
G-R-E-E-(clap)
And green is that color!

Continue taking one letter away until you have 5 claps!

Book: The Tale of Two Goats written by Tom Barber


Stand-up Song: 
My Darling Goldfish

(sung to: Grand Old Duke of York)

My darling little goldfish (make sign for fish)
Hasn't any toes (point to your toes)
He swims around without a sound (pretend to swim)
And bumps his angry nose (point to nose)
He can't get out to play with me (Point to your self)
Nor I get in to him (Point to other children)
Although I say, "Come out and play" (motion hand for him to come)
He says, "Come in and swim!" (point down)

Rhyme Time Song:

Nursery Rhyme:  Little Bo Peep

Book:  Off We Go! written by Jane Yolen


ABC Chant

Animal Goodbyes

Enrichment Activities

Play with the guitar and other musical instruments

Stacking Cups

Gumball Activity [from Confessions of a Homeschooler] I printed out four gumball sheets and had regular pom-poms available for children to fill in the "G" and gumball machine.

Things That Go Together [from tlsbooks.com]

F is for...

Welcome Song

Henreitta's Basket:  Flag

Echo Song: Fingers, firefighter, farm, fork

Flannel Board:  5 Black Flies

Five black flies, buzzing through a hive,

One snuck some honey, then took a dive!

Four black flies, buzzing by the door,

One flew in and there was no more.

Three black flies, buzzing in a tree,

One landed on a horse's knee.

Two black flies, buzzing through a shoe,

One held his nose and said, "P-U!"

One black fly, landed on a bun,

"Splat!" goes the fly swatter--

Then there were none!

Book: A Frog Thing Written by: Eric Drachman (2005)


Stand-up Song:  I can walk on two feet
I can walk with two feet, with two feet, with two feet.
I can walk with two feet all day long.

I can tap with two feet, with two feet, with two feet

I can tap with two feet all day long.
Additional verses:
jump, stomp, run, spin, march

Rhyme Time Song:

Nursery Rhyme:  Hey Diddle Diddle

Book:  Over in the Forest: Come and Take a Peek Written by: Marianne Berkes (2012)


Enrichment Activities:
Five Flowers
Magnetic sort--farm animals and zoo animals
Farm counting sheet
Fishing