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

F is for Fall

An Outreach Storytime...

Books:

Songs/Fingerplays

A-C-O-R-N
(tune: Bingo)

There is a nut that squirrels like
And acorn is it's name-o
A-C-O-R-N
A-C-O-R-N
A-C-O-R-N
And acorn is it's name-o.

There is a nut that squirrels like

And acorn is it's name-o
A-C-O-R-(clap/crunch)
A-C-O-R-(clap/crunch)
A-C-O-R-(clap/crunch)
And acorn is it's name-o.

Continue singing the song, taking one letter from the end and replacing it with a clap/crunch, until all letter are gone and you do five clap/crunch.

Scarecrow, Scarecrow
Scarecrow, scarecrow turn around
Scarecrow, scarecrow touch the ground

Scarecrow, scarecrow reach up high
Scarecrow, scarecrow touch the sky

Scarecrow, scarecrow bend down low
Scarecrow, scarecrow touch your toe.

Scarecrow, scarecrow stand up now
Scarecrow, scarecrow take a bow!  

Autumn Leaves
(tune: Did you ever see a lassie?)

Autumn leaves are hanging, are hanging, are hanging
Autumn leaves are hanging, are hanging today.

Autumn leaves turn colors, turn colors, turn colors
Autumn leaves turn colors, turn colors today.

Autumn leaves are falling, are falling, are falling
Autumn leaves are falling, are falling today.

Autumn leaves are dancing, are dancing, are dancing
Autumn leaves are dancing, dancing today.

Autumn leaves are raked up, are raked up, are raked up
Autumn leaves are raked up, raked up today.

Autumn leaves are jumped in, are jumped in, are jumped in
Autumn leaves are jumped in, are jumped in today!

F is for...

Welcome Song

Henrietta’s Basket: Flag

Song: Be my echo (6 syllables x 2) firefighter and farm, football and fork

Sign Language: Letter F

Flannel Board: Five Funny Frogs

5 funny frogs on lily pads galore; 1 swam away and that left 4
4 funny frogs, floating near a tree; 1 swam away and that left 3
3 funny frogs, wondering what to do; 1 swam away and that left 2
2 funny frogs, laughing and having fun; 1 swam away and that left 1
1 funny frog, playing in the sun; hopped off his lily pad and that left NONE!

Book: Barry, the fish with fingers (Hendra)

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

Jump 
March
Run
Turn on
Hop on one foot
Hop on the other

Nursery Rhyme: Hey diddle, diddle

Book: The Foggy, Foggy Forest (Sharratt)

ABC Chant

Good bye Chant

Enrichment: Farm flannel board, tissue paper flowers (5 flowers), farm file folder, alphabet dot-to-dot

I was also going to do puppets (finger puppets), but I thought there was enough going on without them.

F is for Fall

An Outreach Storytime

Flannel Board:  Fall Riddles (Totline, July/Aug 2000, 12)

Beneath your feet you hear us crunch,
Then we get raked into a bunch.
What are we?  LEAVES

I drop off trees, and there I lie,
Till someone bakes me in a pie.
What am I?  AN APPLE

I stand in the field and scare a bird,
But I don't say a single word.
What am I?  A SCARECROW

I'm cold in autumn, if I blow,
I swirl the leaves and make a show.
What am I?  THE WIND

Of all the flowers, I am queen,
With yellow petals and seeds between.
What am I?  A SUNFLOWER

I'm big and orange and quite a catch,
When you pick me from the patch.
What am I?  A PUMPKIN

Book:  Little Bear's Big Sweater (Bedford)

Song:  A-C-O-R-N (tune: Bingo)
I made letters to hang from the flannel board, on the back of each letter is a picture showing hands clapping.  So as we sing the song I turn over a letter and we count how many "claps" we'll do.

There is a nut that squirrels like and acorn is it's name-o
A-C-O-R-N, A-C-O-R-N, A-C-O-R-N
And acorn is it's name-o.

Book:  The Busy Little Squirrel (Tafuri)

Action Song:  Autumn Leaves (tune: London Bridges)

Autumn leaves are falling down, falling down, falling down
Autumn leaves are falling down, Welcome Autumn.

Sweep the leaves and put them here, put them here, put them here
Sweep the leaves and put them here. Welcome Autumn!

Jump right in and have some fun, have some fun, have some fun
Jump right in and have some fun.  Welcome Autumn!

Book:  The little old lady who was not afraid of anything (Williams)
This is one of my all time favorite picture books!

Animals of North America

Welcome Song

Wesley and Henrietta

Henrietta’s basket: Buffalo Puppet

Flannel Board: Five Little Porcupines

Five pokey porcupines

Sitting in a crooked line

Soaking up the hot midday sun.

(wipe hand across forehead saying “whew!”)

One found a piney glade

Where there was lots of shade

Now there are just four porcupines

(stretch and say “aaaaahhhh”)

Four pokey porcupines…

Three pokey porcupines…

Two pokey porcupines…

One pokey porcupine…

Book: Help: The Story of Friendship

Stand-up song:  If you’re ever in the forest

(tune of Did You Ever See a Lassie?)

If you're ever in the forest,

The forest, the forest,

If you're ever in the forest,

You might see some deer.

With antlers on one;

Another might run.

If you're ever in the forest.

You might see some deer.

Additional verses:

A snake

It hides in the grass

And slithers real fast

A skunk

It’s black and white

Get out of its sight!

A raccoon

It climbs a tree

And hides from me

Rhyme time song:

Rhyme:

Whisky, frisky, hippity hop,
Up he goes to the tree top. (hand makes a spiral motion up)
Whirly, swirly, round and round,
Down he scampers to the ground. (hand makes a spiral motion down) 

Book: Move over, Rover!

Grizzly bear, grizzly bear turn around…

Animal Good-byes

F is for...

Welcome Song

Henrietta’s Basket: Flag

Song: Be my echo (6 syllables x 2) Forest and farm, football and family

Sign Language: Letter F; friend

Flannel Board: Five Funny Frogs

5 funny frogs on lily pads galore; 1 swam away and that left 4
4 funny frogs, floating near a tree; 1 swam away and that left 3
3 funny frogs, wondering what to do; 1 swam away and that left 2
2 funny frogs, laughing and having fun; 1 swam away and that left 1
1 funny frog, playing in the sun; hopped off his lily pad and that left NONE!

Book: My Lucky Day

Stand-up Song: My Two Feet

I can walk with two feet, two feet, two feet.
I can walk with two feet, two feet, all day long.
Replace "walk" with skip, jump, hop, march, run, spin, tap

Nursery Rhyme: I had a little frog (his name is Tiny Tim)

Book: Barry, the fish with fingers

ABC Chant

Good bye Chant

Enrichment: F-page, fishing (magnet on the end of a pole, cut out fish with paper clips), puzzles, tissue paper flowers (5 flowers)
I made a simple sheet on the computer labeled Five Flowers. Along the bottom I put 1 2 3 4 5. The kids drew five stems for the flowers then added a crumpled up piece of tissue paper for each flower.