Moose

I love doing moose as a storytime theme and wanted a simple counting flannel board.  I made up a rhyme back in January and then found this cute moose at this site:  http://www.clipartandcrafts.com/clipart/themes/kidstuff/thumbs/mooseth.gif

I enlarged him and printed him on cardstock.  He worked just perfectly.

Ten Mighty Moose

Ten Mighty Moose sitting in a line,

One toppled over and then there were nine.

Nine Mighty Moose sitting on the grate,

One toppled over and then there were eight.

Eight Mighty Moose were sent from Devon,

One toppled over and then there were seven.

Seven Mighty Moose would like salt licks,

One toppled over and then there were six.

Six Mighty Moose sat listening to Clive,

One toppled over and then there were five.

Five Mighty Moose sat quietly on the floor,

One toppled over and then there were four.

Four Mighty Moose, two and two you see,

One toppled over and then there were three.

Three Mightly Moose, wanted something new,

One toppled over and then there were two.

Two Mighty Moose wished for some fun,

One toppled over and then there was one.

One Mighty Moose felt like he weighed a ton,

He toppled over and then there were none.

Lisa at Libraryland is our Flannel Friday hostess this week.  Visit her site at http://lisaslibraryland.blogspot.com/2012/05/flannel-friday-round-up-for-june-2.html to share in this week's wealth.  To learn more about Flannel Friday, visit the Flannel Friday home page http://flannelfridaystorytime.blogspot.com/ for more information on what it is and how you can participate.

 





Let's Build!

I've been working on a construction/big machines storytime for a while.  I found these five cement mixers in the dollar bin of a local grocery store and couldn't wait to use them.  I looked for a rhyme and found the song "Five Big Dump Trucks" by Pam Beall & Susan Nipp on the internet.  You can hear it at http://www.angles365.com/classroom/songsci04/fitxers/song17.swf  I changed the Dump Truck to Cement Mixer & it worked just fine.  (Linn Brown also has his own "Five Big Dump Trucks" which is a little different.)

FIVE BIG CEMENT MIXERS

Five big cement mixers rolling down the road,

Five big cement mixers rolling down the road,

One pulls off to unload.

Four big cement mixers rolling down the road,

Four big cement mixers rolling down the road,

Four big cement mixers rolling down the road,

One pulls off to unload.

Three big cement mixers rolling down the road,

Three big cement mixers rolling down the road,

Three big cement mixers rolling down the road,

One pulls off to unload

Two big cement mixers rolling down the road,

Two big cement mixers rolling down the road,

Two big cement mixers rolling down the road,

One pulls off to unload

One big cement mixer rolling down the road,

One big cement mixer rolling down the road,

One big cement mixer rolling down the road,

It pulls off to unload.

No more cement mixers rolling down the road.

I also stumbled across Addison Public Library's Rhymes & Resources on construction & building at www.addisonlibrary.org/assets/1/childrens_pdf/Construction.pdf   That's where I found Five Little Houses by Joan Hilyer Phelps from her book FINGER TALES.



It fit perfectly & was so easy to do--I just used our PrintShop to find five houses, printed them on cardstock, did minimal trimming & laminated for an instant flannelboard!

I would save this last one but by adding it you might still be able to get the same jeeps I did.  I found these at Hobby Lobby in their summer crafts.  They are made from fun foam & meant to be frames but work well as flannel board pieces (I just put a little velcro on the back)

I left two of these without the window punched out so you can see your options.  If I can find the right picture of fruits/vegetables, I may put those into the frame later.  Here is the rhyme I wrote to go with them.

TEN RED JEEPS

Ten red jeeps racing in two lines,

One got a flat & then there were nine.

Nine red jeeps didn't want to be late,

One got lost & then there were eight.

Eight red jeeps with their engines rev-in',

One dropped an axle & then there were seven

Seven red jeeps racing over bricks,

One took a detour & then there were six.

Six red jeeps out for a drive,

One dodged a dog & then there were five.

Five red jeeps zooming past the shore,

One got stuck & then there were four.

Four red jeeps, tires screeching like a banshee,

One slid into a ditch & then there were three.

Three red jeeps, down the road they flew,

One lost its engine & then there were two.

Two red jeeps, each one weighing a ton,

One spun out & then there was one.

One red jeep feeling like a hero,

Completed the journey & then there were zero.

Mel is hosting Flannel Friday this week.  I'm so glad she had this wonderful idea & that so many people have joined in.  I've gotten so much from the rest of you that it is what inspires me to post on this blog.

Visit Mel at http://melissa.depperfamily.net/blog to check out all of this week's ideas.

Kites

Sue Block, who does our toddler time, created these simple kites using patterned & glitter felt as well as ribbon with designs on it.  She used the book, KITE DAY: A BEAR AND MOLE STORY by Will Hellenbrand as the base for her toddler time.

Both of the rhymes Sue used came from http://stepbystepcc.com/kites.html.  The first rhyme she used with the felt pieces was:

FIVE KITES

One little kite in the sky so blue

Along came another, then there were two.

Two little kites flying high above me

Along came another, then there were three.

Three little kites, just watch how they soar

Along came another, then there were four.

Four little kites, so high and so alive

Along came another, then there were five.

Five little kites dancing 'cross the sky

What a sight to see, way up so high!

Once she had the kites up on the board, she left them there until it was time for her second rhyme.  For this one, she went to our die machine and cut out various things that can be seen in the sky.  This second rhyme can be as short or as long as you would like since you can add more "Say hi to the..." to fit whatever you'd like.

FIVE LITTLE KITES

Five little kites, way up in the sky

Say hi to the clouds, as they pass by

Say hi to the birds

Say hi to the sun

Say hi to the airplane, oh what fun.

Then swish went the wind

And they all took a dive:

1, 2, 3, 4, 5

To see these in relation to the size of the kites:

You can see that Sue made some extra kties and I think she also added a star to her sky shapes later on.

Check out the other Flannel Friday posts at Linda's blog:  http://meusenotes.blogspot.com/2012/05/flannel-friday-round-up-for-may-18.html