Opening Song

Book: Birds by Kevin Henkes

Rhyme: Two little blackbirds sitting on a hill
One named Jack and one named Jill.
Fly away, Jack! And fly away, Jill!
Come back, Jack! And come back, Jill!

Two little blackbirds sitting on a cloud
One named Soft and one named LOUD . . .

Two little blackbirds flying in the sky
One named Low and one named High. . .

Two little blackbirds sitting on a stick
One named Slow and one named Quick. . .

Rhyme:Pizza, pickle, pumpernickel
My little baby deserves a tickle! [tickle baby]
One for her nose, and one for her toes
And one for her belly where the hotdog goes!

Book: Silly Little Goose by Nancy Tafuri

Song: “Little Bird, Little Bird” by Elizabeth Mitchell: You Are My Little Bird (with stuffed bird props)

Song: Owl in a Tree (to the tune of “Skip to my Lou”)
Owl in the tree goes, “Hoo, hoo hoo,”
Owl in the tree goes, “Hoo, hoo hoo,”
Owl in the tree goes, “Hoo, hoo hoo,”
Skip to my lou, my darling.

Robin in the nest goes, “Tweet, tweet, tweet…”
Duck in the pond goes, “Quack, quack, quack…”
Rooster in the yard goes, “Cock a doodle doo…”
(Credit: Mel’s Desk)

Rhyme:
Roly poly ever so slowly (roll hands slowly)
Roly poly faster, faster, faster! (roll hands quickly)

Rhyme: Five Little Owls (with flannel board)

Five little owls sitting in a tree
One flew away! How many do you see?
One, two, three, four.

Four little owls sitting in a tree
One flew away! How many do you see?
One, two, three. (etc.)
Credit: Storytime Katie

Book (choral reading): Big Fat Hen by Keith Baker

Song: “I Know a Chicken” (with shaky eggs) – The Laurie Berkner Band: Whaddaya Think of That?

Closing Rhyme