We had a special request for a storytime in between Spring and Summer sessions for a daycare group (ages 3-5). We offered the program at 9:30 am and 1:30 pm on Friday, June 6.
Finger Play: Baby Frogs (Tune: Mary Had a Little Lamb)
Tadpoles are little baby frogs (pinch fingers and thumb for size)
Baby frogs (pinch)
Baby frogs (pinch)
Tadpoles are little baby frogs (pinch)
And they can swim like fish. (pantomime swimming)
Tadpoles grow four stretchy legs (stretch arms and legs)
Stretchy legs
Stretchy legs
Tadpoles grow four stretchy legs
So they can hop, hop, hop (pat hands up and down into lap)
Book: 999 Tadpoles by Ken Kimura
Song/Flannel Toy: 5 Little Speckled Frogs
Book: The Wide Mouthed Frog by Keith Faulkner
Song/Movement: Hop Hop Went the Little Green Frog
Hoppp hop went the little green frog one day (hop in place)
Hop hop when the little green frog!
Hop hop went the little green frog one day
And his legs went boing, boing, boing! (tap legs)
Glunnnnk glunk went the little green frog one day (Stick out tongue to catch food)
Glunk glunk went the little green frog!
Glunk glunk went the little green frog one day
And his eyes went blink, blink, blink! (BIG blinks!)
Munnnch munch went the little green frog one day (Open and close mouth)
Munch munch went the little green frog!
Munch munch went the little green frog one day
And his mouth went gulp, gulp, gulp! (BIG gulps!)
Splaaaaash splash went the little green frog one day (Splash motion with hands)
Splash splash went the little green frog!
Splash splash went the little green frog one day
And he swam, swam, swam away! (Slow swimming arms)
Book/Movement: Jump! by Scott M. Fischer
We had the kids clap every time they heard the word “jump,” but could have them jump too.
