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Duck Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: Seven Little Ducklings by Annette LeBlanc Cate
The cover of the book Seven Little Ducklings. The illustration shows a mama duck walking proudly down a path followed by seven ducklings.

Song: “The Ducks on the Pond” (Tune: “The Wheels on the Bus”)
The ducks on the pond go quack quack quack,
Quack quack quack, quack quack quack.
The ducks on the pond go quack quack quack,
All day long.

Additional verses:
Flap, waddle, paddle, preen, dab (dabbling for food)

Book: Duck Goes Meow by Juliette MacIver, illustrated by Carla Martell
The cover of the book Duck Goes Meow. The background is bright red and the illustration is of a yellow duck with a speech bubble that reads, "Meow."

Song: “Baby Duck/Duckie Countdown” – Carole Peterson: Sticky Bubble Gum

Big Book w/Fingerplay: Five Little Ducks illustrated by Penny Ives
The cover of the book Five Little Ducks. The illustration is of a white mama duck floating in a pond with five yellow ducklings.

Song: “Little White Duck” – David Landau: Music for Kids

Puppet Story: A Book of Babies by Il Sung Na
The cover of the book A Book of Babies. The background is bright green and the illustration is of a baby duck hatching from an egg. It is sitting in the egg shell with the top of the shell on its head.

Closing Rhyme

Ducks Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: Duckie’s Ducklings by Frances Barry

Song: “The Ducks on the Bus”
The ducks on the bus go quack quack quack. (make duck beak)
Quack quack quack, quack quack quack.
The ducks on the bus go quack quack quack.
All through the town.

Additional verses:
The ducks on the bus go flap flap flap…
The ducks on the bus go waddle waddle waddle…

Big Book/Song: Five Little Ducks illustrated by Penny Ives

Song: “Baby Duck/Duckie Countdown” – Carole Peterson: Sticky Bubble Gum

Book: Splish, Splash, Ducky! by Lucy Cousins

Song: “All the Fish” – Sue Schnitzer: Wiggle and Whirl, Clap and Nap

Book: Duck and Goose: Let’s Dance! by Tad Hills

Song: “Bodies 1-2-3” – Peter and Ellen Allard: Sing It! Say It! Stamp It! Sway It! Vol. 2

Song: “Icky Sticky Bubble Gum” – David Landau: Kids and Kitties

Closing Rhyme

Pigeon Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! by Mo Willems

Song: “The Wheels On the Bus”
The wheels on the bus go round and round, round and round, round and round, the wheels on the bus go round and round, all through the town.

Additional verses:
The pigeons on the bus go up and down
The horn on the bus goes beep beep beep
The doors on the bus go open and shut
The pigeons on the bus go wah wah wah
The driver on the bus goes shhh shhh shhh

Book: The Duckling Gets a Cookie!? by Mo Willems

Flannel: “Find the Pigeon”
Hide the Pigeon, Duckling, Knuffle Bunny, Elephant, & Piggie underneath different foods the pigeon likes.

Song: “If You’re a Pigeon and You Know It”
If you’re a pigeon and you know it, flap your wings!
If you’re a pigeon and you know it, flap your wings!
If you’re a pigeon and you know it,
And you really want to show it!
If you’re a pigeon and you know it, flap your wings!

Additional Verses:
Shake your tail (shake, shake)
Eat your cookies (nom, nom)
Drive the bus (zoom, zoom)

Book: The Pigeon Loves Things That Go! by Mo Willems

Closing Rhyme

Mo Willems Story Time – Everybody

Opening song

Book: Happy Pig Day by Mo Willems

Song: “Elephants Have” (Tune: “Have You Ever Seen a Lassie?”)
Elephants have (pat legs on each syllable)
Wrinkles, Wrinkles, Wrinkles (clap hands on each syllable)
Elephants have (pat legs on each syllable)
Wrinkles (clap hands on each syllable)
Everywhere! (stomp feet on each syllable)

Spoken:
On their nose! Oh-oh! (touch your nose, and mime a trunk)

Additional verses:
Elephants have wrinkles…On their ears!
Elephants have wrinkles…On their bellies!
Elephants have wrinkles…On their legs!

Book: Big Frog Can’t Fit In by Mo Willems

Flannel: “Five Green and Speckled Frogs”
Five green and speckled frogs
Sitting on a hollow log
Eating the most delicious bugs, yum, yum
One jumped into the pool
Where it was nice and cool
Now there are four green, speckled frogs, ribbit, ribbit

Song: : “If You’re a Frog and You Know It” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If you’re a frog and you know it jump up and down.
If you’re a frog and you know it jump up and down.
If you’re a frog and you know it, and you really want to show it,
If you’re a frog and you know it jump up and down!

Additional verses: Catch a fly, Make puffy cheeks, Hop into your seat, Say “ribbit”

Movie: Don’t let the Pigeon Drive the Bus  by Mo Willems

Closing Song

Craft:  Pigeon Puppet