Book: I am a Hippo by Aaron Carr
Song: “The Hooves on a Hippo Go Stomp” (Tune: “The Wheels on the Bus”)
The ____ on a hippo go . . . ____ ____ ____ . . . all day long.
Verses:
Hooves/stomp
Nose/snort
Birds/peck
Tail/swish
Legs/swim
Jaws/open and shut
(Credit: Verona Public Library, Leah Portz)
Book: Hippos Go Berserk! by Sandra Boynton
Song: “Silly Dance Contest” – Jim Gill: Jim Gill Sings The Sneezing Song and Other Contagious Tunes
Flannel Rhyme: “Five Hungry Hippos”
Five hungry hippos eating grass by the shore,
One cannon balls into the water and now there are four.
Four hot hippos under a shady tree,
One slides into the water and now there are three.
Three grazing hippos found some grass to chew,
One dives into the water and now there are two.
Two hot and cranky hippos want to get out of the sun,
One does a back flip into the water and now there is one.
One lonely hippo needs the others for some fun,
He jumps into the water and now there are none!
But wait!
Look in the water and what do we see?
Five cool hippos as happy as can be!
(Credit: Fun with Friends at Storytime and The Short Stack Librarian)
Scarf Song: “The Water’s Getting Higher” (Tune: “The Bear Went Over the Mountain”)
The water’s getting _____ x3
Bubble, bubble, pop!
Verses:
Higher
Lower
Faster
Slower
Rougher
Calmer
Puppet Story: Hidden Hippo by Joan Gannij, illustrated by Clare Beaton
