Farm Story Time – Preschool

Opening Song

Book: Cows Go Boo! by Steve Webb, illustrated by Fred Blunt

Flannel: “Five Pigs So Squeaky Clean” (Tune: “Five Green and Speckled Frogs”)
Five pigs so squeaky clean,
Cleanest you’ve ever seen,
Wanted to go outside and play.
Oink! Oink!
One jumped into the mud,
Landed with a big THUD,
Then there were four clean and squeaky pigs.

Repeat, counting down until there are no clean and squeaky pigs.
(Credit: Mel’s Desk)

Action Song: “I’m a Little Chick” (Tune: “I’m a Little Teapot”)
I’m a little chick who’s ready to hatch, (crouch down inside your egg)
Pecking at my shell, Tap, tap, tap! (pecking motion with hands)
When I crack it open, out I’ll leap (jump out of shell)
I’ll flap my feathers, and say, “Peep! Peep! Peep!”
(Credit: Metropolitan Library System, Oklahoma City area)

Book: Moo! by David LaRochelle, illustrated by Mike Wohnoutka

Puppet Song: “Down on Grandpa’s Farm”
Down on Grandpa’s farm there is a black and white cow,
Down on Grandpa’s farm there is a black and white cow.
The cow she makes a sound like this: Moo! Moo!
The cow she makes a sound like this: Moo! Moo!

Chorus:
Oh, we’re on our way, we’re on our way,
On our way to Grandpa’s farm.
We’re on our way, we’re on our way,
On our way to Grandpa’s farm.

Additional verses:
Down on Grandpa’s farm there is a strong, brown horse…
Down on Grandpa’s farm there is fluffy, white sheep…
Down on Grandpa’s farm there is a muddy, pink pig…
Down on Grandpa’s farm there is a little, yellow chick…
(Credit: Adapted from Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives)

Closing Rhyme

Peppa Pig Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song (with puppet):
If you’re ready for a story say oink oink,
If you’re ready for a story say oink oink,
If you’re ready for a story, if you’re ready for a story,
If you’re ready for a story say oink oink.

Additional verses:
Stomp your hooves
Jump in the mud

Book: I Can Be Anything! by Annie Auerbach, illustrated by Eone

Puppet Song: “Pig on Her Head” – Laurie Berkner: Buzz Buzz

Book: Peppa Visits the Aquarium by Meredith Rusu

Song: “Peppa Pig, Peppa Pig Turn Around” (Tune: “Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear Turn Around”)
Peppa Pig, Peppa Pig turn around
Peppa Pig, Peppa Pig touch the ground
Peppa Pig, Peppa Pig reach up high
Peppa Pig, Peppa Pig eat a mud pie
Peppa Pig, Peppa Pig touch your nose
Peppa Pig, Peppa Pig touch your toes
Peppa Pig, Peppa Pig pat your knees
Peppa Pig, Peppa Pig sit down please

Flannel: “Five Pigs So Squeaky Clean” (Tune: “Five Green and Speckled Frogs”)
Five pigs so squeaky clean
Cleanest you’ve ever seen
Wanted to go outside and play (in the mud!)
One jumped into the mud
Landed with a big THUD
Then there were four clean squeaky pigs. (Oink! Oink!)
(Credit: Mel’s Desk)

Book: Peppa Goes to the Zoo

Song: “I’m a Little Piggy” (Tune: “I’m a Little Teapot”)
I’m a little piggy,
Short and stout,
Here are my ears,
And here is my snout,
When I see the yummy
Food in my pail,
I oink, oink, oink and wiggle my tail!
(Credit: Santa Clara City Library)

Closing Rhyme

Pig Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: Little Oink by Amy Krouse Rosenthal, illustrated by Jen Corace

Song: “The Tail of a Pig” (Tune: “The Wheels on the Bus”)
The tail of a pig curls round and round… (circle finger round and round) All through the mud.
The mouth of a pig goes oink, oink, oink… (put hand in front of mouth like a snout)
The snout of a pig goes root, root, root…(act with snout and hands like you are rooting through the mud)
The trotters of a pig go run, run, run…
The ears of a pig go twitch, twitch, twitch…

Book: Pigs by Wendy Strobel Dieker

pigs cover

Flannel: Five pigs so squeaky clean
Cleanest that you’ve ever seen
Wanted to outside and play (IN THE MUD)
One jumped into the mud
Landed with a great big thud
Then there were four clean squeaky pigs (Oink, oink!)

Rhyme: Little Pig, Little Pig, turn around
Little Pig, Little Pig, touch the ground
Little Pig, Little Pig, reach up high
Little Pig, Little Pig, wink one eye
Little Pig, Little Pig, touch your nose
Little Pig, Little Pig, touch your toes
Little Pig, Little Pig, slap your knees
Little Pig, Little Pig, sit down please

Book: How Big is a Pig? by Claire Beaton

how big is a pig

Song: “Pig on her Head” – Laurie Berkner: The Best of the Laurie Berkner Band

Book: Pepo and Lolo are Friends by Ana Martin Larranaga

pepo and lolo cover image

Puppet: Do Pigs say Moo? (Source: Falling Flannel Boards)

Song: “Clap Your Hands” – They Might Be Giants: Here Come the ABCs

Closing Rhyme

Craft:

Pig Story Time – Baby

Opening song

Sign language for pig

Book: Piggy Pie Po (#3) by Audrey and Don Wood

piggy pie po

Rhyme: “To Market, To Market”
To market, to market (bounce slowly)
To buy a fat pig.
Home again, home again (bounce quickly)
Jiggety jig.
To market, to market (bounce slowly)
To buy a fat hog.
Home again, home again (bounce quickly)
Jiggety jog.

Song: “The Tail of a Pig” (Tune: “The Wheels on the Bus”)

The tail of a pig curls round and round… (circle finger round and round)
All through the mud.

The hooves of a pig go run, run, run… All through the mud.

The ears of a pig go twitch, twitch, twitch… All through the mud.

Book: Lazy Daisy, Cranky Frankie by Mary Ellen Jordan and Andrew Weldon

lazy daisy cranky frankie

Rhyme: “Arms Up 1-2-3”
Arms up 1-2-3
Arms out 1-2-3
Arms together 1-2-3
Arms down 1-2-3

Legs up 1-2-3
Legs out 1-2-3
Legs together 1-2-3
Legs down 1-2-3

Book: I Spy on the Farm by Edward Gibbs

i spy on the farm

Song: “I’m a Little Piggy” (Tune: “I’m a Little Teapot”)
I’m a little piggy
Short and stout
Here are my ears (point to ears)
And here is my snout (point to nose)
When I see the yummy food in my pail
I oink, oink oink
and wiggle my tail (wiggle your piggy tails!)

(Credit: Recipes for Reading blog)

Song (with puppets): “Old McDonald”

Rhyme: You put the oil in the pot and you let it get hot,
You put the popcorn in and you start to grin,
Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle, sizzle, sizzle, sizzle, sizzle, sizzle, POP! (wiggle baby, then lift)

Rhyme: Tick tock, tick tock, I’m a little cuckoo clock (swing baby side to side)
Tick tock, tick tock, stop!
What time is it? It’s one-o-clock.
Cuckoo! (lift baby)

Song (with shaker eggs): “Shaky Shaky” – The Wiggles: Yummy Yummy

Song (with shaker eggs): “Popcorn” – Barenaked Ladies: Snacktime

snacktime

Closing rhyme

Pig Story Time – Toddler

Opening song

Sign language for pig

Book: How Big is a Pig? by Claire Beaton

how big is a pig

Song: “The Tail of a Pig” (Tune: “The Wheels on the Bus”)

The tail of a pig curls round and round… (circle finger round and round)
All through the mud.

The mouth of a pig goes oink, oink, oink… (put hand in front of mouth like a snout)
All through the mud.

The snout of a pig goes root, root, root…(act with snout and hands like you are rooting through the mud)
All through the mud.

The hooves of a pig go run, run, run… All through the mud.

The ears of a pig go twitch, twitch, twitch… All through the mud.

(Credit: Recipes for Reading blog)

Book: The Long-Nosed Pig by Keith Faulkner, illustrated by Jonathan Lambert

long-nosed pig

Rhyme: “To Market, To Market”
To market, to market (march slowly in place)
To buy a fat pig.
Home again, home again (hop)
Jiggety jig.
To market, to market (march slowly in place)
To buy a fat hog.
Home again, home again (hop)
Jiggety jog.

Song: “I’m a Little Piggy” (Tune: “I’m a Little Teapot”)
I’m a little piggy
Short and stout
Here are my ears (point to ears)
And here is my snout (point to nose)
When I see the yummy food in my pail (put hand up over eyes like you are looking)
I oink, oink oink (oink!)
and wiggle my tail (wiggle your piggy tails!)

(Credit: Recipes for Reading blog)

Book: Piggy Pie Po (#3) by Audrey and Don Wood

piggy pie po

Song: “Old McDonald” (with puppets)

Song: “Pig on her Head” – Laurie Berkner: The Best of the Laurie Berkner Band

Song: “Clap your Hands” – They Might Be Giants: Here Comes the ABCs

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

Closing song

Craft: Peppa Pig coloring sheet

 

Pig Story Time – Everybody

Opening song

Sign language for pig

Book: A Pig is Big by Douglas Florian

pig is big

Fingerplay: “Two Mother Pigs”
Two mother pigs lived in a pen (show thumbs)
Each had four babies, and that made ten (show fingers & thumbs)
These four babies were black as night (thumb in palm, wiggle fingers)
These four babies were black and white (switch hands, repeat)
But all eight babies loved to play
And they rolled and rolled in the mud all day (roll hands)
At night, with their mother, they curled up in a heap (clasp hands)
And squealed and squealed till they fell fast asleep.
(Credit: SurLaLune Storytime)

Book: If You Give a Pig a Pancake by Laura Numeroff, illustrated by Felicia Bond

if you give a pig

Song: “Pig on her Head” – Laurie Berkner: The Best of the Laurie Berkner Band

Book: Cornelius P. Mud Are You Ready For Bed? by Barney Saltzberg

cornelius p mud are you ready for bed

Prop story: The Three Little Pigs

3pigsprop

Craft: 3 little pigs to color & glue

3 pigs craft