Turtle Story Time – Sensory Friendly

Opening Song

Sign Language: Turtle

Book: Turtles by Emily Green
The cover of the nonfiction book Turtles. The cover has a photograph of a turtle on a green background.

Song: “Turtle, Turtle” (Tune: “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”)
Turtle, turtle, moves so slow,
Crawling, crawling, watch him go.
At the pond he looks around,
See his head move up and down.
Turtle, turtle, wants to swim,
Now he slides and dives right in!
(Credit: PreschoolExpress)

Book: Scoot! by Cathryn Falwell
The cover of the book Scoot! The illustration is of a turtle on the ground looking up at a tree where a squirrel is leaping. A bird, a dragonfly, and a frog are also nearby.

Song/Video: “Dance for the Sun” – Kira Willey: Dance for the Sun

Yoga: Turtle pose

Social Story: “Tucker Turtle Takes Time to Tuck and Think” by Rochelle Lentini, Lindsay N. Giroux,
and Mary Louise Hemmeter
The cover of the story Tucker Turtle Takes Time to Tuck and Think: A scripted story to assist with teaching the "Turtle Technique." The illustration is of a happy turtle standing on two legs next to a pond.
(Credit: From the National Center for Pyramid Model Innovations)

Closing Song

Craft: Paper turtle
A photograph of a paper turtle craft. The turtles are made out of paper cutouts, with googly eyes and square paper pieces glued onto their shells for decoration.