- 9 inch paper plate
- green construction paper (or white paper if colored green)
- glue
- green and black crayon
- 1 small flowerpot (very small)
- acrylic paint
- sponge for painting
- dense, synthetic spongs for body
- black marker
- hot glue or tacky glue
- 1/2 cup Peanut butter
- 12 ounces Marshmallows
- 4 drops Green food coloring
- 4 cups Rice krispies -- cheerios or
- flakes
- Pam
- 16 Raisins
- 1 can of flaked tuna
- ½ small cucumber seeded and chopped
- ¼ grated carrot
- 2 tbs thousand island dressing
- 1 tbs mayo
- 1 package refrigerator biscuit
- 1 tbs sesame seeds (optional)
- 1 can of flaked tuna
- ½ small cucumber seeded and chopped
- ¼ grated carrot
- 2 tbs thousand island dressing
- 1 tbs mayo
- 1 package refrigerator biscuit
- 1 tbs sesame seeds (optional)
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Here are some pond ideas that I
can share:
Cork Frogs
Take corks & color them green with crayon or marker. Then
take a green pipe
cleaner & wrapped it around the cork, twisted it, then bent
the long ends into
frog shaped legs. A string that had been tied to the pipe cleaner
can be used
to pull the floatable frog through water.
The Froggies and the Cake
One froggie stirred the cake. (children stir the cake)
Two froggies baked the cake. (put cake in oven)
Three froggies watched the cake. (cup eyes to watch)
Four froggies took (replaced stole with took) the cake. (make running motion with fingers)
Five froggies found the cake. (clap hands)
Six froggies sliced the cake. (slice cake)
Seven froggies ate the cake. (eat cake)
The froggies had such tummy aches!! (hold tummies)
Three Frolicking Red Eyed Tree Frogs
Three little frogs sitting in a tree
The first one turned & jumped towards me!
Three little little frogs hopping all about
The second one said "at night's when I come out!"
Three little frogs leaping tree to tree
The third one said"hey,wait for me!
Baby Frogs
Ribbit Ribbit said mama frog
Sitting on a great big log
"Where are my babies, where can they be?
Then out of the pond jumped one, two and three.
(Hold up three fingers , one at a time)
She was happy as could be,
But where were the other? She couldn't see.
So, "Ribbit, ribbit," she called again.
The out they jumped---4,5,6,7,8,9 and 10.
(hold up remaining fingers one at a time)
Five Frisky Frogs
Five little frisky frogs
Hopping on the shore.
One hopped into the pond -
S P L A S H !
So then there were just four.
Four little frisky frogs
Climbing up a tree.
One fell into the grass -
B O O M !
So then there were just three.
Three little frisky frogs
Bathing in the dew
One caught a sneezy cold -
A H H C H O O !
So then there were just two.
Two little frisky frogs
Sleeping in the sun.
One slept the day away -
S N O R E !
So then there was just one.
One little frisky frog
Sitting on a stone.
Let's call his four friends back -
Y O O - H O O !
So he won't be alone.
In doing a lesson on frogs and toads I rewrote a little bit of
the Five
Green
Speckled Frogs song so that the children could distinguish the
difference.
They loved it, especially when we made green frog hats/masks and
brown bumpy
toad hats/masks and then acted out the songs.
Five Brown Bumpy Toads
Five brown bumpy toads
Sat on a bumpy road,
Eating some most delicious bugs, yum, yum
One jumped into the pool
Where it was nice and cool
Now there are four brown bumpy toads, glump,glump!
(continue until there are no brown bumpy toads, glump, glump!)
Gung Gung Went The Little Green Frog One Day
Gung Gung went the little green frog one day
Gung Gung went the little green frog!
Gung Gung went the little green frog one day
And his eyes went blink blink blink!
Hop Hop went the little green frog one day
Hop Hop went the little green frog!
Hop Hop went the little green frog one day
And his legs went boing, boing, boing!
Munch Munch went the little green frog one day
Munch Munch went the little green frog!
Munch Munch went the little green frog one day
And his mouth went gulp, gulp, gulp!
Splash Splash went the little green frog one day
Splash Splash went the little green frog!
Splash Splash went the little green frog one day
And he swam sawm swam away!
We sing "glunk glunk" for the first words.....&
when we sing those words, we
put our fingers up to the sides of our eyes, and touch our thumbs
to the rest
of our fingers...kind of like making a blinking motion (as if
the frogs eyes were blinking)
The Little Green Frog
"MM, EH" went the little green frog one day.
"MM, EH" went the little green frog.
"MM, EH" went the little green frog one day.
And his eyes went "MM, EH, MM!"
(Close eyes and mouth on "MM" and open eyes and
stick out tongue on "EH".)
Little Froggy (Tune: I'm A Little
Teapot)
Author: Lindsay Barrett George
So early one morning with his pole in his hand, he crept past
the red
barn on McFeeglebee's land out to the edge of the grove to the
pond,
where he baited his hook, sinking it deep. Then Georgie P. Johnson
fell
asleep.
All of a sudden with a bob and a jerk, the fishing line woke him.
Grabbing the pole and holding on tight he used every muscle to
fight
what was without doubt the biggest of trout.<
See the little froggy
Swimming in the pool
The water's great-
It's nice and cool
when he gets all cleaned up
Out he'll hop
Squeeky clean
From bottom to top.
See the little froggy
On the lily pad
Trying to catch flies
She's getting sad.
When she catches one,
She'll gobble it up
Back in the water
She'll go kerplop!
Pond animals:
Color paper plate green. Cut out frog legs - imagine the letter
L, only make
it a little puffier, kinda like you used to draw "bubble
letters" when you
were a teenager. Color the legs green if you used white paper
instead of
construction paper. Cut out legs. Draw a few misshaped black circles
on
the
legs. Cut out 2 oval shapes from green construction paper, or
color white
ovals. Color a black circle at one end of the oval. These are
the frogs
eyes.
Glue eyes onto plate, and glue legs onto plate. (cut out legs
should be
about
4 inches long, and 4 inches across. Make sure about 2 inches of
the leg is
glued onto plate. Glued legs should face this way on plate: __|
|__
Draw a mouth on the frog like this: /\/\/\/\/\/\/\
You now have a frog!
THE TIRED TURTLE
( tune: "I've been working on the railroad")
I've been crawling through the mud,
All the whole day long.
I've been crawling through the mud,
Just listen to my song.
Oh, my house is getting heavy,
My legs are tired and sore.
I am moving very slowly.
I can't sing any more.
How to make a turtle:
1 paper bowl
green paint (water colors)
brown construction paper
black marker
stapler
Turn bowl upside down and paint green, let dry. Cut out front
and back feet
from brown const. paper. Staple to bowl. Cut out head w/neck,
then draw eyes
and mouth. Staple to bowl. Poke a hole in the top of the bowl
in the
middle.Then insert a piece of yarn & tape to the inside of
the bowl. Now
those
turtles can go for a walk. (This idea could also be made into
a spider.)
Turtle-Encourages Imagination
This popular poem is wonderful to act out.
There was a little turtle
That lived in a box.
(put hands together to make a box)
He swam in a puddle, (make swimming movements)
And he climbed on the rocks.
He snapped at a mosquito, (snap your fingers)
He snapped at a flea, (snap your fingers)
He snapped at a minnow, (snap your fingers)
And he snapped at me. (snap your fingers)
He caught the mosquito, (clap)
He caught the flea, (clap)
He caught the minnow, (clap)
But he didn't catch me!! (make a proud face)
Find a round, smooth rock. Draw a turtle shape, larger than the
rock, on a
piece of heavy poster board or cardboard. Cut out the turtle shape,
cover it
with green paint, and let it dry. Glue the rock to the turtle
shape. Then
paint the rock with green paint. Add details to the back of the
turtle and
head with black paint.
Need a turtle puppet quick?
Paint a paper plate to resemble a turtle's top shell and paint
another
plate
for the bottom shell. ( I have used both the dinner plate size
and the
sandwich plate size.)
Staple or glue green construction paper legs on either the top
or bottom
plate.
Sandwich a green sock between the painted paper plates so that
the toe
sticks
out for the head and the top of the sock sticks out the back for
the tail.
Staple the two plates together on both sides, add eyes, slip your
hand into
the sock and wah-lah...a turtle hand puppet to use with storytime.
Warning...all the children want to make their own!
Read the story"Jump Frog Jump. "Then have the children
draw pictures of what
their frog is jumping away from.
Make jumping frogs. Take a frog pattern and trace on paper. Have
the
children
decorate it. Then fold it in half and poke a hole in it. Put string
in the
hole.
Have a Froggie OLympics. Use the jumping frogs, play lily pad
leap, play
feed
freddy the frog using a box and fake insect.
An Extraordinary Egg by Leo Lionni
Another wonderful animal fable from Leo Lionni, this is the story
of three
frogs who discover a beautiful white egg. Sure that it's a chicken
egg, they
naturally call the green, scaly, four-legged creature who emerges
a chicken!
Fish is Fish by By Leo Lionni
A minnow and a tadpole are great friends, growing up together
in a small
pond.
But when the tadpole - now a frog - grows up and explores the
great world
outside the pond, the little fish yearns to check it out too -
with almost
disastrous results.
The Frog Alphabet Book by By Jerry Pallotta
This book introduces the letters of the alphabet by describing
a frog,
salamander, or other amphibian for each letter. Throughout the
book, the
ecology and life history of this colorful group is richly illustrated.
Frogs Jump: A Counting Book By Alan Brooks
Count the animals from one to twelve and back again! And enjoy
the visual
puns
of frogs jumping, ducks diving, and pelicans fishing.
The Freshwater Alphabet Book by Jerry Pallotta , illustrated by
David
Biedrzycki
Use the alphabet to learn about some of the unusual fish, reptiles,
and
mammals that live in the rivers, lakes, and ponds of the world.
Richly
illustrated, this book provides information on habitat, food preferences,
and
life cycles of many of these animals.
The Yucky Reptile Alphabet Book by Jerry Pallotta
This book introduces the letters of the alphabet by describing
a reptile for
each letter. Snakes and lizard dominate the line-up, but members
of all four
different living orders of reptiles (don't worry; these are listed
in the
back
for the adults!) are included.
Frog and Toad Are Friends by Arnold Lobel
As best friends, Toad and Frog help each other out. These five
lovely
stories
cover their adventures together through one summer.
Frogs, Toads, Lizards, Salamanders by Joan Richards Wright
Learn about nature's warty, scaly, and slimy children in this
fully-
illustrated guide to the reptile and amphibian world.
Hop Jump by Ellen Stoll Walsh
Betsy teaches the frogs to turn, twist, dance like the leaves--instead
of
just
hop jump.
Have You Seen My Duckling? by Nancy Tafuri
Children will love spotting the missing duckling who is never
far away.
You are a toad-ally great friend! I will never frog-get you!
Verdi by Janell Cannon
Verdi is a lovable yellow snake who dreads the idea of growing
up and
turning green. He tries all sorts of tricks to avoid it, but his
youthful
exuberance soon gets him into trouble. This is a warm and very
funny story
about not wanting to grow up.
Two Turtles
Two old turtles
Going for a walk
"Good morning",said one
"Shall we have a little talk?"
"Yes," said the other,
"I do enjoy a chat"
So they walked along together
With a natter, natter, nat !
Actions
1&2. Clenched fists with second fingers extended moving slowly
forward
3&4. Both hands stop, right hand extended finger wiggles.
5&6. Left hand extended finger wiggles
7&8. Both hands moved forwards with extended fingers wiggling.
Myrtle Was a Turtle - FINGERPLAY
Right hand is the turtle. Thumb and index fingers are the left
feet. Pinky and ring fingers are the right feet & middle finger
is the head.
Myrtle was a turtle
Right hand crawls on left arm
with a polka-dotted shell.
Move head up and move from side to side
She looked a little funny, but she managed
very well.
Tap middle finger down twice
She ate a lotta bugs and a juicy worm
or two,
Move right hand along arm
And she even went to live at the
Children's Zoo.
ACTION VERSEACTION VERSE
In a line or circle the children move slowly like turtles for
the
first stanza. They have smiles on their faces. For the first
stanza they dip their heads down twice, each time coming up
chewing. End with crawling.
Six Little Ducks
Six little ducks that I once knew
Fat ones, skinny ones, fair ones, too
But the one little duck with the feather on his back
He led the others with a quack, quack, quack
Quack, quack, quack, quack, quack, quack
He led the others with a quack, quack, quack
Down to the river they would go
Wibble, wobble, wibble, wobble, to and fro
But the one little duck with the feather on his back
He led the others with a quack, quack, quack
Quack, quack, quack, quack, quack, quack
He led the others with a quack, quack, quack
Back from the river they would come
Wibble, wobble, wibble, wobble, ho, hum, hum
But the one little duck with the feather on his back
He led the others with a quack, quack, quack
Quack, quack, quack, quack, quack, quack
He led the others with a quack, quack, quack.
Frog-Take old newspaper & wad it up for the body & cover
that with green
tissue paper. Then we cut four long thin strips of green construction
paper
&
fold it over & over..that way when you attach it the legs
will go up & down
because of the folds. Make big black construction paper circles
for eyes.
TURTLE
Using paper-plate scraps, cut out turtles head and tail. Leave
a tab on
each.
Draw in features. Cut two strips about 1" by 5" from
around the rim of a
plate. Fold in half and color to form legs and feet. Color the
bottom of a
plate to look like a turtle shell. Fold the plate in half. Cut
two 1"
slits
along the fold, just inside the rim. Glue or staple folded shell
closed at
top. Insert head and tail into folded shell and secure in place.
Insert
folded ends of legs into slits. The ridges on the legs will keep
them in
place. Bend legs slightly to stand.
In the Small, Small Pond
Dynamic, bright and lively sounds and sights of nature.
Author: Denise Fleming
Around the Pond: Who's Been Here?
Cammy, William and faithful canine companion are on a blueberry
picking
trek.
Many clues point to animals that have been there before them.
Beautiful,
bold,
full-page illustrations answer the question "who". This
is perfect for the
young naturalist..
Five little Froggies
Five little froggies
(children crouch in a row like frogs)
sat on a shore
One went for a swim
(First frog leaps, swims off)
then there were four
Four little froggies
looked out to sea
One went swimming
and then there were three
Three little froggies said
"What can we do?"
(Children repeat)
One jumped in the water
then there were two
Two little froggies
sat in the sun
One swam off
and then there was one
One little froggie said
"This is no fun!"
(Last frog repeats)
He dived in the water
and then there were none.
My Turtle
This is my turtle
(make a fist, extend the thumb)
He lives in a shell
(Hide thumb in fist)
He likes his home very well
(nod head up and down)
He pokes his head out
(thumb pops out)
When he wants to eat
(wiggle thumb)
and pulls it back
When he wants to sleep
(Hide thumb in fist)
I'm A Fish
Sung to: I'm a Little Teapot
I'm a little fishy, I can swim.
Here is my tail, Here is my fin.
When I want to have fun with my friend,
I wiggle my tail and dive right in.
The Duck
Behold the duck.
It does not cluck.
A cluck it lacks.
It quacks.
It is especially fond.
Of a puddle or pond
When it dines or sups,
It bottoms up.
Ducks
Materials:
Construction Paper
Glue
Cornmeal
What to Do:
Draw a Duck on Construction paper and cut out. Apply glue to the
inside of
the
starfish or duck shape, and then sprinkle on cornmeal. Let dry
and remove
the
excess meal. You can also get a realistic starfish by cutting
one out of
sandpaper, but these are not as much fun or as messy.
FLASHY FISH
Have children glue oval shaped tissue paper and foil pieces onto
a white
const. paper fish shape. Attach a black dot sticker to resemble
the eye.
Punch a hole near the mouth of the fish. Put a paper clip through
the hole
in
the mouth then attach to the rope.To display, suspend a length
of rope from
your ceiling, then attach your fish like you would on a stringer.
FIVE LITTLE FISHES
Five little fishes,
Swimming in the sea.
Teasing Mr. Shark,
You can`t catch me,
You can`t catch me.
Along comes Mr. Shark,
As quiet as can be...
Snap!
Four etc. (tune of 5 little monkeys teasing Mr. Alligator)
I'M BRINGING HOME A BABY TURTLE
Oh, I'm bringing home a baby turtle
Wouldn't my mommy really pop her girdle,
Cause I'm bringing home a baby turtle,
Snap, snap, snap. Oh! It bit me!
PIE-PAN TURTLE
Paint a pie-pan tin green. Glue 4 legs around the edges in the
appropriate
places on each side. Pierce a hole in the back and thread in a
green pipe
cleaner for the tail. The turtle's head is made from an unshelled
almond.
To
attach it, the almond needs to have a hole made in the center
of the rounded
end. This hole should be just large enough to push an end of the
pipe
cleaner
into. Secure the pipe cleaner to the shell with some glue. Paint
the head
green. Glue on mustard seeds or tiny beads for the turtle's eyes.
FLOWERPOT TURTLES
Need:
Turn flowerpot upside down and sponge paint. Any color looks cute.
Let
dry.
Cut head shape out of green spongs, plus 4 legs and a tail. With
marker,
draw
eyes on head. Glue head, legs and tail to flowerpot. The head,
legs, and
tail are glued to the edges of the pot opening.
Lizard Skins
Heat peanut butter with marshmallows in a large saucepan over
low heat
until melted. Add green food coloring and mix in. Pour in cereal
and stir
quickly. Spray 8" pan with pam then pour contents into pan.
Allow to cool in fridge, then cut into long thin strips, about
1" x 4". Cut
each raisin in half and stick on one end of each strip to make
the lizard's
eyes. Source: Healthy Treats and Super Snacks for Kids
Here is a cute song when we do our reptile unit and focus on turtles
Down in the meadow in a little bitty pool
Swam ten little turtles and a mama turtle too
Swim said the mama turtle Swim like I do
so they swam and they swam all over the pool
you can change different action words Splash dive, float etc
TUNA TURTLES - yield: 8 sandwiches
Heat oven to 450 Cut two biscuits into four pieces. Attach
one piece to sides if the eight remaining biscuits - these are
the heads. Score surface of each biscuit to look like turtle
shell. Sprinkle sesame seeds on the biscuit. Transfer to lightly
greased cookie sheet . Bake 8 minutes until golden brown.
Cut each turtle biscuit in half horizontally and fill with tuna
salad.
Triangle Fish
Cut a 9" X 12" piece of construction paper diagonally
from corner to corner.
Now you have triangle to make two fish. Cut a muffin paper in
quarters.
Glue
one quarter to the tail, one quarter to the top near the right
angle and one
quarter to the middle of the bottom ( the longest side) for fins.
Add eyes
and decorate anyway you desire. We usually use crayons and markers.
Circle Fish
Cut out a 6" circle from constuction paper and glue to a
piece of light blue
construction paper. Cut a triangle from the same color or a contrasting
color
and attach to the back of the circle for a tail. Draw eye, mouth,
gills,
fins, a fish line with a hook and worm and whatever else you want.
Paper Bag Fish
Lay a plain paper bag down flat. Leave the bottom folded up and
fold in the
corners of the bottom of the bag and staple in place to form the
fishes
snout.
Loosely stuff the sack with scrap paper or whatever you have.
Close the end
of the bag with a rubber band. Slide it up a couple of inches
and spread
out
the end to make the tail. Let the children paint the bag with
watercolors
or
tempera paint any way they want. Add paper or googly eyes if the
children
haven't already painted on eyes. Some times we have attached these
to a
piece
of yarn like a fish on a string. We have also added a straw to
the yarn for
a
fishing pole.
Books
We always read McElligot's Pool by Dr. Seuss because it is so
imaginative.
Some other good books are
Fish is Fish by Lionni
Swimmy by Lionni
Magic Fish by Littledale
My First Nature Book by Kuhn
Fish Do the Strangest Things by Hornblow
Turtle time
there are six different species of sea turtles. the green turtle,the
only plant eater, is an endangered species. prepare a "turtle"
for each
child by making flippers, a head, and a tail from construction
paper and
stapling them to the inside of a sturdy paper bowl "shell".
set out
shades of green paint and pieces of sponge clip to a clothespins.
let
kids spong paint the shell for a textured plates.you can add sand
to the
paint for a rougher texture.
BOOK:turtle and tortoise by vincent serventy(raintree,1985)
Slippery Fish
Submitted by Sandy
Slippery fish, slippery fish, splashing in the water.
Slippery fish, slippery fish, GULP GULP GULP!
OH NO! he was eaten by a octupus!
Octupus, octupus, wiggling in the water.
Octupus, octupus, GULP GULP GULP!
OH NO! he was eaten by a tuna fish!
Tuna fish, tuna fish, gliding through the water.
Tuna fish, tuna fish, GULP GULP GULP!
OH NO! he was eaten by a Great White Shark!
Great White Shark, Great White SHark,lurking in the water
Great White Shark, Great White Shark, GULP GULP GULP!
Oh NO! he was eaten by a humongous whale!
Humongous whale, Humongous whale, spouting in the water
Humongous whale, humongous whale, GULP GULP GULP!
BURP!
Pardon me!
(For the slippery fish and the tuna fish, you can cup your hands
and make
them
move through the water. The octupus is a hand with wiggling fingers.
The
great
white shark is an open hand on top of the head. The whale is both
hands
spread
wide. The fingerplay ends with putting your hand to your mouth
to supress a
loud Burp.)
Five little ducks paddling to shore,
One paddled away, then there were four;
Four little ducks paddling towards me,
One padled away, then there were three:
Three little ducks paddling towards you,
One paddled away, then there were two:
Two little ducks paddling in the sun,
One paddled away, then there was one:
It paddled away then there was none.
McFeeglebee's Pond - by Carol Moore -
Out behind the big red barn at the edge of the walnut grove is
a most
magnificent pond shaded by an old oak tree. I'll tell you right
now,
before it's too late. It belongs to McFeeglebee.
And McFeeglebee absolutely forbids fishing in that pond. He's
put up
five signs to prove it. "Before I'll allow any little boys
to fish in
there," he says, "I'd rather remove it."
"Little boys make too much noise. They'd scare the fish,
being shouters
and laughers and slappers. They'd muddy the water, and leave gum
wrappers. No -- I'd be a fool to let them fish in my pool."
So for a long time nobody dared to fish in that pool. That is,
not until
little Georgie P. Johnson decided to break the rule. "I'm
gonna fish
there," he said, "under the oak, where it's cool."
"I'm gonna lie down with my knees in the air and the pole
through my
toes and doze like a lazy catfish in summer. Nobody will catch
me. I'm a
fast runner.
Everyone warned him. "A pool is not the sea. You can't fish
for free,
it's stealing. Besides, there's all sorts of surprises in McFeeglebee's
pond. Nobody knows just what is in there besides fish and old
shoes and
the things people lose. You'll catch something dangerous so you'd
better
beware. Fish in that pond? I wouldn't dare!"
But little Georgie P. Johnson just wiggled his nose and pretended
not to
hear, as if he had molasses stuck in his ear. Of fishing he was
very
fond, why should he fear McFeeglebee's pond?
He pulled ten minutes before seeing that what he had caught was
not a
trout, but a huge grisly catfish. How could he have been so wrong?
Its
whiskers alone were a foot long!
He dug in his heels, held on even tighter, nobody could say he
wasn't a
fighter. The water seething and boiling, turned bright red then
dark as
that grisly catfish became a shark.
A shark twenty feet long with a mouth like a barrel and teeth
that could
bite. That was a sight! But with a splash of its tail it turned
into a
whale.
Now a whale in McFeeglebee's pond, that's really something! As
big as
three houses with breath like a gale, it looked rather hungry
which made
Georgie pale.
When the question becomes who's catching who, little Georgie knew
what
to do. It's silly to fish when fishing's no fun, so he dropped
his pole
and started to run.
But it was too late. That whale became a sea dragon. It sloshed
out of
that pond with its slimy scales, reaching for Georgie with crooked
nails.
Now he wished he'd taken his friends' advice. At any price it
was better
than this. Just as the dragon was about to sup, little Georgie
P.
Johnson woke up.
It was after all only a dream though there was a fish on his line.
But
catching it was a cinch. It was only a goldfish, barely an inch.
And after that dream it hardly seemed worth it. So releasing the
hook he
threw it back where it belonged, in McFeeglebee's pond.
Now when friends ask him what happened out there, he wiggles his
nose
and gives them a stare. "Of fishing I'm particularly fond.
But there's
just too many surprises in McFeeglebee's pond."
TUNA TURTLES - yield: 8 sandwiches
Heat oven to 450 Cut two biscuits into four pieces. Attach
one piece to sides if the eight remaining biscuits - these are
the heads. Score surface of each biscuit to look like turtle
shell. Sprinkle sesame seeds on the biscuit. Transfer to lightly
greased cookie sheet . Bake 8 minutes until golden brown.
Cut each turtle biscuit in half horizontally and fill with tuna
salad.
TURTLES
Here is a cute song when we do our reptile unit and focus on turtles
Down in the meadow in a little bitty pool
Swam ten little turtles and a mama turtle too
Swim said the mama turtle Swim like I do
so they swam and they swam all over the pool
you can change different action words
Splash dive, float etc
Twenty Froggies
BY GEORGE COOPER
Twenty froggies went to school
Down beside a rushy pool
Twenty little coats of green,
Twenty vests all white and clean.
"We must be in time," said they,
"First we study, then we play"
That is how we keep the rule,
When we froggies go to school."
Master Bull-frog, brave and stern,
Called his classes in their turn,
Taught them how to nobly strive,
Also how to leap and dive.
Taught them how to dodge a blow,
>From the sticks that bad boys throw.
Twenty froggies grew up fast
Bull-frogs they became at last.
Polished in a high degree,
As each froggie ought to be.
Now they sit on other logs,
Teaching other little frogs
Another Great Idea is "Making Stories Come to life!":
Pick a favorite story. Cut posterboard into 4 even sections. Draw
the
characters on to white paper. Color & laminate. Decorate posterboards
as
backdrops/scenery for the characters. Keep all (even the book)
in a
manilla envelope with the title of story and maybe a character
or two
for the children to identify.
For example: The book, "Froggy Gets Dressed"
We made a simple outline frog, we made all of the items of clothing
and
colored & laminated. Use velcro to fasten together children
can dress
and undress froggy and read along story!