Caterpillar, Caterpillar

Caterpillar, caterpillar, turn around.

Caterpillar, caterpillar, touch the ground.

Caterpillar, caterpillar, reach up high.

Soon you’ll be a butterfly!

Handout by Kathy MacMillan

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Taking Turns Bounce

Taking turns is fun to do.

First it’s me and then it’s you.

Back and forth and to and fro,

Your turn, my turn, here we go!

Jack Be Nimble

________ be nimble, _________ be quick,

________ jump over the candlestick!

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Five Little Monkeys

5 little monkeys jumping on the bed

1 fell off and bumped his head

Mama called the doctor

And the doctor said,

“No more monkeys jumping on the bed!”

(show bumping head)

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“Bear’s Bath”: A Prop Story ©2009 Kathy MacMillan & Christine Kirker

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Use a large box or plastic tub as a bathtub. Place a spray bottle of water inside the tub and use it

to spritz the children each time a new animal splashes into the tub. Gather 5-6 stuffed animals

or puppets of varying sizes to use in place of the animals below. The last animal should be as

large as possible. If your tub is large enough, you can even have a child volunteer play Bear.

One day Bear decided to take a bath. He filled his tub up with water and

bubbles, and got in.

And then...KNOCK! KNOCK! Someone was knocking at the door! Bear

got out, put on his robe, and went to the door.

It was a frog. “Can I take a bath too?” said the frog.

“Sure,” said Bear.

So Bear and the frog jumped into the tub. They splashed and had fun.

And then...KNOCK! KNOCK! Someone was knocking at the door! Bear

got out, put on his robe, and went to the door.

It was a bunny. “Can I take a bath too?” said the bunny.

“Sure,” said Bear.

So Bear and the bunny and the frog splashed and played in the tub.

And then...KNOCK! KNOCK! Someone was knocking at the door! Bear

got out, put on his robe, and went to the door.

It was a dog. “Can I take a bath too?” said the dog.

“Sure,” said Bear.

So Bear and the dog and the bunny and the frog splashed and played in the

tub.

And then...KNOCK! KNOCK! Someone was knocking at the door! Bear

got out, put on his robe, and went to the door.

It was a horse. “Can I take a bath too?” said the horse.

“Sure,” said Bear.

So Bear and the horse and the dog and the bunny and the frog splashed and

played in the tub. It was getting a little crowded.

And then...KNOCK! KNOCK! Someone was knocking at the door! Bear

got out, put on his robe, and went to the door.

It was an elephant! “Can I take a bath too?” said the elephant.

“Um, I guess so,” said Bear.

So the elephant jumped into the tub with the horse and the dog and the

bunny and the frog. Bear looked at the tub. There wasn’t much room left.

“You know what?” said Bear. “You all have fun. I’m going to go take a

shower!”

I Took a Walk

I took a walk to town one day,

And met a dog along the way.

And what do you think that dog did say?

Woof! Woof!

(Repeat with other animals as desired)

Hello/Goodbye Babies/Friends (to the tune of “Good Night Ladies”)

Hello, babies (friends).

Hello, babies (friends).

Hello, babies (friends).

It’s time to say hello.

Goodbye, babies (friends).

Goodbye, babies (friends).

Goodbye, babies (friends).

It’s time to say goodbye.

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Animal Signs

www.storiesbyhand.com

Signs to use with Cornelius P. Mud, Are

You Ready for Bed? by Barney Saltzberg

(Candlewick, 2005)

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Signs to use with Bear Wants More by

Karma Wilson (McElderry, 2003)

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Three Jellyfish Flannelboard Song

3 jellyfish, 3 jellyfish,

3 jellyfish sitting on a rock.

Zoop! 1 jumped off!

2 jellyfish, 2 jellyfish,

2 jellyfish sitting on a rock.

Zoop! Another jumped off!

1 jellyfish, 1 jellyfish,

1 jellyfish sitting on a rock.

Zoop! Another jumped off!

No jellyfish, No jellyfish,

No jellyfish sitting on a rock.

And then…

Zoop! 1 jumped back on.

Zoop! Another jumped back on.

Zoop! Another jumped back on.

3 jellyfish, 3 jellyfish,

3 jellyfish sitting on a rock.

Yay!

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Five Little Trucks (to the tune of “Five Little Ducks”)

5 little trucks drove out one day

Over the hills and far away.

Mother truck said, “Beep, beep, beep!”

4 little trucks came home to sleep.

4 little trucks…

3 little trucks…

2 little trucks…

1 little truck drove out one day

Over the hills and far away.

Mother truck said,

“Beep, beep, beep!”

No little trucks came home to sleep.

Mother truck said, “BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!”

5 little trucks came home to sleep!

truck

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Five Snowmen

I built 1 little snowman.

I placed a hat upon his head.

I gave him two eyes of coal

And a scarf of red.

I built another snowman

And that was number 2.

I placed a hat upon his head

And gave him a scarf of blue.

I built another snowman,

And that was number 3.

I placed a hat upon his head

And gave him a scarf of green.

I built another snowman,

And he was my 4th fellow.

I placed a hat upon his head

And gave him a scarf of yellow.

I built another snowman.

Now I had 5 snowpeople.

I placed a hat upon his head

And gave him a scarf of purple.

But then...the sun began to shine that day

And the snowman with the _______________ scarf melted away.

(Repeat until all snowmen have melted.)

Group Management Signs

Color Signs

Handout by Kathy MacMillan

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