Beyond Books Handout - word doc
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Flannel boards are used for props to hold attention. Use flannel boards for songs and nursery rhymes, ie, B-I-N-G-O (missing letters indicate where to clap)
Search flannel board patterns or flannel board teachers on Google
Uses
Toddlers (24-36 mos.)
Preschoolers (3-5 yrs)
Types - there are only as many types as you have imagination:
Flannelboard Figures
FLANNEL BOARD BOOKS
Bay, Jeanette G. A Treasury of Flannelboard Stories. Fort Atkinson, WS. Alleyside Press, 1995. ISBN 0917846516
*OoP/great for toddler programs/ great figures
Briggs, Diane. 52 Programs for Preschoolers: The Librarian’s Year-Round Planner. Chicago, Ill. American Library Association, 1997. ISBN 0838907059
Briggs, Diane. Flannel Board Fun: A collection of stories, songs, and poems. Metuchen, NJ. Scarecrow Press, 1992. ISBN 081082616X
*OoP/great for songs and fingerplays
Chadwick, Roxane. Felt Board Story Times. Fort Atkinson, WS. Alleyside Press, 1997.
ISBN 0917846826
*OoP/thematic/includes creative activities, storytime resources, and other information
Sierra, Judy. The Flannel Board Storytelling Book (revised edition). New York: H.W. Wilson, 1997.
Warren, Jean. Nursery Rhyme Theme-a-Saurus. Torrance, California: Totline Publications, 1993. ISBN 0911019553 WPH 1005
Warren, Jean. Teeny-Tiny Folktales. Everett, WA.: Warren Publishing House, 1987.
ISBN 091101912X *great to introduce folktales to the younger crowd
Wilmes, Liz & Dick. Felt Board Fingerplays. Elgin, ILL.: Building Blocks Pub.,
1997. ISBN 0943452260
Wilmes, Liz & Dick. Elgin, ILL. Felt Board Fun – 2’s Experience. Building Blocks Pub., 1994. , ISBN 094352197
FINGERPLAYS
FEE, FI, FO, FUM
Fee, fi fo, fum, (clap 4 times)
See my fingers, (wiggle fingers)
See my thumbs (wiggle thumbs)
Fee, fi, fo, fum (clap 4 times)
Good-bye fingers (hide hands behind
Good-bye thumbs. Back 1 at a time)
HICKORY DICKORY DOCK
Hickory dickory dock
The mouse ran up the clock.
The clock struck 1 (clap 1 time)
The mouse ran down,
Hickory dickory dock.
Struck 2 (clap twice)
The mouse said “Boo!”
Struck 3 (clap 3 times)
The mouse cried “Whee!”
MITTEN RHYME
Thumbs in the thumb place, (thumbs up)
Fingers all together, (w/ thumbs tucked in
We always put our mittens on, (w/ thumbs out )
When it’s chilly weather! (hug self and shiver)
LITTLE TURTLE
There was a little turtle
And he lived in a box.
He swam in a puddle
And he climbed on a rock.
He snapped at the mosquito,
He snapped at the flea,
He snapped at the minnow,
And he snapped at me!
He caught the mosquito, he caught the flea,
He caught the minnow,
But he didn’t catch me!
I’M A TALL, TALL TREE
This is my trunk (point to body)
I’m a tall, tall tree. (hold arms up like branches)
In the springtime, the blossoms (make fists)
Cover me,
They open, they open. (open finger)
This is my trunk,
I’m a tall, tall tree.
In the summer, the breezes,
Blow through me (raise arms & wave back/forth)
I bend, I bend. (sway back and forth)
This is my trunk,
I’m a tall, tall tree.
In the autumn, the apples, (form circles with fingers)
Form on me,
They drop, they drop. (clap hands)
This is my trunk,
I’m a tall, tall tree.
In the winter, the snowflakes, (flutter fingers down)
Land on me.
Brrr! Brrr!
COBBLER, COBBLER
(clap)
Cobbler, cobbler, mend my shoe,
Get it done by half past two;
Stitch it up, stitch it down,
Then I’ll give you half a crown.
SNOWMEN IN A ROW
(tune: 5 Little Ducks)
5 little snowmen standing in a row,
Each had a hat and a big red bow.
Out came the sun and it shone all day,
And 1 little snowman melted away.
Repeat 4, 3, 2
1 little snowman standing all alone,
He wore a hat and a big red bow.
Out came the sun and it shone all day,
And the last little snowman melted
HERE IS A NEST
Here is a nest
Here as a hive for a bee
Here is the hole for a bunny
TALL AS A TREE
Tall as a tree
Wide as a house
Thin as a pin,
Small as a mouse
THE ELEPHANT
The elephant walks like this and that
He's terribly big and he’s terribly fat
He has no fingers, he has no toes
But oh my goodness, what a nose!
HERE IS GRANDPA'S GLASSES
Here is grandpa's glasses
Here is grandpa's hat
Here is how he folds his arm just like that
THE FINGER BAND
the finger band is coming to town, coming to town, coming to town,
the finger band is coming to town,
coming to town, today!
the finger band is marching around…
the finger band is wearing their hats…
the finger band is going away…
the finger band is gone away…
Beyond Books – songs and resources submitted by: Hanako Nishida, Watertown Free Public Library hnishida@minlib.net
FINGERPLAYS & ACTION RHYMES BOOKS
Allard, Peter & Ellen. Sing It! Say It! Stamp It! Sway It! Vol 1, 2 & 3
Order tapes and songbooks direct: www.peterandellen.com
Beaton, Clare. Playtime Rhymes for Little People. New York,NY: Barefoot
Books, 2001. ISBN 1841484253
Maddigan, Beth and Stefanie Drennan. The Big Book of Stories, Songs, and Sing-Alongs: Programs for Babies, Toddlers and Families. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2003. ISBN: 1563089750
Newcome, Zita. Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes. Cambridge, MA:
Candlewick Press, 2002. ISBN 076361899
Silberg, Jackie. The Complete Book of Rhymes, Songs, Poems, Fingerplays and Chants. Gryphon, 2002.
Wilmes, Liz & Dick. Felt Board Fingerplays. Elgin, IL: Building Blocks
Pub., 1997. ISBN 0943452260
Sung to: HERE WE GO ROUND THE MULBERRY BUSH
This is the way we play some musical instruments,
play some musical instruments, play some musical instruments.
This is the way we play some musical instruments, so early in the morning.
This is the way we play the drums, etc.
This is the way we play the flutes, etc.
This is the way we play the guitars, etc.
This is the way we play the keyboards(piano), etc.
This is the way we play the trumpets, etc.
This is the way we play the violins, etc.
Songs
Books That Sing: Sharon's favorite children’s songs in picture book format:
Merz, Jennifer. That Dancin’ Dolly. Dutton, 2004
Omerod, Jan. If You’re Happy and You Know It. Star Bright, 2003
Paxton, Tom. Going to the Zoo. Morrow, 1996
Hillenbrand, Will. Down By the Station. Harcourt, 1999
Baby Beluga and other “songs to read” by Raffi Crown, 1990’s
Barton, Byron. Machines at Work. Harpercollins, 1987.
(Try singing it to “This is the way we… So early in the morning”)
SONGS
WELCOME SONG
(tune: Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star)
Welcome, welcome everyone,
Now you’re here we’ll have some fun.
First we’ll clap our hands just so,
Then we’ll bend and touch our toes.
Welcome, welcome everyone,
Now you’re here we’ll have some fun!
AIKEN DRUM
There was a man lived in the moon, lived in the moon, lived in the moon;
there was a man lived in the moon
and his name was Aiken Drum
And his head was made of pancake, pancake, pancake;
And his head was made of pancake,
And his name was Aiken Drum
And his hair was made of spaghetti, spaghetti, spaghetti;
And his hair was made of spaghetti,
And his name was Aiken Drum
And his eyes were made of apples, apples, apples;
And his eyes were made of apples
And his name were Aiken Drum
And his ears were made of corns, corns, corns;
And his ears were made of corns,
And his name was Aiken Drum
And his nose was made of pickle, pickle, pickle;
And his nose was made of pickle,
And his name was Aiken Drum
And his mouth was made of banana, banana, banana;
And his mouth was made of banana,
And his name was Aiken Drum
I PUT MY ARMS UP HIGH
(tune: Farmer in the Dell)
I put my arms up high. (raise arms)
I put my arms down low. (lower arms)
I put my arms out to the side. (put arms out)
And them I let them go. (drop arms down)
MITTEN MUSIC
(tune: “Oh Where, Oh Where Did My Little Dog Go”)
Oh where, oh where did my (____)* mittens go?
Oh where, oh where can they be?
Oh I have looked high and I have looked low.
Oh where, oh where can they be?
*Substitute new, soft, red etc
PLANTING TIME
(tune: Row Row, Row Your Boat)
Dig, dig, dig the earth (digging motions)
Then you plant your seeds. (plant seeds)
A gentle rain (flutter fingers down)
And bright sunshine (arms circled above head)
Will help your flowers grow.
GOOD-BYE SONG
(tune: London Bridge is Falling Down)
Good-bye, good-bye,
We’ll see you soon,
See you soon, see you soon.
Good-bye, good-bye,
We’ll see you soon,
On another day.
CLAP, CLAP, CLAP YOUR HANDS
(tune: Row, Row, Row Your Boat)
Clap, clap, clap your hands,
Clap them now with me.
Clap your hands, let me see,
Clap them now with me.
Substitute: Tap, tap, tap your knees,
Shake, shake, shake your feet, Touch, touch, touch your shoulders
THEY’RE A PART OF ME
(tune: Wheels on the Bus)
I can make my hands go clap, clap, clap
Clap, clap, clap.
I can make my hands go clap, clap, clap,
They’re a part of me.
Substitute: Arms – up and down, Eyes – blink
Hands – go up and down, Hips – wiggle
Legs – jump, Feet – stomp
Lips – kiss, Hands- clap
DO YOU KNOW YOUR DINOSAURS?
(tune: Do you know the muffin man?)
Oh, do you know Triceratops.
Triceratops, Triceratops?
Oh, do you know Triceratops,
With 3 horns on his head.
Oh, yes I know Triceratops,
Triceratops, Triceratops.
Oh, yes I know Triceratops,
With 3 horns on his head.
Apatosaurus … His very long neck
Stegosaurus…with spikes on his tail
The fierce T-Rex…The king of dinosaurs
SONGS FOR INSTRUMENTS
IF YOU’RE HAPPY (instruments)
If you’re happy and you know it,
Play your instruments*.
If you’re happy and you know it
Play your instruments.
If you’re happy and you know it
Then you’ll really want to show it,
If you’re happy and you know it
Play your instruments.
*Subsitute: Play your bells, sticks, instruments
JINGLE ALL THE WAY
(tune: Jingle Bells)
Jingle bells, jingle bells,
Jingle all the day.
Oh, what fun it is to play
My jingle bells today-oh!
Shake them fast shake them slow,
Shake them loud and clear.
Oh, what fun it is to shake
When storytime is here.
LET’S ALL TAP OUR BELLS
(tune: Mulberry Bush)
Let’s all tap our bells today,
Bells today, bells today.
Let’s all tap our bells today,
Let’s tap them on our hand*.
*Substitute: Tap on arm, knee, leg, foot, head
MUSIC /SONGS BOOKS
Goren, Ada (editor). Songs, Poems and Fingerplays. Greensboro, NC: Education Center (Mailbox Magagzine), 1998. ISBN 1562342592
Fox, Dan. A Treasury of Children’s Songs: Forty favorites to sing and play. Henry Holt/Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2003.
Krull, Kathleen. I Hear America Singing. Knopf, 2003 (Previously pub as Gonna Sing My Head Off)
Glazer, Tom. Eye Winker, Tom Tinker. Doubleday, 1973.
Glazer, Tom. Do Your Ears Hang Low. Doubleday, 1978.
Raffi. The Raffi Singable Songbook. Knopf, 1988
Raffi. 2nd Raffi Songbook. Knopf, 1988.
Stetson, Emily. Little Hand Fingerplays and Action Rhymes. Charlotte, VT: Williamson Pub., 2001. ISBN-1885593538
Trautman, Jan. Sing a Song of Seasons. Greensboro, NC: The Education Center (Mailbox Magazine), 2001. ISBN-1562344986 TEC999
Warren, Jean. Piggybank Songs for Infants & Toddlers. Torrance, CA: Totline Pub., 1998. ISBN-0911019073 WPH 0203
MUSIC WEBSITES:
Preschool Education - http://www.preschooleducation.com/song.shtml
MoJo’s Musical Mouseum - http://www.kididdles.com/mouseum/
NIEHS’s Kids’ Pages - http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/music.htm
PUPPET& PROP RESOURCES:
Folkmanis. http://www.folkmanis.com/
Fred Reidy's Puppet World. http://puppetworld.net/aboutus/aboutus.htm
Gryski, Camilla. Cat’s Cradle: A Book of String Games. Morrow, 1990.
Gryski, Camilla. Many Stars and More String Games. Morrow, 1985.
Gryski, Camilla. Super String Games. Morrow, 1988.
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