Storytime--Birds

Yes, we are doing birds in February because it is horrible and cold and we need to think about spring! This was a home run. I get a range of kids from toddler to early grade school (I have a lot of homeschoolers), and these stories kept everyone's attention.  The kids especially enjoyed Duck on a Bike and Chicken Big, which they thought were hilarious! I found the flannelboard rhyme all over the internet so I'm not sure who I should credit it to, but if I can figure it out I'll add that later.

Birds:

Flannelboard Rhyme:

1 little bird with feathers of blue, flew beside the green one and then there were 2
2 little birds singing in the tree, the red one came to join them and then there were 3
3 little birds wishing there were more, along came the purple bird and then there were 4
4 little birds happy to be alive, found a yellow one and then there were 5
5 little birds happy as can be, singing beautiful songs just for you and me!

Books:

Blue Chicken by Deborah Freedman
Duck on a Bike by David Shannon
Chicken Big by Keith Graves
Fluffy and Baron by Laura Rankin


Craft: