Catch a Tiger…at the ZOO!

Nursery Rhyme of the Week:
Eeny, meeny, miny, moe
Eeny, meeny, miny, moe
Catch a tiger by the toe
If he hollers let him go,
Eeny, meeny, miny, moe.

Stories Shared:
Down by the Station by Will Hillenbrand
Whose Baby am I? by John Butler
Zoo Animals 123 by Rebecca Fjelland Davis
Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? by Bill Martin

Rhymes (Can be found on Toddler Tales Rhymes sheet. Extra copies available at the Library.):
Skidamarink
Blackbirds
Round and Round the Garden

Bonus Rhyme:
“Five Elephants in a Bathtub” felt board rhyme
(My Five Elephants in the Bathtub felt board set came from Artfelt.)

One elephant in the bathtub going for a swim.
Knock, Knock,
(Clap twice with “Knock, Knock.”)
Splash, Splash,
(Slap knees twice with “Splash, Splash.”)
Come on in!
(Motion with both hands to come in.)

Two elephants…
Three elephants…
Four elephants…

Five elephants in a bathtub
Going for a swim.
Knock, Knock,
Splash, Splash,
They all fell in!

Music:
Animal Planet Presents Sing with the Animals
Greg and Steve’s Kids in Motion (Animal Action)

Monkey See, Monkey Do

Nursery Rhyme of the Week (Again…):
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky!

Stories Shared:
Can You Growl Like a Bear by John Butler
Five Little Monkeys Sitting in a Tree by Eileen Christelow
Head to Toe by Eric Carle
Soon, Baboon, Soon by Dave Horowitz

Rhymes (Can be found on Toddler Tales Rhymes sheet. Extra copies available at the Library.):
Open Shut Them
Five Little Monkeys
Where is Thumbkin?
Roll Your Hands
Rain is Falling Down
Itsy Bitsy Spider

Music:
Music For Little People: Toddler Favorites
Carole Peterson: Sticky Bubble Gum and Other Tasty Tunes (I am a Fine Musician)

Hey Diddle Diddle!…Move that body!

Nursery Rhyme of the Week:
Hey Diddle Diddle
Hey diddle diddle,
The cat sat on the fiddle,
The cow jumped over the moon
The little dog laughed to see such a fun
And the dish ran away with spoon.

Books Shared:
Wiggle by Doreen Cronin
Cha Cha Chimps by Julie Durango
Head to Toe by Eric Carle

Rhymes (Can be found on Toddler Tales Rhymes sheet. Extra copies available at the Library.):
Itsy Bitsy Spider
Tommy Thumb
Tony Chestnut
Ten in a Bed

Music:
Greg and Steve’s Kids in Motion (Animal Action)
Hap Palmer’s Holiday Magic (Jingle Bells)