Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Curious Crazy Creatures and their Custodial Caretakers

Curious Crazy Creatures and their Custodial Caretakers
A wacky, zany and totally funny 30 minute Story time for 1st-6th graders as presented by our fabulous storyteller and fellow librarian Julie E.!

Resources:

Books:

My Little Sister Ate One Hair by Bill Grossman
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Edward the Emu by Sheena Knowles
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Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing by Judi Barrett
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Wait! No Paint by Bruce Whatley
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Visuals:

Goose
Pig
Sheep
Horse
Cow
Hen
Fox
Doll clothes

Program:

1) Welcome, favorite animals, going to the zoo

2) Edward the Emu

3) Assign 7 children to be the animals

4) Hattie and the Fox

5) Practice, “but she didn’t!”

6) My Little Sister Ate One Hair

7) Song: Chicken Lips (For Our Children CD)
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8) What kinds of clothes do animals wear? Why? Have some children try to put clothes on one of the animals

9) Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing

10) If there is still time left, Wait! No Paint

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Additional titles that come to mind:

Good Night Gorilla by Peggy Rathmann
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My Little Sister Hugged an Ape by Bill Grossman
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Hildegard Sings by Thomas Wharton
Out of print title, not available at the library





 
Sarah's Story by Bill Harley
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Who Wants a Cheap Rhinoceros? by Shel Silverstein
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Philadelphia Chickens: a too-illogical zoological musical revue by Sandra Boynton
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Blue Moo: 17  Jukebox hits from way back never by Sandra Boynton
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Amazing Cows: A book of bovinely inspired misinformation by Sandra Boynton
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Chickens to the Rescue by John Himmelman
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Chicken Butt by Erica Perl
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Interrupting Chicken by David Stein
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Check out an amazing example of telling Interrupting Chicken by one of Orem Library's volunteer storytellers, Mary D


 

Click Clack Moo by Doreen Cronin
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Piggie Pie by Margie Palatini
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