Wednesday, March 20, 2013

DON'T WAKE UP THE BIRDIES!!!


Did you hear a happy, little chirp when you walked outside this morning?  It's almost springtime and the birds are busy singing and building nests.

Birdies
(Happy Everything CD)
Way up in the sky                    (Put hands in arm pits and flap arms
The big birdies fly.                           like a bird.)
Way down in the nest               (Make a nest by cupping hands.)
The little birds rest.
With a wing on the left,            (Wiggle left arm like a wing.)
And a wing on the right,            (Wiggle right arm like a wing.)
The little birds sleep               (Put head down on palms as if sleeping.)
All through the night.
SHHHHHH!                             (Put finger over lips.)
DON’T WAKE UP THE BIRDIES!
Then up comes the sun.            (Put arms over your head.)
The dew falls away.                  (Bring down palms.)
Good morning!  Good morning!     (Put open palms around your head.)
The little birds say.
 *This is the perfect song to demonstrate the exclamation point!

Sing and Act -  Let children dramatize this song.  Choose one child to be the mother or father bird.  Let the other children be the baby birds.

Paper Plate Birds and Nests - Let children make birds or nests out of paper plates similar to the ones in the picture.
Bird Nest Snack - Give each child a Rice Crispie treat to mold into a nest.  Put a few jelly beans in the nest and place a marshmallow “peep” on top.

Flip Book – Make a flip book of “What’s in the Egg?”  Fold a sheet of paper in half lengthwise, then fourths and eighths.  Open and cut the crease to the middle fold.  Fold in half to make 4 little flaps.  Children draw 4 eggs on the front of each flap.  Open the flaps and challenge children to draw 4 different things that might come from an egg.  When they hold this book up to the light, they will see their little critters inside the egg.
Lunch Sack Nest – Open a paper lunch sack and roll out and down until you reach the bottom and it looks like a nest.  Children can roll play dough eggs for the nest, or they can make a paper bird for the nest.
Don't forget to check in tomorrow because I have a great cut and tell story for springtime!