It has been so hot here in Nebraska, that I couldn't bring myself to present a storytime on Autumn (yet). We just finished celebrating ladybugs at our DIY table in August, I decided to continue the theme for my first outreach storytimes of the school year!
To start off we helped our poor ladybug find her spots by singing this song:
Pretty Ladybug (tune: Muffin Man)
Ladybug has no black spots,
No black spots, no black spots,
Ladybug has no black spots.
Pretty Ladybug.
Ladybug has one black spot,
One black spot, one black spot,
Ladybug has one black spot.
Pretty Ladybug.
Ladybug has two black spots,
Two black spots, two black spots,
Ladybug has two black spots.
Pretty Ladybug.
Continue adding black spots to the ladybug until it is filled. I did six total. I used math terms as I added spots, such as "The ladybug has two spots. When I add one more spot she will have..."
We then read What the Ladybug Heard by Julia Donaldson; illustrated by Lydia Monks
I introduced this story by asking the children what different farm animals say. Then I told them that in this book there are a lot of those farm animals, but there is also a ladybug. "What does a ladybug say?"
Although the book is rhyming I let the children make all the animals sounds instead of reading the words, --which means for that part it doesn't rhyme (The cow says _______. The duck says _______). But the kids enjoy participating...which is more important than having those two pages rhyme, since the rest of the book does!
To stretch the legs and get the wiggles out we stood to sing this song that I made up about ladybugs. I cut out clipart ladybugs for the children to hold and "fly around" for the song.
There's a Ladybug in the Air
There's a ladybug in the air, in the air.
There's a ladybug in the air, in the air.
There's a ladybug in the air, she flies without a care.
There's a ladybug in the air, in the air.
There's a ladybug in my hair, in my hair.
There's a ladybug in my hair, in my hair,
There's a ladybug in the air, try to catch her if you dare.
There's a ladybug in my hair, in my hair.
There's a ladybug on my toes, on my toes
There's a ladybug on my toes, on my toes
There's a ladybug on my toes, she stopped to take a doze.
There's a ladybug on my toes, on my toes.
There's a ladybug on my thumb, on my thumb
There's a ladybug on my thumb, on my thumb
There's a ladybug on my thumb, chewing bubble gum
There's a ladybug on my thumb, on my thumb.
There's a ladybug on my chest, on my chest
There's a ladybug on my chest, on my chest
There's a ladybug on my chest, she stopped to take a rest
There's a ladybug on my chest, on my chest.
There's a ladybug in the air, in the air
There's a ladybug in the air, in the air
There's a ladybug in the air, she flies without a care
There's a ladybug in the air, in the air.
There's a ladybug in the air, try to catch her if you dare.
There's a ladybug in my hair, in my hair.
There's a ladybug on my toes, on my toes
There's a ladybug on my toes, on my toes
There's a ladybug on my toes, she stopped to take a doze.
There's a ladybug on my toes, on my toes.
There's a ladybug on my thumb, on my thumb
There's a ladybug on my thumb, on my thumb
There's a ladybug on my thumb, chewing bubble gum
There's a ladybug on my thumb, on my thumb.
There's a ladybug on my chest, on my chest
There's a ladybug on my chest, on my chest
There's a ladybug on my chest, she stopped to take a rest
There's a ladybug on my chest, on my chest.
There's a ladybug in the air, in the air
There's a ladybug in the air, in the air
There's a ladybug in the air, she flies without a care
There's a ladybug in the air, in the air.
The Very Lazy Ladybug by Isobel Finn and Jack Tickle
Our final fingerplay was Five Little Ladybugs
Five little ladybugs climbing up a door,
One flew away, then there were four.
Four little ladybugs sitting on a tree,
One flew away, then there were three.
Three little ladybugs landed on a shoe,
One flew away, then there were two.
Two little ladybugs looking for some fun,
One flew away, then there was one.
One little ladybug sitting in the sun,
She flew away, then there were none!
Our final fingerplay was Five Little Ladybugs
Five little ladybugs climbing up a door,
One flew away, then there were four.
Four little ladybugs sitting on a tree,
One flew away, then there were three.
Three little ladybugs landed on a shoe,
One flew away, then there were two.
Two little ladybugs looking for some fun,
One flew away, then there was one.
One little ladybug sitting in the sun,
She flew away, then there were none!
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