Outreach Storytimes--Food!

I have done several outreach storytimes with the food theme--which has been a lot of fun!  But it's time to move onto another theme for the rest of the month.

Books

20 Hungry Piggies

by Trudy Harris; illustrated by Andrew N. Harris

Mouse Mess

by Linnea Riley

How Do Dinosaurs Eat Their Food?

by Jane Yolen and Mark Teague

Flannel Board

4 Hungry Ants
Four hungry ants marching in a line
Came upon a picnic where they could dine.
One marched into the salad
He marched into the cake
He marched into the pepper
But that was a mistake!
Aaaa, Aaaa, Achoooo!

Continue counting down through 1 hungry ant.

Songs

D-O-N-U-T
(sung to tune of Bingo)

I am a non-traditionalist when it comes to the Bingo song.  I have found that removing the letters from the end makes it much easier for the children to say the letters and clap the right number of times and at the right time.  It also helps to emphasis the beginning letter of the word--which is one of the first things children 'figure' out as they are learning about reading.  

There is a treat I like to eat
And donut is it's name-o
D-O-N-U-T
D-O-N-U-T
D-O-N-U-T
Save a bite for me--munch!

There is a treat I like to eat
And donut is it's name-o
D-O-N-U-(clap)
D-O-N-U-(clap)
D-O-N-U-(clap)
Save a bite for me--munch!

There is a treat I like to eat
And donut is it's name-o
D-O-N-(clap)-(clap)
D-O-N-(clap)-(clap)
D-O-N-(clap)-(clap)
Save a bite for me--munch!

There is a treat I like to eat
And donut is it's name-o
D-O-(clap)-(clap)-(clap)
D-O-(clap)-(clap)-(clap)
D-O-(clap)-(clap)-(clap)
Save a bite for me--munch!

There is a treat I like to eat
And donut is it's name-o
D-O-(clap)-(clap)-(clap)
D-O-(clap)-(clap)-(clap)
D-O-(clap)-(clap)-(clap)
Save a bite for me--munch!

There is a treat I like to eat
And donut is it's name-o
D-(clap)-(clap)-(clap)-(clap)
D-(clap)-(clap)-(clap)-(clap)
D-(clap)-(clap)-(clap)-(clap)
Save a bite for me--munch!

There is a treat I like to eat
And donut is it's name-o
(clap)-(clap)-(clap)-(clap)-(clap)
(clap)-(clap)-(clap)-(clap)-(clap)
(clap)-(clap)-(clap)-(clap)-(clap)
There's no bites left for me!

If we needed a "wiggle song" we'd skip the Donut song and do Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes instead.