Baby Animal Storytime

You know how sometimes one child can change the whole feel of storytime?  Well, I had one today who would just on cooperate (with me or her parents).  It really threw the first half of storytime 'off'.  Her parents took her out half-way through...I do hope they try again another time!

Books

Baby Swap

by Jan Ormerod; illustrated by Andrew Joyner

Animal Babies in Rain Forests (selections)

Jennifer Schofield

Look Inside a Robin's Nest

by Megan Cooley Peterson

Songs/Magnet Board

Are You Sleeping?
**the kids loved the song**

Are you sleeping? Are you sleeping?
Baby crocodile, baby crocodile?
(snore)
Wake up baby crocodile
Wake up baby crocodile
Chomp, chomp, chomp!
Chomp, chomp, chomp!

Continue with other baby animals:  elephant (stomp), tiger (grrrr), cheetah (run), bird (fly)

Little Bird (Magnet Game)

Little Bird, Little Bird
Come out and play!
What color nest are you in today?

Graph Question
Which baby animal is the cutest?
Penguin (5)
Monkey (3)
Chick (3)
Kitten (9)

Play and Learn

Build a Nest

I got the idea from Buggy and Buddy, but I didn't make any kind of sample, just had circles punched out for the birds and the half circle traced for them to cut out so it became more of a process art activity.  They loved the feathers!

Puppets

Egg Puzzles

Baby Animal Matching Game

Train