Penguin Storytime

My storytimes have started to skew to younger children.  It is advertised as an "All Ages" storytime (ages 2-5) but for the last several weeks I have gotten more 2 and 3 year-olds and not so many preschoolers.  So I have started to adjust my storytimes to three shorter books instead of two longer books.  So far so good!

Books

If You Were a Penguin

by Wendell and Florence Minor

Up & Down: A Lift-the-flap Book

by Britta Teckentrup

Penguins, Penguins, Everywhere!

by Bob Barner

Songs/Rhymes/Flannel Board

Six Little Penguins
by Nancy J. Smith

Six little penguins off an iceberg did dive
One bumped its head and then there were five.

Five little penguins swam the ocean floor.
One saw a whale and then there were four.

Four little penguins twirled around, wheeee!
One spun off and then there were three.

Three little penguins with nothing to do
One went fishing and then there were two.

Two little penguins having lots of fun
One slid away and then there was one.

One little penguin, when the day was done,
Waddle home to sleep and then there were none.

One Little Penguin
(Tune: Five Little Ducks)

One little penguin in the snow
Waddles fast and waddles slow
Flaps his wings and calls, "Come on!"
"Join me for some winter fun!"

Two little penguins in the snow
Waddle fast and waddle slow
Flaps their wings and calls, "Come on!"
"Join us for some winter fun!"

Continue counting up to five.

Play and Learn

Penguin coloring sheet/Dot-to-dot

Gone Fishing (color sorting) from Criss-Cross Applesauce

Ice Sensory Play

Compare sizes
How tall are you compared to penguins?!

Fishing Activity  (from Lakeshore)

Colored beads (from Lakeshore)