BIRDS
Books:
The Lion and the Little Red Bird by Elisa Kleven
Duck and Goose by Tad Hills
Are You My Mother? by P.D. Eastman
Flap Your Wings by P.D. Eastman
Beware of Tigers by Dave Horowitz
Baby Bird by Joyce Dunbar
Stellaluna by Janell Cannon
The Baby Bee Bee Bird by Diane Redfield Massie
Feathers for Lunch by Lois Ehlert
There is a Bird on Your Head by Mo Willems
Grumpy Bird by Jeremy Tankard
Pepito the Brave by Scott Beck
The Strange Egg by Mary Newell DePalma
Chicken Little by Steven Kellogg
The Story of a Bluebird by Tomasz Bogacki
Round Robin by Jack Kent
Birds by Kevin Henkes
The Lion and the Little Red Bird by Elisa Kleven
Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus (or other Pigeon book) by Mo Willems
Books for baby and toddler storytime:
Feathers for Lunch by Lois Ehlert
Birds by Kevin Henkes
Whose Chick are You? by Nancy Tafuri
Pepito the Brave by Scott Beck
The Story of a Blue Bird by Tomasz Bogacki
Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus (or other Pigeon book) by Mo Willems
Duck and Goose: 1 2 3 by Tad Hills (Board)
Boo Boo by Olivier Dunrea (also Peedie, Gossie, Gossie and Gertie, and Ollie)
Activities:
Two Little Blackbirds
Two little blackbirds sitting on a hill.
(hold both hands up)
One named Jack.
(hold up one hand)
The other named Jill.
(hold up the other hand)
Fly away Jack, fly away Jill!
(wave hands as you move them behind your back)
Come back Jack, come back Jill!
(wave hands back to the front)
Little Bird
I saw a little bird go hop, hop, hop.
I told the little bird to stop, stop, stop.
I went to the window to say 'How do you do?'
He wagged his little tail and far away he flew!
Five Feathered Birds
Five feathered birds sitting on the door;
One flew away and then there were four.
Four feathered birds singing in the tree,
One flew away and then there were three.
Three feathered birds looking at you,
One flew away and then there were two.
Two feathered birds sitting in the sun,
One flew away and then there was one.
One feathered bird looking like a hero,
He flew away and now there are zero!
I’m a Little Bird
(Tune: I’m a Little Teapot)
I’m a little bird in the sky, sky, sky.
(Hold arms out and move like soaring)
I flap my wings and fly, fly, fly.
(Flap arms like wings)
When my wings get tired, I’ll stop to rest.
(Hold arms against sides)
I’ll take a nap in my soft nest.
(Close eyes, lean cheek on hands)
Little Bird
A wee little bird (Make a fist)
With little bird legs (“Walk” two fingers)
Sat on her nest (Hold fist in palm of other hand)
To hatch her eggs.
She felt a wiggle (Wiggle fist)
And a wobble (Wiggle more)
And a Snap! and Crunch! (Clap twice)
Out popped her chicks— (Hold up five fingers, wiggle)
What a funny-looking bunch!
One, two, three, four, five. (Touch fingers as you count)
Crows in the Garden
Crows are in the garden—
Shoo, crows, shoo!
(Make shooing motions with hands)
My little garden’s
(Shake index finger and head, “No”)
No place for you.
Fly away, crows,
(Flap arms like wings)
Fly away, all.
The crows in the garden
Cry, “Caw! Caw! Caw!”
Five Eggs and Five Eggs
Five eggs and five eggs
That makes ten.
Sitting on top
Is Mother Hen.
(Cover one fist with the other hand)
Crackle! Crackle! Crackle!
(Clap hands three times)
What do I see?
Ten little chickies
As fluffy as can be!
(Wiggle fingers)
Crafts:
Bagel birdfeeder
Use bagels or super dry bread, peanut butter, and birdseed. Use popsicle sticks to spread peanut butter, and sprinkle the birdseed on top. (Give each child a paper plate to catch the extra birdseed)
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