Flannel Friday – Thanksgiving Edition: We Eat Turkey

It has been a while since I did a Flannel Friday post, but it seems fitting to do one for Thanksgiving, because I am thankful Flannel Friday led me to blogging!

This tasty song includes all the delectable things we eat for dinner on Thanksgiving.  I don’t know where I got the song, I think it was passed down from my mom’s files. And after doing a google search,I know it’s been included in a previous Flannel Friday (check it out on Story Time Secrets), but here’s my take on it.

We Eat Turkey Flannelboard 2

We Eat Turkey
Templates found via Google Images Search and Microsoft clip art
(to tune of: Frere Jacques)

We eat turkey.
We eat turkey.
Oh so good.
Oh so good.
Always on Thanksgiving.
Always on Thanksgiving.
Yum, yum, yum.
Yum, yum, yum.

Repeat the song with other foods including: mashed potatoes, gravy, green beans, cranberries, sweet potatoes, and pie.

I like to do this as a sing and repeat with my groups.  I sing one line, and they sing it back to me.  I also start with my flannelboard empty, and only put on the food we are singing about.  When we start another verse, I bring out the food from behind the flannelboard and ask “What food is this?”  The green beans and the cranberry sauce always throw the kids, but they join in the singing once they learn what they are.  You also can open it up at the end by asking kids what their favorite Thanksgiving foods are and singing about those!

Thank you very much for reading Jen in the Library today!

Today’s Flannel Friday roundup is hosted by Tracey at 1234 More Storytimes.  For more information on Flannel Friday, visit the Flannel Friday blog or Pinterest page.

Hats – Toddler Storytime

I subbed in storytime today for a colleague who was at CLA.  We celebrated the wonder that is hats.

MOVEMENT: Welcome Song*

MOVEMENT: “Clap Your Hands” from Wiggleworms Love You by Old Town School of Folk Music

MOVEMENT: Open Shut Them*

BOOK:

Silly Little Goose!
by Nancy Tafuri

MOVEMENT: “Roll Your Hands” from Toddlers on Parade by Carol Hammett and Elaine Bueffel

MOVEMENT: Itsy Bitsy Spider

COUNTING SONG:*
10 Hats Flannelboard
Hats

FLANNELBOARD:
Hats of Every Color
Hats of Every Color Flannelboard
Taken from Totline Magazine March/April 2000 issue pages 25-26

I’m a clown, a jolly fellow
My hat is the color yellow.
When I fight fires, I protect my head
My hat is the color red.
I catch robbers, here’s a clue:
My hat is the color blue.
I had rabbits in my magic hat
My hat is the color black.
I’m a chef, I cook just right
My hat is the color white.
I’m a king, my crown is old
It’s a shiny shade of gold.

MOVEMENT: “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” from Songs for Wiggleworms by the Old Town School of Folk Music

MOVEMENT:
A Tall Hat
(pretend to put each of these different hats on)
A tall hat
A small hat
A big hat
A cap
Now I’ll take my hats off
And put them in my lap

BOOK:

Brownie and Pearl See the Sights by Cynthia Rylant

MOVEMENT: “Two Little Blackbirds” from Fingerplays and Footplays by Rosemary Hallum and Henry “Buzz” Glass

VIDEO:

“Hats for Everyone” from Baby’s First Word Stories: Get Dressed

MOVEMENT:  Storytime’s Over*

ADDITIONAL MATERIALS IDEAS:

Book: Hats, Hats, Hats by Ann Morris
Book: Who Took the Farmer’s Hat by Joan L. Nodset
Book: Which Hat is That? by Anna Grossnickle Hines
Book: Hat by Paul Hoppe (Not sure if this one is too old, but it might be worth a shot.)

HOW IT WENT:
Storytime went pretty well.  Last time I did a hat storytime, I actually brought a hat that looked like a flower pot in.  I asked the kids what it was, and they all said, “Flowers!”  “What do you think today’s storytime will be about?” “Flowers!” they said.  Then I showed them that it was a special flower pot because it was also – a hat!  I forgot to bring in a hat today, and I think I need to for next time around.  I liked using “A Tall Hat” between the movement and reading a story, because it helped settle the kids down after they had gotten a little bit rowdy.

ATTENDANCE:  10 am:  35 people      11 am: 32 people

* For these songs, please see my Storytime Movements & Music page

Hats – Infant Storytime

My colleague was at CLA today, so I got to sub for her at today’s infant and toddler storytimes.  I always worry when I jump in for someone for just one week that our storytimers will be disappointed by the change.  But flexibility is a virtue, right?

MOVEMENT: Welcome Song*

MOVEMENT: Peek-a-Boo*

BOUNCE: Ride a Little Pony*

BOOK:

Ten Cats Have Hats by Jean Marzollo

MOVEMENT: “Clap, Tap and Bend” from It’s Toddler Time by Carol Hammett and Elaine Bueffel

FLANNELBOARD:
Hats of Every Color
Hats of Every Color Flannelboard

Taken from Totline Magazine March/April 2000 issue pages 25-26

I’m a clown, a jolly fellow
My hat is the color yellow.
When I fight fires, I protect my head
My hat is the color red.
I catch robbers, here’s a clue:
My hat is the color blue.
I had rabbits in my magic hat
My hat is the color black.
I’m a chef, I cook just right
My hat is the color white.
I’m a king, my crown is old
It’s a shiny shade of gold.

BOUNCE: “Smooth Road to London Town” from A Smooth Road to London Town: Songs from the Parent-Child Mother Goose Program by Kathy Reid-Naiman

BOOK:

Brownie and Pearl See the Sights
by Cynthia Rylant

TICKLE: Round and Round the Garden*

MOVEMENT: “Roll Your Hands” from Toddlers on Parade by Carol Hammett and Elaine Bueffel

FLANNELBOARD:
One, Two, Buckle My Shoe

12BuckleMyShoeFlannelboard
Template and Rhyme from Mother Goose’s Playhouse by Judy Sierra

MOVEMENT: “Itsy Bitsy Spider” from Children’s Favorite Songs Volume 3 from Walt Disney

MOVEMENT: “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” from Songs for Wiggleworms by the Old Town School of Folk Music

MOVEMENT: Storytime’s Over*

ADDITIONAL MATERIAL IDEAS:

Book: Hats, Hats, Hats by Ann Morris


HOW IT WENT:
It was a fun storytime, though I think I used most of the same materials that I did in a hat storytime back in 2010 or so.  I need to look for some more good hat books for this age group if I want to continue doing this storytime.  Anyone have any great suggestions?

ATTENDANCE: 49 people

* For these songs, please see my page Storytime Movements & Music