{"id":14942,"date":"2019-11-16T13:27:38","date_gmt":"2019-11-16T21:27:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/?p=14942"},"modified":"2019-11-16T13:27:38","modified_gmt":"2019-11-16T21:27:38","slug":"squirrels-preschool-storytime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/2019\/squirrels-preschool-storytime\/","title":{"rendered":"Squirrels! Preschool Storytime"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It’s fall, and time to celebrate the frisky creatures bouncing along storing nuts – Squirrels!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Books We Shared<\/h2>\n

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\nWhere are My Books? by Debbie Ridpath Ohi<\/a>
\nSpencer’s books are going missing!\u00a0 His dad doesn’t know where they are.\u00a0 His mom doesn’t know.\u00a0 It’s not his little sister.\u00a0 So who has got those books?<\/p>\n

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\nMy Cousin Momo by Zachariah OHora<\/a>
\nMomo the flying squirrel is coming to visit his cousins!\u00a0 But, it turns out, Momo isn’t quite what they expect.\u00a0 He doesn’t play games the way they expect, and they aren’t very kind about it.\u00a0 Can his cousins and Momo become friends, even if they are different?<\/p>\n

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Flannelboard Stories<\/h2>\n

We did some counting with today’s flannelboard stories.<\/p>\n

5 Little Squirrels<\/span>
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\nsong taken from Storytime Stuff<\/a>
\ntemplate taken from Preschool Favorites: 35 Storytimes Kids Love by Diane Briggs, illustrated by Thomas Briggs.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

1 little squirrel went out to play
\nUp in the branches one autumn day.
\nHe had such enormous fun,
\nhe called for another little squirrel to come.<\/p>\n

2…
\n3…
\n4…<\/p>\n

5 little squirrels went out to play
\nup in the branches on chilly day.
\nThey had such enormous fun,
\nThen they all scurried home ’cause winter had come.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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5 Little Acorns<\/span>
\n(to the tune of “Five Little Ducks”)
\nsong taken from Story Time Secrets\u00a0<\/a>
\ntemplate taken from Preschool Favorites: 35 Storytimes Kids Love by Diane Briggs, illustrated by Thomas Briggs.\u00a0<\/a>
\n\"\"<\/p>\n

Down around the corner by the big oak tree
\nSat five little acorns looking so yummy
\nAlong came a squirrel with a big busy tail
\nHe took one acorn and ran off down the trail.<\/p>\n

4…
\n3…
\n2….
\n1…<\/p>\n

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Movements<\/h2>\n

It’s fun to pretend you’re a swift, bushy-tailed squirrel!<\/p>\n

Frisky Squirrel<\/span>
\ntaken from Miss Kate’s Storytime Wiki<\/a>
\n(to the tune of “The Grand Ol’ Duke of York”)<\/p>\n

Oh the frisky little squirrel
\nHe gathers nuts and seeds
\nHe hides them for the winter months
\nSo he’ll have all he needs.<\/p>\n

Refrain:<\/em>
\nOh up-up-up he goes\u00a0(stretch up to the sky)<\/em>
\nAnd down-down-down he comes (bend\/squat down to the floor)<\/em>
\nHe runs around\u00a0(turn around)<\/em>
\nGoes up-and-down\u00a0(stretch up and then bend\/squat down quickly)<\/em>
\nHis work is never done.<\/p>\n

Repeat refrain.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Music from CDs<\/h2>\n

Music always adds to storytime.\u00a0 Here is a song we shared today:<\/p>\n

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\u201cClap Your Hands\u201d from\u00a0Wiggleworms Love You<\/a>\u00a0by Old Town School of Folk Music<\/p>\n

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\u201cShake My Sillies Out\u201d from\u00a0More Singable Songs<\/a>\u00a0by Raffi<\/p>\n

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Film We Watched<\/h2>\n
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\u201cSquirrel for a Day\u201d from\u00a0Curious George: Zoo Night and Other Animal Stories<\/span><\/p>\n

George learns a lesson about growth when he finds out that squirrels bury their food in the ground.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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It\u2019s great to talk about things you watch with your child!\u00a0 This helps them extend their language!<\/p>\n

Here are some suggestions for things to talk about after watching \u201cSquirrel for a Day\u201d:
\n\u2013 Look around the house and find examples of things that would grow and things that wouldn’t.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n

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\u00a0Continue the Fun<\/h2>\n

Here are some more books about squirrels.\u00a0 Check them out at your nearest Pasadena Public Library Branch.<\/p>\n

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Cyril and Pat by Emily Gravett<\/a><\/p>\n

That Pup! by Lindsay Barrett George<\/a><\/p>\n

Squirrels Leap, Squirrels Sleep by April Pulley Sayre, illustrated by Steve Jenkins<\/a><\/p>\n

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