{"id":2760,"date":"2015-03-07T19:28:35","date_gmt":"2015-03-07T19:28:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/?p=2760"},"modified":"2015-03-07T19:32:50","modified_gmt":"2015-03-07T19:32:50","slug":"family-storytime-crocodiles-and-alligators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/2015\/family-storytime-crocodiles-and-alligators\/","title":{"rendered":"Family Storytime: Crocodiles and Alligators"},"content":{"rendered":"

\nToday we read books, sang songs and did fingerplays about crocodiles and alligators! We started with a song called “Alligator, alligator”:\n<\/p>\n

\"alligator<\/a><\/p>\n

Alligator, alligator, long and green (hold out arm: 4 fingers, thumb below)
\nAlligator, alligator, teeth so mean (open and close fingers and thumb)
\nSnapping at a fly, snapping at a bee, (snap with fingers and thumb)
\nSnapping at a frog, and snapping at me!
\nHe caught the fly, he caught the bee, (snap with fingers and thumb)
\nHe caught the frog, but he didn’t catch me!<\/p>\n

(adapted from a rhyme at the King County Library System Website: http:\/\/wiki.kcls.org\/index.php\/Alligator,_Alligator<\/a>)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\nThen we read a book about a crocodile who wants to play, but keeps being told he is a nuisance… It’s called Solomon Crocodile<\/em><\/a> by Catherine Rayner:\n<\/p>\n

\"Solomon<\/a><\/p>\n

\nNext we did some felt shape art, and I distributed shapes to all the children. There were circles, ovals, triangles, rectangles, crescents, and an “S” shape. After they brought their shapes to the felt board, we made this picture of a flamingo:\n<\/p>\n

\"flamingo<\/a><\/p>\n

\nWe also did a little rhyme about the flamingo:\n<\/p>\n

One flamingo
\nOne pink flamingo the finest in the zoo,
\nPeople come from miles around to see what he can do.
\nHe flaps his wings
\nHe turns around
\nHe stands with 1 leg off the ground<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\nWhy flamingos all of a sudden? Well our next book was the classic For Pete’s Sake<\/em><\/a> by Ellen Stoll Walsh, in which a baby crocodile named Pete wonders why he is so different from his friends:\n<\/p>\n

\"For<\/a><\/p>\n

\nWe sang about Five Little Monkeys Teasing Mr. Crocodile:\n<\/p>\n

\"five<\/a><\/p>\n

\nThen we sang a song called “Going on a Gator Hunt,” based on Going on a Bear Hunt:\n<\/p>\n

\nRefrain
\nWe\u2019re going on a gator hunt!
\nWe\u2019re gonna find a big one.
\nI\u2019m not afraid.
\nAre you?
\nNot me! <\/p>\n

Verse 1
\nLook, there\u2019s a beach!
\nA big sandy beach!
\nCan\u2019t go under it.
\nCan\u2019t go around it.
\nGotta go over it!
\n*Hot, hot*
\n(repeat refrain) <\/p>\n

Verse 2
\nLook, there\u2019s a forest!
\nA swampy cypress forest!
\nCan\u2019t go over it.
\nCan\u2019t go under it.
\nGotta go through it!
\n*paddle, paddle*
\n(repeat refrain) <\/p>\n

Verse 3
\nLook, there\u2019s grass!
\nPointy spikey grass!
\nCan\u2019t go over it.
\nCan\u2019t go under it.
\nGotta go through it!
\n*ouch, ouch*
\n(repeat refrain) <\/p>\n

Verse 4
\nLook, there\u2019s a swamp!
\nA thick, oozy, muddy swamp!
\nCan\u2019t go over it.
\nCan\u2019t go under it.
\nGotta go through it!
\nEw! *Slosh, Slosh*
\n(repeat refrain)<\/p>\n

Verse 5
\nLook, there\u2019s a hole!
\nMaybe there\u2019s a gator in there.
\nI\u2019ll go see.
\nFollow me.
\nAHHHH! It\u2019s a gator!
\nQuick, back through the swamp! (slosh, slosh)
\nRun through the grass! (ouch, ouch)
\nPaddle through the forest! (paddle, paddle)
\nTip toe on the beach! (hot, hot)
\nPhew! We made it! <\/p>\n

We’re not going on a gator hunt again!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

(adapted from the song found at the King County Library System website: http:\/\/wiki.kcls.org\/index.php\/Going_on_a_gator_hunt<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\nWe read the book There’s an Alligator Under My Bed<\/em><\/a>, another classic, this one by Mercer Mayer:\n<\/p>\n

\"There's<\/a><\/p>\n

\nWe showed the film “Monty,” an animated version of the book by James Stevenson<\/a>:\n<\/p>\n

\"Capture\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\nIt was a cute film that got a lot of laughs. If you’d like to check it out, it’s on the Crazy Hair Day DVD<\/a> available from the library.\n<\/p>\n

\nWe finished storytime with “Shake My Sillies Out” by Raffi and “Goodbye, Friends.” If you’d like to check out more fun books about crocodiles and alligators, try these!\n<\/p>\n

\"I<\/a><\/p>\n

\"The<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Watermelon<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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