Preschool stories about bugs and butterflies.
Waiting for Wings
by Lois Ehlert
Over In the Garden
by Jennifer Ward and pictures by Kenneth J. Spengler
(the kids loved the pictures on this one, but had problems sitting through it all, even when I was singing it)
I Love Bugs
by Philemon Sturges and pictures by Shari Halpern
There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly
by Simms Taback
(this is one of my never-fail books for all age levels)
Beetle Bop
by Denise Fleming
Waiting for Wings
by Lois Ehlert
Over In the Garden
by Jennifer Ward and pictures by Kenneth J. Spengler
(the kids loved the pictures on this one, but had problems sitting through it all, even when I was singing it)
I Love Bugs
by Philemon Sturges and pictures by Shari Halpern
There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly
by Simms Taback
(this is one of my never-fail books for all age levels)
Beetle Bop
by Denise Fleming
Songs:
The Itsy Bitsy Spider
The Fireflies at Night
(to the tune of Wheels on the Bus)
The fireflies at night go blink, blink, blink;
Blink, blink, blink; Blink, blink, blink;
The fireflies at night go blink, blink, blink;
All through the town.
(Verses)
The bees in the flowers go buzz, buzz, buzz.
The crickets in the field go chirp, chirp, chirp.
The ants is the grass go march, march, march.
The caterpillars in the leaves go munch, munch, munch.
Herman the Worm
(this was a camp favorite of mine as a kid)
(said in rhythm, but not sung)
I was sittin' on the fence post chewing my bubble-gum
smack, smack, smack, smack
(these a chewing noises like a tsk, just pretend you have invisible gum in your mouth)
Playin' with my yo-yo
dooooo-woooop
(mime a yo-yo, and let your voice rise on woop)
When along came Herman the Worm
And he was this big
(mime a handspan between your hands)
And I said Herman, whaaat happened?
And he said,
I ate my sister.
I was sittin' on the fencepost chewin' my bubble-gum
chomp, chomp, chomp, chomp
Playin' with my yo-yo
dooooo-woooop
When along came Herman the Worm
and he was thiis big
(mime about two handspans)
And I said Herman, whaaat happened?
And he said,
I ate my brother...
Continue on with handspans getting progressively bigger as Herman eats his mother and his father (which is the biggest). And then Herman shows up and he's itty bitty small, which you say with an itty bitty voice. And end with "And he said, I burped!"
The Itsy Bitsy Spider
The Fireflies at Night
(to the tune of Wheels on the Bus)
The fireflies at night go blink, blink, blink;
Blink, blink, blink; Blink, blink, blink;
The fireflies at night go blink, blink, blink;
All through the town.
(Verses)
The bees in the flowers go buzz, buzz, buzz.
The crickets in the field go chirp, chirp, chirp.
The ants is the grass go march, march, march.
The caterpillars in the leaves go munch, munch, munch.
Herman the Worm
(this was a camp favorite of mine as a kid)
(said in rhythm, but not sung)
I was sittin' on the fence post chewing my bubble-gum
smack, smack, smack, smack
(these a chewing noises like a tsk, just pretend you have invisible gum in your mouth)
Playin' with my yo-yo
dooooo-woooop
(mime a yo-yo, and let your voice rise on woop)
When along came Herman the Worm
And he was this big
(mime a handspan between your hands)
And I said Herman, whaaat happened?
And he said,
I ate my sister.
I was sittin' on the fencepost chewin' my bubble-gum
chomp, chomp, chomp, chomp
Playin' with my yo-yo
dooooo-woooop
When along came Herman the Worm
and he was thiis big
(mime about two handspans)
And I said Herman, whaaat happened?
And he said,
I ate my brother...
Continue on with handspans getting progressively bigger as Herman eats his mother and his father (which is the biggest). And then Herman shows up and he's itty bitty small, which you say with an itty bitty voice. And end with "And he said, I burped!"
