After following along to our bean bag song, we enjoyed reading, Fun in the Sun by Janine Scott together. Farmer Claude and Farmer Maude and their farm animals are looking for some sunny weather. I thought this was perfect for the theme and the season.
I used our "It Looked Like Spilled Milk" flannel next because we went through all the farm animals that we seen with spilled milk patterns and even went through some that weren't farm animals. The group liked guessing what they saw on the flannel board.
Our next book was, Where Are My Chicks? by Sally Grindley. Mother Hen has lost her chicks and the farm animals and storytime listeners must help her find them. I like this story because it's easy for the kids to participate and try to find each chick on the page.
For our second flannel board activity, I used felt farm animals and we made the sound of each animal. This was so fun for the kids and they liked showing off their animal noises.
The final book of the day was Cock-a-Moo-Moo by Juliet Dallas-Conte. More animal sounds! Rooster has forgotten how to crow and tries mimicking other animal sounds. This is so laughable for the kids, which each of them pointing out that Rooster isn't making the right sound.
I found a wonderful craft idea from the book, Farmyard Animal Crafts by Annalees Lim. We made a horse in a barn! This was fun to plan out and I had the idea of using some shredded yellow paper from the Dollar Store for hay.
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