Spring Is Here!
Storytime Books:
Illustrated by Eric Carle
Summary: Children see a variety of animals, each one a different color, red bird, yellow duck, blue horse, green frog, purple cat, white dog, black sheep, goldfish, and a teacher looking at them.
Summary: Sniff. Sniff. Sniff. Spring is in the air. Mole can smell it. But Bear is still asleep after his long winter's nap. How will Mole wake up Bear so they can celebrate together? When a knock, knock, knock and a toot, toot, toot can't get Bear out of bed, Mole cooks up a special treat.
Author and Illustrator Will Hillenbrand has a wonderful website with book activities for the children.
My third story was about a little bear who wakes to find the wonders of spring. This tale encourages children to perform little bear's activities, i.e., sleep, stretch, walk, run, swim, shake, climb, and taste. I found this story on Hummingbird Educational Resources website.
BEAR STORY
Once there was a little bear who was sleeping in his bed in his nice dark cave.
"Have a little sleep bear, sleep bear, sleep bear.
Have a little sleep bear, sleep bear, sleep."
The next day the sun came out and the bear woke up and stretched.
"Have a little stretch bear, stretch bear, stretch bear.
Have a little stretch bear, stretch bear, stretch."
And since it was a very sunny day the bear decided to go for a walk.
"Have a little walk bear,."
But this was a very active little bear and soon he became bored with walking and began to run.
"Have a little run bear,."
And after all that running he was hot and sweaty. Before him was a big cool lake, so what do you think he did? Yes! He jumped right in and swam!
"Have a little swim bear,."
And after he swam a little while he climbed out of the water and he was all drippy wet. And do you know how bears dry themselves off when they are wet?
Yes, they shake!
"Have a little shake bear,."
And after all that shaking he looked up and saw a taaall tree. You know how bears love to climb!
"Have a little climb bear,."
And when he got to the top do you know what he saw? Some golden, sweet, delicious HONEY! And you know how much bears love honey!
"Have a little taste bear,."
But you know wherever there is honey there are honeybees. And those bees did not like that bear messing with their honey. Do you know what bees do
when they are angry? That right they sting!
"Have a little sting bee,."
The bear cried out, "OUCH!" (sing fast and frantic)
"Have a little climb bear, climb bear, climb.
Have a little swim bear, swim bear, swim.
Have a little shake bear, shake bear, shake.
Have a little run bear, run bear, run.
Have a little walk bear, walk bear, walk."
And the bear reached his cave and called out to his Mommy, "Mommy, Mommy! I went for a walk, and a run, and a swim, and I shook off, and then I climbed a tree, and I found some honey, and it tasted good. But the bees got mad and one stung me on the nose!" And his mommy said,
"Awww! Have a little hug bear, hug bear, hug bear.
Have a little hug bear, hug bear, hug."
Storytime Songs:
Brown Bear Brown Bear What Do You See? by John Archambault & David Plummer
Hello I'm a Mole by Piccolo Music from Shake Rattle and Sing
Bringing Home a Baby Bumblebee by Fisher-Price from ABC Sing-Along
More Spring Books:
It's Spring by Susan Swan
Bear Wants More by Karma Wilson
Mouse's First Spring by Lauren Thompson
And Then It's Spring by Julie Fogliano
A Home for Bird by Philip Stead
Blue Burt and Wiggles by Derek Anderson
It's Spring by Samantha Berger
Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert
Flower Garden by Eve Bunting
The Carrot Seed by Ruth Kraus
The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle
Fletcher and the Springtime Blossoms by Julia Rawlinson
