Counting

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As we get back into the rhythm of in person storytime, it’s always good to start with the basics. I LOVE to do counting stuff in storytime - forwards, backwards, using math words so this was fun for me.

BOOKS:

We read Count the Monkeys by Mac Barnett, illustrated by Kevin Cornell and One-osaurus, Two-osaurus by Kim Norman, illustrated by Pierre Collet-Derby.

I love Count the Monkeys. It’s goofy and interactive and fun and a great way to start getting some interaction with the new storytime kids. One-osaurus, Two-osaurus is also cute and there’s lot of opportunities for dialogic reading.

ACTION SONG:

We sang “The Counting Pokey” and “Five Green and Speckled Frogs.”

The Counting Pokey
Sung to the tune of “The Hokey Pokey”

You put one foot up
You put one foot down
You put one foot up and you shake it all around
You do the counting pokey and turn yourself around
That’s how you learn to count!

2. You put two hands up

3. You put three fingers up

Five Green and Speckled Frogs

Five green and speckled frogs
Sitting on a speckled log
Eating some most delicious bugs
Yum! Yum!
One jumped into the pool
Where it is nice and cool
Then there were four green speckled frogs

[Repeat with descending numbers of frogs]

I have this little prop to go along with “Five Green and Speckled Frogs.” It’s one of the first props I made when I started doing storytime here and I love that I can still use it.

hand holding a paper towel tube with four green frogs glued to brown paper on the top of the tube and one brown paper ring is flipped down to show water.

DANCE BREAK:

For our dance break, we listened to “High Five” by They Might Be Giants.