Pets

This week we talked about pets: puppies, kitties, hamsters, birds, and fish. The list goes on and on and on. 

Books:

Toddler Books:

Bad Dog Flash - Ruth Paul

Giant Pop-Out Pets: A Pop-Out Surprise Book - Amelia Powers

If You Were a Dog - Jamie A. Swenson

Preschool Books:

Homer - Elisha Cooper

Bad Dog Flash - Ruth Paul

Giant Pop-Out Pets: A Pop-Out Surprise Book - Amelia Powers

Bark Park - Karen Gray Ruelle

My Pet Book - Bob Staake

If You Were a Dog - Jamie A. Swenson

Rhymes/Fingerplays/Songs:

BINGO (song):

There was a farmer had a dog and Bingo was his name-o

B-I-N-G-O, B-I-N-G-O, B-I-N-G-O,

And Bingo was his name-o.

There was a farmer had a dog and Bingo was his name-o

*CLAP*-I-N-G-O, 

*CLAP*-I-N-G-O, 

*CLAP*-I-N-G-O,

And Bingo was his name-o.

There was a farmer had a dog and Bingo was his name-o

*CLAP*-*CLAP*-N-G-O, 

*CLAP*-*CLAP*-N-G-O, 

*CLAP*-*CLAP*-N-G-O,

And Bingo was his name-o.

There was a farmer had a dog and Bingo was his name-o

*CLAP*-*CLAP*-*CLAP*-G-O, 

*CLAP*-*CLAP*-*CLAP*-G-O, 

*CLAP*-*CLAP*-*CLAP*-G-O,

And Bingo was his name-o.

There was a farmer had a dog and Bingo was his name-o

*CLAP*-*CLAP*-*CLAP*-*CLAP*-O, 

*CLAP*-*CLAP*-*CLAP*-*CLAP*-O, 

*CLAP*-*CLAP*-*CLAP*-*CLAP*-O,

And Bingo was his name-o.

There was a farmer had a dog and Bingo was his name-o

*CLAP*-*CLAP*-*CLAP*-*CLAP*-*CLAP*, 

*CLAP*-*CLAP*-*CLAP*-*CLAP*-*CLAP*, 

*CLAP*-*CLAP*-*CLAP*-*CLAP*-*CLAP*,

And Bingo was his name-o.

Source: Nursery Rhyme (from memory)

*I put the letters up on the flannel board and we took a letter off for each verse.

Five Little Kittens

One little kitten went out to play,

In the sunny backyard one day.

Playing in the yard was so much fun,

She meowed for another friend to come.

(count up to five kittens)

Once there are five kittens:

Five little kittens went out to play,

In the sunny backyard one day.

Playing in the yard was so much fun,

They stayed and played until the day was done.

Source: A version of this script is in my flannel drawer but I made some slight adjustments. 

If You're a Pet and You Know It:

If you're a dog and you know it, say "Woof Woof",

If you're a dog and you know it, say "Woof Woof",

If you're a dog and you know it, and you really want to show it,

If you're a dog and you know it, say "Woof Woof".

Other verses:

If you're a cat and you know it, say "Meow"

If you're a bird and you know it, say "Tweet, Tweet"