Mud

Last week's theme was about rain showers and mud. Spring is in the air so it is the perfect time for such a spring-like theme. 

Books:

Toddler Books:

Split! Splat! - Amy Gibson

Raindrop, Plop! - Wendy Lewison

Ten Dirty Pigs/Ten Clean Pigs - Carol Roth

The Big Storm: A Very Soggy Counting Book - Nancy Tafuri

Preschool Books:

Puddle Pug - Kim Norman

Ten Dirty Pigs/Ten Clean Pigs - Carol Roth

The Big Storm: A Very Soggy Counting Book - Nancy Tafuri

Blue on Blue - Dianne White

Rhymes/Fingerplays/Songs:

It Ain't Gonna Rain No More (with the Ukulele):

C

It ain't gonna rain no more, no more,

G7

It ain't gonna rain no more,

G7 (or pause from strumming)

OH NO! It's up to my TOE,

G7                              C

But it ain't gonna rain no more.

Other verses:

OH GEE, it's up to my KNEE

OH FIDDLE, it's up to my MIDDLE

OH DREAD, it's up to my HEAD, I'm just gonna swim on home!

Source: West Bridgford U3A Strummers for the Chords

AND Jbrary for the Lyrics

Five Dirty Pigs

Five dirty pigs rolled in the mud (roll hands)

Squishy, squashy, felt so good.

The farmer took one piggy out,

"Oink, oink, oink," that piggy did shout! (turn pig over to "clean" side)

Count down till there are no more dirty piggies

No more piggies rolled in the mud.

They felt so nice and clean and good.

The farmer turned his back and then,

Those piggies rolled in the mud again! (turn piggies over to dirty side)

Source: Sunflower Storytime

Song: Boots by Laurie Berkner Band (Victor Vito)

*I laminated pictures of black, brown, froggy, dancing, and rain boots for the different actions to put them up on the flannel board while we sang and danced to the song!