Trucks

Our first week back to storytimes for our Fall session was last week but it was so hectic that I haven't had time to post until now. The theme for last week was TRUCKS and, surprising no one, it was a big hit.

Books:

Toddler Books:

Red Truck - Kersten Hamilton

The Mixed-Up Truck - Stephen Savage

I Love Trucks! - Philemon Sturges

Preschool Books:

Red Truck - Kersten Hamilton

Good Night, Truck - Sally Odgers

The Mixed-Up Truck - Stephen Savage

Rhymes/Fingerplays/Songs:

Machines (Tune: "Wheels on the Bus")

The backhoe on the lot goes dig, dig, dig,

Dig, dig, dig. Dig, dig, dig.

The backhoe on the lot goes dig, dig, dig,

All day long.

The big cement mixer goes round and round,

Round and round. Round and round.

The big cement mixer goes round and round,

All day long.

The dump truck takes the dirt and dumps it out,

Dumps it out. Dumps it out.

The dump truck takes the dirt and dumps it out,

All day long.

Source: My flannel drawer

*I have used this for Construction themes before and the kids love it. I just left out a few pieces that did not have anything to do with trucks.

Have You Ever Seen a Blue Truck (Tune: "Have You Ever Seen a Lassie?")

Have you ever seen a blue truck, a blue truck, a blue truck,

Have you ever seen a blue truck go bumping along?

Bumping this way and that way, and this way and that way.

Have you ever seen a blue truck go bumping along?

Repeat with different colors/activities: red truck/jumping; orange truck/rocking; etc.

Source: ME ;), but I found a similar one that used the tune of "Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush" at Storytime Sparks. We already had trucks for our "Duck Behind the Truck" flannel, so I just used the tune and activities with the flannels.

Duck Behind the Truck 

Little Duck, Little Duck, are you behind the red truck?

Repeat with different trucks until you find Little Duck

Source: One of my Library Assistants