Squirrels

It is finally starting to feel (somewhat) like fall, so we learned about squirrels last week!

Books:
Where Are My Books? - Debbie Ridpath Ohi
Squirrels Leap, Squirrels Sleep - April Pulley Sayre
Acorns Everywhere - Kevin Sherry
The Busy Little Squirrel - Nancy Tafuri


Repeat Activities:
1. Five Little Acorns and the Squirrel (from previous Autumn storytime)
*We use a laminated clipart of acorns and a puppet squirrel. It's easier for us to grab the laminated acorns with puppet hands from the flannel board while doing this rhyme than flannel acorns.


New Activities:
1. Five Little Squirrels
One of my Library Assistants made the flannel for this rhyme with a template I gave her. She did a wonderful job and it is lovely!

One little squirrel went out to play,
Up in the branches on an autumn day.
He had such enormous fun,
He called for another squirrel to come.

Count up...2, 3, 4, 5...

Five little squirrels went out to play,
Up in the branches on an autumn day.
They had such enormous fun,
Then scurried home 'cause winter had come.
Source: Miss Jaime's Library Journeys



Other Book Options:
That Pup! - Lindsay Barrett George
Last Song - James Guthrie
Those Darn Squirrels - Adam Rubin
Ol' Mama Squirrel - David Ezra Stein