Fall- An Original Puppet Show by Patrick and Paul

Girl: I can’t believe fall is here!

Boy: I know! Are you ready?

Girl: Not really . . . . (Exit boy and girl.)

Old Man: Fall? Fall??? What happens in the fall?

Business Man: Whoopsie daysie, my shoe is untied. Whooah!!!! (falls down).

Old Man: Oh no! Fall! People fall in the fall! (Old man runs off.)

Cat: Meow. (Licking itself. Begins playing will some yarn; gets tangled up and falls.) Reooorrwww!!!!

Old Man: Oh no! Cats fall in the fall!

Sheep: Baaaaa. (Eating. Sneezes and falls.) Baaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!

Old Man: Oh no! Sheep fall in the fall!

Horse: Neigh. (Horse starts galloping. Trips and falls.) Neigh! Snort.

Old Man: Oh no! Horses fall in the fall!

Elephant: Toots. (Elephant sees a mouse and falls over.) Toots.

Old Man: Oh no! Elephants fall in the fall!

T-Rex: Roar! (Gets attacked by a much smaller, plastic dinosaur and falls over.) Roooaaaarrrrr!!!

Old Man: Oh no! Dinosaurs fall in the fall!

Boy and Girl: What’s wrong, Mister?

Old Man: Everything is falling! The man is falling! The cat is falling! The sheep is falling! The horse is falling! The turkey is falling! The elephant is falling! The T-Rex is falling! I hate fall! Everything is falling!!!

Girl: Silly. That’s not what falls in the fall.

Old Man: It’s not? Then what falls in the fall?

Boy: The leaves fall in the fall! (Exit boy and girl.)

Old Man: (Speaking to himself . . .) The leaves fall in the fall?

(Throw leaves at old man.)

Old Man: Aaaaaahhhhh!!! The sky is falling!!!!

THE END

Outreach Storytime Birds

This is a story time we used for outreach. The order and number of the stories changes depending on the age and attention span of the group.

Book: Tickle the Duck by Ethan Long.

Book: Penguin Story by Antoinette Portis.

Book: Don't Let the Pigeon Ride the Bus by Mo Willems.

Book: Owl Babies by Martin Waddell

Book: Barnyard Banter by Denise Fleming. We used a goose puppet with this story. The goose would peek out from behind the book each time the book asked "but where's goose?" At the end goose came out and gave a big "honk." Then we let the kids pet the goose.

Song: I Know a Chicken from Laurie Berkner's Whaddaya Think of That? We handed out egg shaped shakers to use with this song.

Song: A Bird Is on Your Nose to the tune of The Farmer in the Dell
A bird is on your nose, on your nose.
Hi-ho watch me blow, a bird is on your nose.

Repeat with other body parts. We handed out feathers that the kids could use to fly from body part to body part.

Poem: My Mother Makes Me Chicken by Jack Prelutsky.
My mother makes me chicken,
her chicken makes me cough.
I wish that when she made it,
she took the feathers off.

End this poem by coughing into your hand and blowing out a bunch of feathers. So funny!

Song: The Little Bird Song
Way up in the sky, (Raise arms above head)
the little birdies fly, (Flap hands)
While down in the nest, (Cup hands)
the little birdies rest. (Press hands together on cheek to “sleep”)
With a wing on the left, (Fold hand under arm to make “wing”)
and a wing on the right, (Fold hand under arm to make “wing”)
The little birdies sleep
all through the night. (Press hands together on cheek to “sleep”)
(pause)
Shhhhh! You might wake up the birds! (Spoken with finger to lips)
(pause)
The bright sun comes up, (Raise arms above head)
the dew falls away, (Wiggle fingers as you bring your hands - downward)
Good Morning, Good Morning! (Make hands “talk” like birds’ beaks)
the little birdies say.

by Patrick

Wiggles, September 29th and 30th, 2010

Begin by singing Raffi’s Shake My Sillies Out.

Book: Wiggle by Doreen Cronin; illustrated by Scott Menchin.

Poem: Wiggle and Wag from the book, Kindergarten Kids: Riddles, Rebuses, Wiggles, Giggles, and More! by Stephanie Calmenson. (We used animal puppets to help tell this poem.)

Book: If You’re Happy and You Know It: Jungle Edition by James Warhola.

Song: Wiggy Wiggles Freeze Dance, from the Hap Palmer CD, Two Little Sounds: Fun with Phonics and Numbers.

Book: Clap Your Hands by Lorinda Bryan Cauley. We omitted a few pages simply due to
length.

Poem: Ticklish Tom, from the Shel Silverstein book, A Light in the Attic. We used a
puppet for Tom as well as several other people and animal puppets to tell this poem. Also, we altered the ending to make the poem a little more child-friendly.

Book: Can You Make a Scary Face? by Jan Thomas.

Song: The Hokey Pokey, from the compact disc, Dancin’ Magic by Joanie Bartels.

Special Performance: The String Dance Collective presented a fun performance of Dr. Seuss’ The Foot Book.

by Patrick and Paul

The Letter S, September 22nd and 23rd, 2010

Prior to storytime, we put a big “S” on the front wall of the story room. Before reading each story, we introduced our next “S” word and taped it to the wall. We also gave each child a die-cut “S.”

Begin by singing Raffi’s Shake My Sillies Out (SHAKE & SILLIES)

Book: (STORY, SHEEP, & SHIP) Sheep on a Ship by Nancy Shaw; illustrated by Margot Apple.

Poem: (SHOE) Shoe Talk, from the Shel Silverstein book, Falling Up. I have an old shoe that I use for this poem.

Book: (SMILE) How Do You Make a Baby Smile? by Philemon Sturges; illustrated by Bridget Strevens-Marzo.

Song: (SONG & SPIDER) Spider on the Floor, from the Raffi cd, Singable Songs for the Very Young.

Poem: (SIGNAL) Signal, from the Shel Silverstein book, A Light in the Attic. We made a traffic light which can be used on the flannel board/magnetic chalkboard. We had the children do the actions corresponding to each color of the traffic light.

Book: (SQUID) I’m the Biggest Thing in the Ocean by Kevin Sherry.

Rhyme: (SANTA) Santa’s Hat

Santa Claus with his beard of white,
Comes down the chimney on Christmas Eve night.
I know it’s Santa, I am sure of that.
Because he wears his Santa hat.

(Put on a silly hat and ask the kids if that hat is correct, then repeat the rhyme with different hats, several times until finally you put on a santa hat).

Story: (SUPER) – It’s Super Mouse! by Phyllis Root; illustrated by James Croft and found in the book, Mouse Has Fun. (We made magnetic cut-outs that go along with the story which can be used on the magnetic chalkboard, in place of the actual book.)

Activity: “S” Words (We took turns holding up signs with various “S” words and had the kids do the corresponding actions.)

by Paul and Robyn

Otoño/Fall, September 20th, 2010

Begin by singing El Baille de las Manos from the CD A Bailar.

Book: Clifford’s First Autumn/El Primer Otoño de Clifford by Norman Bridwell

Song: The Leaves on the Trees (to the tune of The Wheels on the Bus)
The Leaves on the trees come tumbling down,
Tumbling down, tumbling down,
The Leaves on the trees come tumbling down,
All over town.

The Leaves on the trees are verde verde verde...
The Leaves on the trees are amarillo, amarillo, amarillo...
The Leaves on the trees are anaranjado, anaranjado, anaranjado...
The Leaves on the trees are rojo rojo rojo...
The Leaves on the trees are café, café, café…

Book: Veamos El Otoño by Sarah Schuette

Song: Scarecrow Song (to the tune of I'm a Little Teapot.)
I'm a little scarecrow
Stuffed with hay,
Here I stand in the field all day
When I see the crows,
I like to shout,
"Hey you crows you better get out!"

We used a crow puppet and boy puppet made to look like a scarecrow while sang the song.

Book: A Color of His Own by Leo Lionni.

by Patrick H. and Patrick K.

Monkeys, Socks and Sock Monkeys! September 13th, 2010

Begin by singing Raffi's Shake My Sillies Out.

Book: Where's My Mom? by Julia Donaldson

Rhyme: Five Little Monkeys Swinging in a Tree. I used a crocodile puppet and some little monkeys while we sang the rhyme.

Book: Monkey and Me by Emily Gravett. This book is lots of fun, especially if you do all the animal actions.

Book: 10 Little Sock Monkeys by William B Winburn

Song: Monkey with a Coconut from The Sea, Beach and Summer Stuff by Geof Johnson.

Book: The Sock Fairy by Bobbie Hinman

by Patrick Hoecherl

Fall, Spetember 8th and 9th, 2010

Begin by singing Raffi’s Shake My Sillies Out.

Book: Fall Is Not Easy by Marty Kelley.

Song: I’m a Little Scarecrow
(To the music of “I’m a Little Teapot”)
I’m a little scarecrow
Stuffed with hay,
Here I stand in a field all day.
When I see the crows,
I like to shout,
“Hey! You crows, you better get out!”
(We used a scarecrow and crow puppet to act out this song.)

Book: A Color of His Own by Leo Lionni

Song: The Apple Tree from the compact disc, H.U.M. All Year Long:
(We used an umbrella with leaves stuck on it so that it would look like a tree along with some apple pictures while we sang this song.)

Book: Joseph Had a Little Overcoat by Simms Taback

Song: A Leaf is on Your Nose. (We gave each child a die-cut leaf while we sang this song.)
(To the tune of “The Farmer in the Dell”)

A leaf is on your nose
A leaf is on your nose
Hi ho just watch me blow
A leaf is on your nose.

A leaf is on your knee
A leaf is on your knee
Hi ho just watch me blow
A leaf is on your knee.
(Sing the song using different body parts.)

Puppet Show: Fall an original puppet production by Patrick and Paul. (Click here for the puppet script.)

Activity: Play with the parachute and autumn leaves. Prior to having the children flutter the parachute, we recited the following rhyme:
Autumn Leaves

Autumn leaves are floating down,
They make a carpet on the ground
Then swish, the wind comes whistling by,
And sends them dancing to the sky.

Additional Poem to Consider – Let’s Rake the Leaves

We rake the leaves and rake the leaves,
And rake them in a pile. (Raking motions)
Rake the leaves and rake the leaves
Then STOP and rest a while.

One by one, we jump in the leaves,
Jump in the leaves, jump in the leaves. (Jump)
One by one, we jump in the leaves,
And all fall down together! (Fall down or squat)

by Patrick and Paul