We read ...
I know rabbits are considered pests in the garden and they reproduce like bananas, but I just can't resist them ... those little bunny faces chewing furiously while occasionally rubbing their eyes with their paws ... WHO can deny that face anything?
Here is a cute bunny photo :
... and another one :
I rest my case.
OK, back to storytime!
I shared a very silly rhyme which included a subtle commentary on rabbits, er, reproduction prowness. I sang it to the tune of "Frere Jacques" :
Gail and Sue had two little rabbits
(put two index fingers up, on top of head)
Two little rabbits,
Two little rabbits,
Gail and Sue had two little rabbits
Bing and Bong
(dip each finger down on the name)
Gail and Sue had four little rabbits
(show two fingers of L and R hand)
Two little rabbits ...
Ding and Dong
Six little rabbits ...
Ping and Pong
Eight little rabbits ...
Sing and Song
Ten little rabbits ...
Gail and Sue had ten little rabbits ...
That's TOO MANY RABBITS!
Our friend Peter Rabbit made an appearance with this silly song from my co-worker Anna over at Future Librarian Superhero :
The words were put up individually on the flannel board. After singing the song through once (to the tune of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic") I replaced the red words with question marks ... I let the kids help me figure out which words were missing as we sang the song. I then replaced the red words, but not in the proper location (which was tricky ... I ended up with "Little Fly Rabbit had a Nose upon his Peter" ... this elicited giggles from the parents, but the kids were blissfully unaware of my off-color word placement).
To end our storytime, I "performed" the all-too familiar song "Little Bunny Foo Foo" using the rabbit puppet and mice finger puppets from Folkmanis, and a fancy tiara and wand.
Remember ... the moral of the story is : "HARE today, GOON tomorrow!"
(yuk yuk yuk).
This was our handout today, to encourage playing the "Little Bunny Foo Foo" game at home. Please print for at-home use only.
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