Frogs Storytime

Opening Song: The More We Get Together
*We sing and clap to our opening song.  All Stillwater Public Library story times start with this song and the children learn that song means story time is starting.

The more we get together
Together, together
The more we get together
The happier we'll be
Cause your friends are my friends
And my friends are your friends
The more we get together
The happier we'll be

Book: The Frog with the Big Mouth by Teresa Bateman


Song: Five Little Speckled Frogs

Five little speckled frogs,
Sitting on a speckled log,
Eating the most delicious bugs YUM YUM!
One jumped into the pool,
Where it was nice and cool,
Now there are Four speckled frogs GLUB, GLUB

Book: A Frog in the Bog by Karma Wilson

Finger play: Mr. Bullfrog
Here's Mr. Bullfrog (make a fist)
Sitting on a rock (put fist on palm)
Into the water he jumps (raise arm high)
KERPLOP! (clap loudly)

Book: The Croaky Pokey! by Ethan Long

Rhyme: Hop Little Froggy
Hop little, hop little, hop little Froggy. (hop fingers up arm)
Don't be slow, and don't be soggy. (shake finger)
Hop little, hop little, hop little Froggy,
You'll have flies for breakfast (spoon up flies)

Repeat, replacing "breakfast" with lunch and dinner.

Book: Leap Back Home to Me by Lauren Thompson

Craft: Frog puppet
Our frog craft is a paper bag hand puppet.
Supplies:
  lunch size paper bag
  crayons
  glue

Template to make your own puppet: http://squishideasforpreschool.blogspot.com/2012/02/tadpole-to-frog.html

Beyond Storytime: Teach your child about tadpoles and frogs using this compilation of ideas created by teachers.  http://squishideasforpreschool.blogspot.com/2012/02/tadpole-to-frog.html

Other books to check out: 

A Frog Thing by Eric Drachman (ask for the accompanying CD at the checkout desk)
Oscar and the Frog: A book about Growing by Geoff Waring 
Frog by Susan Cooper


Frogs! : strange and wonderful by Laurence Pringle  and other books about frogs and toads can be found on the non-fiction shelves in the children's section of the library, call number 597.8. 
Froggy books are located in the Easy section under London, Jonathon
Frog and Toad books are located in the Easy Reader section under Lobel, Arnold