Opening Songs
Book
Strictly No Elephants by Lisa Mantchev
Counting Rhyme:
1 elephant in the bathtub for a swim.
Knock, Knock [clap hands for each knock] .
Splash, Splash [pat lap for each splash]
Come on in! [wave hand invitingly]
Repeat: 2…, 3…, 4…,
5 elephants in the bathtub for a swim.
Knock, Knock [clap hands for each knock]
Splash, Splash [pat lap for each splash].
And they all fell in!
(credit: from memory; first line: the extraordinary, Mrs. Lancaster)
Book
What to do if an Elephant stands on Your Foot by Michelle Robinson
Movement Song:
An elephant has a great big trunk (swing arm)
That goes swinging to and fro.
And he has tiny, tiny eyes (make binoculars with hands).
That show him where to go.
His great big ears go flopping, (put hands by ears to be elephant ears)
Flopping all around,
While his great big feet go stomping, (stamp feet)
STOMPING on the ground!
(Credit: Adapted from KidSparkz)
Book
Have You Seen Elephant? by David Barrow
Rhyme
Two big elephants were sitting on a hill
One named Jack and the other named Jill
Run away, Jack! Run away, Jill!
Come back, Jack! Come back, Jill!
Music & Movement
Eleanor the Elegant Elephant by Caspar Babypants– available on Youtube
Closing Song : The More We Get Together
(Tune: Did You Ever See a Lassie)
The more we get, (sign for more)
Together, together, together, (sign for together)
The more we get, (sign for more)
Together, (sign for together)
The happier we’ll be. (sign for happy)
‘Cause your friends (optional point out, then sign for friends)
Are my friends (optional point to self, then sign for friends)
And my friends (etc)
Are your friends (etc)
The more we get, (sign for more)
Together, (sign for together)
The happier we’ll be. (sign for happy)
Craft
Paper Elephant
Reedsburg Storytime 