Be Quiet, Mike! by Leslie Patricelli

Even before he was born, Mike started drumming. Kick! Thump! Pow! Wherever he goes, his rhythms sing: swis, thak, go his books; bang, clank, goes the trash can; tap, tap, go his pencils; and "BE QUIET, MIKE!" yells everyone around him. But one day Mike sees a drum set in a store window-- and puts his hands-on talents to work in a most impressive way.

Buenos días

Buenos días, Buenos días,

¿cómo estás? ¿cómo estás?

Muy bien, gracias,

Muy bien, gracias,

¿Y usted? ¿Y usted?

Good morning, good morning,

How are you? How are you?

Very well, I thank you,

Very well, I thank you,

How about you? How about you?

I do this with two finger puppets talking to each other, or just pointer fingers.

The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry, and THE BIG HUNGRY BEAR by Dan & Audrey Wood

 

The Sky is Falling! by Mark Teague

When an acorn hits Chicken Little on the head, she panics and screeches, "The sky is falling! The sky is falling!" Squirrel, who knew a thing or two about acorns, tried to set the record straight, as did the other animals. The chickens started dancing--they moonwalked, they mamboed, and they did the twist. Pretty soon the other animals joined them. You can't blame someone for wanting to dance, even if the sky isn't really falling!

Zoom, zoom, zoom!

Zoom, zoom, zoom!
we're going to the moon.
Zoom, zoom, zoom!
We'll get there very soon.
5 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1 -
BLASTOFF!!

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Monkey Face Drawing Story

Monkey Face by Frank Asch (Adapted for the white board)

One day at school, MONKEY painted a picture of his mother.
(Draw monkey face)
On the way home, he stopped to show his picture to OWL.
 “Nice picture,” said OWL. “But you made her eyes too small.”
(Add larger eyes in yellow)
 “How’s this?” Asked MONKEY?
 “Much better,” said Owl.

When MONKEY saw RABBIT sunning himself, he held up the picture for him to see.
 “Looks just like her,” said RABBIT, “except the ears are too small.”
(Make larger ears in blue)
 “How’s that?” Asked MONKEY?
“Big improvement,” said RABBIT.

At the riverbank, MONKEY found CROCODILE and showed the picture to her.
“Pretty,” said CROCODILE, “But she hasn’t got much of a mouth.”
(Add large mouth with teeth in red)
 “How’s that?” Asked MONKEY?
“Beautiful,” said CROCODILE.

As he walked on, MONKEY met ELEPHANT and showed him the picture.
 “Good likeness,” said ELEPHANT, “But her nose is almost invisible.”
(Add long nose in black)
“How’s that?” Asked MONKEY?
 “Unforgettable,” said ELEPHANT.

MONKEY couldn’t wait for LION to see his picture.
 “You’re a born artist,” said LION, “except for one thing – you’ve forgotten her fluffy mane.”
(Add curly hair in purple)
“How’s that?” Aasked MONKEY?
 “Most becoming,” said LION.

When he was almost home, MONKEY saw GIRAFFE and let him look at the picture.
 “Nearly perfect,” said GIRAFFE, “but her neck needs to be a little longer.”
 (Add long orange neck with square spots)
 “How’s that?” Asked MONKEY?
 “Truly elevating,” said GIRAFFE.

MONKEY ran the rest of the way home. His lunch was all ready and his mother was waiting for him. “Look what I made for you in school, today,” he said. “A picture of you!”
 “I love it!” Said his mother. “Just the way it is?” Asked MONKEY? “Just the way it is,” replied his mother. And she hung the beautiful picture on the refrigerator door for everyone to see.

Where is My Baby? by Harriet Ziefert

Seven anxious mother animals ask the title question, "Where is my baby?" The babies are revealed beneath each flap, as are their particular baby animal names (piglet, kid, chick, lamb, etc.), and each makes its signature sound (an oink, moo, meow, quack, chirp, baa, etc.). When turned, the flap changes the mother's expression from worried to delighted.