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Read
‘n Sing Concert Series with Nancy Stewart
www.nancymusic.com
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Books
1.
Spiders Are Not Insects, by Allan Fowler J595.44 –a short book
with great pictures and a surprising amount of information
2. The Icky Bug Counting Book, by Jerry Pallotta JL
Pallott 1992 - fun facts and counting at the same time!
3. It’s An Ant’s Life, by Steve Parker J595.796 -An ant’s
journal writings give an interesting twist on this tiny
creature.
4. Ladybug, by Emery Bernhard J595.769 –a entire book devoted
to one of the gardener’s best friends.
5. The New Creepy Crawly Collection– This series includes
books on bees, beetles, centipedes, dragonflies, scorpions,
snails, spiders, and worms.
6. Bee-Boppin’ Bugs, bug songs of fact and fantasy on CD and
cassette, by Nancy Stewart
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Songs
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1.Twinkle,
Twinkle, Firefly
sung to
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.
(Open and
shut fingers in patterns
as you sing, to send
“messages”).
Twinkle,
twinkle, firefly
lighting up the summer sky
Sometimes
fast, sometimes slow.
Send a message with your glow
Twinkle,
twinkle firefly,
lighting up the summer sky.
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2. I’m A
Cricket
sung to
tune of Clementine
(act out
each bug as you sing)
1. I’m a
cricket, I’m a cricket,
I have ears down on my knees (repeat)
2. I’m a
dragonfly, I’m a dragonfly,
and I have 2 pairs of wings (repeat)
3. I’m a
housefly, I’m a housefly,
I can walk up on the the ceiling (repeat)
(lie down,
hands and feet up in the air “walking”
on the ceiling)
4. I’m a
little ant, I’m a little ant,
I can lift a heavy load (repeat)
5. I’m a
honey bee, I'm a honey bee,
I put the pollen in my legs (repeat)
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Activities
1. Give
children flashlights, and have them send messages to each other
as fireflies would.
2. Have
five or more different ladybugs made out of felt or paper,
each with a different number of spots.
Or have each child make a ladybug. Each time song is sung, count
the spots out loud.
Ladybugs can be black, orange, and yellow, and red
(sung to
tune of first line of Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star)
Ladybug here’s what we can do. We can count the spots on you
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