Chickens

Questions:

What came first, the chicken or the egg?

Read Alouds:

Interrupting Chicken by David Ezra Stein

A Chick Called Saturday by Joyce Dunbar

Minerva Louise and the Colorful Eggs by Janet Morgan Stoeke

Flannel Boards:

Book! Book! Book! by Deborah Bruss

Eggs

Eggs in the tree tops.

Eggs on the ground.

Eggs in the water.

Eggs all around!

Eggs, eggs, lots of eggs.

“Who’s inside?” the little one begs.

This one hatches

And I see a smile.

It’s a toothy crocodile.

Eggs, eggs, lots of eggs.

“Who’s inside?” the little one begs.

Here’s an egg,

Way in back.

Out comes a baby duck,

Quack, quack, quack.

Eggs, eggs, lots of eggs.

“Who’s inside?” the little one begs.

Inside this egg,

Who does dwell?

A tiny turtle in its shell.

Eggs, eggs, lots of eggs.

“Who’s inside?” the little one begs.

Eggs in the water.

Make a wish.

When they pop open, there will be fish.

Eggs, eggs, lots of eggs.

“Who’s inside?” the little one begs.

Of all the eggs,

I like best...

The robin’s eggs in her nest.

Action Songs:

“The Mack Chicken Dance” by Greg & Steve

“Baby Chickie” by Hap Palmer
“I Know a Chicken” by Laurie Berkner

Fingerplays:

Unhatched Egg

Make a noise like a rooster.

                [crow]

Make a noise like a hen.

                [cluck]

Make a noise like a chick.

                [peep]

Make a noise like an unhatched egg.

                [silence]

I'm a Little Chickie

Sung to: “I'm a Little Teapot”

I'm a little chickie,
Ready to hatch.

[crouch down]
Pecking at my shell,

[pretend to peck]
Scratch, scratch, scratch!

[pretend to scratch]
When I crack it open,
Out I'll jump!

[jump up]
Fluff my feathers,
“Cheep! Cheep! Cheep!”

An Egg

Here's an egg, can you see?

[make a fist with right hand and place in palm of cupped left hand]
What's inside? What can it be?

[shrug shoulders]
Peck, peck, peck.
Peep, peep, peep.
Out hatches a little chick,

[wiggle fingers of fisted hand]

Cute as can be!

                [smile]

Craft:

Plastic Egg Chicks