Book: The Perfect Nest by Catherine Friend or P. Zonka Lays an Egg by Julie Paschkis
Action Rhyme: “5 Eggs and 5 Eggs” [NOTE: before doing rhyme, hold up and count 5 fingers on one hand, count 5 fingers on other hand, ten count all ten together]
5 eggs and 5 eggs—that makes 10.
Sitting on top is the mother hen.
Crackle! Crackle! Crackle! What do I see?
10 fluffy chicks, as cute as can be.
Song: “Dance, Freeze, Melt” by The Learning Groove from Rockin’ Red [no egg tie-in, just a favorite]
Book: Run, Sea Turtle, Run! A Hatchling’s Journey (JNF)
Book: The Egg Book (DK)
Show: Humboldt penguin (17 hours to hatch!), Tawny owl (55 hours to hatch!), Common frog, Common toad (eggs in STRINGS!--page 58), Fish eggs page 66–Horn shark!
Activity: Show actual size graphics of elephant bird egg [up to 13”—birds went extinct around 400 years ago] , ostrich egg [largest egg for a living bird—6”], and chicken egg. Have kids hold up their hands with their fingers splayed out—ask them to estimate if they think their hand could completely cover the chicken egg, the ostrich egg, and the elephant bird egg. Could a grown-up’s hand? “I’ll tape these on the wall after storytime—you can go measure your hands and see if your estimates were right!”
Song with Shaker Eggs: “I Know a Chicken” by Laurie Berkner
Closing Song: Elephant! Eel! Elevator?
Action Rhyme: “5 Eggs and 5 Eggs” [NOTE: before doing rhyme, hold up and count 5 fingers on one hand, count 5 fingers on other hand, then count all ten together]
Book: Hatch, Little Egg by Edouard Manceau or What Will Hatch? by Jennifer Ward
Closing Song: Laurie Berkner's "These Are My Glasses" a cappella. "Today, everything we find in our book will begin with E." Possibles before opening to kids for suggestions: Eleven Elephants! [STAMPEDE!] Eel! Elevator!
