CHILDREN"S LITERATURE - BOOKS TO SING

llama llama holiday drama
Written and Illustrated by Anna Dewdney
ISBN: 978-0-670-01161-2

Little llama is up to it again -- this time he's counting down the days until Christmas and can't wait!  He's rushing around with Mama Llama, busy with all of the holiday details -- all the while he's counting the days.  Mama Llama reminds him that the one true gift is that they have each other.

While the book can easily be adapted to the melody of Twinkle, Twinkle it fits wonderfully with little adjustment to the melody of Up on the Housetop."

Enjoy and keep singing.


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MELODY - ONE WISE OWL

One wise owl sitting in a tree
Hooted to another, "Come sit with me."
Two wise owls sitting in a tree
Hooted to one more, "Come let's be three!"
Three wise owls sitting in a tree
Hooted to a fourth, "Come quietly."
Four wise owls sitting in a tree
Hooted to a fifth, "Join our family."
Five wise owls sang "Whooo, whooo, whooo!"
And before you knew it, away they all flew!

Since it is still autumn, I have been using owls quite a bit during the month of November.  This activity was inspired by the kids joy using "Five Little Pumpkins." I wanted a poem similar in structure to the pumpkin poem we used in October, but wanted to make a connection to reading sol-mi and la-sol-mi patterns.

On each of the owls, I have written either an "s" "m" or "l".  I made a second set of owls that have a 2-line staff on their tummy so that I can create a notated "s" "m" or "l" on their tummy.  The "s" and "m" are on the line, the "l" is above the second line.

After laminating my owls, I put magnets on the back for easy manipulation on my white board.  I also created a set of interactive owls for the white board -- but I usually like starting with the tactile manipulatives before moving to the interactive activities.  As I start the poem, I place the first owl on the bulletin board tree that I am using for autumn.  I add other owls as follows:

I start with the "s" owl on the branch at the beginning of the poem
One wise owl sitting in a tree
Hooted to another, "Come sit with me." - add a second owl to the bulletin board tree - add this line:
"They sat close, wing to wing.  This is what I heard them sing."

Two wise owls sitting in a tree
Hooted to one more, "Come let's be three!" - add a third owl to the bulletin board tree - add line:
"They sat close, wing to wing.  This is what I heard them sing."

Three wise owls sitting in a tree
Hooted to a fourth, "Come quietly." - add a fourth owl to the bulletin board tree - add line:
"They sat close, wing to wing.  This is what I heard them sing."

Four wise owls sitting in a tree
Hooted to a fifth, "Join our family." - add a fifth owl to the bulletin board tree - add line:
"They sat close, wing to wing.  This is what I heard them sing."

Five wise owls sang "Whooo, whooo, whooo!"
And before you knew it, away they all flew!


Remove the owls and repeat the poem with a new owl melody.


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STEADY BEAT - THE WISE OLD OWL

A wise old owl sat in an oak.
The more he saw, the less he spoke.
The less he spoke, the more he heard.
Why can't we be like that wise old bird.







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MELODY - MR. OWL

Mr. Owl
I saw an owl up in a tree
I looked at him and he looked at me.
I couldn't tell you about his size
For all I saw were two big eyes.




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