DIY Storytime: Food

 

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The Pigeon Finds a Hog Dog (7 minutes) 

When Pigeon finds a delicious hot dog, he can't wait to devour it. But then along comes a sly duckling who wants a bite. Who will be the more clever bird? 

 

Sing

Chop Chop Choppity Chop 

Ask your child what vegetables they would like to chop up to put in their pot! 

Chop, chop, choppity chop  

Cut off the bottoms  

And cut off the tops  

What you have left you put in the pot  

So chop, chop, choppity chop 

 

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Sticky Sticky Bubble Gum 

Ask your child what part of their bodies the bubblegum should stick to. 

Sticky, sticky, sticky bubblegum, bubblegum, bubblegum  

Sticky, sticky, sticky bubblegum,  

sticking your hands to your head. 

 

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Activity

Sprouting Beans 

Soak 4-5 lima or black beans overnight. Have child fill a plastic zip lock bag with 4-5 wet cotton balls. Drop the beans in the bag. Tape the plastic bag up to a window, making sure the top of the bag is sealed shut as well. Check on the bag each day and see how the bean sprouts! 

This activity is borrowed from TeachPreschool.org.  

 

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Keep Learning

Visit the library’s American Sign Language database, “Signing Savvy” to teach your child various food signs in ASL! There is also a Signing Savvy app you can download onto your phone.