Program for Toddlers
Chick, Chick, Chickens / Pío, Pío, Pollitos
By Paula Gonzales
Books to Share
First the Egg by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
La gallina hambrienta / Hungry Hen by Richard Waring
Las gallinas de la Señora Sato / Mrs. Sato's Hens by Laura Min, Alma Flor Ada, and Benrei Huang
El paseo de Rosie / Rosie's Walk by Pat Hutchins
Rosie's Walk by Pat Hutchins
Books to Show or Booktalk
Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing by Judi Barrett
Los Animales No Se Visten by Judi Barrett
La gallinita roja by Byron Barton
The Little Red Hen by Byron Barton
Nametag
Chicken Nametag
Use the pattern provided at the end of this chapter to create chicken nametags for the children.
Costumes and Props
Greet the children with a chicken hand puppet as they are gathering for storytime. Allow the children to pet the puppet if they ask. Since this is a toddler audience, keep your puppet a good distance away for those children who are not comfortable with puppets.
Fingerplays
"Diez Gallinitas" in Ring a Ring O' Roses: Fingerplays for Pre-School Children, 9th Ed. by Flint Public Library.
La gallina Francolina
(Tradicional. Cuente los dedos hasta ocho.)
La gallina Francolina,
puso un huevo en la cocina.
Puso uno, puso dos
puso tres, puso cuatro,
puso cinco, puso seis,
puso siete, puso ocho,
puso un pan de bizcocho.
Little Hen Francis
(Traditional. Translated by Paula Gonzales. Count with your fingers up to eight as you recite this rhyme.)
The little hen Francis,
Laid an egg in the kitchen.
She laid one and two.
She laid three and four.
She laid five and six.
She laid seven and eight.
And she finally made a cake!
Songs
Los pollitos
(Tradicional. Listen to this song on the Texas State Library's El Día de los Niños / El Día de los Libros website at http://www.tsl.texas.gov/ld/projects/ninos/songsrhymes.html#pollitos. Suit the actions to words.)
Los pollitos dicen "pío, pío, pío,"
Cuando tienen hambre, cuando tienen frío.
La gallina busca
El maíz y el trigo,
Les da su comida,
Y les presta abrigo.
Bajo sus dos alas acurrucaditos
Hasta el otro día
Duermen los pollitos.
Baby Chicks
(Translated by Paula Gonzales)
Little baby chicks sing "cheep, cheep, cheep,"
When they're feeling hungry and they're feeling cold.
The mother hen looks
For food and water,
So she can feed her chicks and
Comfort them.
Close your wings and hug them tight
Until tomorrow,
Sleep well my baby chicks.
Action Rhymes
Los Sonidos de los Animalitos
(Tradicional. Suit actions to words.)
Detrás de doña Pata
Corren los patitos;
Por allí, por allá,
Cuá, cuá, cuá. Cuá, cuá, cuá.
Detrás de doña Gallina
Siguen los pollitos;
Por allí, por allá
Pío, pa, pío, pa. Pío, pa, pío, pa.
Detrás de doña Cabra
Van los cabritos;
Por allí, por allá,
Baa, baa, baa. Baa, baa, baa.
Sounds the Animals Make
(Traditional. Suit actions to the words.)
Behind mother duck
Run three baby ducks.
Quack, quack, quack. Quack, quack, quack.
Behind mother hen
Run three baby chicks.
Cheep, cheep, cheep. Cheep, cheep, cheep.
Behind mother goat
Run three baby goats.
Baa, baa, baa. Baa, baa, baa.
Flannel Boards
"Animals/Animales" in Flannel Board Stories for Infants and Toddlers: Bilingual Edition by Ann Carlson and Mary Carlson. This flannel board includes various farm animals that toddlers will enjoy mimicking.
Crafts
Chicken Hat
Materials
- Chicken pattern
- Poster board
- Crayons
- Markers
- White card stock
- Stapler
- Glue (optional)
Directions
In advance, trace chickens onto white card stock using the pattern provided at the end of this chapter. Cut out the chickens. Also in advance cut poster board into strips that can serve as headbands. Allow the children to color the chickens. Fit the headband to the child's head and staple in place. Staple the chicken body onto the headband and then glue or staple the legs on to each side of the chicken.
Games and Activities
Egg Hunting Activity
Hide six to ten plastic eggs in two large plastic storage containers or sensory tables filled with plastic grass. Let the children take turns finding as many eggs as they can. Count the eggs and name their colors.
Craft Materials
8-Chicken Nametag Pattern
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Chicken Hat Craft Pattern
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