What a HOOT (Owls)

TODDLER STORYTIME

Owls seem to be everywhere these days, so I thought it was about time to create an Owl storytime….and plus, I think they are really cute :)

OPENING SONG: Mister Sun

OPENING RHYMES:

BOOK 1: I’m Not ScaredBy Johnathan Allen

FLANNEL RHYME: Five Hoot Owls

Print my 5 Hoot Owls template

Five hoot owls sitting in a tree
One flew away! How many do you see?
One, two, three, four.

Four hoot owls sitting in a tree
One flew away! How many do you see?
One, two, three.

Three hoot owls… etc.

FLANNEL SONG: Owl in the Tree
Tune: Skip to My Lou. Visit Mel’s Desk to get her clipart file. (Mel’s Desk has amazing resources – make sure to check out her blog. Many of the ideas for this storytime came from her “Birds” storytime.)
Owl in the tree goes, “Hoo, hoo hoo,”
Owl in the tree goes, “Hoo, hoo hoo,”
Owl in the tree goes, “Hoo, hoo hoo,”
Skip to my lou, my darling.

Robin in the nest goes, “Tweet, tweet, tweet…”
Duck in the pond goes, “Quack, quack, quack…”
Rooster in the yard goes, “Cock a doodle doo…”

BOOK 2/SONG: Over in the Meadow by Olive Wadsworth
Make sure to sing the verse about the owls!

BOOK 3: Wow! Said the Owl by Tim Hopgood

CLOSING SONG: We Wave Goodbye Like This

CRAFT: Owl with recycled CD eyes. Instructions available here.

Tags: owls

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Categories Toddler Storytimes
Author LeahK

10 Responses to “What a HOOT (Owls)”

Katie March 25, 2011 at 4:43 pm #

I am IN LOVE with that owl flannelboard. I’m not scheduled to do owls until the fall, but I will definitely be using that flannel.

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- leahck March 25, 2011 at 10:32 pm #
  
  Thanks! I’m loving everything owls these days and it was really fun to make. I’m incredibly impressed that you already know what you are doing in the fall!
  
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miss Bea October 9, 2011 at 3:32 pm #

I am looking for a CD with the song Five Little Hoot Owls its the words to the poem, “One little Hoot Owl Looking at you, one more came and then there were two! Two little hoot owls in a big tree, one more came and then there were three, etc. This was sung by a woman with a very high pitch voice, I got the tape from the library maybe 20 years ago. Cant find it anyplace! Does anyone know what I am talking about?

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- LeahK October 9, 2011 at 10:20 pm #
  
  I don’t know this song – sorry! I looked through my files and CDs and didn’t see anything. Hopefully someone else will have an idea!
  
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Cheryl Gaultney January 10, 2013 at 3:13 pm #

I Love your ideas. I have been crazy about owls lately too and i can’t wait to introduce them to our toddler friends this summer :)

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Flannel Friday: Five Little Owls | storytime katie - June 3, 2011
[...] Flannel Friday idea comes from Leah at Sunflower Storytime. She posted this a really long time ago, and I rediscovered it in my Flannelboard idea folder and [...]
Flannel Friday Inspiration: Five Hoot Owls Flannelboard | rovingfiddlehead kidlit - June 23, 2011
[...] rhyme and pattern for Five Hoot Owls comes from Sunflower Storytime via Storytime Katie‘s Flannel Friday [...]
5 Little Owls « Storytimes with Moxie - July 2, 2011
[...] search of inspiration I stumbled upon Ms. Leah’s Sunflower Storytime Blog. Her owl flannel and template led me to create my own for future use. I am making a commitment to [...]
toddler storytime: little owls | reading rachel - November 22, 2011
[...] made a new flannel for the toddlers, Five Little Owls, as seen on Sunflower Storytime. They came out pretty cute. I ended up using a simple rhyme, I’m not sure if I made it up or [...]
Kindergarten Is A Hoot! | Fall Bulletin Board - September 14, 2012
[...] for the board. As an alternative, you might also find a printable template online {like this one at Sunflower Storytime or this one from Classroom Compulsion} or purchase pre-made owl cutouts from your favorite teacher [...]

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