Wild Animal Count Up

 Counting Animals

I've often referred to this collection of cuties as jungle animals, but I've seen the error of my ways and will henceforth be referring to them as Wild :) Upcoming videos will even mention their various habitats, like the savannah, plains, rainforests, etc....

In this counting rhyme I've included some related vocabulary like roar, swing, stomp, snap and dive.  Let's keep things simple, right?  We name our animals, we count, we name our numbers...  Of course you can make this longer by pointing out various features of the animals, like colors, body parts, habitats, etc.  

But sometimes you just need something short and sweet, and I think this short counting rhyme fits the bill.  I hope you and the kids enjoy it!

 

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Elephant in a Hole

Elephant in a Hole

Many moons ago I made a printed, laminated version of this story.  But I recently realized that my Wild Animal set would work perfectly with this tale, too.  AND, with the upcoming Summer Reading Program theme of All Together Now, I thought friends helping friends would be quite fitting as well :)  So, off we go!

As you'll see in the video, size doesn't matter.  Often these cumulative stories have the smallest animal/character come last to help, and lo and behold, that's the one that saves the day.  But if you know me, you know I like to mix things up.  So in my version, it really doesn't matter who comes first, last, or in between.  It's all about working together to help each other.

Enjoy!

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