We're going on a picnic...
This story time is about GOING ON A PICNIC in the SUMMER TIME.
Songs and Rhymes:
A-Tisket, A-Tasket
A-tisket, A tasket,
Let's pack a picnic basket.
We'll fill it up with food to munch.
What's in our picnic lunch?
Ants at the Picnic
(Tune: Skip to My Lou)
Ants at the picnic, what'll I do?
Ants at the picnic, what'll I do?
Ants at the picnic, what'll I do?
Guess I'll eat real quickly.
The Picnic Basket
(Tune: Pop! Goes the Weasel)
Here we go round
The picnic basket,
The picnic basket,
The picnic basket,
Here we go round
The picnic basket
So early
in the morning.
Picnic in the Park
(Tune: She'll Be Coming Round the Mountain)
Yes, well all go on
A picnic to the park.
Yes we'll all go on
A picnic to the park.
Bring some lunch
And bring a ball.
There will be
Such fun for all!
Yes, we'll all go on
A picnic in the park.
We're Going on a Picnic
We're going on a picnic,
A picnic, a picnic,
We're going on a picnic,
And this is what we'll bring.
(Let the children suggest what to bring and sing of each item as you mime eating it).
We're going on a picnic,
A picnic, a picnic,
We're going on a picnic,
And this is what we'll bring.
We'll bring along a red and white checkered blanket,
Red and white checkered blanket,
Red and white checkered blanke,
We'll bring along a red and white checkered blanket
For our picnic in the park.
We'll bring along some napkins,
Napkins, napkins.
We'll bring along some napkins
for our picnic in the park.
Etc.
List of ideas of items to bring (I found my images online using Google Images):
Red checkered table cloth
plates
napkins
utensils (knife, spoon, fork)
cups
watermelon
strawberries
rolls
cheese
ham
turkey
lemonade
corn on the cob
potato salad
cold fried chicken
grapes
apple pie
cherrie pie
ketchup
mustard
pickles
tomatos
Stories:
The Teddy Bear's Picnic by Jimmy Kennedy
Display:
Ernest and Celestine's Picnic by Gabriel Vincent
Picnic with Piggins by Jane Yolen
Too Much Picnic by Peter Jan Honigsberg
The Best Picnic Ever by Clare Jarrett
Nutty's Picnic by Claire Schumacher
Snack:
(Have a picnic at the library with the kids.)
CapriSun pouch drink
Granola bar
Coloring Page:
Blanket with picnic basket and food and Teddy Bear Picnic
OR
any other picnic themed coloring page
A-Tisket, A-Tasket
A-tisket, A tasket,
Let's pack a picnic basket.
We'll fill it up with food to munch.
What's in our picnic lunch?
Ants at the Picnic
(Tune: Skip to My Lou)
Ants at the picnic, what'll I do?
Ants at the picnic, what'll I do?
Ants at the picnic, what'll I do?
Guess I'll eat real quickly.
The Picnic Basket
(Tune: Pop! Goes the Weasel)
Here we go round
The picnic basket,
The picnic basket,
The picnic basket,
Here we go round
The picnic basket
So early
in the morning.
Picnic in the Park
(Tune: She'll Be Coming Round the Mountain)
Yes, well all go on
A picnic to the park.
Yes we'll all go on
A picnic to the park.
Bring some lunch
And bring a ball.
There will be
Such fun for all!
Yes, we'll all go on
A picnic in the park.
We're Going on a Picnic
We're going on a picnic,
A picnic, a picnic,
We're going on a picnic,
And this is what we'll bring.
(Let the children suggest what to bring and sing of each item as you mime eating it).
We're going on a picnic,
A picnic, a picnic,
We're going on a picnic,
And this is what we'll bring.
We'll bring along a red and white checkered blanket,
Red and white checkered blanket,
Red and white checkered blanke,
We'll bring along a red and white checkered blanket
For our picnic in the park.
We'll bring along some napkins,
Napkins, napkins.
We'll bring along some napkins
for our picnic in the park.
Etc.
List of ideas of items to bring (I found my images online using Google Images):
Red checkered table cloth
plates
napkins
utensils (knife, spoon, fork)
cups
watermelon
strawberries
rolls
cheese
ham
turkey
lemonade
corn on the cob
potato salad
cold fried chicken
grapes
apple pie
cherrie pie
ketchup
mustard
pickles
tomatos
Stories:
The Teddy Bear's Picnic by Jimmy Kennedy
Display:
Ernest and Celestine's Picnic by Gabriel Vincent
Picnic with Piggins by Jane Yolen
Too Much Picnic by Peter Jan Honigsberg
The Best Picnic Ever by Clare Jarrett
Nutty's Picnic by Claire Schumacher
Snack:
(Have a picnic at the library with the kids.)
CapriSun pouch drink
Granola bar
Coloring Page:
Blanket with picnic basket and food and Teddy Bear Picnic
OR
any other picnic themed coloring page