Bob Shea!

The Plan

Books

Dinosaur Vs. the Library by Bob Shea
I’m a Shark by Bob Shea
New Socks by Bob Shea
Race You to Bed by Bob Shea
Unicorn Thinks He’s Pretty Great by Bob Shea

Extension Activities

Flannelboard: “Ten Little Dinosaurs” (Tune: “Ten Little Indians”)
One little, two little, three little dinosaurs
Four little, five little, six little dinosaurs
Seven little, eight little, nine little dinosaurs
Ten little dinos for me!
Credit: Modified from Childhood

Action Rhyme: “Old Shoes, New Shoes”
Old shoes, new shoes,
(Child) is wearing (description) shoes
One, two, three four,
Now I stomp them on the floor!
Credit: Preschool Education

Song: “Baby Shark”
Baby shark, Doh-doh, doh, doh
Baby shark, Doh-doh, doh, doh
Baby shark, Doh-doh, doh, doh
Baby shark
(Momma shark, shark mouth with forearms connected at elbows; Daddy shark, shark mouth with full arms; Grandpa shark, same as Daddy, but with fists instead of fingers to look like no teeth)
Credit: Co-worker! (Thanks, Amanda!)

Craft

Since coloring sheets have gone over so well at the daycare, I’ve decided to go ahead and keep using them. The teachers love the sheets and the practice the kids get with holding crayons.

How It Went

One of these days I will get around to making a video about the baby shark song. It’s amazing. It’s glorious. It’s high-energy and the kids are hysterical during it. But Bob Shea books definitely can share the limelight with such a great song! The kids loved roaring along with Dinosaur and I absolutely adore using “Dinosaur Vs. the Library” because the kids get really quick at the end because it’s storytime!