Flannel Friday: 1, 2, Buckle My Shoe

Two Little Bluebirds

I've got some more Mother Goose on the Loose fun this week. MGOL is wonderful because it gives you the skeleton with the ability to add your own guts! (Note: I've been spending way too much time working on the body with my 3-year-old). The suggested rhyme for MGOL is "Two Little Dickie Birds." I found these wood and flannel birds at Hobby Lobby, though and adjusted the rhyme to go with them. Aren't they cute (after Easter sale, too!)?

Two Little Bluebirds

Two little bluebirds

Sitting on a cloud

One named soft

And one named LOUD

Fly away soft

Fly away LOUD

Come back soft

Come back LOUD

1, 2, Buckle My Shoe

 Last week, I shared an interactive flannel with Humpty Dumpty. This week, I'm sharing another one that works well with older toddlers as well as large groups. I start off the rhyme with the pieces like this. Then, say the rhyme as I move the pieces to suit the actions.

1, 2, All in a row

1, 2, Buckle My Shoe

1, 2, buckle my shoe

(fit buckle on shoe)

3, 4, knock on the door

(knock)

5, 6, pick up sticks

(pick up)

7, 8, lay them straight

(place neatly)

9, 10, a big white hen.

With older toddlers, the children try their favorite action. If there is a small group, they can try the whole rhyme. For a larger group, I have lots of different hens on hand. I hand out a color to each child (several of the same colors, too). Then, we say the rhyme together with a different ending a few times. Each child has a turn to bring up their hen and put her on the board.

Thank you for checking out my flannels. Mel is hosting the round-up this week if you'd like to see more. Check out the Flannel Friday blog if you'd like to get involved or want to find out what it's all about.