Thursday, November 14, 2013

Popcorn!

We've been doing squirrels and apples and nuts and leaves and all kinds of fall things for storytime in the last couple of weeks. But my number #1 hit has been the Popcorn Song.

I got this idea from Mel's Desk, a wonderful source of flannelboard ideas and all kinds of good stuff for storytime. You can see her version of the Popcorn Song and flannelboard pieces here. She even has a template for the felt popcorn. Mine look a little different from hers, since I layered another white piece on top of the base white piece.

Mel's rhyme goes like this:

Five little kernels sizzling in the pot
All of a sudden, one went POP!


I added a little bit:

Five little kernels sizzling in the pot.
Shake 'em, shake 'em, shake 'em,
Shake 'em till they're hot---
 All of a sudden, one kernel went POP!


Four little kernels, etc.

When we sing "shake 'em" we shake our arms back and forth like we are shaking a pan on the stove.

Like Mel says, the impact of this activity comes from the fun of popping the popcorn on top of a kernel with each POP!  The kids clap and I slap a popcorn on top of a kernel. Then we do it again until all five kernels are popped. Wow, they liked that one! And so easy.