The Damsel Sat Behind Behind His Pillow from Russian Fairy Tales Illustrator: Noel L. Nisbet, 1915 |
This is my first blog post as we make our way into the New Year. Since the most important wish on my list is that the coming year be filled with happiness for all, I thought it would be appropriate to share some fairytales.
The first half of this blog
contains fun for the little ones, finger plays, etc., and the second half
offers hundreds of public domain folktales to ensure that we live “Happily ever
after!”
If you have the time and the inclination, I would love it if you would comment on the blog below and let me know if you find this work useful. (Note: If you do comment, it will not be posted until approved.)
COUNTING AND FINGERPLAYS
Where Is The Royal Family? To
the tune of “Where is Thumbkin?
Where is the
King? Where is King?
Here I am! Here I am!
How are you today, Sir?
Very well, I thank you.
Run away. Run away.
Where is the Queen? Where is the Queen?
Here I am! Here
I am!Here I am! Here I am!
How are you today, Sir?
Very well, I thank you.
Run away. Run away.
Where is the Queen? Where is the Queen?
How are you today, mame?
Very well, I thank you.
Run away. Run away.
Where is the Prince? Where is the Prince?
Here I am! Here I am!
How are you today, Sir?
Very well, I thank you.
Run away. Run away.
Where is the Princess? Where is the Princess?
Here I am! Here I am!
Very well, I thank you.
Run away. Run away.
Where is the royal baby? Where is the royal baby?
Here I am! Here I am!
How are you today baby?
Very well, I thank you.
Run away. Run away.
Five Little Dragons
Five
little dragons with great big scales
One
lost his balance and bumped his tailHe cried ouch and breathed some fire
And then flew away higher and higher
Repeat for remaining count 4, 3, 2, 1
From Storytime Magic
SONG
Baa,
baa, black sheep,
Have
you any wool?Yes sir, yes sir,
Three bags full
One
for my master
And
one for the dame,And one for the little boy
Who lives down the lane.
Baa
Baa black sheep have you any wool
Yes sir, yes sir, three bags full.
Yes sir, yes sir, three bags full.
The Jazzy Three Bears
In a wee little house in the forest lived the Three Bears.
One
was the Papa Bear, one was the Mama Bear, one was the wee bear.In a wee little house in the forest lived the Three Bears.
One day they were walking through the deep woods a’talkin
when along, along, along came a little girl with golden hair, and her name was Goldilocks, and upon the door she knocked, but no one was there; no, no, no no one was there
So
she walked right in had herself a ball,
no
she didn’t care, no no no she didn’t care.And when she got tired she went upstairs
Home,
home, home came the Three Bears
“Someone’s
been eating my porridge” said the Papa Bear, Humph!“Someone’s been eating my porridge” said the Mama Bear.
“Hey baba re bear,” said the little Wee Bear, someone has broken my chair! Crash! (clap)
Up
woke Goldilocks broke up the story and beat it out of there,
yeah
she beat it out of there.
“Hey
bye bye,” said the Papa Bear
“Hey
bye, bye,” said the Momma Bear“Hey baba re bear,” said the Little Wee Bear
STORY STRETCH
Here Is The…
Here is
the prince with his feathered cap, (take off hat, bow)
Here are his boots which go tap, tap, tap. (tap toes)
Here is the princess with her golden crown, (put four fingers up over head)
Here is her lovely beaded gown. (curtsy)
Here is their castle tall and wide, (stretch arms up to the sky)
Where the prince and princess play safely inside. (jump up and down)
Here are his boots which go tap, tap, tap. (tap toes)
Here is the princess with her golden crown, (put four fingers up over head)
Here is her lovely beaded gown. (curtsy)
Here is their castle tall and wide, (stretch arms up to the sky)
Where the prince and princess play safely inside. (jump up and down)
ADDITIONAL STORIES, SONGS AND CRAFTS
DLTK-Teach.com – This page
will lead you to a number of well-known fairytales with crafts to complement
the stories, nursery rhymes and songs. Lots of fun to add to your programs!
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Below are
three blog posts I wrote containing public domain fairytales.
Celebrate with Tell a Fairy Tale Day
http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2012/01/celebrate-with-tell-fairy-tale-day.html
http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2012/01/celebrate-with-tell-fairy-tale-day.html
Celebrate Tell a Fairy Tale Day II
http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2014/02/celebrate-tell-fairy-tale-day-ii.html
Wisdom, Wit and Wonder: Fabulous Fairy
Tales
http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2011/12/wisdom-wit-and-wonder-fabulous-fairy.html
Karen
Chace 2015 ©
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