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Birds Fly South Storytime

It’s fall and our feathered friends are heading south. After all, it’s their Family Tradition! Speaking of family traditions, have you joined our reading challenge? We have lots of great opportunities to explore the season together as a family. Head over to http://handleyregional.org/fallreadingchallenge to learn more and sign up today!

Now, about those birds… In the search bar above, type in the tag: #snugglewithabird and you’ll see some of our favorite bird books, such as The Blue Songbird by Vern Kousky, Fly! by Mark Teague, Numenia and the Hurricane by Fiona Halliday, Tiny Bird: A Hummingbird's Amazing Journey by Robert Burleigh, and The Sleepy Songbird by Suzanne Barton. 

Birds Fly South Book Graphic

Don’t forget to check our calendar for online programs, and download your coloring and activity page below.

Two Little Blackbirds (Download your coloring page here.)
Two little blackbirds sitting on a hill.
One named Jack and one named Jill.
Fly away Jack, fly away Jill.
Come back Jack, come back Jill.

Two little blackbirds flying in the sky.
One named Low and one named High…

Two little blackbirds sitting on a pole.
One named Fast and one named Slow…

Two little blackbirds sitting on a gate…
One named Early and one named Late…

Little Bird Bounce
I saw a little bird go hop, hop hop (bounce/hop/clap 3x)
I told the little bird to stop, stop, stop (hold out hand to stop)
I went to the window to say
“How do you do” (handshake)
He wagged his little tail and away he flew (flap arms and fly away)

Five Little Robins 
(Hold up five fingers, pointing to each finger one at a time.)
Five little robins waiting for spring.
The first little robin started to sing,
The second little robin flapped his wings.
The third little robin said, 
“Tweet, tweet, tweet,”
The fourth little robin sang so sweet.
The fifth little robin said,
“It’s a beautiful day,”
Then all five robins flew away.
(Fly hand behind back.) 


Baby Bird (The scale song – each line is the next note in the scale, then sing back down.)
Here’s a baby birdie; 
He’s hatching from his shell. (crouch down)
Out comes his head, (head pops up)
And then comes his tail. (tail pops up)
Now his legs he stretches, (stand up)
His wings he gives a flap. (flap elbows)
Then he flies and flies and flies, (twirl and fly) Now what do you think of that? 
Down, down, down, down, down, down, down, Boom! (fall down)