This flannel board is great for practicing counting skills with. Every time I add a spot we count up together and put the matching number up on the board. I sing this one to the tune of The Muffin Man.
Ladybug has 1 black spot,
1 black spot, 1 black spot.
Ladybug has 1 black spot,
Pretty ladybug!
2 black spots…
3 black spots…
4 black spots…
5 black spots…
6 black spots….
There were simply made butterflies. They were cut out with a die cut and pipe cleaners were used for their antennas.
Six little butterflies happy to be alive,
One flew off, and then there were five.
Five little butterflies on flowers galore,
One flew off, and then there were four.
Four little butterflies among the sweet peas,
One flew off, and then there were three.
Three little butterflies with nothing to do,
One flew off, and then there were two.
Two little butterflies resting in the sun,
One flew off, and then there was one.
One little butterfly, now the only one,
She flew off, and then there was none.
I’ve never made a Herman piece to go with this rhyme as I have preferred imagination and my hands to show his size. You certainly could make your own Herman if you wanted to.
Each time you cycle through the rhyme shows Herman’s size with your finger. Start small and get larger. After he burps, he is tiny again.
I was sittin’ on my fencepost,
chewing my bugglegum chew gum loudly
Playin’ with my yo-yo! pretend to yo-yo
When along came Herman the worm.
And he was this big. show his size with fingers
And I said, “Herman? What happened?”
“I ate a grape.”
Apple…
Banana…
Watermelon…
Burped…
Storytime Shenanigans 