Do it several times throughout the week so that everyone will get a turn. All alone is Mr. Alligator, quiet as can be With only the wind blowing that tree. This can also be used as a multi-cultural theme. Print letters of the alphabet on a clothespin. Place the pins on a clothes line.
Children then pin an animal picture card to the beginning letter name of that animal.
Print letters on the picture cards, then children can match the letters on the cards to the ones on the clothespins. Tacky was an odd bird who did weird things. A peddler who walks the streets selling caps stops to rest under a tree one day. While he's alseep, monkeys in the tree steal his caps. It may just become one of your favorites too after reading it to a group of young children.