Sing a Song
There Was a Little Turtle
There was a little turtle, (make a small circle w/hand)
He lived in a box, (make box w/hand)
He swam in a puddle (wiggle hands)
He climbed on the rocks. (stack hands on the other)
He snapped at a mosquito, (clap hands)
He snapped at a flea, (clap hands)
He snapped at a minnow, (clap hands)
He snapped at me. (clap hands)
He caught the mosquito, (clap hands)
He caught the flea, (clap hands)
He caught the minnow, (clap hands)
But he didn’t catch me! (shake index finger)
Watch!
T is for Turtle – Sesame Street
Try This!
Draw a picture of the little turtle from the finger play I Have a Little Turtle. Do the finger play when you’re finished drawing the picture! You can even cut out the picture of your turtle and clue it to a popsicle stick for a puppet for your finger play!
Books to Check Out from the Library
- Follow the Moon Home: A tale of One Idea, Twenty Kids, and a Hundred Sea Turtles by Philippe Cousteau & Deborah Hopkinson; illustrated by Meilo So
- Over and Under the Pond by Kate Messner with art by Christopher Silas Neal