Storytime: Horses
Storytime: Horses
Clippity-clop, clippity-clop! Whoa… STOP! Children love everything about horses: they way they run, eat, and when they talk to each other. Find out a little more about these appealing creatures with these books and activities.
Join us Monday, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. or Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. in the Community Room.
Ages 2-5
Sing, Talk, Read, Write, Play
Tip
When you give your child positive reinforcement by clapping or telling them that they did a great job, you are encouraging them to act both independently and cooperatively. To encourage this at home, use activities that your child can do easily, and don’t forget to give a lot of positive encouragement.
Activity
Pick some simple activities your child can do that will fill an entire day. After they do the activity, even if they fail, encourage them with clapping, hugs, and positive reinforcement. Then, at bed time, talk about the things they accomplished that day.
Books Presented
Clip-Clop! by Nicola Smee
Horseplay! by Karma Wilson
Horses by Aaron Carr
Horse and Buggy Paint it Out by Ethan Long
Songs, Rhymes, and Fingerplays
If Your Horse is the Color Blue
Tune to “This Old Man”
If your horse is the color blue,
Gallop it upon your shoe!
If you have a blue horse,
From McDonald’s farm
Come and put it in the barn.
yellow – gallop it upon your elbow
green – gallop it upon your knee
purple – gallop it in a great big circle
red – gallop it upon your head
I Gave My Horse an Apple
I gave my horse an apple,
And she gave me a neigh.
I gave my horse a carrot,
And she moved her head this way.
I gave my horse a sugar cube,
And she gave me a smile.
And then she took me for a ride,
For more than half a mile.
Clippity-clop, clippity-clop, clippity clop, clop, clop!
Clippity-clop, clippity-clop, clippity clop, clop, clop!
Clippity-clop, clippity-clop, clippity clop, clop, clop!
Whoa, STOP!
Crafts and Activities
A horse mare with her colt coloring page
Make a horse from a paper bag!
Additional Books
Splish-Splash by Nicola Smee
A Cowgirl and Her Horse by Jean Ekman Adams
Blaze and Thunderbolt by CW Anderson
Billy and his loyal pony Blaze attempt to tame the wild horse Thunderbolt.
