Flannelboard: Parrots

If I come up with more rhymes and songs to go with this flannel set, the post will be edited to reflect that. If you have other ideas for ways to use this set, please share!

Flannelboard

I used this flannelboard for my jungle storytime. All the birds are based on actual parrots and cockatoos: Scarlet Macaw, Yellow-headed Amazon, Blue-and-yellow Macaw, Yellow-crested Cockatoo, and African Grey. I had fun researching different tropical birds to make this flannelboard!

Rhymes, Songs, Games, and Fingerplays

“Five Little Parrots”

One little parrot, in the morning dew
Along came another and then there were two!

Two little parrots, as chipper as could be
Along came another and then there were three!

Three little parrots, high above the jungle floor
Along came another and then there were four!

Four little parrots, glad to be alive
Along came another and then there were five!

Five little parrots, no room for more
One flew away and then there were four!

Four little parrots, high up in the trees
One flew away and then there were three!

Three little parrots, red and green and blue
One flew away and then there were two!

Two little parrots, when the day is done
One flew away and then there was one!

One little parrot, far away did roam
He was lonely, so he went home!

Source: Abby the Librarian

Storytime: Jungle

Books

Do Crocs Kiss? by Salina Yoon

Jazzy in the Jungle by Lucy Cousins

We’re Roaming in the Rainforest: An Amazon Adventure by Laurie Krebs

The Perfect Siesta by Pato mena

Rumble in the Jungle by Giles Andreae

“Slowly, Slowly, Slowly” Said the Sloth by Eric Carle

There are so many “jungle” books out there that have savanna animals in them instead. I tried to get away from this, but some of my chosen books still have animals in them that aren't really jungle animals. This is definitely true of Do Crocs Kiss?, but it's such a fun book with great opportunities for animal noises, that I decided to just add it anyway. They also often combine African and South American jungle animals in the same stories. This was even more difficult to avoid than the inclusion of savanna animals. So, while jungle is a fun theme, you are not very likely to get an accurate representation of jungle wildlife unless you pull nonfiction books as well!

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