Story Time (Online) — Owls - Fondulac District Library

Welcome, friends! My name is Miss Laura, and I am so happy are joining us for Story Time (Online). Today we are going to be talking all about owls! Did you know that there are over 200 types of owls in the world? The ones you might see in a tree in your yard are barn owls, screech owls, or the great horned owl, which we call hoot owls! Let’s give a hoot!

Before we start reading about owls, let’s get ready for story time by dancing our fingers. Can you dance your fingers along with me?

Dance Your Fingers Up

Dance your fingers up!

Dance your fingers down

Dance your fingers side to side

Dance them all around

Dance them on your shoulders

Dance them on your head

Dance them in the trees!

And put them into bed
Credit: Early Literacy Storytimes @ Your Library by Saroj Nadkarni Ghoting, Pamela Martin-Diaz

Book: Little Owl’s Night

By Divya Srinivasan

Published by Penguin Random House

Thanks to Penguin Random House for permission to read this book!

Literacy Tip:

Books like this that have descriptive words like this are great to support reading. The more words kids hear, the more words they learn, which will help them develop as readers.

Action Song: If You Want to Be an Owl

(tune of: If You’re Happy and You Know It)

If you want to be an owl, flap your wings

If you want to be an owl, then your wings will surely show it

If you want to be an owl flap your wings

If you want to be an owl, say hoo, hoo!

If you want to be an owl, then your “hoo” will surely show it

If you want to be an owl, say hoo, hoo!
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Flannel: Five Hoot Owls

Five hoot owls, sitting in a tree

The yellow one flew away! How many do you see?

One, two, three, four

Four hoot owls, sitting in a tree

The blue one few away! How many do you see?

One, two, three

Three hoot owls, sitting in a tree

The green one few away! How many do you see?

One, two

Two hoot owls, sitting in a tree

The pink one flew away! How many do you see?

One

One hoot owl, sitting in a tree

The purple one flew away! How many do you see?

No more hoot owls, left in the tree

No more left to count except you and me!

Book: Wow! Said the Owl

By Tim Hopgood

Published by Macmillan

Thanks to Macmillan for permission to read this book!

Literacy Tip:

When you are at home or talking a walk, talk to your kids about what they see, like colors or shapes. Talking about colors and shapes early and often, like asking them about the difference between objects, will help prepare your kids to red!

Rhyme: Wide-Eyed Owl

There’s a wide-eyed owl (circle your eyes with your hands)

With a pointed nose (make a beak with your fingers)

Two pointed ears (make ears with your fingers)

And claws for toes (wiggle your toes)

He lives way up in the tree (point way up)

And when he looks at you (point to children)

He flaps his wings (flap your wings)

And says, “Hoo! Hoo!” (say “hoo”)

Credit: Wilmette Public Library

Craft: Paper Roll Owl Craft

Pick up a craft kit at the library drive-up window or in the Youth Services department! Available while supplies last.

Supplies included in the kit:

Paper roll
2 googly eyes
2 glue dots
Pieces to cut out for wings
Orange paper for beak
Paper for owl’s body

You will need:

Scissors
Glue or glue stick

Instructions:

Fold in the top of the paper roll tube to make the ears. You will do this by folding the two edges of the tube toward the middle. The sides should stay pointed, like ears, and the middle will cave in.
Use the glue dots to stick on the owl’s eyes.
Glue the colorful paper around the tube. (You may need to trim the paper.)
Cut out the wings, then fold each wing in half.
Put glue on just one half of the wing, then glue it to one side of the roll. Repeat with the other wing.
Cut a beak out of the orange paper. You can do this by folding the paper in half, and then cutting
out a triangle with one edge of the triangle on the folded side. Glue one side of the beak on below the owl’s eyes. Ta-da! You now have an owl friend!

Thank you so much for reading and talking about owls with me today! I thought it was a hoot, and I hope you did, too. Let’s say goodbye with a rhyme called “tickle the clouds.”