Storytime: Hedgehogs

by | Oct 15, 2024 | Blog, Kid's Corner, Story Time | 0 comments

Did you know that attending story time will not only help your children develop early literacy skills, but it also helps them with critical thinking skills and will improve their imagination? As they fall into the adventure of character, like a hedgehog who’s back becomes a trap for EVERYTHING, their minds will wander and their imaginations will expand causing them to remember the elements of the story long after story time is over. So, welcome to story time!

Join us 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

Helping children to see the order in which they take place, whether in a book like, “Apple Trouble,” in a recipe, or in the sequence of the day, helps them develop the mathematical concept of sequencing. ~Lambert

 

 

 

Activity

Read a sequencing book like, “Apple Trouble,” or “Pumpkin, Pumpkin,” with your child. Then, using either a flannel board or coloring page, help your child recall the sequence of events using words like first, second, next, last.

 

 

Books Presented

Book cover for Apple Trouble by Ragnhild Scamell

Apple Trouble by Ragnhild Scamell

Just as Hedgehog is entering her winter nest for a long nap, a falling apple gets stuck on her spiny back, and her friends’ suggestions only lead to more trouble until Goat finds the perfect solution.
Book cover for Prickly Hedgehogs! by Jane McGuinness

Prickly Hedgehogs! by Jane McGuiness

 
Follows a mother hedgehog as she teaches her babies how to survive on their own.
Book cover for Hedgehog and the Log by Pam Fong

Hedgehog and the Log by Pam Fong

Hedgehog is devastated when a tree falls on the perfect spot to build his house, but after a walk, he sees things a little differently.
Book cover for Hedgehog Howdedo by Lynley Dodd

Hedgehog Howdedo by Lynley Dodd

Hibernating hedgehogs introduce the numbers from one to eight in a winter garden with pizza plants and a cockleberry bed.

Songs, Rhymes, and Fingerplays

Two Little Hedgehogs

Two little hedgehogs
Sitting on a hill.
One named Jack
And the other named Jill.
Roll away, Jack.
Roll away, Jill.
Roll back, Jack.
Roll back, Jill.

Source: Johnson County Library

Hedgehog, Hedgehog

Hedgehog, Hedgehog, turn around.
Hedgehog, Hedgehog, touch the ground.
Hedgehog, Hedgehog, stretch up high.
Hedgehog, Hedgehog, search the sky.
Hedgehog, Hedgehog, search down low.
Hedgehog, Hedgehog, touch your toes.
Hedgehog, Hedgehog, sit on the ground.
Hedgehog, Hedgehog, curl up small and round.

Source: Storytime ABC’s

Hedgehog, Hedgehog

Hedgehog, hedgehog
Are you under the ______ log?

Hedgehog Song by Emily Arrow

The garden was so busy and the sky was so sunny
But soon enough the seasons change 
And the badgers and the bees and birds and beavers and bunnies 
Need a home a place to stay 

But the Hedgehog lived in the hedge 
All by himself and he liked it that way
And the Grasshopper lived below 
And shared her home when they heard them say, 
Ding Dong! 

The Hedgehog hogs
The Hedgehog hogs
The Hedgehog hogs the hedge 
But the Grasshopper says 
The Grasshopper says 
Come on inside, instead.

The foxes and the squirrels, even the the mouse need a house 
There’s one place left they haven’t checked 

But the Hedgehog lived in the hedge 
All by himself and he liked it that way
But the Grasshopper lived below 
And shared her home when they heard them say, 
Ding Dong!

The Hedgehog hogs 
The Hedgehog hogs 
The Hedgehog hogs the hedge 
But the Grasshopper says 
The Grasshopper says 
Come on inside, instead. 

Mine mine mine, said the Hedgehog. 
Hands off absolutely not! 
Mine mine mine, said the Hedgehog. 
Slamming the door and turning the lock. 

Mine mine mine, said the Hedgehog. 
Hands off absolutely not! 
Mine mine mine, said the Hedgehog. 
Slamming the door… but then the door fell off! 

And the Hedgehog ruined his hedge, 
Nowhere to go where would he stay?
But the Grasshopper down below 
Would share her home when they heard him say, 
Ding Dong! 

There’s always room for one more friend, 
So Hedgehog went inside. 
And they settled down, snow on the ground, 
And then they shared some pie.
Cause it’s better together, that’s why!

Crafts and Activities

Coloring page with two sleepy hedgehogs curled up together.

Hedgehog Coloring page

 

 

Hedgehog made with playdough and toothpicks.

Playdough Hedgehog craft

Additional Books

Book cover for Malina's Jam by Svetla Radivoeva

Malina's Jam by Svetla Radioveoeva

Malina the hedgehog loves to tend to her raspberry bushes and loves to make delicious raspberry jam, but when winter comes, she realizes that a caring community is sweeter than any sweet treat.
Book cover for The Hat by Jan Brett

The Hat by Jan Brett

When Lisa hangs her woolen clothes in the sun to air them out for winter, the hedgehog, to the amusement of the other animals, ends up wearing a stocking on his head.

Book cover for Scorch, Hedgehog of Doom by Cate Berry

Scorch, Hedgehog of Doom by Cate Berry

Scorch the hedgehog is determined to be ferocious. The doomsy-est, most menacing class pet ever known. She’s not just Scorch, she’s… Scorch, Hedgehog of Doom!
Book cover for Hedgehog Needs a Hug by Jen Betton

Hedgehog Needs a Hug by Jen Betton

Hedgehog wakes up needing a hug, but has trouble finding a friend who will get so close to his prickles.

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