Alligator Theme
Books
Counting Crocodiles
Songs, Poems, Stories, & Fingerplays
Alligator Pie
Alligator, alligator (open and close hands like an alligator's mouth)
Alligator pie.
If I don't get some,
I think I'm gonna cry. (pretend to cry)
You can take away the grass, (wiggle fingers like grass blowing)
Take away the sky,(hands over head)
But don't take away (Alligator's mouth again)
My Alligator pie.
~Submitted by Nancy from CT
Mr. Alligator
Five little monkeys swinging in a tree,
Teasing Mr. Alligator, "Hey, you can't catch me."
But along came Mr. Alligator quiet as can be
He snapped a monkey right out of that tree!
(Next verses: 4 little monkeys, 3 little.......,2, 1...)
The last verse for 0:
No little monkeys swinging in a tree
'Cause Mr. Alligator caught them all, you see.
All alone is Mr. Alligator, quiet as can be
With only the wind blowing that tree.
(Blow like the wind)
~Submitted by Cheryl's Sweethearts ChildCare
Arts & Crafts
Gator Box
1. Paint the outside of a long, thin box and lid green. Paint the inside red.
2. Cut four strips of paper teeth. Glue them inside the box and lid.
3. Soak two cotton balls in green food coloring and water. Remove them with a
spoon. Squeeze out the water. Let them dry. Then glue them to the top of the
lid. Cut eyes from paper and glue them to the cotton balls. (or use pom-poms)
4. Cut nostrils from paper. Glue them on the lid.
5. Put the lid on the box. Use the box to hold small objects.
~Submitted by Cheryl's Sweethearts ChildCare
Handprint Alligators
Materials: green, white and pink tempera paint, black construction paper, circle of cork
Brush the palm of each child's hand with green tempera paint. Have child
press his/her hand (with fingers together and thumb extended) on a sheet of
black construction paper to make an open-jawed "alligator head". Let the
child use brushes to paint the alligator's body, tail and legs with green
paint, and its sharp teeth with white paint. Next, let the child dip the end
of a cork into pink paint and use it to print an eye near the top of the
alligator's head.
~Submitted by Cheryl's Sweethearts ChildCare
Theme Ideas
Here is a group large motor activity game: Use large blue tarp, sheet or felt
etc. Place a stuffed or plastic alligator on the sheet. Line-up the children.
As you cross the "swamp" chant "I'm walking, I'm walking, I'm walking across
the swamp. I hope that alligator doesn't go chomp." Encourage the children to
make a alligator chomping gesture by bringing arms and hands down together.
Continue by interjecting other movements such as: I'm swimming, I'm swimming,
I'm swimming across the swamp. I hope that alligator doesn't go chomp. Can
also do tip toeing, jumping etc.
~Submitted by Cheryl's Sweethearts ChildCare
In The Kitchen
Alligator Cake
Things you will need:
cake mix
white frosting
green food coloring
gum drops
red licorice
M & M's
Make a big cake cut out to the shape of an alligator, frost it green, let
the kids put the gum drops on it for the teeth, m&m's for eyes, licorice
for feet, then you and the kids get to enjoy it.
I did for my sons birthday; it came out cute too. Hope you have fun with
this idea.
~Submitted by Jean
Alligator Applesauce
sauce pan, 4 apples, cups or bowls, 1/2 cup granulated
or brown sugar, apple peeler and potato masher ,stove or cooking unit, 1/3
teaspoon cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg, almond or vanilla extract
Directions: peel apples, cut into fourths and cook in saucepan with 1 cup of
water and cook until tender, this should takes about 3 minutes, mash with
potato masher, stir in sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon, and almond/vanilla extract.
Let cool It looks like alligator skin. Mmmm! Makes the house smell yummy,
too!
~Submitted by Cheryl's Sweethearts ChildCare
Links
Alligator Paper Bag Puppet Craft - First School
Alligator Printable Puzzles - First School
A is for Alligator Activities - First School
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