Magnet Board Stories/Songs/Activites . . .

 

Get ready for a really long post . . .

The following are some of the activities we do on our magnet board. Sorry I can't show them all. That would be too exhausting. I have way too many of these things. Mostly because I'm crazy and always get carried away when I start something. My daughter and I love to pull out these activities out on a cold gloomy day in the winter or on a rainy day in the spring.

Letter People

These letter people are just daring. I found them here. You can print them out in color or in black and white. I'll be honest. I love that they're already colored. It saved me so much time . . . and bruises on my hands. I don't know why but I always get bruises when I color. I guess I need to loosen the grip . . .

I Know An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly

We all know this one. Find it here.

Five Little Speckled Frogs

 

Sorry I don't have a link for this one that you can easily print out. I just made it up. I made the "pool" into a pocket so the frogs can jump inside.

See.
My daughter loves it.

At The Zoo

I thought these animals were so darn cute that I had to find something to do with them.
Here's a little story that fit perfectly:

At the Zoo

Once there was a monkey who climbed out of his tree one day and looked around. He decided that there would be more animal friends to see if he went to the ZOO so off he went. The first animal he saw was a bear. He said Mr. Bear, which way to the Zoo. The bear said I DON'T KNOW. Let us ask Mr. Zebra.  The bear and the monkey went to the zebra and asked. Mr. Zebra which way to the Zoo? I don't know, lets go ask . . . . elephant, lion, snake, etc.  At the end they all go to the wise old owl. Mr. Owl which way to the zoo they all ask.? The owl replies "silly animals you are already at the zoo!"

Five Little Apples

I just can't get enough of these cute animals.


FIVE LITTLE APPLES
Five little apples hung on a tree...
The farmer didn't care
So guess who came to eat?
A MOUSE . . . MUNCH, MUNCH
Four little apples hung on a tree...
The farmer didn't care
So guess who came to eat?
A BIRD . . . MUNCH, MUNCH
Three little apples hung on a tree...
The farmer didn't care
So guess who came to eat?
A SQUIRREL . . . MUNCH,MUNCH
Two little apples hung on a tree
The farmer didn't care
So guess who came to eat?
A PIG . . . MUNCH,MUNCH
One little apple hung on a tree
The farmer didn't care
So guess who came to eat?
A SHEEP . . . MUNCH,MUNCH
Now the tree is bare
There are no more apples there
But when next fall comes around
Guess who'll be there?
THE MOUSE
THE BIRD
THE SQUIRREL
THE PIG
and the SHEEP
YUM!YUM!

Five Little Ducks

I got the ducks from here again.

Five Little Monkeys

I found my monkey here.

The Mouse And The Apple 

This one is a little story called "The Mouse and the Apple"-by Stephen Butler

I found the animals at thecoloringspot.com. 

One day MOUSE saw a lovely ripe apple on the apple tree. It was red and shiny, and it looked delicious. Mouse waited for the apple to fall.
Along came HEN.
Hello, Mouse! What are you doing?
I am waiting for the apple to fall, said Mouse.
That is a good idea, said Hen hopefully. I will wait with you.
So Mouse and Hen waited for the apple to fall.
Along came GOOSE.
Hello, Mouse! Hello, Hen! What are you doing?
We are waiting for the apple to fall, said Hen.
Apples are my favorite, said Goose greedily. I will wait with you.
So Mouse, Hen and Goose waited for the apple to fall.
Along came GOAT.
Hello, Mouse! Hello, Hen! Hello, Goose!
What are you doing?
We are waiting for the apple to fall, said Goose.
I love apples, said Goat hungrily. I will wait with you.
So Mouse, Hen, Goose and Goat waited for the apple to fall.
Along came COW.
Hello, Mouse! Hello, Hen! Hello, Goose!
Hello, Goat!
What are you doing?
We are waiting for the apple to fall, said Goat.
I was just thinking about apples, said cow, licking her lips. I will wait with you. So Mouse, Hen, Goose, Goat and Cow all waited for the apple to fall.
They waited. And they waited. And they waited.
Mouse waited patiently, but Cow, Goat, Goose and Hen soon grew restless. They thought up ways to make the apple fall.
I will fly up and knock it down, said Hen and she ran towards the tree, flapping her wings. But she tripped and fell on her beak with a bump.
I will honk it down, said Goose. He opened his beak wide. Honk! Honk!
Honk! But the apple didn't move.
I will butt it down, said Goat. He ran at the tree and butted it as hard as he could. But the apple didn't budge.
I have got a good idea! cried Cow. She jumped up and down on all four hoofs. The tree trembled and the apple began to quiver.
Everybody jump! cried Cow, jumping up and down. Goat jumped up and down. Goose jumped up and down. Hen jumped up and down.
The tree shook and the apple wobbled, but still the apple did not fall.
Meanwhile, Mouse waited patiently.
Let's go, said Cow grumpily. That apple is probably rotten anyway.
Or sour, said Goat.
Or hard, said Goose.
Or soft, said Hen.
Now only Mouse was left. All of a sudden the shiny red apple fell to the ground with a plop!
It wasn't rotten or sour or hard or soft. It was the crunchiest, sweetest, most delicious apple Mouse had ever tasted!

Five Little Monkeys

And last but not least "five little monkeys swinging from a tree".

You probably can't see it in the picture but all the monkeys have a paper clip on them. I put a magnet on the back of the alligator so that you can . . .

"snap that monkey right out of the tree".
Yes, it's so much fun. I found it here.


See. Told you it would be L O N G.

Find more of my magnet board activities here!

Enjoy!