Dress The Cowboy
I found the following poem on THIS WEBSITE.
Actually there are tons of resources out there for a Western story
time, and I really recommend this site. Seeing that they suggested to
make the pieces out of felt, that is exactly what I did. This is in my
EARLY days of felting as you can see by my use of markers instead of
puffy paint. I suggest you read the poem aloud and wait for responses
from the group. They will love participating!
A Cowboy
Dresses Himself with Care
A Cowboy Dresses Himself with Care.
He starts
with long, red ______(UNDERWEAR).
Out in the
desert, you don't want to get hurt,
So the
cowboy wears a strong wool ______(SHIRT).
Deserts and
prairies are the cowboy's scenes;
To protect
his legs, he wears sturdy blue______(JEANS).
The cowboy
bent, and ran, and knelt.
To keep his
pants up, he wore a leather ______(BELT).
The coyote
howls, the old owl hoots.
On his feet,
he wears leather ______(BOOTS).
It isn't
yellow, so it's not a banana;
Around his
neck, he wears a soft ______(BANDANA).
A cowboy is
a cowboy, and that is that!
On top of
his head, he wore a ten-gallon ______(HAT).
He's all
dressed from head to feet,
And now our
cowboy can't be beat!
And here he is dressed! I let the kids each have a piece and let them place the pieces on the cowboy when we got to their piece. They loved it. I even left the pieces up for after story time play.
I think kids love to play dress up, and felt is a great medium. I want to thank Brooke from Reading With Red for hosting Flannel Friday this week. If you need more information on how you can get involved with the Flannel Friday community, CLICK HERE. Or you can find Flannel Friday on their Facebook page, by following #FlannelStorytime on Twitter or on Pinterest!
Thanks for stopping by!
I love your dapper cowboy! I have some cowboy rhymes too. Western themes can be a real hoot!
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