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A penguin, when he goes somewhere,

Will walk or swim; here's why:

Although he has two bird-like wings,

He simply cannot fly!

          --Ruth Dowell

Move Over, Mother Goose

The royal penguin waddles                                                               

On his funny webbed feet.                                                                

And he’s the best dressed fellow,                                                                   

You’d ever want to meet.

5 Perky penguins, stood on the shore,                                            

1 went for a swim, then there were 4.                                               

4 Perky penguins, looked out to sea,                                               

1 went for a swim, then there were 3.                                               

3 Perky penguins, ask, “What can we do?”

1 went for a swim, then there were 2.                                               

2 Perky penguins sat in the sun,                                                      

1 went for a swim, then there was 1.                                                

1 Perky penguin said, “This is no fun.”                                          

He went for a swim, then there was none.                                                      

(Sing to: Kookaburra)                                                                         

The little penguin dives                                                                     

In the sea so deep.                                                                              

Catching all the fish                                                                            

That he can eat.                                                                                   

Laugh, little penguin, laugh, little penguin,                                    

How gay your life must be. 

On his belly, little penguin                                                                

Likes to slide.                                                                                       

All down the hill,                                                                 

Just watch him glide.

Laugh, little penguin, laugh, little penguin,

How gay your life must be.

Look there, Daddy, do you see?

There’s a bird in his tuxedo,

No, that’s not what it is at all,

That’s an animal people call a penguin.

I see,

But it still looks like a bird in his tuxedo to me.

Two little penguins sitting on the ice           (hold up two fingers)
One bows once, the other bows twice         (made index fingers bow)
Waddle little penguins. Waddle away.         (put fingers behind back)
Come back penguins. Time to play!             (bring fingers to the front)

Two Rockhopper penguins

With the the little egg they share,

Live right near the water,

Where the land is cold and bare.

But the little egg does not get cold,

With father and mother about.

Each takes a turn to keep it warm,

Until the chick comes out.

          --YOUR BIG BACKYARD, November 1991

I'm a little penguin,

Black and white,

Short and wobble,

An adorable sight.

I can't fly at all,

But I love to swim.

So I'll waddle to the water,

And dive right in.

I'm a little penguin, on the ice.

I think the cold is very nice.

I can hop around, first once, then twice,

I think ice is very nice.

(Sing to: The Twelve Days of Christmas)

I went to the South Pole and what did I see?
A baby penguin sitting on the ice.
I went to the South Pole and what did I see?
Two penguins flapping, and a baby penguin sitting on the ice.
I went to the South Pole and what did I see?
Three penguins swimming, two penguins flapping, and a baby penguin sitting on the ice.
I went to the South Pole and what did I see?
Four penguins diving, three penguins swimming,
Two penguins flapping, and a baby penguin sitting on the ice.
I went to the South Pole and what did I see?
Five emperor penguins! Four penguins diving, three penguins swimming,
Two penguins flapping, and a baby penguin sitting on the ice.

          --Librarian on the Loose, 12-13-17)
          

Percy the Party Penguin Draw and Tell

Flannel Board:

Tacky the Penguin

Extras: Oreo cookie penguin; Act like a penguin--swim, slide, waddle

Books:

Puffins Climb, Penguins Rhyme, Bruce McMillan, c.1995

Solo, Paul Geraghty c.1995

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