Story– Long Way Home

I have been an early childhood educator for over 30 years. 
My ECE education has allowed me to work in different settings along the way. 

Six years ago I began my journey in StrongStart and love it. 
But just prior to that I thought I was finished working with preschoolers
and got rid of most my resources. 
         
But one of the few things I did keep was a cassette tape titled
“I’ll tell you a Story” by Bev Bos. 
It had been buried in a box from when my girls were little. 
How thrilled I was to find it again.
It has so many wonderful, easy to tell stories.  Many I have posted about before.

The story I chose to tell (sing) today is called “Long Way Home”. 
It fits well into our transportation theme.

I printed pictures of each form of transportation to place on the felt board
so the families could retell it after.

Here is my attempt at singing.

This is the second time I've done this story this week and was very pleased with the
response from the families.  It will be worth repeating next week.

Here are the words:

Long Way Home

I was coming home (echo)

On a yellow bus (echo)

When the bus broke down (echo)

And stranded us (echo)

(sing all 4 lines together)

It’s a long, long, long, long, long way home.

So I jumped on a train

Coming down the line

The caboose broke loose

I got left behind

It’s a long, long, long, long, long way home.

So I jumped in a boat

By the river bank

But we hit a rock

And promptly sank

It’s a long, long, long, long, long way home.

But I got picked up

By a submarine

But they dropped me off

In the Philippines

It’s a long, long, long, long, long way home.

So I jumped on a jet

But I couldn’t pay

So they threw me out

Of the cargo bay

It’s a long, long, long, long, long way home.

But my parachute

Kept me safe from harm

When I landed in a tree

On the neighbours farm

It’s a long, long, long, long, long way home.

So I jumped on a horse

But he threw a shoe

And I had to walk

Back home to you

It’s a long, long, long, long, long way home

So I’m sorry mom

That I’m home so late

And that dinner’s cold

And I made you wait

It’s been a long, long, long, long, long way home

 

You can still buy the cd. It's available here.