Sign language: Dog
Book: Wag a Tail by Lois Ehlert
Bounce: Leg over leg, (bounce baby on knees)
As the dog goes to Dover.
When he comes to a wall,
Jump! He goes over! (lift baby up)
Song: “Bingo” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Wiggleworms Love You
Song: Forgot a bag to carry (Tune: “Ring around the Rosie”)
Forgot a bag to carry (sign for bag)
Our books at the library (sign for book)
Stack’em, stack’em (lift baby, or stack hands)
They all fall down (baby to lap, or hands open)
(Credit: Leah Portz, Verona Public Library)
Book/Puppets: The Doghouse by Jan Thomas
Song: I can make my hands go clap, clap, clap
Clap, clap, clap
Clap, clap, clap
I can make my hands go clap, clap, clap
They’re a part of me.
I can make my feet go stomp, stomp, stomp, etc…
I can make my hand wave bye, bye, bye…
Song: “This Old Man” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Songs for Wiggleworms
Flannel: Dog houses (credit: Mel’s Desk)
Little dog, little dog, are you in the green house? Is this the green house? No, this is the red house. No, little dog, you are not in the red house, etc.
Rhyme: The moon is round
The moon is round (circle face)
As round can be
Two eyes
A nose
A mouth like me
Rhyme: X marks the spot
X marks the spot
Dot, dot, dot
Up and down
Around and around
Oooo (tickle)
Book (choral): One, Two, That’s My Shoe! by Alison Murray
Song (shaky eggs): “Hot Dog” – They Might Be Giants: Disney’s Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
