Book: Goose on the Farm by Laura Wall
Song: “The Wheels on the Bus”
Book: Truck, Truck, Goose! by Tammi Sauer, illustrated by Zoe Waring
Puppet Song: “Old MacDonald Had a Farm”
Song: “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes”
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes,
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes,
Eyes and ears and mouth and nose,
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes.
Song: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”
Opening Song: “Bread and Butter”
Book: Truck, Truck, Goose! by Tammi Sauer, illustrated by Zoe Waring
Song: “(Silly) Wheels on the Bus” – Miss Nina & the Jumping Jacks: Every Day’s Your Birthday!
Book: Goose on the Farm by Laura Wall
Puppet Song: “Old MacDonald Had a Farm” – Bob McGrath: Sing Along with Bob #2
Book: The Goose Egg by Liz Wong
Song: “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes”
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes,
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes,
Eyes and ears and mouth and nose,
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes.
Song: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”
Book: Minerva Louise and the Colorful Eggs by Janet Morgan Stoeke
Song: “Roly Poly” (Tune: “Frère Jacques”)
Roly poly, roly poly
Up, up, up
up, up, up
Roly roly poly
roly roly poly
down, down, down
down, down, down
Repeat with: out/in, fast/slow
(Credit: Jbrary)
Song: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”
Book: Whose Chick Are You? by Nancy Tafuri
Song: “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes”
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes,
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes,
Eyes and ears and mouth and nose,
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes.
Flannel: “Five Little Chicks”
Book: First the Egg by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
Shaker Eggs: “Shake Your Shakers” (Tune: “The Wheels on the Bus”)
Shake your shakers, shake, shake, shake,
Shake, shake, shake, shake, shake shake.
Shake your shakers, shake, shake, shake,
Shake your shakers.
Additional verses:
Shake your shakers high, high, high
Shake your shakers low, low, low
Shake your shakers fast, fast, fast
Shake your shakers slow, slow, slow
Shaker Eggs: “Everyone Can Shake”
Everyone can shake, shake, shake
Everyone can shake, shake, shake
Everyone can shake, shake, shake
And now let’s make it stop.
Additional verses:
Everyone can tap
Everyone can clap
Everyone can wave
Shaker Eggs: “Egg Shakers Up”
Egg shakers up,
Egg shakers down,
Egg shakers dancing all around the town.
Dance them on your shoulders,
Dance them on your head,
Dance them on your knees, and
Tuck them into bed.
Song: “Icky Sticky Bubble Gum” – David Landau: Kids and Kitties
Book: Catch that Chicken! by Atinuke, illustrated by Angela Brooksbank
Song: “If You’re a Chicken and You Know It” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If you’re a chicken and you know it, flap your wings. FLAP! FLAP! (put hands near armpits to make your arms into “wings” and move your elbows up and down to flap)
If you’re a chicken and you know it, flap your wings. FLAP! FLAP!
If you’re a chicken and you know it, and you really want to show it,
If you’re a chicken and you know it, flap your wings. FLAP! FLAP!
Additional verses:
Run around
Scratch your feet (slide one foot back, then the other to “dig”)
Say, “Bok, bok!” (make chicken noises)
(Credit: Pasadena Public Library)
Flannel: “Ten Fluffy Chickens”
Five eggs and five eggs, (add a clutch of eggs each time you say “five eggs”)
And that makes ten.
Sitting on top
Is Mother Hen. (add the hen)
Cackle, cackle, cackle! (clap hands each time you say “cackle”)
What do I see?
Ten fluffy chickens, (flip over each clutch of eggs)
Yellow as can be.
(Credit: Mel’s Desk)
Book: Chickens on the Loose by Jane Kurtz, illustrated by John Joseph (Write the refrain “the chickens will not stop” on the board so everyone can join in repeating it.)
Shaker Eggs: “I Know a Chicken” – Laurie Berkner: Whaddaya Think of That?
Shaker Eggs (if time): “Shake Your Shakers”
Shake your shaker up.
Shake your shaker down.
Shake it side to side.
Shake it all around.
Shake it on your shoulders.
Shake it on your head.
Shake it on your knees,
And shake it right to bed!
Book (if time): Chicken Story Time by Sandy Asher, illustrated by Mark Fearing
Book: Little Mouse’s Big Breakfast by Christine Pym
Fingerplay: “Five Fat Sausages”
Five fat sausages frying in a pan. (hold up 5 fingers)
All of a sudden, one went BANG! (clap hands)
Repeat, counting down until there are no sausages left.
Last line:
Now there are no fat sausages frying in the pan.
Song: “I’m Toast in the Toaster” (Tune: “I’m a Little Teapot”)
I’m toast in the toaster, (like holding a loaf of bread)
And I’m getting very hot! (fan yourself)
Tick, tock, tick, tock, (move hands back and forth)
Up I pop! (jump in the air and raise hands)
Repeat with: waffles, Pop-tarts, English muffins, bagels
Book: Hey, Pancakes! by Tamson Weston, illustrated by Stephen Gammell
Movement: “Pancakes”
Mix a pancake,
Stir a pancake,
Pop it in a pan.
Fry a pancake,
Toss a pancake,
Catch it if you can!
Flannel: “Eggs for Breakfast”
Song: “If You Like Your Eggs Scrambled” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If you like your eggs scrambled, clap your hands.
If you like your eggs scrambled, clap your hands.
Yes, they’re yummy and they’re yellow,
So you’ll be a happy fellow.
If you like your eggs scrambled, clap your hands.
Additional verses:
If you like your eggs fried, jump up high…
If you want bacon with your eggs, wiggle your legs…
If you want toast instead, nod your head… (nod and say “mmm-hmmm”)
(Credit: King County Library System)
Puppets/Book: Ellie’s Breakfast by Sarah Garland
Book: First the Egg by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
Song (with shaky eggs): “I Know a Chicken” – Laurie Berkner: Whaddaya Think Of That?
Book: Egg by Kevin Henkes
Flannel: “5 Colorful Eggs”
5 little colorful eggs
Not one more
My mom hid the green egg
Now there are 4
4 little colorful eggs
2 and 2 you see
My sister hid the blue egg
Now there are 3
3 little colorful eggs
And then before I knew
My brother hid the green egg
Now there are 2
2 little colorful eggs
Oh what fun!
My dad hid the pink egg
Now there’s only 1
1 little colorful egg
See me run
I hid the last egg
Now there are none
(Credit: adapted from Flannel Board Fun)
Song: “We Are the Dinosaurs” – Laurie Berkner: Favorite Classic Kids’ Songs
Book: Whose Chick Are You? by Nancy Tafuri
Book: Bear’s Big Breakfast by Lynn Rowe Reed, illustrated by Brett Helquist
Chant: “Be Bananas”
Be bananas, be be bananas, be bananas, be be bananas
Peel…
Eat…
Go…
Book: Ellie’s Breakfast by Sarah Garland
Song: “If You Like Your Eggs Scrambled” (Tune: “If You’re Happy & You Know It”)
If you like your eggs scrambled, clap your hands
If you like your eggs scrambled, clap your hands
Yes, they’re yummy and they’re yellow
So you’ll be a happy fellow
If you like your eggs scrambled, clap your hands
If you like your eggs fried, jump up high…
If you want bacon with your eggs, wiggle your legs…
Song (with shaky eggs): “I Know a Chicken” – Laurie Berkner: Whaddaya think of that?
Book: Please, Mr. Panda by Steve Antony
Song: “Peanut Butter” – Dr. Jean: Keep on Singing and Dancing with Dr. Jean
Rhyme: Four fat sausages frying in a pan
one went pop the other went bam.
Three…
Two…
Song: “Roll your Hands” – Carol Totsky Hammett – Toddler on Parade
Book: Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
Song: “Dr. Seuss is on the Loose” (Tune: “BINGO”)
Dr. Seuss is on the loose
And this is how we know it:
Cats, hats, eggs and ham, (clap)
Cats, hats, eggs and ham,
Cats, hats, eggs and ham,
And this is how we know it!
Book: One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss
Song: “All the Fish” – Sue Schnitzer: Wiggle and Whirl, Clap and Nap
Book: Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You? by Dr. Seuss
Song: “Old McDonald Had a Farm”
Song: “Jumping and Counting” – Jim Gill: Jim Gill’s Irrational Anthem
Song: “Icky Sticky Bubblegum”- David Landau: Kids and Kitties
Song: “Bubble Gum” – David Landau: Kids and Kitties
Craft: Cat in the Hat masks with paper plates
Book: Old Bear by Kevin Henkes
Rhyme: My Bear (using a bear puppet)
My bear is looking all around.
My bear is sniffing at the ground.
My bear is looking at my toes.
My bear can kiss me on the nose.
My bear can whisper in my ear.
What’s he saying? Can you hear?
My bear can hide behind me,
But wherever I go, my bear can surely find me.
(Credit: Yorba Linda Public Library)
Flannel:
Polar bear’s not tired,
He wants to play!
He wants to catch the RED ball today.
Is this the red ball?
(Source: My Storytime Life blog)
Song: “Goin’ on a Bear Hunt” – Greg & Steve: Kids in Action
Book: Egg by Kevin Henkes
Flannel: Ten fluffy chickens
Five eggs and five eggs (Add a clutch of eggs each time you say “five eggs”)
And that makes ten
Sitting on top
Is Mother Hen (Add the hen)
Cackle cackle cackle (Clap hands as you say Cackle!)
What do I see?
Ten fluffy chickens (Flip over each clutch of eggs)
Yellow as can be.
(Credit: Mel’s Desk)
“I Know a Chicken” – Laurie Berkner: Whaddaya Think of That?
Book: Oh! By Kevin Henkes, illustrated by Laura Dronzek
Song: “Put Your Finger in the Air” – Bob McGrath: Sing Along with Bob #2
Song: “Icky Sticky Bubble Gum” – David Landau: Kids and Kitties
Craft: Letter “E” with egg that opens
Sign language: banana
Book: Breakfast Time by Julia Noonan
Rhyme: Four fat sausages frying in a pan
one went pop the other went bam.
Three…
Two…
Song: “Be Bananas” – Stuart Stott and Tom Pease: Celebrate!
Book: Ellie’s Breakfast by Sarah Garland
Song: “If You Like Your Eggs Scrambled” (Tune: “If You’re Happy & You Know It”)
If you like your eggs scrambled, clap your hands
If you like your eggs scrambled, clap your hands
Yes, they’re yummy and they’re yellow
So you’ll be a happy fellow
If you like your eggs scrambled, clap your hands
If you like your eggs fried, jump up high…
If you want bacon with your eggs, wiggle your legs…
Song (with shaky eggs): “I Know a Chicken” – Laurie Berkner: Whaddaya Think of That?
Book: Please, Mr. Panda by Steve Antony
Song: “Jumping and Counting” – Jim Gill: Jim Gill’s Irrational Anthem
Song: “This is how I do it” – Laurie Berkner: Superhero
Song: “Icky Sticky Bubble Gum” – David Landau: Kids and Kitties
Activity: cereal sorting game
