Book: Spots, Feathers, and Curly Tails by Nancy Tafuri
Shaker Eggs: “I Know a Chicken” – Laurie Berkner: Whaddaya Think of That?
Book: Is Everyone Ready for Fun? by Jan Thomas
Song: “Tap, Tap, Tap” – Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer: Get Set for School Sing Along
Movement: Learn the yoga poses “cat” and “cow”
Social Story: “Meet Quinn” from Quinn at School: Relating, Connecting, and Responding at School by Rick H. Warren
Craft: Cotton ball sheep
(Credit: Preschool Activities)
Book: Ragweed’s Farm Dog Handbook by Anne Vittur Kennedy
Flannel: “Bingo”
There was a farmer had a dog,
And Bingo was his name-o!
B-I-N-G-O, B-I-N-G-O, B-I-N-G-O,
And Bingo was his name-o!
Repeat, replacing each letter with a clap, one by one, until all the letters are gone.
Song: “Pig On Her Head” – Laurie Berkner: The Best of the Laurie Berkner Band
Book: I Went Walking by Sue Williams, illustrated by Julie Vivas
Puppet Song: “Old MacDonald Had a Farm”
Song: “Bodies 1-2-3” – Peter and Ellen Allard: Sing it! Say it! Stamp it! Sway it! Vol. 2
Pop-up Book: Chick by Ed Vere
Song: “The Chicken Dance” – Bob Kames: The Ultimate Party Survival Kit
Book: I Spy on the Farm by Edward Gibbs
Song: “There’s a Dog in the School” – Stuart Stotts and Tom Pease: Celebrate: A Song Resource
Song: “(Silly) Wheels on the Bus” – Miss Nina & the Jumping Jacks: Every Day’s Your Birthday!
Book: Prairie Dogs by Cari Meister
Flannel: “Two Greedy Ants”
Song: “The Ants Go Marching” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Songs for Wiggleworms
Book: Mole’s in Love by David Bedford, illustrated by Rosalind Beardshaw
Shaker Eggs: “More Moles” – Caspar Babypants: Hot Dog!
Book/Puppets: Underground by Denise Fleming
Book: Panda Big and Panda Small by Jane Cabrera
Rhyme: “This Is Big”
This is big, big, big. (stretch hands far to sides)
This is small, small, small. (cup hands together)
This is short, short, short. (hold palms close vertically)
This is tall, tall, tall. (hold palms far apart vertically)
This is fast, fast, fast. (roll hands quickly)
This is slow, slow, slow. (roll hands slowly)
This is yes, yes, yes. (nod head)
This is no, no, no. (shake head)
Book: Early Bird by Toni Yuly
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: “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.
Book: Big Bug by Henry Cole
Song: “The Wheels on the Bus”
The wheels on the bus go round and round,
Round and round,
Round and round.
The wheels on the bus go round and round
All through the town!
Additional verses:
Horn/beep-beep-beep
Wipers/swish-swish-swish
Doors/open and shut
Babies/up & down
Parents/I love you
Shaker Eggs: “Can You Shake Your Egg with Me?” (Tune: “London Bridge”)
Can you shake your egg with me?
Shake your egg along with me.
It’s as easy as can be.
Now put it on your tummy!
Repeat with: knee, head, straight to bed
(Credit: King County Library System)
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
Song: “Icky Sticky Bubble Gum” – David Landau: Kids and Kitties
Story: “Ice Cream” from Frog and Toad All Year by Arnold Lobel
Puppet Song: “Five Green and Speckled Frogs”
Five green and speckled frogs sat on a speckled log,
Eating the most delicious bugs. Yum, yum!
One jumped into the pool, where it was nice and cool.
Now there are four green and speckled frogs.
Repeat, taking a frog away each time until there are no green and speckled frogs.
Song: “Jumping and Counting” – Jim Gill: Jim Gill’s Irrational Anthem
Story: “A Lost Button” from Frog and Toad Are Friends by Arnold Lobel
Song: “Croaky Pokey”
You put your right hand in,
You put your right hand out,
You put your right hand in,
And you shake it all about.
You do the croaky pokey,
And you hop yourself around,
That’s what it’s all about. (ribbit, ribbit)
Song: “All the Little Frogs” (Tune: “The Wheels on the Bus”)
All the little frogs go Hop! Hop! Hop!
Hop! Hop! Hop! Hop! Hop! Hop!
All the little frogs go Hop! Hop! Hop!
All around the pond.
Additional verses:
All the little frogs go Splash! Splash! Splash!
All the little frogs go Swim! Swim! Swim!
All the little frogs go to sleep
Book: Frog or Toad? by Jamie Rice
Song: “All the Fish” – Sue Schnitzer: Wiggle and Whirl, Clap and Nap
Song: “I Like to Hop” – Brian Vogan & His Good Buddies: Born to Wiggle
Book: We Don’t Eat Our Classmates by Ryan T. Higgins
Song: “We Are Dinosaurs” – Laurie Berkner: Whaddaya Think of That?
Book: I Got the School Spirit by Connie Schofield-Morrison, illustrated by Frank Morrison
Song: “If You’re Ready for School” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If you’re ready for school, clap your hands,
If you’re ready for school, clap your hands,
If you’re ready for school, and you think it will be cool,
If you’re ready for school, clap your hands.
Additional verses:
Stomp your feet
Jump up and down
Shout hooray
Song: “(Silly) Wheels on the Bus” – Miss Nina & the Jumping Jacks: Every Day’s Your Birthday!
Book: Sounds Like School Spirit by Meg Fleming, illustrated by Lucy Ruth Cummins
Puppet Song: “There’s a Dog in the School” – Stuart Stotts and Tom Pease: Celebrate, A Song Resource
Song: “Shake Your Body Down” – Laurie Berkner: Party Day!
Book: Take a Ride by My Side by Jonathan Ying, illustrated by Victoria Ying
Flannel: “Six Little Airplanes”
Six little airplanes flying around,
Zoom…zoom…zoom!
One decided to touch down…zoom,
Leaving 5 little airplanes flying around.
Repeat, counting down until there are no airplanes left.
Song: “The Airplane Song” – Laurie Berkner: Whaddaya Think of That?
Book: Hey-Ho, to Mars We’ll Go! by Susan Lendroth, illustrated by Bob Kolar
Song: “Zoom, Zoom, Zoom”
Zoom, zoom, zoom,
We’re going to the moon.
Zoom, zoom, zoom,
We’re going to the moon.
If you want to take a trip
climb aboard my rocket ship.
Zoom, zoom, zoom,
We’re going to the moon.
In 5, 4, 3, 2, 1,
Blast off!
(Credit: Jbrary)
Song: “If You’re Going to the Moon” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If you’re going to the moon, wear your boots. (stomp stomp)
If you’re going to the moon, wear your boots.
If you’re going to the moon, this is what you have to do,
If you’re going to the moon, wear your boots.
Additional verses:
Wear your suit (ziiiip!)
Wear your gloves (clap clap)
Wear your helmet (pat your head)
(Credit: Mel’s Desk)
Puppet Story: Is This the Bus for Us? by Harriet Ziefert, illustrated by Richard Brown
Book: Bats at the Library by Brian Lies
Song: “Flap, Flap, Flap Little Bats”
Flap, flap, flap little bats,
Flap, flap, flap little bats,
Flap, flap, flap little bats,
Early in the evening.
Additional verses:
Clap, clap, clap little bats…
Dance, dance, dance little bats…
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle little bats…
Soar, soar, soar little bats…
Last verse:
Sleep, sleep, sleep little bats,
Sleep, sleep, sleep little bats,
Sleep, sleep, sleep little bats,
Early in the morning.
(Credit: Miss Katie’s Story Time)
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)
Book: Hello, Bumblebee Bat by Darrin Lunde, illustrated by Patricia J. Wynne
Song: “Bats Eat Bugs”
Bats eat bugs, they don’t eat people.
Bats eat bugs, they don’t fly in your hair.
Bats eat bugs, they eat insects for dinner.
That’s why they’re flying up there.
Coyotes eat rabbits, they don’t eat people.
Coyotes eat rabbits, ‘cuz you’re too big to bite.
Coyotes eat rabbits, they eat rabbits for dinner.
That’s why they’re out in the night.
Snakes eat mice, they don’t eat people.
Snakes eat mice, that’s why they’re on the ground.
Snakes eat mice, ‘cuz we’re too big to swallow,
So they don’t want you hanging around.
Bears eat berries, they don’t eat people.
Bears eat berries, they don’t eat you or me.
Bears eat berries, and they’ll steal your dinner,
So you better hang it high in a tree.
Nothing out there wants to eat you.
Nothing out there wants to make you its meal.
Nothing out there eats people for dinner
‘Cuz they know how sick they would feel.
(Credit: Banana Slug String Band: Dirt Made My Lunch)
Fingerplay: “Five Little Bats”
Five little bats sitting on a gate.
First one said, “Oh my, it’s getting late.”
Second one said, “There are mosquitoes in the air.”
Third one said, “Let’s eat them up right here.”
Fourth one said, “I’m ready for some fun!”
Fifth one said, “Let’s flap and run and run.”
Then Whooo-ooo went the wind and out went the light,
And the five little bats flew off in the night.
Book: I Am Bat by Morag Hood
Song: “Icky Sticky Bubble Gum” – David Landau: Kids and Kitties
Puppet Song: “When Yetis Go on an Adventure”
When yetis go on an adventure, they always say good day.
When yetis go on an adventure, they always say good day.
Grunt, grunt, grunt, grunt, this is what they say.
Grunt, grunt, grunt, grunt, this is what they say.
Repeat with unicorn (neigh) and dragon (roar)
(Credit: Adapted from King County Library System)
Sign Language: Dragon, unicorn, mermaid
Book: Magical Creatures by Aimée Chapman, Alice-May Bermingham, and Amy Oliver
Song: “Fairies in the Yard” (Tune: “The Wheels on the Bus”)
Fairies in the yard are flying around,
Flying around, flying around.
Fairies in the yard are flying around,
All around the yard.
Additional verses:
Trolls (stomping)
Mermaids in the pond (swimming)
Unicorns (hopping)
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: “One Little Mermaid” (Tune: “Bubble, Bubble, Pop”)
One little mermaid swimming in the water,
Swimming in the water, swimming in the water,
One little mermaid swimming in the water,
Bubble, bubble, bubble, bubble…POP!
Repeat with: two, three, four, five little mermaids
Book: Always Hug A Unicorn by Rosie Greening, illustrated by Stuart Lynch
Lap Song: “Bumpin’ Up and Down on my Little Red Dragon”
Bumpin’ up and down on my little red dragon, (bounce)
Bumpin’ up and down on my little red dragon,
Bumpin’ up and down on my little red dragon,
What a grand adventure.
Additional verses:
Soarin’ back and forth on my little red dragon… (lean side to side)
Lap Song: “Row, Row, Row Your Boat”
Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the stream,
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Life is but a dream.
Repeat with: bounce, sway, tickle
Lap Song: “A Bouncing We Will Go” (Tune: “The Farmer in the Dell”)
A bouncing we will go, a bouncing we will go,
High-ho the dairy oh, a bouncing we will go.
Repeat with rocking and tickling
(Credit: King County Library System)
Shaker Eggs: “Shaky Shaky” – The Wiggles: Yummy Yummy
Book: The Little Rabbit Who Liked to Say Moo by Jonathan Allen
Song: “The Bunny Pokey” – Junior Jukebox: Animals
Book: Wee Little Bunny by Lauren Thompson, illustrated by John Butler
Song: “Tap, Tap, Tap” – Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer: Get Set for School Sing Along
Yoga: Bunny breath
Social Story: Rabbit and the Not-So-Big-Bad Wolf by Michaël Escoffier, illustrated by Kris di Giacomo
Craft: Bunny dot marker art
