Book: Ballet Kids by Holly Sterling
Song: “Silly Dance Contest” – Jim Gill: Jim Gill Sings The Sneezing Song and Other Contagious Tunes
Book: Dancing Feet! by Lindsey Craig, illustrated by Marc Brown
Song: “Mat Man” – Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer: Get Set for School Sing Along
Yoga: Dancer pose
Social Story: Glad, Glad Bear! by Kimberly Gee
Craft: Dancing ribbons (paper plates with streamers)
Book: I’m Feeling Mad by Natalie Shaw, illustrated by Jason Fruchter
Song: “If You’re Angry and You Know It”
If you’re angry and you know it, blow it out. (x2)
If you’re angry and you know it, make peace when you show it.
If you’re angry and you know it, blow it out.
Additional verses:
If you’re angry and you know it, use your words…
If you’re angry and you know it, take a walk…
If you’re angry and you know it, calm down… (move hands down)
(Credit: Adapted from Jack Hartmann)
Book: How Do Dinosaurs Say I’m Mad? by Jane Yolen, illustrated by Mark Teague
Song: “Candle Breath” or “Flower Breath” – Kira Willey: Mindful Moments for Kids
Video: “When You Feel So Mad that You Want to Roar” – PBS
Activity: Discussion/Q&A with therapists from Kind Therapy, LLC
Craft: Breathing wand
Book: I Love Bugs! by Philemon Sturges, illustrated by Shari Halpern
Song: “Bodies 1-2-3” – Peter and Ellen Allard: Sing It! Say It! Stamp It! Sway It! Vol. 2
Book: Caterpillar’s Wish by Mary Murphy
Song: “Tap, Tap, Tap” – Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer: Get Set for School Sing Along
Movement: Learn the yoga pose “butterfly”
Social Story: Try a Bite, Trilobite! by Jonathan Fenske
Craft: Paper chain caterpillar
Puppet Song: “When Ducks Get Up in the Morning”
When ducks get up in the morning, they always say good day.
When ducks get up in the morning, they always say good day.
Quack, quack, quack, quack, this is what they say.
Quack, quack, quack, quack, this is what they say.
Repeat with other animals/sounds
(Credit: King County Library System)
Sign Language: Rainbow, colors
Book with Puppets: The Rainbow Snail by Karin Åkesson
Fingerplay: “Five Green Peas”
Five GREEN peas in a pea pod pressed, (hold hands in a fist)
One grew, two grew, so did all the rest. (put fingers up one by one.)
They grew and they grew and wouldn’t stop, (arms bigger)
They grew and they grew until they POPPED! (clap hands together)
Roll-a-Rhyme: Roll the nursery rhyme cube
Flannel Song: “Bubble, Bubble, Pop!”
One little red fish
Swimming in the water,
Swimming in the water,
Swimming in the water.
One little red fish
Swimming in the water,
Bubble, bubble, bubble, bubble…POP! (clap hands)
Additional verses: Increase the number and change the color of the fish.
(Credit: Jbrary)
Book: Duckie’s Rainbow by Frances Barry
Lap Song: “Bunny Hop”
Hop, hop, hop along,
And bounce on someone’s knee,
Higher & higher & higher & higher,
Bunny-hop with me.
Lap Song: “Little Red Wagon”
Bumpin’ up and down in my little red wagon,
Bumpin’ up and down in my little red wagon,
Bumpin’ up and down in my little red wagon,
Won’t you be my darlin’?
Additional verses:
Goin’ back and forth in my little red wagon… (lean front to back)
One wheel’s off and the axle’s broken… (lean side to side)
(Credit: Old Town School of Folk Music: Wiggleworms Love You)
Lap Rhyme: “Little Frog”
A little frog in a pond am I,
Hippity, hippity, hop, (bounce)
And I can jump in the air so high, (lift)
Hippity, hippity, hop! (bounce)
Scarf Song: “These Are the Colors over You” (Tune: “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”)
Red and yellow, green and blue,
These are the colors over you.
Red like an apple, green like a tree,
Yellow like the sun, and blue like the sea.
Red and yellow, green and blue,
These are the colors over you.
(Credit: Allegan District Library)
Scarf Song: “Peekaboo” (Tune: “Frère Jacques”)
Peekaboo, peekaboo,
I see you, I see you,
I see your button nose,
I see your tiny toes,
Peekaboo, I see you.
Book: My Garden by Kevin Henkes
Song: “Will Our Flowers Bloom?” (Tune: “The Wheels on the Bus”)
The seeds from the pack go in the ground, (poke with finger)
In the ground, in the ground.
The seeds from the pack go in the ground.
Will our flowers bloom?
The rain from the sky goes drip drip drop, (flutter fingers down)
Drip drip drop, drip drip drop.
The rain from the sky goes drip drip drop.
Will our flowers bloom?
The sun above is bright and hot, (arms make a circle over head)
Bright and hot, bright and hot.
The sun above is bright and hot.
Will our flowers bloom?
Our little seeds are sprouting fast, (fingers grow upward)
Sprouting fast, sprouting fast.
Our little seeds are sprouting fast.
Look! Our flowers bloomed! (cup hands, then spread open)
Book: Big Yellow Sunflower by Frances Barry
Song/Video: “Dance for the Sun” – Kira Willey: Dance for the Sun
Yoga: Flower pose
Social Story: Hurry Up!: A Book About Slowing Down by Kate Dopirak, illustrated by Christopher Silas Neal
Craft: Cupcake liner flowers
Book: The Rainbow Snail by Karin Åkesson
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)
(Credit: Mel’s Desk)
Action Song: “Driving Round in My Car”
Driving round in my little red car,
Driving round in my little red car,
Driving round in my little red car,
Zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom!
Book: Slug in Love by Rachel Bright, illustrated by Nadia Shireen
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
Fingerplay: “Slowly, Slowly”
Make a snail with your fist and thumb, and creep it up your arm as you sing.
Slowly, slowly, very slowly creeps the garden snail.
Slowly, slowly, very slowly up the garden rail.
Scurry your fingers quickly up your arm.
Quickly, quickly, very quickly runs the little mouse.
Quickly, quickly, very quickly into his little house.
(Credit: Jbrary)
Ring Song: “Driving Round in My Car” (drive using a ring as the steering wheel)
Driving round in my little red car,
Driving round in my little red car,
Driving round in my little red car,
Zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom!
Ring Song: “The Ring in the Dell” (Tune: “The Farmer in the Dell”)
The ring goes side to side, (reach to each side)
The ring goes side to side,
Hi-ho, the derry-o,
The ring goes side to side.
Additional verses:
Up and down (touch sky, touch ground)
All around (draw circle in sky)
Front and back (hold in front and hide behind back)
Ring Song: “Can You Roll Your Ring?” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
Can you roll your ring like this, (both arms roll inside ring)
Just like this?
Can you roll your ring like this,
Just like this?
Can you roll your ring like this,
‘Round and ’round and ’round your wrist?
Can you roll your ring like this,
Just like this?
Additional verses:
Drive (steering wheel) Oh, a stop sign! Don’t you miss!
Spin (spin fast on one wrist) OR Twirl (spin in circle with ring above head) And also blow a kiss
Fan (fan wrist) And give the air a mist
Wear (place over head) And give your head a twist
Float (skim back and forth) Like a happy, swimming fish
(Credit: Leah Portz)
Song: “Icky Sticky Bubble Gum” – David Landau: Kids and Kitties
Book: Arty!: The Greatest Artist in the World by William Bee
Action Song: “This Is the Way We Stir the Paint”
This is the way we stir the paint,
Stir the paint, stir the paint,
This is the way we stir the paint
So early in the morning.
Additional verses:
Dip our brush
Splatter the paint
Paint a circle
Paint a square
Paint a triangle
Clean our brush
(Credit: Adapted from Storytime Katie)
Book: Making Art by Diana Ejaita
Song: “Art Supply Song” (Tune: “The Wheels On the Bus”)
The paintbrush on the paper goes swish, swish, swish,
Swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish.
The paintbrush on the paper goes swish, swish, swish
All day long.
Additional verses:
Pencil/skritch, scratch, skritch
Crayon/scribble
Scissors/snip
Play-dough on the table/squish
(Credit: Adapted from Storytime Hooligans)
Song: “Paint with Me” (Tune: “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”)
Grab your brush and paint with me.
Paint a flower, paint a tree.
Paint it fast and paint it slow.
Paint it high, then paint it low.
Paint in zig-zags, circles, too.
How I love to paint with you!
(Credit: The Loudest Librarian)
Big Book: Mouse Paint by Ellen Stoll Walsh
Book: The Rainbow Snail by Karin Åkesson
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)
(Credit: Mel’s Desk)
Action Song: “Driving Round in My Car”
Driving round in my little red car,
Driving round in my little red car,
Driving round in my little red car,
Zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom!
Book: Boom Snot Twitty by Doreen Cronin, illustrated by Renata Liwska
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
Fingerplay: “Slowly, Slowly”
Make a snail with your fist and thumb, and creep it up your arm as you sing.
Slowly, slowly, very slowly creeps the garden snail.
Slowly, slowly, very slowly up the garden rail.
Scurry your fingers quickly up your arm.
Quickly, quickly, very quickly runs the little mouse.
Quickly, quickly, very quickly into his little house.
(Credit: Jbrary)
Shaker Eggs: “Shake Your Shakers” (Tune: “London Bridge”)
Shake your shaker, shake, shake, shake,
Shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake
Shake your shaker, shake shake, shake,
Shake your shaker.
Additional verses: Shake your shaker high/low/fast/slow
(Credit: Jbrary)
Shaker Eggs: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”
Verses: Give a shake, give a tap, clap your hands
Song: “Icky Sticky Bubble Gum” – David Landau: Kids and Kitties
Puppet Song: “When Ducks Get Up in the Morning”
When ducks get up in the morning, they always say good day.
When ducks get up in the morning, they always say good day.
Quack, quack, quack, quack, this is what they say.
Quack, quack, quack, quack, this is what they say.
Repeat with other animals/sounds
(Credit: King County Library System)
Sign Language: Garden, flower, bugs
Book with Puppets: Up, Down, and Around by Katherine Ayres, illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott
Fingerplay: “Round and Round the Garden”
Round and round the garden,
Like a teddy bear. (trace circles on baby’s hand)
One step, two steps,
A tickle under there! (crawl up their arm and tickle armpit)
(Credit: Storytime Katie)
Rhyme: “There’s Something in My Garden”
There’s something in my garden, now what can it be?
There’s something in my garden, that I really can’t see.
I hear its funny sound…
Ribbit—Ribbit—Ribbit
A Frog is what I found!
Ribbit—Ribbit—Ribbit
Fingerplay: “Here is the Beehive”
Here is the beehive, (make fist)
But where are the bees?
Hidden away where nobody sees.
Soon they’ll come creeping out of the hive.
One! Two! Three! Four! Five! (open hand one finger at a time)
BZZZZZZ!!!!! Back in the hive, bees! (buzz and tickle)
(Credit: King County Library System)
Book: Big Yellow Sunflower by Frances Barry
Lap Song: “Bunny Hop”
Hop, hop, hop along,
And bounce on someone’s knee,
Higher & higher & higher & higher,
Bunny-hop with me.
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)
Lap Rhyme: “Little Frog”
A little frog in a pond am I,
Hippity, hippity, hop, (bounce)
And I can jump in the air so high, (lift)
Hippity, hippity, hop! (bounce)
Shaker Eggs: “The Valley of Vegetables” – Laurie Berkner: Buzz Buzz
Book: Have You Seen My Dragon? by Steve Light
Song: “Dragon Pokey”
You put your claws in, you take your claws out,
You put your claws in, and you scratch them all about!
You do the Dragon Pokey and you turn yourself around,
That’s what it’s all about!
Additional verses:
Feet in/stomp them all about
Teeth in/chomp them all about
Tail in/swing it all about
Book: There’s a Dragon in Your Book by Tom Fletcher, illustrated by Greg Abbott
Song: “Mat Man” – Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer: Get Set for School Sing Along
Movement: Learn the yoga pose “dragon”
Social Story: Being Friends with Dragons by Katherine Locke, illustrated by Diane Ewen
Craft: Fire-breathing dragon
