Book: Dancing Feet! by Lindsey Craig
Song: “Wiggy Wiggles Freeze Dance” – Hap Palmer: Two Little Sounds
Book: Barnyard Dance! by Sandra Boynton
Song: “The Wheels on the Bus”–Laurie Berkner: Laurie Berkner’s Favorite Classic Kids’ Songs
Book: I Love to Dance by Anna Walker
Song: “Octopus” (Slippery Fish) with scarves – Charlotte Diamond: 10 Carrot Diamond
Song: “Icky Sticky Bubble Gum” – David Landau: Kids and Kitties
Craft: Shaker eggs made with plastic Easter eggs
Book: Hop, Hop Jump! by Lauren Thompson, illustrated by Jarrett J. Krosoczka
Song (with puppets): Five Green and Speckled Frogs
Song: “Jump, Jump” – Joanie Leeds and the Nightlights: I’m a Rock Star
Book: Bounce by Doreen Cronin, illustrated by Scott Menchin
Flannel: Ten Little Grasshoppers
One little, two little, three little grasshoppers,
Four little, five little, six little grasshoppers,
Seven little, eight little, nine little grasshoppers,
Ten little grasshoppers in my yard.
Grasshoppers, grasshoppers, hopping all around me (slap thighs to rhythm)
Grasshoppers, grasshoppers, hopping all around me,
Grasshoppers, grasshoppers, hopping all around me,
Ten little grasshoppers in my yard.
Ten little, nine little, eight little grasshoppers,
Seven little, six little, five little grasshoppers,
Four little, three little, two little grasshoppers,
One little grasshopper in my yard.
Grasshopper, grasshopper, hopping all around me,
Grasshopper, grasshopper, hopping all around me,
Grasshopper, grasshopper, hopping all around me,
One little grasshopper in my yard.
Song: “I Like to Hop” – Brian Vogan & His Good Buddies: Born to Wiggle
Book: The Wide-Mouthed Frog by Keith Faulkner, illustrated by Jonathan Lambert
Song: “Jumping and Counting” – Jim Gill: The Irrational Album
Craft: frog headbands (idea from Meg Hossler on pinterest)
Book: Let’s Play in the Forest While the Wolf Is Not Around by Claudia Rueda
Song: “Shake Your Sillies Out” – The Wiggles: Yummy Yummy
Book: My Bike by Byron Barton
Flannel: Five Colorful Kites
Way up high in the sky so blue (raise arms high)
Five colorful kites flew and flew (hold up 5 fingers)
The wind blew hard (blow out hard)
The wind blew loud (say, “wooooo!”)
The wind blew the (insert color) kite off to the clouds! (remove kite)
Continue until there are no kites left.
(Source: Literary Commentary)
Song: “The Wheels on the Bike”
The wheels on the bike go round and round, round and round, round and round
The wheels on the bike go round and round, all through the town.
(Pedals on the bike go up and down, streamers on the bike go swish swish swish, bell on the bike goes ding-ding-ding)
(Source: Storytime Katie)
Book: Higher, Higher by Leslie Patricelli
Song: “Jumping and Counting” – Jim Gill: Jim Gill’s Irrational Anthem
Song: “Icky Sticky Bubble Gum” – David Landau: Kids and Kitties
Craft: Bike Scenes
Sign Language: Sports/Compete/Race
Book: Take Me Out to the Yakyu by Aaron Meshon
Song: I’m in the Mood for Singing – Raffi: Rise And Shine (played on ukulele)
G
I’m in the mood for singing
D
Hey, how about you?
I’m in the mood for singing
G
I’m in the mood for singing
C
Singing along with you
G
Hey, hey, what do you say
D G
I’m in the mood for that today
C G
Hey, hey, what do you say
D G
I’m in the mood for that.
(verses: racing, reading)
Book: Clothesline Clues to Sports People Play by Kathryn Heling and Deborah Hembrook, illustrated by Andy Robert Davies
Activity: Baseball Number Match
Children matched the number on the baseballs to the glove with the same number of dots.
(Source: Preschool Plan It )
Flannel Story: The Tortoise and the Hare told in the style of Hare and Tortoise by Alison Murray
Fingerplay: Here’s A Ball
Here’s a little ball.
(Make a small with your thumb and index finger.)
And here’s a bigger ball.
(Make a bigger ball using both thumbs and both index fingers.)
And a great big ball, I see.
(Make a ball by holding your arms up over your head and touching your fingers together.)
Shall we count them?
Are you ready?
One, Two, Three
(make all three balls in succession)
(Source: Bright Hub Education)
Book: Dunk Skunk by Michael Rex
Craft: Pom Pom Sports
Sign language: Monkey & Gorilla
Book: Monkey Colors by Darrin Lunde, illustrated by Patricia Wynne
Rhyme: Pizza, pickle, pumpernickel
My little baby deserves a tickle! (tickle baby)
One for her nose, and one for her toes
And one for her tummy where the hot dog goes!
Finger puppets: Teasing Mr. Crocodile
Song: Ants go marching
Book: Little Gorilla by Ruth Bornstein
Song: “Monkey Dance” – The Wiggles: Yummy Yummy
Song: Let’s Tap our Feet Together (Tune: “The More We Get Together”)
Let’s tap our feet together, together, together,
Let’s tap our feet together, because it’s fun to do.
Let’s clap our hands….
Let’s touch our nose…
Let’s touch our ears…
Rhyme: Great A, little a
Bouncing B,
The cat’s in the cupboard,
But she can’t see me.
Book: Banana! by Ed Vere
Song: (Tune: “The Wheels on the Bus”)
The monkeys in the zoo all touch their toes . . . just like I do.
The monkeys in the zoo all rub their tummies . . .
The monkeys in the zoo all swing their arms . . .
The monkeys in the zoo all pat their heads . . .
Song (with shaky eggs): “No More Monkeys” – Asheba: Animal Playground
Book: Bunnies and Their Sports by Nancy Carlson
Song: “Clap Your Hands”- Old Town School of Folk Music: Wiggleworms Love You
Book: Let’s Play Basketball! by Charles R. Smith Jr.
Flannel: Little Ball, Big Ball
A little ball, a bigger ball, a great big ball I see.
Can you count the green balls? One, two, three.
Repeat for blue and orange.
Add the red ball and say:
Little balls, big balls, another ball I see.
Can you count all the balls? 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10!
(Source: Read, Rhyme, and Sing)
Song: “This is the Way We…”
This is the way we bounce the ball, bounce the ball, bounce the ball,
This is the way we bounce the ball,
when we play basketball.
Twirl around…
When we do ballet.
Kick the ball…
When we play soccer.
Throw the ball…
When we play football.
Swing the bat…
When we play baseball.
(Source: Sunflower Storytime)
Book: Dunk Skunk by Michael Rex
Song: “Jumping and Counting” – Jim Gill: Jim Gill’s Irrational Anthem
Song: “The Wheels on the Bus” – Laurie Berkner: Laurie Berkner’s Favorite Classic Kids’ Songs
Song: “Icky Sticky Bubble Gum” – David Landau: Kids and Kitties
Craft: Pennants with pom poms
Sign Language: Swim
Book: Beach Day! by Patricia Lakin, illustrated by Scott NashHey, how about you?
Song: I’m in the Mood for Singing – Raffi: Rise And Shine (played on ukulele)
G
I’m in the mood for singing
D
Hey, how about you?
I’m in the mood for singing
G
I’m in the mood for singing
C
Singing along with you
G
Hey, hey, what do you say
D G
I’m in the mood for that today
C G
Hey, hey, what do you say
D G
I’m in the mood for that.
(verses: swimming, reading)
Book: Sea, Sand, Me! by Patricia Hubbell, illustrated by Lisa Campbell Ernst
Flannel: Five Little Sandcastles
Five little sandcastles built by the shore,
Along came a wave and WHOOSH!
there were four.
Four little sandcastles built by you and me,
Along came a wave and WHOOSH!
there were three.
Three little sandcastles built by me and you,
Along came a wave and WHOOSH!
there were two.
Two little sandcastles built in the sun,
Along came a wave and WHOOSH!
there was one.
One little sandcastle built just for fun,
Along came a wave and WHOOSH!
there were none.
(Source: Story Tree)
Movement: Octopus (Slippery Fish) – Charlotte Diamond: 24 Carrot Diamond (with scarves)
Movie: Chicka Cicka Boom Boom
Song: The Fish in the Sea (to the tune of The Wheels on the Bus)
C
The fish in the sea go swish swish swish,
G7
Swish swish swish, swish swish swish,
C
The fish in the sea go swish swish swish,
G7 C
All day long.
Verses
The jellies in the sea go wiggle, wiggle, wiggle…
The sharks in the sea go chomp, chomp, chomp…
The crabs in the sea go pinch, pinch, pinch….
(Source: Storytime Ukulele)
Book: Senses at the Seashore by Shelley Rotner
Craft: Crab
Breathing exercises with hoberman sphere
Book: I Am Yoga by Susan Verde, illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds
Song: “Dance for the Sun” – Kira Willey: Dance for the Sun
Spider pushups (fingertips together, push palms in and out)
Book: Round is a Mooncake: a Book of Shapes by Roseanne Thong, illustrated by Grace Lin
Yoga poses: star, triangle, crescent moon
Song: “Silly Dance Contest” – Jim Gill: JIm Gill Sings the Sneezing Song and Other Contagious Tunes
Book: You Are a Lion! by Taeeun Yoo
Song: “Shake Your Body Down” – The Laurie Berkner Band: The Ultimate Laurie Berkner Band Collection
Craft: yoga coloring page
Sign Language: Truck (big flat steering wheel)
Book: Roadwork by Sally Sutton, illustrated by Brian Lovelock
Song: Ants go marching
Rhyme: Great A, little a
Bouncing B,
The cat’s in the cupboard,
But she can’t see me.
Book: Machines at Work by Byron Barton
Song: Let’s Tap our Feet Together (Tune: “The More We Get Together”)
Let’s tap our feet together, together, together,
Let’s tap our feet together, because it’s fun to do.
Let’s clap our hands….
Let’s touch our nose…
Let’s touch our ears…
Song: “Little Red Wagon” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Wiggleworms Love You
Rhyme: Pizza, pickle, pumpernickel
My little baby deserves a tickle! (tickle baby)
One for her nose, and one for her toes
And one for her tummy where the hot dog goes!
Song: This is the way we pound our nails, pound our nails, pound our nails
This is the way we pound our nails, so early in the morning
(Saw the wood, stack the bricks, stir the paint, paint the walls)
Credit: Everything Preschool
Book (Choral): Tip, Tip, Dig, Dig by Emma Garcia
Song (shaky eggs): “Butterfly Driving a Truck” – Caspar Babypants: Sing Along!
