Book: Baby Tamer by Mark Teague
Fingerplay: Five little lions
Song: “Shake Your Sillies Out” – The Wiggles: Yummy Yummy
Book: You See a Circus. I See . . . by Mike Downs, illustrated by Anik McGrory
Flannel: Five little kernels
Song: “Popcorn Calling Me” – Laurie Berkner: Buzz Buzz
Big Book: The Circus is in Town by Claude Belanger, illustrated by Philip Webb
Activity: Parachute (as a circus tent, ring, juggling tool, etc.)
Sign Language: Monkey
Book: Be Quiet, Mike! by Leslie Patricelli
Song: “The Monkey Dance” – The Wiggles: Yummy Yummy
Book: Ten Naughty Monkeys by Suzanne Williams, illustrated by Suzanne Watts
Flannel: Teasing Mr. Crocodile
Song: “Five Little Monkeys”- David Landau: Kids and Kitties
Book: Monkey Colors by Darrin Lunde, illustrated by Patricia J. Wynne
Song: Monkey, monkey, turn around (turn around)
Monkey, monkey, touch the ground (Touch the ground)
Monkey, monkey, dance on your toes (Dance on tip toes)
Monkey, monkey, touch your nose (Touch your nose)
Monkey, monkey, give a little clap (Clap)
Monkey, monkey, take a nap! (Lay head on hands like sleeping)
Book: Kiki’s Blankie by Janie Bynum
Craft:
Sign language: owl
Book: Wow! Said the Owl by Tim Hopgood
Flannel: Little Owl Count
5 little owls on a dark, dark night.
5 little owls are quite a sight.
5 little owls! Are you keeping score?
1 flies away and that leaves 4
4 little owls as happy as can be
1 flies away and that leaves 3
3 little owls calling, “Who, who, who.”
1 flies away and that leaves 2
2 little owls having lots of fun
1 flies away and that leaves 1
1 little owl and we’re almost done,
He flies away and that leaves none
(Source: Upper Hudson Library System)
Song: “Be Like an Owl” (tune: of “London Bridges”)
Flap your wings and fly around, fly around, fly around.
Flap your wings and fly around, just like an owl.
Open your eyes big and wide, big and wide, big and wide.
Open your eyes big and wide, just like an owl.
Land on the ground and hop along, hop along, hop along.
Land on the ground and hop along, just like an owl.
Turn your head and say who, who, who, who, who, who, who, who,
Turn your head and say who, who, just like an owl.
(Source: Upper Hudson Library System)
Book: Little Owl’s Night by Divya Srinivasan
Rhyme: “Wide-Eyed Owl”
There’s a wide eyed owl (thumbs and forefingers around eyes)
With a pointed nose, (forefinger makes a v at end of nose)
Two pointed ears, (forefingers extended up from head)
and claws for toes, (fingers and arms bent in front of chest)
When he sits up in the tree, (point to tree)
and he looks at you, (point at a child in the group)
he flaps his wings, (fold arms into arm pits and flap)
And he says ‘Whoo Whoo.’
Song: “Toes are Tapping “ – Kimbo Educational: It’s Toddler Time
Book: Little Owl Lost by Chris Haughton
Song: “Can’t Wait to Celebrate” – Jim Gill: Jim Gill’s Irrational Anthem
Song: “Icky-Sticky Bubble Gum” – David Landau: Kids and Kitties
Craft: Snowy owl with small paper plates (from “I heart crafty things”)
