Book: Two Shy Pandas by Julia Jarman, illustrated by Susan Varley
Song/Scarves: “It’s Okay to Be Shy” – Laura Doherty: In a Heartbeat
Book: Too Shy for Show-and-Tell by Beth Bracken, illustrated by Jennifer Bell
Song: “Hello & How Are You?” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Wiggleworms Love You
Book: Crunch, The Shy Dinosaur by Dunlap Cirocco, illustrated by Greg Pizzoli
Closing Song
Activity: Puppet social play
Book: Dig, Dump, Roll by Sally Sutton, illustrated by Brian Lovelock
Fingerplay: “Five Little Nails”
Five little nails, standing straight and steady
Here I come with my hammer ready!
Bam, bam, bam! That nail goes down.
Now there are just four nails to pound.
(count down)
(Credit: Mel’s Desk)
Action Rhyme: Cranes
Cranes reach up (reach up)
Cranes reach down (reach down)
Cranes reach out, (reach straight out.)
And all around. (turn around).
Book: Raise the Roof! by Anastasia Suen, illustrated by Elwood H. Smith
Song: “Construction Worker 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
Additional verses:
saw the wood, stack the bricks, stir the paint, paint the walls
(Credit: Pre-K Fun)
Song: “The Wheels on the Truck”
The wheels on the truck go round and round (roll hands)
Round and round, round and round
The wheels on the truck go round and round
All through the town
Additional verses:
The shovel on the truck goes dig dig dig…
The horn on the truck goes honk honk honk…
Book: Blocks by Irene Dickson
Song: “1-2 Hands” – Laurie Berkner: Superhero
Song: “Icky-Sticky Bubble Gum” – David Landau: Kids and Kitties
Activity: Building with blocks
Book: Amazing Autumn by Jennifer Marino Walters
Rhyme: Two little blackbirds sitting on a hill
One named Jack and one named Jill.
Fly away, Jack! And fly away, Jill!
Come back, Jack! And come back, Jill!
Two little blackbirds sitting on a cloud
One named Soft and one named LOUD . . .
Two little blackbirds flying in the sky
One named Low and one named High. . .
Two little blackbirds sitting on a stick
One named Slow and one named Quick. . .
Book: Fall by Julie Murray
Puppet Song: “So Many Leaves Are Falling on the Ground” (Tune: “Five Little Ducks”)
So many leaves are falling on the ground,
Orange ones, yellow ones, and even brown,
But the one little leaf that rhymes with ____________.
Is my favorite color, it’s the color ___________.
Song: “Autumn Leaves” (Tune: “London Bridge”)
Autumn leaves are in the trees . . . All over town.
Autumn leaves are falling down . . .
Autumn leaves are whirling round . . .
Everybody rake them up . . .
Jump into the piles we made . . .
Book: Fall is Not Easy by Marty Kelley
Song with scarves: “Pumpkin, Pumpkin” (Tune: “Twinkle, Twinkle”)
Pumpkin, pumpkin on the ground, (touch the ground)
How’d you get so big and round? (make a big circle)
Once you were a seed so small, (hold hands together)
Now you are a great big ball! (make a big circle)
Pumpkin, pumpkin on the ground, (touch the ground)
How’d you get so big and round? (make a big circle)
(Credit: Step by Step Childcare)
Song with Scarves: “Shakin’ Like a Leafy Tree” – The Wiggles: Racing to the Rainbow
Craft: Paper Plate Pumpkin
Book: Dancing Feet by Lindsey Craig, illustrated by Marc Brown
Song: “Body Talk” – Greg & Steve: Kids in Motion
Song: “I Really Love to Dance” – Laurie Berkner: Buzz, Buzz
Book: Daniel Can Dance by Delphine Finnegan, poses and layouts by Jason Fruchter
Song: “Wiggy Wiggles Freeze Dance” – – Hap Palmer: Two Little Sounds
Song: “Head to Toe Dance” – The Learning Station: Literacy in Motion
Rhyme: Dance Your Fingers
Dance your fingers up, dance your fingers down
Dance your fingers to the side, dance them all around
Dance them on your shoulders, dance them on your head
Dance them on your tummy, and put them all to bed
Book: Duck & Goose: Let’s Dance by Tad Hills
Song: “Hokey Pokey” – Bob McGrath: Bob’s Favorite Sing Along Songs
Song: “Icky-Sticky Bubble Gum” – David Landau: Kids and Kitties
Craft: Dancing Ribbons (Paper plates with streamers)
Book: Nose to Toes, You are Yummy! by Tim Harrington
Song: “My Body Likes to Wiggle Waggle” (Tune: “Have You Ever Seen…?”)
Fingers like to wiggle waggle, wiggle waggle, wiggle waggle (wiggle fingers)
Fingers like to wiggle waggle this way and that!
Feet like to wiggle waggle, wiggle waggle, wiggle waggle (wiggle feet)
Feet like to wiggle waggle this way and that!
My body likes to wiggle waggle, wiggle waggle, wiggle waggle (wiggle body)
My body likes to wiggle waggle this way and that!
Big Book: From Head to Toe by Eric Carle
Song: “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes”
Book: I Got the Rhythm by Connie Schofield-Morrison, illustrated by Frank Morrison
Song: “Mi Cuerpo” – Hot Peas ‘n Butter: Best of the Bowl
Book: Can You Make a Scary Face? by Jan Thomas
Song: “They’re A Part of Me” (Tune: “The Wheels on the Bus”)
I can make my hands go clap, clap, clap
Clap, clap, clap
Clap, clap, clap
I can make my hands go clap, clap, clap
They’re a part of me.
Additional verses:
I can make my feet go stomp, stomp, stomp, etc…
I can make my legs go bend, bend, bend, etc…
Song: “Can You Shake Your Egg?” (Tune: “Have You Ever Seen?”)
Can you shake your egg with me,
egg with me, egg with me?
Can you shake your egg with me
and put it on your (head, knee, belly, etc.)?
Craft: My Body puzzle
Book: My New Friend is So Fun! by Mo Willems
Song: “Friend of Mine” (Tune:”Mary Had a Little Lamb”)
Will you be a friend of mine, friend of mine, friend of mine?
Will you be a friend of mine and [insert action word]
Action Words: around with me? jump… bow… clap… hop on one foot…
Book: A Splendid Friend, Indeed by Suzanne Bloom
Flannel: Gerald and Piggie play hide and seek!
(Credit: Literary Hoots)
Song ukulele: “Let’s Be Friends” (Tune: “London Bridge”)
Let’s be friends with one another
One another, one another
Let’s be friends with one another
Let’s be friends today
Additional verses:
You can sing with a friend…
You can shout with a friend…
You can hum with a friend…
You can jump with a friend…
You can clap with a friend…
You can hop with a friend…
Book: My Friend Rabbit by Eric Rohmann
Song: “Ten Good Friends”
One best, two best, three best friends
Four best, five best, six best friends
Seven best, eight best, nine best friends
The ten best friends are we!
Song: “If You’re Friendly and You Know It” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If you’re friendly and you know it, clap your hands.
If you’re friendly and you know it, clap your hands.
If you’re friendly and you know it, then you really want to show it,
If you’re friendly and you know it, clap your hands!
Craft: Elephant and Piggie
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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
Song: “Wise Old Owl” – Feiereabend & Trinka: Had a Little Rooster
Song: “Everybody Clap Your Hands” – Peter Moses: 90 Nifty Songs
Book: Little Owl Lost by Chris Haughton or Hoot! Hoot! by Richard Powell
Song: “1-2 Hands” – Laurie Berkner: Superhero
Song: “Icky-Sticky Bubble Gum” – David Landau: Kids and Kitties
Craft: fuzzy baby owls
Book: Clip-Clop! by Nicola Smee
Song: “Old McDonald Had a Farm”
Book: Is Everyone Ready for Fun? by Jan Thomas
Song: “Tap, Tap, Tap” – Handwriting without Tears: Get Set for School Singalong
Movement: Learn the yoga pose “cow”
Social Story: “Greeting My Teacher”
Craft: Chick finger puppets
