Book: Beyond the Pond by Joseph Kuefler
Song: “Row, Row, Row Your Boat”
Song: “Have You Ever Been Fishing?” – Jean Feldman: Keep on Singing and Dancing with Dr. Jean
Book: Explorers of the Wild by Cale Atkinson
Song: “We’re Going on a Bear Hunt” – Dr. Jean: Sings Silly Songs
Puppet/Book: Gator, Gator, Gator! by Daniel Bernstrom, illustrated by Frann Preston-Gannon
Craft: Sensory exploration activities
Sign Language: circle , square , triangle
Book: Lots of Dots by Craig Frazier
Flannel: “Did You Ever See a Circle?” (Tune: “Did You Ever See a Lassie?”) with Orange Triangle Fox by Sarah Jones
Did you ever see a brown circle, a brown circle, a brown circle?
Did you ever see a brown circle?
It looks like a hedgehog.
Did you ever see a red square, a red square, a red square?
Did you ever see a red square?
It looks like an owl.
Did you ever see an orange triangle, orange triangle, orange triangle?
Did you ever see an orange triangle?
It looks like a fox.
Did you ever see a blue rectangle, blue rectangle, blue rectangle?
Did you ever see a blue rectangle?
It looks like a bird.
Did you ever see a purple heart, a purple heart, a purple heart?
Did you ever see a purple heart?
It looks like a bug.
Rhyme: Five Fat Peas
Five fat peas in a pea pod pressed (hold hands in a fist)
One grew, two grew, so did the rest. (Put fingers up one by one.)
They grew and they grew and did not stop,
Until one day that pea pod POPPED! (clap hands together.)
Song: “Hop, Hop, Hop Along” (Tune: “Row Your Boat”)
Hop, hop, hop along (hop)
Or bounce on someone’s knee (bounce)
Higher and higher and higher and higher (lift)
Bunny hop with me. (hop)
Book: Circles by Yusuke Yonezu
Rhyme: Little frog
A little frog in a pond am I, (lap)
Hippity, hippity, hop. (bounce)
And I can jump in the air so high, (lift)
Hippity, hippity, hop!
Song: “Roll your hands” – Carol Totsky Hammett: Toddlers on Parade
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.
Additional verses:
Let’s clap our hands . . .
Let’s touch our nose . . .
Let’s touch our ears . . .
Book: Baby Party by Rebecca O’Connell, illustrated by Susie Poole
Song (shaky eggs): “Ladybug Picnic” – Elizabeth Mitchell: You Are My Sunshine
Book: Flower Garden by Eve Bunting, illustrated by Kathryn Hewitt
Flannel/Puppets: 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 can’t really see.
Hear its funny sound….
Ribbit – Ribbit – Ribbit
A Frog is what I found!
Ribbit-Ribbit-Ribbit
Repeat with other animals, such as a crow (caw-caw-caw), mouse (squeak-squeak-squeak), rabbit (thump-thump-thump), bird (tweet-tweet-tweet) etc.
(Credit: Sunflower Storytime)
Song: “The Gardener Plants the Seeds” (Tune: “The Farmer in the Dell”)
The gardener plants the seeds.
The gardener plants the seeds.
High ho the derry oh,
The gardener plants the seeds.
Additional verses:
The rain falls on the ground…
The sun shines bright and warm…
The seeds begin to grow…
Flowers grow everywhere…
Book: Bloom Boom! by April Pulley Sayre
Song: “Little Red Wagon” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Wiggleworms Love You
Book: Plant the Tiny Seed by Christie Matheson
Song: “Shake Your Sillies Out” – The Wiggles: Yummy Yummy
Song: “This is the way we clap our hands” – Kimbo Educational: Teach a Toddler
Song: “Icky Sticky Bubble Gum” – David Landau: Kids and Kitties
Craft: Cupcake liner flower bouquet
Sign Language: butterfly
Book: Bugs! Bugs! Bugs! by Bob Barner
Song: “Hop, Hop, Hop Along” (Tune: “Row Your Boat”)
Hop, hop, hop along (hop)
Or bounce on someone’s knee (bounce)
Higher and higher and higher and higher (lift)
BUGGY hop with me. (hop)
Rhyme: Little Bug
A little BUG NEAR a pond am I, (lap)
Hippity, hippity, hop. (bounce)
And I can jump in the air so high, (lift)
Hippity, hippity, hop!
Book: Snappy Little Bugs by Claire Nielson and Dug Steer, illustrated by Derek Matthews
Song: “On my Toe There is a Flea” – John M. Feierabend and Luann Saunders: Frog in the Meadow
Song/Puppet: “Bumblebee, Bumblebee” (Tune: “Jingle Bells”)
Bumblebee, bumblebee
Landing on my nose,
Bumblebee, bumblebee,
Now he’s on my toes.
On my arms, on my legs, on my elbows,
Bumblebee, oh bumblebee,
He lands and then he goes!
Rhyme: Five Fat Peas
Five fat peas in a pea pod pressed (hold hands in a fist)
One grew, two grew, so did the rest. (Put fingers up one by one.)
They grew and they grew and did not stop,
Until one day that pea pod POPPED! (clap hands together.)
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.
Additional verses:
Clap our hands
Touch our nose
Touch our ears
Book: Butterfly, Butterfly by Petr Horáček
Song (with shaky eggs): “Caterpillar, Caterpillar” – Kira Willey: Dance for the Sun
Book: When Spring Comes by Kevin Henkes, illustrated by Laura Dronzek
Puppets/Flannel: 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 can’t really see.
Hear its funny sound….
Ribbit – Ribbit – Ribbit
A Frog is what I found!
Ribbit-Ribbit-Ribbit
Repeat with other animals, such as a crow (caw-caw-caw), mouse (squeak-squeak-squeak), rabbit (thump-thump-thump), bird (tweet-tweet-tweet) etc.
(Credit: Sunflower Storytime)
Song: “It Is Springtime” – Junior Jukebox: Four Seasons
Book: Wake Up, It’s Spring! by Lisa Campbell Ernst
Song: “It’s raining/Itsy-bitsy spider medley” – Music for Little People: 101 Toddler Favorites
Song: “La Arana Pequinita” – Cantarima: Canciones Tradicionales
Book: Abracadabra, It’s Spring! by Anne Sibley O’Brien, illustrated by Susan Gal
Song: “This is the way we clap our hands” – Kimbo Educational: Teach a Toddler
Song: “Icky Sticky Bubble Gum” – David Landau: Kids and Kitties
Craft: Tissue paper blossoms on a branch
Book/app: Blue Hat, Green Hat by Sandra Boynton
Song: “I Like my Hat” – Carole Peterson: Stinky Cake
Rhyme: Color Rhyme by Jean Warren
If your clothes have any red
Put your finger on your head
If your clothes have any blue
Put your finger on your shoe.
If your clothes have any green
Wave your hand so you’ll be seen
If your clothes have any yellow,
Smile like a happy fellow
If your clothes have any brown,
Turn your smile into a frown.
If your clothes have any black,
Put your hands behind your back.
If your clothes have any white,
Clap your hands with all your might.
Book: Pajama Time! by Sandra Boynton
Rhyme: Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed
Book: Moo, Baa, La, La, La by Sandra Boynton
Song: “Old MacDonald Had a Farm” – Bob McGrath: Sing Along with Bob #2
Song: “This is the Way We Clap Our Hands” – Kimbo Educational: Teach a Toddler
Song: “Icky Sticky Bubble Gum” – David Landau: Kids and Kitties
Craft: Udderfly puppet on straw
Book: Tap Tap Boom Boom by Elizabeth Bluemle, illustrated by G. Brian Karas
Song with Ukulele: “Itsy Bitsy Spider”
C C C C G7 G7 C
The itsy bitsy spi-der climbed up the water spout.
C C C C G7 G7 C
Down came the rain and washed the spider out.
C C C C G7 G7 C
Out came the sun and dried up all the rain,
C C C C G7 G7 C
And the itsy bitsy spi-der climbed up the spout a-gain
Book: Splish, Splash, Ducky! by Lucy Cousins
Song with Ukulele: “You Are My Sunshine”
C C C C C C C
You are my sun-shine, my only sun-shine
C F F F F C C C7
You make me hap-py when skies are gray;
C7 F F F F C C C
You’ll never know, Dear, how much I love you.
C C C G7 G7 C
Please don’t take my sun-shine a-way.
Song: ” It Ain’t Gonna Rain No More, No More”
It ain’t gonna rain no more, no more
It ain’t gonna rain no more
Oh no, it’s up to my toe
But it ain’t gonna rain more.
Additional verses:
Oh gee, it’s up to my knee
Oh my, it’s up to my thigh
Oh fiddle, it’s up to my middle
Oh heck, it’s up to my neck
Oh dread, it’s up to my head, I’m just going to swim on home.
Book: Raindrop, Plop! by Wendy Cheyette Lewison, illustrated by Pam Paparone
Song: “Row, Row, Row your Boat” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Songs for Wiggleworms
Song: “If It’s Raining Outside” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If it’s raining outside, wear your boots.
If it’s raining outside, wear your boots.
If it’s raining outside, then your boots will keep you dry!
If it’s raining outside, wear your boots.
Additional verses: raincoat, hat, umbrella, etc.
Craft: Cupcake liner umbrella
Book: Orangutanka: A Story in Poems by Margarita Engle, illustrated by Renée Kurilla
Song/Shaky Eggs: “Fruit Salad Salsa” – Laurie Berkner: Victor Vito
Book: Orangutangled by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen, illustrated by Aaron Zenz
Song: “Icky Sticky Bubble Gum” – David Landau: Kids and Kitties
Puppet/Book: Baby Orangutans by Christina Leaf
Craft: O is for Orangutan, coloring sheet with shredded paper nest
Book: Snip Snap! What’s That? by Mara Bergman, illustrated by Nick Maland
Song: “Crocodile Family, Don’t You Bite” (Tune: “Frère Jacques”)
Baby crocodile, baby crocodile, (pinch thumb and forefinger together like a crocodile mouth)
Don’t you bite, don’t you bite, (hold forefinger up and wave back and forth in a no-no motion)
I can run away from you, I can run away from you, (run in place or, if sitting, drum hands on thighs)
Out of sight, out of sight. (cover eyes with hands, like peek-a-boo)
Additional verses:
Mommy crocodile (place hands together, hold flat, open and close)
Daddy crocodile (hold arms out like a mouth, clap hands as you bring your arms together and apart)
Book: Crocodile or Alligator? by Susan Kralovansky
Flannel: “Five Hungry Alligators”
Five hungry alligators lying on the shore,
A fish swims by, and now there are four.
Four hungry alligators lying by a tree,
A fish swims by, and now there are three.
Three hungry alligators swimming in a pool,
A fish swims by, and now there are two.
Two hungry alligators soaking up some sun,
A fish swims by, and now there is one.
One hungry alligator looking for some fun,
A fish swims by, and now there are none!
Song: “Alligator Chomp” – Jack Hartmann: Kindergarten Songs, Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
Book: A Girl and Her Gator by Sean Bryan, illustrated by Tom Murphy
Song: “Pig On Her Head (Alternate Version)” – Laurie Berkner: The Best of the Laurie Berkner Band
Song: “Ha, Ha, This-a-way” – Bob McGrath: Bob’s Favorite Sing Along Songs
Craft: Alligator or crocodile clothespin magnet
Sign language: vegetable, garden, flower
Book: Up, Down, and Around by Katherine Ayres, illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott
Rhyme: Five Fat Peas
Five fat peas in a pea pod pressed (hold hands in a fist)
One grew, two grew, so did the rest. (Put fingers up one by one.)
They grew and they grew and did not stop,
Until one day that pea pod POPPED! (clap hands together.)
Song: Hop, hop, hop along (Tune: “Row Your Boat”)
Hop, hop, hop along (hop)
Or bounce on someone’s knee (bounce)
Higher and higher and higher and higher (lift)
Bunny hop with me. (hop)
Book: Who’s in the Garden? By Phillis Gershator
Song: “In My Garden” – Raffi: One Light, One Sun
Puppets: 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 can’t really see.
Hear its funny sound….
Ribbit – Ribbit – Ribbit
A Frog is what I found!
Ribbit-Ribbit-Ribbit
Repeat with other animals, such as a crow (caw-caw-caw), mouse (squeak-squeak-squeak), rabbit (thump-thump-thump), bird (tweet-tweet-tweet) etc.
(Credit: Sunflower Storytime)
Rhyme: Little frog
A little frog in a pond am I, (lap)
Hippity, hippity, hop. (bounce)
And I can jump in the air so high, (lift)
Hippity, hippity, hop!
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.
Additional verses:
Clap our hands
Touch our nose
Touch our ears
Book (choral): Growing Vegetable Soup by Lois Ehlert
Song (shaky eggs): “The Valley of Vegetables” – Laurie Berkner: Buzz Buzz
