Book: What Does Bunny See? by Linda Sue Park, illustrated by Maggie Smith
Song: “Did You Ever See a Bunny?” – Junior Jukebox: Four Seasons
Book/Movement: Little White Rabbit by Kevin Henkes
Puppet Song: “Little Brown Rabbit Popped Out of the Ground” (Tune: “There Was an Old Lady”)
Song: “Fast and Slow” – Laurie Berkner: Rocketship Run
Flannel: “Five Little Bunnies”
Song: “Bunny Pokey” – Junior Jukebox: Animals
Book with Puppets: Snow Rabbit, Spring Rabbit by Il Sung Na
Book: The Bear in My Family by Maya Tatsukawa
Song: “The More We Get Together”
The more we get together,
Together, together,
The more we get together,
The happier we’ll be.
Cause your friends are my friends,
And my friends are your friends.
The more we get together,
The happier we’ll be.
Oh, the more we get together,
Together, together,
The more we get together,
The happier we’ll be.
(Credit: Skokie Public Library)
Song: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”
Book: Wolfie the Bunny by Ame Dyckman, illustrated by Zachariah OHora
Song: “Skinnamarink”
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
Book: One Family by George Shannon, illustrated by Blanca Gómez
Flannel: “Gerald and Piggie Play Hide and Seek!”
Piggie, Piggie, where do you hide?
Are you behind the ___ book? Let’s peek inside!
Song: “Icky Sticky Bubble Gum” – David Landau: Kids and Kitties
Book: My Book Box by Will Hillenbrand
Song: “Cardboard Box” – Justin Roberts: Jungle Gym
Book: Sitting in My Box by Dee Lillegard, illustrated by Jon Agee
Rhyme: “I Like to Be a Jumping Jack”
I like to be a jumping jack
And jump out from a box.
I like to be a rocking horse
And rock and rock and rock.
I like to be a spinning top
And spin around and round.
I like to be a rubber ball
And bounce right to the ground.
Puppets/Movement: “I Have a Friend” (Tune: “I Saw a Bear”)
I have a friend,
From in my box.
They like to ____
Until they stop.
(Take out puppets from a box and do an associated movement (jump, run, etc.))
(Credit: Leah Portz)
Book: Not a Box by Antoinette Portis
Book: Big Bear, Small Mouse by Karma Wilson, illustrated by Jane Chapman
Puppet Rhyme: “Where Are the Baby Mice?” (with the mice in a box puppet)
Where are the baby mice?
Squeak, squeak, squeak!
I cannot see them,
Peek, peek, peek.
Here they come out of their hole,
One, two, three, and that is all!
(Credit: Perry Public Library)
Song: “The Little Mouse Goes Creeping” – Miss Carole: Tiny Tunes
Rhyme: “Hickory Dickory Dock” (with cardboard cutout)
Repeat, doing toes, tummy, and head (standing)
Book: Mommy, Where Are You? by Leonid Gore
Rhyme: “Little Clapping Mouse” (clap when you see *)
Behind the tree * *
And under the house * *
There lived a teeny * *
Tiny mouse * *
She loved to sing * *
She loved to tap * *
But most of all * *
She loved to clap * *
She clapped all night * *
She clapped all day * *
She clapped to frighten * *
The cat away * * * * * * * * (lots of claps, meow)
Song: “Mickey Mouse March” – Disney: Children’s Favorite Songs Volume 4
Book: Run Home, Little Mouse by Britta Teckentrup
Song: “Three Blind Mice” – Caspar Babypants: Here I Am!
Song: “Put Your Finger in the Air” – Jacki Berger
Book: Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell
Song: “Zoom, Zoom, Zoom”
Zoom, zoom, zoom,
We’re going to the moon.
Zoom, zoom, zoom,
We’re going to the moon.
If you want to take a trip
climb aboard my rocket ship.
Zoom, zoom, zoom,
We’re going to the moon.
In 5, 4, 3, 2, 1,
Blast off!
(Credit: Jbrary)
Song: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”
Book: I Spy on the Farm by Edward Gibbs
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
Song: “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes”
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes,
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes,
Eyes and ears and mouth and nose,
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes.
Book: Itsy Bitsy Spider by Richard Egielski
Scarf Song: “We Wave Our Scarves Together”
We wave our scarves together,
We wave our scarves together,
We wave our scarves together
Because it’s fun to do.
Wave them up high,
Wave them down low,
Wave them in the middle
Because it’s fun to do.
(Credit: Jbrary)
Scarf Song: “Four Corners”
My scarf has four corners,
Four corners has my scarf.
And if there weren’t four corners,
It would not be my…scarf.
Additional verses:
My hat…
My blanket…
My cape…
My pillow…
Scarf Rhyme: “Popcorn Kernels”
Popcorn kernels (wave scarves overhead)
In the pot. (make their scarves ‘disappear’ by bunching them up in their fists)
Shake them, shake them, shake them (shake fists)
‘Til they POP! (toss scarves up into the air)
Song: “Icky Sticky Bubble Gum” – David Landau: Kids and Kitties
Book: Flubby Does Not Like Valentine’s Day by Jennifer E. Morris
Flannel: “Valentine Hearts”
Valentines, valentines, how many do I see?
Valentines, valentines, count them with me.
I have a red one, orange one, yellow one too.
I have a green one, purple one, and one that is blue.
I have a pink one, brown one, and one that is white.
And one last valentine as black as the night.
Valentines, valentines, how many do I see?
Valentines, valentines, count them with me.
1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10.
Song: “There’s A Little Wheel A-Turnin’ in My Heart” – Laurie Berkner: Buzz Buzz
Song: “If You Love Somebody” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
Verses: Clap your hands, shout hooray, blow a kiss, jump around
Book: All Kinds of Kisses by Nancy Tafuri
Song: “Pig on Her Head” – Laurie Berkner: The Best of the Laurie Berkner Band
Song: “Skinnamarink” – Sharon, Lois, and Bram: Sing Around the Campfire
Book: Where Is Baby’s Valentine? by Karen Katz
Song: “Hearts and Kisses”
One little, two little, three little hearts,
Four little, five little, six little hearts,
Seven little, eight little, nine little hearts,
Ten little hearts and a kiss.
(Credit: SurLaLune Storytime)
Song: “Tap Your Toe and Follow Me” – Susan Salidor: Come and Make a Circle
Book: Snappy Little Dinosaurs by Dugald A. Steer, illustrated by Derek Matthews
Song: “The Dinosaurs in the Swamp” (Tune: “The Wheels on the Bus”)
The Tyrannosaurus Rex goes grr grr grr,
Grr grr grr, grr grr grr,
The Tyrannosaurus Rex goes grr grr grr,
All through the swamp.
Additional verses:
The Triceratops’ horns go poke poke poke…
The Stegosaurus tail goes spike, spike, spike…
The Apatasaurus mouth goes munch, munch, munch…
The Pteranodon’s wings go flap flap flap…
Flannel/Movement: “Dinosaur, Dinosaur”
Dinosaur, dinosaur,
Runs so fast.
Will we find one
If we follow these tracks?
Which tracks?
________ tracks!
Color tracks: red, orange, yellow, green, blue
Dinosaur, dinosaur,
Runs so fast.
We have found one
By following PINK tracks!
What have we found?
A . . . FLAMINGO!
Painting the ground!
(Credit: Leah Portz)
Flannel Story: How Do Dinosaurs Count to Ten? by Jane Yolen, illustrated by Mark Teague
Song: “We Are Dinosaurs” – Laurie Berkner: Whaddaya Think of That?
Book with Movement: Dancing with the Dinosaurs by Jane Clarke, illustrated by Lee Wildish
Book: Winter Is the Warmest Season by Lauren Stringer
Flannel: “Red Mitten, Red Mitten”
Red mitten, red mitten, what do you see?
I see a blue mitten looking at me.
Repeat for different colored mittens
Song: “Snow on the Rooftops” – Kathy Reid-Naiman: Sing the Cold Winter Away
Song: “Boots, Parka, Scarf and Hat” (Tune: “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes”)
Boots, parka, scarf and hat, scarf and hat.
Boots, parka, scarf and hat, scarf and hat.
In wintertime we dress like that!
Boots, parka, scarf and hat, scarf and hat.
(Credit: Mel’s Desk)
Book: Go, Sled! Go! by James Yang
Song: “Snowflake, Snowflake” (Tune: “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”)
Snowflake, snowflake, dance around.
Snowflake, snowflake, touch the ground.
Snowflake landing on my nose.
Snowflake landing on my toes.
Snowflake, snowflake, dance around.
Snowflake, snowflake, touch the ground.
Song: “Snowman Freeze” – The Learning Station (stop after small head “freeze”)
Book: Bear & Hare, Snow! by Emily Gravett
Song: “Winter Pokey” (Tune: “Hokey Pokey”)
You put your right mitten in, you put your right mitten out,
You put your right mitten in, and you shake it all about.
You do the winter pokey and you turn yourself around,
That’s what it’s all about!
Additional verses:
You put your left mitten in…
You put your right boot in…
You put your left boot in…
You put your winter hat in…
You put your snowsuit in…
(Credit: Sturdy for Common Things)
Song: “Put Your Finger in the Air” – Jacki Breger: Here’s a Song
Book: Do You Want To Build A Snowman? by Calliope Glass, illustrated by Olga T. Mosqueda
Song: “Snowman Song” (Tune: “I’m a Little Teapot”)
I’m a little snowman, round and fat.
Here are my mittens, here is my hat.
When the sun comes out I melt away.
See you next year
On a snowy day.
Song: “Snowman Freeze” – The Learning Station
Book: An Amazing Snowman by Barbara Jean Hicks, illustrated by Olga T. Mosqueda
Flannel: Build a snowman
Song: “We’re Marching in the Snow” – Miss Carole: Season Sings!
Book: Do You Want a Hug? by Kevin Lewis, illustrated by Olga T. Mosqueda
Song: “Put Your Finger in the Air” – Jacki Breger: Here’s a Song
Song: “In Summer” – Josh Gad: Frozen
Book: Goodnight, Grizzle Grump! by Aaron Blecha
Puppet Song: “Where Is Hedgehog?” (Tune: “Where Is Thumbkin?”)
Where is Hedgehog? Where is Hedgehog?
Here I am. Here I am.
How are you this winter?
Very tired, thank you.
Go to sleep. Go to sleep.
Additional verses:
Snake
Skunk (torpor)
Frog
Bear
(Credit: Adapted from Lady Librarian Life)
Song: “Big Brown Bear” – Kira Willey: Dance for the Sun
Book: I Don’t Want to Go to Sleep by Dev Petty, illustrated by Mike Boldt
Rhyme: “Winter Is Cold”
Winter is cold, (hug yourself and shiver)
There is snow in the sky, (flutter fingers above head)
The squirrel gathers nuts, (pretend to gather nuts)
And the wild geese fly, (flap arms)
The fluffy red fox (cup hands over head to form ears)
Has his fur to keep warm, (stroke arms)
The bear’s in her cave (form a cave with arms)
Sleeping all through the storm. (pretend to sleep)
(Credit: Rhyming Reasor)
Flannel: “Bear in the Lair”
Sleepy bear, sleepy bear,
Are you in the _________ lair?
Have caves in different colors, repeat until the bear is found.
(Credit: Lady Librarian Life)
Song: “Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, Turn Around” – The Wiggles: Taking Off!
Book with Puppets: Winter Dance by Marion Dane Bauer, illustrated by Richard Jones
