Book: Learning to Ski with Mr. Magee by Chris Van Dusen
Flannel: Build a Snowman
Song: “Let’s Play in the Snow” – Rachel Buchman: Sing a Song of Seasons
Book: Ten on the Sled by Kim Norman, illustrated by Liza Woodruff
Song: “Scarves on Your Laps” – Johnette Downing: The Second Line
Song: “Snow on the Rooftops” – Kathy Reid-Naiman: Sing the Cold Winter Away
Book: Red Sled by Lita Judge
Craft: Snowmen skiing (cotton balls, Popsicle sticks, toothpicks, pipe cleaners, & black dots.)
Book: Winter Woes by Marty Kelley
Song: “The Mitten Song” – Rachel Buchman: Sing a Song of Seasons
Flannel: Red Mitten, Red Mitten, What Do You See?
Puppets: The Mitten by Jan Brett
Song: “I Like My Hat” – Carole Peterson: Stinky Cake
Book: A Hat for Minerva Louise by Janet Morgan Stoeke
Craft: Sew paper mittens with yarn
Book: Mouse Mess by Linnea Riley
Song: “Peanut Butter & Jelly” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Songs for Wiggleworms
Book: Whose Mouse Are You? By Robert Kraus, illustrated by Jose Aruego
Flannel/Puppets: Little Mouse’s Big Secret by Eric Battut
Song: “Mouse in My Toolbox” – Laurie Berkner: Rocketship Run
Book: Mouse Went Out to Get a Snack by Lyn Rossiter McFarland, illustrated by Jim McFarland
Craft: Mouse in the Cupboard (Letter “M” practice. Help mouse get through the food box to find the cheese.)
Book: Thanks for Thanksgiving by Julie Markes, illustrated by Doris Barrette
Song/Flannel: “Thanks A Lot” — Raffi: Quiet Time (kids sign the words “thanks” and “a lot.)
(credit: Mel’s Desk)
Book: Thank You for Me! by Marion Dane Bauer, illustrated by Kristina Stephenson
Song: “I’m Gonna Eat on Thanksgiving Day” – Laurie Berkner: Whaddaya Think of That?
Book: 10 Fat Turkeys by Tony Johnston, illustrated by Rich Deas
Song: “The Turkey Hop” – Carole Peterson: H.U.M.
Puppet: Turkey tells jokes from Turkey Riddles, by Katy Hall and Lisa Eisenberg, illustrated by Kristin Sorra
Craft: Turkey with tissue paper feathers and STUFFing I’m thankful for coloring page.
Book: Sweet Dream Pie by Audrey Wood, illustrated by Mark Teague
Song: A Song for Making Mud Pie (Tune: Sing of Sing a Song of Sixpence)
Sing a song for mud pie, It’s my favorite brand.
Mix it ‘til it’s mushy,
Squeeze it with your hand.
Put it in a tin pan,
Leave it in the sun.
Wait about an hour,
Then you know it will be done!
Book: All for Pie, Pie for All by David Martin, illustrated by Valeri Gorbachev
Song: “Making Pie” – Kira Willey: Dance for the Sun
Parachute Play:
Roll out dough: See-Saw Pull (Sitting position, have children pull the parachute back and forth)
Put in Filling: Roll in different color balls and talk about what kind of pie they would make
Bake: Bubble crust with little and big waves
Done: make pie shape (Standing, lift the parachute waist height. On three, all lift the chute overhead, crouch down & pull the parachute down)
Craft: Rainbow Pie (bottom paper plate crust, 6 numbered color slices, paper bag top crust)
Book: The Monster at the End of this Book by Jon Stone, illustrated by Michael Smollin
Song: “’C’ is for Cookie” – Sesame Street: Sing the Alphabet
Book: Monster Mess! by Margery Cuyler, illustrated by S. D. Schindler
Flannel: Go Away, Big Green Monster! by Ed Emberley
Book: Can You Make a Scary Face? By Jan Thomas
Song: “Monstermixmerge” – Scholastic
Book: Socksquatch by Frank W. Dormer
Song/Puppet: “Spider on the Floor” – Raffi: Singable Songs for the Very Young
Craft: Egg carton monsters (painted and adorned with pipe cleaners, pom-poms, feathers, etc.)
Book: Fall is Not Easy by Marty Kelley
Song: “Autumn Leaves Are Falling Down” – Junior Jukebox: Four Seasons
Book: Oliver Finds His Way by Phyllis Root, illustrated by Christopher Denise
Song (Shaky Eggs): “Shakin’ Like a Leafy Tree” – The Wiggles: Racing to the Rainbow
Puppet Show: The Busy Little Squirrel by Nancy Tafuri
Song: “Gray Squirrel” – Learning Station: Where is Thumbkin?
Craft: Leaf-painted tree (spread paint on vein side of leaf, then press on paper!)
Book/Puppets: Who’s Next Door? By Mayuko Kishira and Jun Takabatake
Song: Be Like an Owl (Tune: London Bridge is Falling Down)
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 and 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, say who, who, say who, who.
Turn your head and say who, who, just like an owl.
(Credit: Jen in the Library)
Book: “I’m Not Scared” by Jonathon Allen
Song: “Nocturnal Animals” – Banana Slug String Band: Dirt Made My Lunch
Flannel/Song: There Was One Night Owl in the Tree (Tune: “She’ll Be Coming ‘Round the Mountain”
There was one night owl in the tree:
Hoo! Hoo!
There was one night owl in the tree:
Hoo! Hoo!
Oh, he called up to the sky to an owl flying by,
And the owl came and joined him happily:
Hoo! Hoo!
(Credit: Jen in the Library)
Song (Shaky Eggs): “I’m Not Going to Sleep” – Dana McCarthy: Chocolate Milk and Other Tasty Tunes
Book: Wow! Said the Owl by Tim Hopgood
Craft: Gray owls on black paper & hand-traced wings with glued on feathers
Book: Never Ask a Bear by Louise Bonnett-Rampersaud, illustrated by Doris Barrette
Song/Scarves: “Clean It Up” – Laurie Berkner: Buzz, Buzz
Book: Shhh! by Valeri Gorbachev
Song: “Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed” – David Landau: Kids and Kitties
Flannel: “Stand Back,” Said the Elephant, “I’m Going to Sneeze!” by Patricia Thomas, illustrated by Wallace Tripp — abridged
Song: “The Sneezing Song” – Jim Gill: Jim Gill Sings the Sneezing Song
Book: No, David! by David Shannon
Craft: Newspaper & noodle “No”
This week we’ll be talking about school where teachers are the heroes, teaching you all sorts of things and planning all kinds of fun activities. Do any of you have some super teachers?
Book: Oopsy, Teacher by Stephanie Calmenson, illustrated by Sachiko Yoshikawa
Song: “Mi Cuerpo” – Hot Peas ‘n Butter: Best of the Bowl
Song: “There’s a Dog in School” – Stuart Stotts and Tom Pease: Celebrate: A Song Resource
Book: Back to School Tortoise by Lucy M. George, illustrated by Merel Eyckerman
Song: “The Wheels on the Bus” – Old Town School Of Folk Music: Wiggleworms Love You
Book: Because You Are My Teacher by Sherry North, illustrated by Marcellus Hall
Song: “Shake Your Body Down” – The Laurie Berkner Band: The Ultimate Laurie Berkner Band Collection
Craft: color school bus and add construction paper wheels (idea from Storytime Katie)
