Book: Who Is the Beast? by Keith Baker
Song: “The Monkey Dance” – The Wiggles: Yummy Yummy
Book: Roar, Roar, Growl, Growl: Sounds from the Jungle by Jennifer Shand, illustrated by Barbara Vagnozzi
Song: “Mat Man” – Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer: Get Set for School Sing Along
Movement/Yoga: R is for Roar
Social Story: How to Be by Lisa Brown
Craft: Paper Plate Zoo Animals
Book: Monkey Colors by Darrin Lunde, illustrated by Patricia J. Wynne
Song: “The Monkey Dance” – The Wiggles: Yummy Yummy
Book: Hang On, Monkey! by Susan B. Neuman
Song: “Tap, Tap, Tap” – Handwriting Without Tears: Get Set for School Sing Along
Yoga: Learn the pose “Tarzan thymus tap”
Social Story: I’m Sorry by Janet Riehecky
Craft: M is for Monkey
Book: Mister Kitty Is Lost! by Greg Pizzoli
Song: “Can You Clap?” – Sue Schnitzer: Wiggle and Whirl, Clap and Nap
Book: The Watermelon Seed by Greg Pizzoli
Yoga/Video: “Dance for the Sun” – Kira Willey: Dance for the Sun
Yoga: Cat
Social Story: Excuse Me by Janet Riehecky
Craft: Torn paper watermelon
Book: The Littlest Turtle by Lysa Mullady, illustrated by Erica Salcedo
Sign Language: Turtle
Fingerplay: “My Little Turtle”
This is my little turtle. (make a fist)
He lives alone in a shell.
He likes his little home.
He thinks it’s really swell.
He pokes out his head (poke out thumb)
When he wants to eat.
Then he pulls it back in (hide thumb in fist)
When he wants to sleep.
(Credit: The Librarian Is on the Loose)
Book: Scoot! by Cathryn Falwell
Song: “Tap, Tap, Tap” – Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer: Get Set for School Sing Along
Social Story/Yoga: Tucker Turtle Takes Time to Tuck and Think by Rochelle Lentini, Lindsay N. Giroux, and Mary Louise Hemmeter
Craft: Paper plate turtles
Book: Polar Bear Night by Lauren Thompson, illustrated by Stephen A. Savage
Song: “The Freeze” – Greg & Steve: Kids in Motion
Book: The Best Kind of Bear by Greg Gormley, illustrated by David Barrow
Yoga/Breathing: Polar bear
Song: “Mat Man” – Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer: Get Set for School Sing Along
Social Story: May I? by Janet Riehecky
Craft: Paper plate and cotton ball polar bear
Sign Language: Cookie (twist “cookie cutter” on palm)
Book: Mr. Cookie Baker by Monica Wellington
Song: “The Cookie Bakers of the Night” – Laurie Berkner: Buzz Buzz
Book: If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe Numeroff, illustrated by Felicia Bond
Yoga/Video: “Dance for the Sun” – Kira Willey: Dance for the Sun
Song: “Tap, Tap, Tap” – Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer: Get Set for School Sing Along
Social Story: The Gingerbread Boy by Paul Galdone
Craft: Decorate a paper gingerbread cookie
Book: My Friend Bear by Jez Alborough
Song: “Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, Turn Around” – The Wiggles: Taking Off!
Book: The Stuffed Animals Get Ready for Bed by Alison Inches, illustrated by Bryan Langdo
Song: “Mat Man” – Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer: Get Set for School Sing Along
Movement: Learn the yoga pose “rag doll”
Social Story: Where Is Pim? by Lena Landström, illustrated by Olof Landström
Craft: Penny spinners
Book: Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs by Byron Barton
Song: “We Are Dinosaurs” – Laurie Berkner: Whaddaya Think of That?
Book: Crunch, the Shy Dinosaur by Cirocco Dunlap, illustrated by Greg Pizzoli
Song: “Tap, Tap, Tap” – Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer: Get Set for School Sing Along
Yoga: Dinosaur walk
(Credit: Pink Oatmeal)
Social Story: Cautious Chameleon by Michael Buxton
Craft: Dinosaur foam feet
Book: Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes by Eric Litwin, illustrated by James Dean
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: Interactive book time with the authors of Big Feelings – Elizabeth and Sylviah Seeliger
Song: “Tap, Tap, Tap” – Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer: Get Set for School Sing Along
Yoga: Cat
Craft: Pete the Cat coloring sheet
Book: Little Cloud by Eric Carle
Song: “If You’re a Cloud and You Know It” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If you’re a cloud and you know it, float around. (raise arms to side and sway)
If you’re a cloud and you know it, float around.
If you’re a cloud and you know it, then you’ll really want to show it,
If you’re a cloud and you know it, float around.
Additional verses:
If you’re a cloud and you know it, make it rain. (move fingers down to ground like rain)
If you’re a cloud and you know it, make it thunder. (stomp feet and slap legs)
Book: Birds by Kevin Henkes, illustrated by Laura Dronzek
Movement: “Five Bird Yoga Poses for Kids”
(Credit: Kids Yoga Stories)
Song: “Tap, Tap, Tap” – Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer: Get Set for School Sing Along
Social Story: Love: From Sesame Street by Craig Manning, illustrated by Ernie Kwiat
Craft: Name clouds
