Book: Tree by Britta Teckentrup
Song: “Shakin’ Like a Leafy Tree” – The Wiggles: Racing to the Rainbow
Book: Lake Life with You by Cindy Jin, illustrated by Andrés Landazábal
Song: “Tap, Tap, Tap” – Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer: Get Set for School Sing Along
Movement: Learn the yoga pose “mountain”
Social Story: “Meet Quinn” from Quinn at School: Relating, Connecting, and Responding at School by Rick H. Warren
Craft: Nature suncatcher
Book: Boy + Bot by Ame Dyckman, illustrated by Dan Yaccarino
Song/Book: If You’re a Robot and You Know It by David A. Carter
Book: Stop! Bot! by James Yang
Song/Video: “Reach for the Sun”
Movement: Robot yoga poses
(Credit: Kids Yoga Stories)
Social Story: Little Robot Alone by Patricia MacLachlan and Emily MacLachlan Charest, illustrated by Matt Phelan
Craft: Round robot
(Credit: Create in the Chaos)
Book: Maisy Goes on a Plane by Lucy Cousins
Song: “The Airplane Song” – Laurie Berkner: Whaddaya Think of That?
Book: Moon Plane by Peter McCarty
Song: “Mat Man” – Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer: Get Set for School Sing Along
Yoga: Airplane pose
Social Story: Little Plane Learns to Write by Stephen Savage
Craft: Airplane coloring sheet with cotton ball clouds
Book: Dancing with Daddy by Anitra Rowe Schulte, illustrated by Ziyue Chen
Song: “The Freeze” – Greg & Steve: Kids in Motion
Book: Dancing Feet! by Lindsey Craig, illustrated by Marc Brown
Song: “Tap, Tap, Tap” – Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer: Get Set for School Sing Along
Yoga: Dancer pose
Social Story: This Is It by Daria Peoples-Riley
Craft: Dancing ribbons (paper plates with streamers)
Book: Going Up! by Sherry J. Lee, illustrated by Charlene Chua
Song: “Can’t Wait to Celebrate” – Jim Gill: Jim Gill’s Irrational Anthem
Book: Happy Birthday, Bunny! by Liz Garton Scanlon, illustrated by Stephanie Graegin
Song/Video: “Reach for the Sun”
Yoga: Happy birthday candle
Social Story: It Was Supposed to Be Sunny by Samantha Cotterill
Craft: Paper cupcake
Book: Snakes on the Job by Kathryn Dennis
Song: “All the Snakes” (Tune: “London Bridge”)
All the snakes are slithering,
Slithering, slithering.
All the snakes are slithering
Across the grass.
All the snakes make a hiss,
Make a hiss, make a hiss.
All the snakes make a hiss,
And smile at the sun.
All the snakes smell with their tongues,
With their tongues, with their tongues.
All the snakes smell with their tongues,
And they can smell you!
Book: Hide and Snake by Keith Baker
Movement: Learn the yoga pose “snake”
Social Story: Can I Play Too? by Mo Willems
Craft: Craft stick snake
Book: Boats on the Bay by Jeanne Walker Harvey, illustrated by Grady McFerrin
Song: “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Songs for Wiggleworms
Book: Splish-Splash by Nicola Smee
Song/Video: “Dance for the Sun” – Kira Willey: Dance for the Sun
Movement: Learn the yoga pose “row your boat”
Social Story: Sometimes You Get What You Want by Meredith Gary, illustrated by Lisa Brown
Craft: Pool noodle boats
Book: Sea, Sand, Me! by Patricia Hubbell, illustrated by Lisa Campbell Ernst
Song: “The Waves at the Beach” (Tune: “The Wheels on the Bus”)
The waves at the beach go up and down, (raise and lower arms)
Up and down, up and down,
The waves at the beach go up and down
All day long.
Additional verses:
The sun at the beach goes shine, shine, shine… (open and close hands)
The crab at the beach goes pinch, pinch, pinch… (pinch fingers)
The seagulls at the beach go flap, flap, flap… (flap arms)
The children at the beach have fun, fun, fun… (clap hands)
(Credit: Jen in the Library)
Book: Hot Dog by Doug Salati
Song: “Mat Man” – Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer: Get Set for School Sing Along
Movement: Learn the yoga pose “crab”
Social Story: There Might Be Lobsters by Carolyn Crimi, illustrated by Laurel Molk
Craft: Paper plate seagulls
Book: I Love Bugs! by Philemon Sturges, illustrated by Shari Halpern
Song: “Itsy Bitsy Spider” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Songs for Wiggleworms
Book: Caterpillar’s Wish by Mary Murphy
Song: “Tap, Tap, Tap” – Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer: Get Set for School Sing Along
Movement: Learn the yoga pose “butterfly”
Social Story: I Like Myself! by Karen Beaumont, illustrated by David Catrow
Craft: Craft stick caterpillars
Book: Zoo Day by Anne Rockwell, illustrated by Lizzy Rockwell
Song: “The Monkey Dance” – The Wiggles: Yummy Yummy
Book: Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell
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
