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: 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
Book: Grumpy Bird by Jeremy Tankard
Song: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”
Book: Stick and Stone by Beth Ferry, illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld
Song: “Mat Man” – Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer: Get Set for School Sing Along
Movement: Learn the yoga pose and breathing for “scarecrow twist”
Social Story: “Listening in Class” from Quinn at School: Relating, Connecting, and Responding at School by Rick H. Warren
Craft: Straw friendship bracelets
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: 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
Book: What Can You Do with a Rock? by Pat Zietlow Miller, illustrated by Katie Kath
Song: “Tree Song” (Tune: “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes”)
Movements: Hands and fingers are the leaves – wiggle high in the air. Move arms straight out for the branches. Touch upper body with hands when saying “trunk.” Touch legs when saying “roots.”
Leaves, branches, trunk and roots, trunk and roots,
Leaves, branches, trunk and roots, trunk and roots,
Trees are important to me and to you,
Leaves, branches, trunk and roots, trunk and roots.
(Credit: KinderNature)
Book: The Earth is Good by Michael DeMunn, illustrated by Jim McMullan
Song: “Tap, Tap, Tap” – Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer: Get Set for School Sing Along
Movement/Yoga: Tree pose
Social Story: Big Earth, Little Me by Thom Wiley, illustrated by Kate Endle
Craft: Earth suncatchers
Book: Have You Seen My Dragon? by Steve Light
Song: “Dragon Pokey”
You put your claws in, you take your claws out,
You put your claws in, and you scratch them all about!
You do the Dragon Pokey and you turn yourself around,
That’s what it’s all about!
Additional verses:
Feet in/stomp them all about
Teeth in/chomp them all about
Tail in/swing it all about
Book: Waking Dragons by Jane Yolen, illustrated by Derek Anderson
Song/Video: “Reach for the Sun”
Movement: Learn the yoga pose “dragon”
Social Story: Now by Antoinette Portis
Craft: Dragon cups
Book: Touch the Brightest Star by Christie Matheson
Song: “Rocketship Run” – Laurie Berkner: Rocketship Run
Book: Astro Girl by Ken Wilson-Max
Song: “Tap, Tap, Tap” – Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer: Get Set for School Sing Along
Movement: Learn the yoga pose “reach for the sun”
Social Story: Blocks by Irene Dickson
Craft: Die-cut moons & stars on black paper
Book: Building a House by Byron Barton
Song: “Here is a House”
Here is a house built up high (hands over head to make a roof)
With two big chimneys
Reaching for the sky. (raise arms up high)
Here is a window. (draw a square)
Here is a door. (pretend to open a door)
If we look inside, (peek through fingers)
There’s a mouse on the floor! (scamper fingers away)
(Credit: Storytime Katie)
Book: Little Houses by Kevin Henkes, illustrated by Laura Dronzek
Fingerplay: “Houses”
Here is a nest for robin, (cup both hands)
Here is a hive for bee, (fists together)
Here is a hole for bunny, (make a circle)
And here is a house for ME! (make a roof)
(Credit: Storytime Katie)
Yoga/Breathing: Child’s Pose
Song/Video: “Dance for the Sun” – Kira Willey: Dance for the Sun
Social Story: “Pointing at Stuff” from Quinn at School: Relating, Connecting, and Responding at School by Rick H. Warren
Craft: Paper Bag Houses
