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
Book: Little Roja Riding Hood by Susan Middleton Elya
Song: “Fairies in the Yard” (Tune: “Wheels on the Bus”)
Fairies in the yard are flying around, flying around, flying around.
Fairies in the yard are flying around.
All around the yard.
Additional verses:
Use as many variations as you can think of – e.g. twirling, skipping, running, hopping, leaping…
Book: The Foggy Foggy Forest by Nick Sharratt
Song: “There’s a Crown” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
There’s a crown on my foot, on my foot.
There’s a crown on my foot, on my foot.
It just won’t stay put; does it really go on my foot?
There’s a crown on my foot, on my foot.
There’s a crown on my knee, on my knee.
There’s a crown on my knee, on my knee.
Goodness, gracious me, does it belong on my knee?
There’s a crown on my knee, on my knee.
There’s a crown on my arm, on my arm.
There’s a crown on my arm, on my arm.
It’s not doing any harm, but does it go on my arm?
There’s a crown on my arm, on my arm.
There’s a crown on my head, on my head.
There’s a crown on my head, on my head.
Did you hear what I said? I think it goes up here instead!
There’s a crown on my head, on my head!
Song: “Wake Up Your Face” – Kira Willey: Mindful Moments for Kids
Yoga/breathing:
Social Story: Most People by Michael Leannah
Book: What Can You Do with a Rebozo? by Carmen Tafolla
Song: ”Let’s All Put Our Pants On” (Tune: “Mama’s Little Baby Loves Shortnin’ Bread”)
Let’s all put our pants on, pants on, pants on,
Let’s all put our pants on, 1, 2, 3.
Additional verses:
Let’s all put our shirt on…
Let’s all put our socks on…
Let’s all put our skirt on…
Let’s all put our shoes on…
Let’s all put our sweater on…
Now that you’re all dressed, all dressed, all dressed,
Now that you’re all dressed, let’s go out to play!
Book: Julián is a Mermaid by Jessica Love
Song: “Magic Hat” (Tune: “The Farmer in the Dell”)
Put on your magic hat. (Pretend to put on hat.)
Put on your magic hat. (Pretend to put on hat.)
Oh, you can do most anything (Spread hands wide.)
In your magic hat!
Additional verses:
You can hop and hop and hop…
You can make a face…
Song: “My Silly Hat” (Tune: “This Old Man”)
On my head, I wear my hat
It is such a silly hat
That my head wiggle waggles to and fro
Where else can my silly hat go?
(foot, knee, hands)
Additional verses:
Place hat on other body parts and sing the song again.
Song: “Kindness” – Kira Willey: Mindful Moments for Kids
Yoga/breathing: Butterfly
Social Story: Except When They Don’t by Laura Gehl
Book: Do You Believe in Unicorns? by Bethanie Deeney Murguia
Song: “If You’re a Unicorn and You Know It” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If you’re a unicorn and you know it shake your horn.
If you’re a unicorn and you know it shake your horn.
If you’re a unicorn and you know it and you really want to show it,
If you’re a unicorn and you know it shake your horn.
Additional verses:
Stomp your hooves
Toss your mane
Twitch your tail
Prance around
Book: Have you Seen my Dragon? by Steve Light
Flannel: Five Little Dragons
One little dragon with scales of blue;
Ran to meet the green one,
And then there were two.
Two little dragons sitting under a tree;
The red dragon joined them,
And then there were three.
Three little dragons, wishing there were more;
Along came the purple dragon,
And then there were four.
Four little dragons, happy to be alive;
Found a orange dragon,
And then there were five.
Five little dragons all out to play;
“Watch out, they breathe fire,” is all I have to say.
Song: “Do Nothing Moment” – Kira Willey: Mindful Moments for Kids
Yoga/breathing: R is for Roar
Social Story: Kevin the Unicorn: It’s Not All Rainbows by Jessika von Innerebner
Book: Black is a Rainbow Color by Angela Joy
Flannel: Rainbow Soup
Take an apple
Put it in the pot.
Stir it, stir it, stir it a lot.
Take it out now. What will it be? The prettiest red you ever did see!
Take an orange
Put it in the pot.
Stir it, stir it, stir it a lot.
Take it out now. What will it be? The prettiest orange you ever did see!
Take an banana
Put it in the pot.
Stir it, stir it, stir it a lot.
Take it out now. What will it be? The prettiest yellow you ever did see!
Take an pear
Put it in the pot.
Stir it, stir it, stir it a lot.
Take it out now. What will it be? The prettiest green you ever did see!
Take some blueberries
Put it in the pot.
Stir it, stir it, stir it a lot.
Take it out now. What will it be? The prettiest blue you ever did see!
Take some grapes
Put it in the pot.
Stir it, stir it, stir it a lot.
Take it out now. What will it be? The prettiest purple you ever did see!
What did we make with our rainbow stew? A magical rainbow for me and you!
(Credit: Library Village)
Book: Rainbows by Martha E. H. Rustad
Song: “Rainbow Song” (Tune: “Hush, Little Baby”)
Rainbow purple
Rainbow blue
Rainbow green
And yellow too
Rainbow Orange
Rainbow red
Rainbow shining over head.
Come and count
The colors with me
How many colors
Can you see? (Count the colors!)
Rainbow purple
Rainbow blue
Rainbow green
And yellow too
Rainbow Orange
Rainbow red
Rainbow shining over head.
Book: Rainbow: a First book of Pride by
Song: “Rainstorm” – Kira Willey: Mindful Moments for Kids
Yoga/breathing: Rainbow
Instructions: stand up tall, and bend slightly to the left and then to the right. Form a rainbow!
Book: There is a Rainbow by Theresa Trinder
Book: Don’t Hug Doug by Carrie Finison
Rhyme: “Two Little Lovebirds”
Two little lovebirds sitting on a hill
One named Jack and one named Jill.
Fly away, Jack! And fly away, Jill!
Come back, Jack! And come back, Jill!
Additional verses:
Two little lovebirds flying in the sky
One named Low and one named High. . .
Two little lovebirds sitting on a cloud
One named Soft and one named LOUD . . .
Two little lovebirds sitting on a stick
One named Slow and one named Quick. . .
Song: “If You Love Someone” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If you love someone and you know it clap your hands.
If you love someone and you know it clap your hands.
If you love someone and you really want to show it,
If you love someone and you know it clap your hands!
Additional verses:
If you love someone and you know it shout hooray…
If you love someone and you know it blow a kiss…
Book: Outside, Inside LeUyen Pham
Song: “The More We Get Together” – Raffi: The Singable Songs Collection (with sign language for “more” “together” and “happy”)
Songs: “Kindness” and “Send Good Thoughts” – Kira Willey: Mindful Moments for Kids
Yoga/breathing: Peace Breath
Social Story: Love by Stacy McAnulty
Book: Time to Sleep by Denise Fleming
Song: “If You’re A Bear and You Know It” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If you’re a polar bear and you know it, clap your paws.
If you’re a polar bear and you know it, clap your paws.
If you’re a polar bear and you know it, and you really want to show it,
If you’re a polar bear and you know it, clap your paws.
Additional verses:
If you’re a black bear and you know it…eat some blueberries
If you’re and grizzly bear and you know it …give a growl
Rhyme: My Bear (using a bear puppet)
My bear is looking all around.
My bear is sniffing at the ground.
My bear is looking at my toes.
My bear can kiss me on the nose.
My bear can whisper in my ear.
What’s he saying? Can you hear?
My bear can hide behind me,
But wherever I go, my bear can surely find me.
Book: Old Bear by Kevin Henkes
Flannel:
Bear’s not tired,
He wants to play!
He wants to catch the RED ball today.
Is this the red ball?
(Source: My Storytime Life blog)
Song: “Bears Are” (Tune: “Mary Had A Little Lamb”)
Grizzly bears are big and brown, (stretch up tall)
Big and brown, big and brown,
Grizzly bears are big and brown,
And live in the woods.
Polar bears are soft and white, (rub arms)
Soft and white, soft and white,
Polar bears are soft and white,
And live where it’s cold.
Teddy bears are just my size, (hug pretend bear)
Just my size, just my size,
Teddy bears are just my size,
To cuddle with at night.
Song: “Tap Tap” – Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer: Get Set for School Sing Along
Movement: Breathing and Spider Push Ups
Social Story: Bear and Hare Share by Emily Gravett
Book: Trucks by Cari Meister
Song: “The Wheels on the Truck”
The wheels on the truck go round and round (roll hands)
Round and round, round and round
The wheels on the bus go round and round
All through the town
Additional verses:
The shovel on the truck goes dig, dig, dig…
The bucket on the truck goes dump, dump, dump…
The horn on the truck goes honk, honk, honk…
Song: “Old MacDonald Had a Car”
Old MacDonald had a car, E-I-E-I-O!
And on this car there was a horn, E-I-E-I-O!
With a beep beep here, and a beep beep there,
Here a beep, there a beep, everywhere a beep beep,
Old MacDonald had a car, E-I-E-I-O!
Additional verses:
…And on this car there were some tires/wheels, roll, roll, roll, roll, roll..
…And on this car there were some wipers, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish…
…And on this car there was a motor, vroom, vroom, vroom, vroom, vroom…
Book: Trucks by Byron Burton
Song: “Tap, Tap, Tap” – Handwriting without Tears: Get Set for School Singalong
Yoga/breathing: Peddle
Social Story: 1-2-3 A Calmer Me: Helping Children Cope When Emotions Get Out of Control by Colleen A. Patterson
Book: Tap the Magic Tree by Christie Matheson
Rhyme: This is big, big, big Hold arms out to side
This is small small small Cup hands together
This is short short short Hold hands with palms facing each other
This is tall tall tall Reach one hand above head
This is fast fast fast Circle fists quickly
This is slow slow slow Circle fists slowly
This is yes yes yes Nod
This is no no no Shake head
(Credit: Mel’s Desk)
Book: Let’s Play in the Forest by Claudia Rueda
Song: “Tap, Tap, Tap” – Handwriting without Tears: Get Set for School Singalong
Yoga: spider pushups
Book: Be Who You Are by Todd Parr
