Book: Mary Had a Little Lamb by Sarah Josepha Buell Hale, illustrated by Laura Huliska-Beith
Fingerplay: “Itsy Bitsy Spider”
The itsy bitsy spider went up the waterspout
Down came the rain and washed the spider out
Out came the sun and dried up all the rain
And the itsy bitsy spider went up the spout again
Book: This Little Piggy by Tim Harrington
Song/Flannel: “Baa, Baa Black Sheep”
Song: “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Songs for Wiggleworms
Book: Here we Go Round the Mulberry Bush by Jan Cabrera
Flannel/Song: Hickory Dickory Dock
Hickory Dickory Dock,
the mouse ran up the clock,
the clock struck 1, the mouse ran down
Hickory Dickory Dock!
Additional verses:
…the clock struck 2, the mouse said “Boo!”
…the clock struck 3, the mouse said, “Whee!”
…the clock struck 4, the mouse said, “More!”
…the clock struck 5, the mouse did the hand jive.
Book: Big Fat Hen by Keith Barker
Song: 1, 2, shake it on your shoe
3, 4, shake it on the floor
5, 6, stir and mix
7, 8, stand up straight
9, 10 wave to your friends
Song: “Can You Shake Your Egg?” (Tune: “Have You Ever Seen?”)
Can you shake your egg with me,
egg with me, egg with me?
Can you shake your egg with me
and put it on your (head, knee, belly, etc.)?
Craft: Humpty Dumpty puzzle
