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: “Mat Man” – 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: Is it a Mermaid? by Candy Gourlay, illustrated by Francesca Chessa
Puppet Song: “I Am Hungry” (Tune: “Frère Jacques”) (Call and response song w/manatee puppet)
I am hungry! (I am hungry!)
What should I eat? (What should I eat?)
I think I’ll have some sea grass. (I think I’ll have some sea grass.)
A salty treat. (A salty treat.)
I am hungry! (I am hungry!)
What should I eat? (What should I eat?)
I think I’ll have some lettuce. (I think I’ll have some lettuce.)
A nice big bunch. (A nice big bunch.)
I am hungry! (I am hungry!)
What should I eat? (What should I eat?)
I think I’ll have some mangrove leaves. (I think I’ll have some mangrove leaves.)
A tasty lunch. (A tasty lunch.)
I am hungry! (I am hungry!)
What should I eat? (What should I eat?)
I think I’ll have some algae. (I think I’ll have some algae.)
It makes me burp. (It makes me burp.)
I am tired! (I am tired!)
Where should I sleep? (Where should I sleep?)
I think I’ll find a nice canal. (I think I’ll find a nice canal.)
Warm and deep. (Warm and deep.)
(Credit: Storytime Solidarity)
Song: “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes”
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes,
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes,
Eyes and ears and mouth and nose,
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes.
Book: Roly Poly Pangolin by Anna Dewdney
Puppet Song: “Old MacDonald Had a Farm”
Verses: kangaroo, opossum, iguana, porcupine, Yeti
Song: “Icky Sticky Bubble Gum” – David Landau: Kids and Kitties
Book: A Hippy-Hoppy Toad by Peggy Archer, illustrated by Anne Wilsdorf
Song: “Bouncing, Hopping and Jumping” – Jim Gill: Vote for Jim Gill
Flannel Rhyme: “Shoes”
Start with an orange shoe on the board.
I was walking along the street one day (march)
With my knees up high, can you walk this way?
But I stepped in something. Now what should I do?
My favorite, fastest shoes have turned the color blue!
I was hopping along the street one day (hop)
On just one foot, can you hop this way?
But I hopped in something. Now I’m filled with dread.
My favorite, fastest shoes have turned the color red!
I was twirling along the street one day, (turn in a circle)
Around and around, can you twirl this way?
But I twirled into something, and I’m not a happy fellow.
My favorite, fastest shoes have turned the color yellow!
I tiptoed along the street one day (tiptoe)
Way up on my toes, can you tiptoe this way?
But I tiptoed in something. Now I’m about to make a scene,
For my favorite, fastest shoes have turned the color green!
I stood perfectly still on the street one day, (stand in place)
With my feet like this, can you stand this way?
I stepped into nothing, but this isn’t very fun.
My favorite, fastest shoes are meant to run, run, run! (run in place)
(Credit: Shawn Wolf)
Book: Mr. Complain Takes the Train by Wade Bradford, illustrated by Stephan Britt
Song: “The Airplane Song” – Laurie Berkner: Whaddaya Think of That?
Puppets/Book: Wild One by Jane Whittingham, illustrated by Noel Tuazon
Book: Mine, Mine, Mine, Yours! by Kimberly Gee
Song: “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes”
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes,
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes,
Eyes and ears and mouth and nose,
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes.
Song: “Roly Poly” (Tune: “Frère Jacques”)
Roly poly, roly poly
Up, up, up
up, up, up
Roly roly poly
roly roly poly
down, down, down
down, down, down
Repeat with: out/in, fast/slow
(Credit: Jbrary)
Book: Naptime with Theo and Beau by Jessica Shyba
Puppet Song: “Five Little Monkeys”
Song: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”
Book: If You’re a Robot and You Know It by David A. Carter
Scarf Song: “We Wave Our Scarves Together”
We wave our scarves together,
We wave our scarves together,
We wave our scarves together
Because it’s fun to do.
Wave them up high,
Wave them down low,
Wave them in the middle
Because it’s fun to do.
(Credit: Jbrary)
Scarf Song: “You’ll Wave Your Scarf”
You’ll wave your scarf and I’ll wave my scarf.
We’ll wave our scarves together.
You’ll wave your scarf and I’ll wave my scarf,
In warm or wintry weather.
Additional verses:
You’ll throw your scarf…
You’ll twirl with your scarf…
You’ll shake your scarf…
(Credit: Adapted from “You’ll Sing a Song and I’ll Sing a Song” by Ella Jenkins)
Scarf Rhyme: “Popcorn Kernels”
Popcorn kernels (wave scarves overhead)
In the pot. (make their scarves ‘disappear’ by bunching them up in their fists)
Shake them, shake them, shake them (shake fists)
‘Til they POP! (toss scarves up into the air)
Song: “Icky Sticky Bubble Gum” – David Landau: Kids and Kitties
Puppet Song: “When Ducks Go on an Adventure”
When ducks go on an adventure, they always say good day.
When ducks go on an adventure, they always say good day.
Quack, quack, quack, quack, this is what they say.
Quack, quack, quack, quack, this is what they say.
Repeat with other animals/sounds
(Credit: King County Library System)
Sign Language: Let’s go, outside, play
Book: Let’s Go, Ted! by Sophy Henn
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
Song: “I’m an Airplane” (Tune: “Frère Jacques”)
I’m an airplane, I’m an airplane,
Flying high, flying high,
I can tilt this way, I can tilt that way,
In the sky, in the sky.
I’m an airplane, I’m an airplane,
Flying high, flying high,
I can make a landing, I can make a landing,
From the sky, from the sky.
(Credit: Jbrary)
Puppet Song: “Adventure We Will Go”
Adventure, we will go,
Adventure, we will go,
We’ll find a fox standing on a box,
And then we’ll watch it go.
Additional verses:
Bear/have a scare
Goat/pet its coat
Frog/cross the bog
Mouse/scurry round its house
Book: Higher! Higher! by Leslie Patricelli
Lap Song: “Row, Row, Row Your Boat”
Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the stream,
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Life is but a dream.
Repeat with: bounce, sway, tickle
Lap Song: “Giddyap Giddyap”
Giddyap, giddyap ride to town (bounce)
Giddyap, giddyap up and down (lift)
Giddyap fast, giddyap slow
Giddyap, giddyap WHOA! (lean baby back)
(Credit: Read Sing Play)
Lap Song: “Bumpity Bumpity Goes the Dump Truck”
Bumpity bumpity goes the dump truck.
Bumpity bumpity goes the dump truck.
Bumpity bumpity goes the dump truck.
Dump out the load. (tip baby to the side)
(Credit: Jbrary)
Shaker Eggs: “Drive My Car” – Laurie Berkner: Under a Shady Tree
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: “Tap, Tap, Tap” – Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer: Get Set for School Sing Along
Yoga: Plank
Social Story: Sometimes You Get What You Want by Lisa Brown and Meredith Gary
Craft: Round robot
(Credit: Create in the Chaos)
Book: The Cat and the Rat and the Hat by Em Lynas, illustrated by Matt Hunt
Puppet Rhyme: “Where is Little Cat?” (Use hat props and a cat puppet.)
Little cat, little cat,
Are you under the _____ hat?
Song: “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes”
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes,
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes,
Eyes and ears and mouth and nose,
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes.
Book: Hooray For Hat! by Brian Won
Song: “I Love My Hat” – Linda Adamson: Love to Sing With You
(Sung with hat props.)
I love my hat, my straw hat,
I wear it all year round.
Summer, (make sun circle with arms)
Autumn, (fingers sprinkle down)
Winter, (shiver with arms)
And spring, (star arms to the sky)
I wear my hat with everything!
I love my cap, my baseball cap,
I wear it all year round.
Summer, autumn, winter, and spring,
I wear my hat with everything!
I love my hat, my floppy hat,
I wear it all year round.
Summer, autumn, winter, and spring,
I wear my hat with everything!
I love my hat, my bucket hat,
I wear it all year round.
Summer, autumn, winter, and spring,
I wear my hat with everything!
Book: I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen
Song: “Hats Song” (Tune: “Frère Jacques”)
(Use ASL signs for H, A, T, S.)
H-A-T-S,
H-A-T-S,
That spells hats,
That spells hats,
Everybody wears them,
Everybody wears them,
Just for fun,
Just for fun.
Ask children for other reasons to wear hats: protect their head, shade their eyes, keep warm, when they dress up. Ask for four volunteers.
(Credit: stepbystepcc via Madison Public Library)
Song: “I Wake Up My Hands”
I wake up my hands with a clap, clap, clap,
A clap, clap, clap, a clap, clap, clap,
I wake up my hands with a clap, clap, clap,
And I wiggle my waggles away.
Additional verses:
Feet – stomp
Head – nod
Belly – beep
Eyes – blink
(Credit: Jbrary)
Book: By the Light of the Moon by Frann Preston-Gannon
Puppet Song: “Five Green and Speckled Frogs”
Five green and speckled frogs sat on a speckled log,
Eating the most delicious bugs. Yum, yum!
One jumped into the pool, where it was nice and cool.
Now there are four green and speckled frogs.
Repeat, taking a frog away each time until there are no green and speckled frogs.
Song: “Jumping and Counting” – Jim Gill: Jim Gill’s Irrational Anthem
Book: Pokko and the Drum by Matthew Forsythe
Book: Summer Song by Kevin Henkes, illustrated by Laura Dronzek
Flannel: “Ice Cream Colors”
We have ice cream, the best in town,
Let us begin with chocolate brown.
Now, let us scoop up some bubble-gum pink.
It is sweet and yummy, the best, some think.
Here is ice cream minty and green,
It is the creamiest I have ever seen.
Yellow ice cream is lemony and tart,
We like its taste from the very start.
Scoops of blueberry would make my day,
Look at all this ice cream, hip, hip, hooray!
Red ice cream is a strawberry delight,
All these scoops are a wonderful sight.
Vanilla white is a popular flavor,
It tastes very good to an ice-cream craver.
Purple ice cream really gives me a kick,
Good and yummy until the very last lick.
Ice cream, ice cream, what a cool sensation,
We love ice cream in any combination!
(Credit: Step by Step)
Song: “All the Fish” – Sue Schnitzer: Wiggle and Whirl, Clap and Nap
Book: Summer by Julie Murray
Song: “Little Red Wagon” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Wiggleworms Love You
Song: “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Songs for Wiggleworms
Book: One Hot Summer Day by Nina Crews
Flannel: “If You’re Going to the Pool” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If you’re going to the pool, wear your suit, (show picture)
If you’re going to the pool, wear your suit,
If you’re going to the pool, then a suit will keep you cool,
If you’re going to the pool, wear your suit.
Additional verses:
…then a hat will keep you cool
…then your shoes will keep you cool
…then your shades will keep you cool
(Credit: Mel’s Desk)
Song: “The Goldfish” – Laurie Berkner: Victor Vito
Song: “Icky Sticky Bubble Gum” – David Landau: Kids and Kitties
Book: Little Pea by Amy Krouse Rosenthal, illustrated by Jen Corace
Song: “Jumping and Counting” – Jim Gill: Jim Gill’s Irrational Anthem
Book: Eggbert: The Slightly Cracked Egg by Tom Ross, illustrated by Rex Barron
Song: “If I Was a Bird” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Wiggleworms Love You
Book: The World and Everything in It by Kevin Henkes
