Book: Ned’s New Home by Kevin Tseng
Song: “Apples and Bananas” – Raffi: One Light, One Sun
Book: The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Song: “Fruit Salad Salsa” – Laurie Berkner: Victor Vito
Book: Banana! by Ed Vere
Song: “Hot Potato” – The Wiggles: Yummy Yummy
Song: “Be Bananas” – Stuart Stotts and Tom Pease: Celebrate
Song: “Jumping and Counting” – Jim Gill: Jim Gill’s Irrational Anthem
Song: “Icky Sticky Bubblegum”- David Landau: Kids and Kitties
Craft: g is for grapes
Book: It’s a Tiger! by David LaRochelle, illustrated by Jeremy Tankard
Rhyme: Tiger Cub, Tiger Cub
Tiger cub, tiger cub turn around,
Tiger cub, tiger cub touch the ground.
Tiger cub, tiger cub show your claws,
Tiger cub, tiger cub shake your paws.
Tiger cub, tiger cub jump up high,
Tiger cub, tiger cub show me a smile.
Tiger cub, tiger cub creep along the ground,
Tiger cub, tiger cub pounce without a sound.
Book: Who is the Beast? by Keith Baker
Flannel: I Went to the Jungle
I went to the jungle one day, jungle one day, jungle one day
I saw a tiger on the way
And this is what he said…. ROAR
Additional verses:
elephant, monkey, bird, crocodile
Song: “If You’re a Tiger and You Know It” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If you’re a tiger and you know it give a growl. (Rawr!)
If you’re a tiger and you know it give a growl. (Rawr!)
If you’re a tiger and you know it , and you really want to show it,
If you’re a tiger and you know it give a growl. (Rawr!)
Additional verses:
…switch your tail
…show your claws
Book: Don’t Wake Up the Tiger by Britta Teckentrup
Song with ukulele: “Do You Know?” (Tune: “Do You Know the Muffin Man?”)
C F G7
Do you know the chimpanzee, the chimpanzee, the chimpanzee
C F G7 C
Oh do you know the chimpanzee that lives deep in the jungle?
C F G7
Do you know the scaly snake, the scaly snake, the scaly snake
C F G7 C
Oh do you know the scaly snake that lives deep in the jungle?
C F G7
Do you know the fierce tiger, the fierce tiger, the fierce tiger
C F G7 C
Oh do you know the fierce tiger that lives deep in the jungle?
Song: “The Monkey Dance” – The Wiggles: Hot Potatoes!: The Best of the Wiggles
Craft: Paper Plate Tigers (Credit: Glued to my Crafts)
Sign Language: hugs, kisses, I love you
Book: All Kinds of Kisses by Nancy Tafuri
Rhyme: Rock the Baby
Rock the baby, rock the baby, 1-2-3
Watch the baby, watch the baby, smile at me
Bounce the baby, bounce the baby, on your lap
And teach the baby how to clap, clap, clap!
(Credit: Read Sing Play)
Song: “One Little, Two Little, Three Little Fingers”
One little, two little, three little fingers (wiggle each finger)
Four little, five little, six little fingers
Seven little, eight little, nine little fingers
Ten little fingers on my hand
They wiggle and they wiggle and they wiggle all together (wiggle fingers)
They wiggle and they wiggle and they wiggle all together
They wiggle and they wiggle and they wiggle all together
Ten little fingers on my hand
They clap and they clap and they keep on clapping (clap)
They clap and they clap and they keep on clapping
They clap and they clap and they keep on clapping
Ten little fingers on my hand
One little, two little, three little fingers (wiggle each finger)
Four little, five little, six little fingers
Seven little, eight little, nine little fingers
Ten little fingers on my hand
(Credit: Jbrary)
Book: Love Makes a Family by Sophie Beer
Song: “Blow a Kiss” – Laurie Berkner: Under a Shady Tree
Flannel: Hearts
Hearts, hearts, how many do I see?
Hearts, hearts, count them with me.
I have a red one, orange one, yellow one too.
I have a green one, purple one, and one that is blue.
I have a pink one, brown one, and one that is white.
And one last valentine as black as the night.
Hearts, hearts, how many do I see?
Hearts, hearts, count them with me.
1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10.
Song: “Grand Old Duke of York” (Tune: “The Farmer in the Dell”)
The grand old Duke of York (bounce baby)
He had ten thousand men
He marched them up to the top of the hill (lift baby)
And marched them down again.
‘Cause when you’re up you’re up (lift baby)
And when you’re down you’re down
And when you’re only halfway up (lift baby)
You’re neither up nor down.
He marched them to the left (bounce left)
He marched them to the right (bounce right)
He marched them to the top of the hill (lift baby)
Oh, what a silly sight!
(Credit: Jbrary)
Book: We Love Each Other by Yusuke Yonezu
Song (Recording) with shaky eggs: “Skinnamarink” – Sharon, Lois, and Bram: One Elephant Went Out to Play
Book: 10 Little Kisses by Taylor Garland
Flannel: Valentine Hearts
Valentines, valentines, how many do I see?
Valentines, valentines, count them with me.
I have a red one, orange one, yellow one too.
I have a green one, purple one, and one that is blue.
I have a pink one, brown one, and one that is white.
And one last valentine as black as the night.
Valentines, valentines, how many do I see?
Valentines, valentines, count them with me.
1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10.
Song: “Blow a Kiss” – Laurie Berkner: Under a Shady Tree
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: All Kinds of Kisses by Nancy Tafuri
Song: “Skinnamarink” – Sharon, Lois and Bram: Sing Around the Campfire
Book: Disney Baby My First Valentine’s Day by Sara Miller, illustrated by Jerrod Maruyama
Book: Where is Baby’s Valentine? by Karen Katz
Song: “Jumping and Counting” – Jim Gill: Jim Gill’s Irrational Anthem
Song: “Icky Sticky Bubblegum”- David Landau: Kids and Kitties
Craft: “Woolly be my Valentine” sheep with pom poms
Book: Everywhere the Cow Says “Moo!” by Ellen Slusky Weinstein
Song: “If You’re Happy and You Know It” – Laurie Berkner: Favorite Classic Kids’ Songs
Book: Mat Man on the Go by Jan Z. Olsen
Song: “Mat Man” – Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer: Get Set for School Sing Along
Movement: Learn the yoga pose “namaste”
Social Story: Kindness Makes Us Strong by Sophie Beer
Craft: World coloring sheet with paint dobbers
Book: Bears in a Band by Shirley Parenteau, illustrated by David Walker
Song: “The Finger Band is Coming to Town” (Tune: “Here We Go ‘Round the Mulberry Bush”)
The finger band is coming to town
Coming to town, coming to town
The finger band is coming to town
So early in the morning.
This is how they strum their guitar
Strum their guitar, strum their guitar
This is how they strum their guitar
So early in the morning.
This is how they play their flute
Play their flute, play their flute
This is how they play their flute
So early in the morning.
This is the way they bang the drums,
Bang the drums, bang the drums
This is the way they bang the drums
So early in the morning.
Oh my look at the time, the band has played all day. It’s time for them to go!
The finger band is going away
Going away, going away
The finger band is going away
They’ve played all day!
Book: Play This Book by Jessica Young & Daniel Wiseman
Flannel: “The Instrument on the Bus” (Tune: “The Wheels on the Bus”)
The guitar on the bus goes strum, strum, strum (strum an air guitar)
Strum, strum, strum
Strum, strum, strum
The guitar on the bus goes strum, strum, strum
All through the town!
Additional verses:
The trumpet on the bus goes toot, toot, toot… (put an imaginary horn to face)
The drum on the bus goes bang, bang, bang… (pat thighs)
The bell on the bus goes ring, ring, ring… (shake wrist like you’re ringing a bell)
Song: “The Tempo Marches On” – Jim Gill: Jim Gill Sings Do Re Me on his Toe Leg Knee
Book: Tanka Tanka Skunk by Steve Webb
Song: “Tap, Tap, Tap” – Handwriting without Tears: Get Set for School Singalong
Craft: Paper Plate Tambourine
Book: How Big is a Pig? by Claire Beaton
Song/Flannel: “Five pigs so squeaky clean”
Five pigs so squeaky clean
Cleanest you’ve ever seen
Wanted to go outside and play
Oink! Oink!
One jumped into the mud
Landed with a big THUD
Then there were four clean squeaky pigs. (3, 2, 1, 0)
(Credit: Mel’s Desk)
Song: “The Tail of a Pig” (Tune: “The Wheels on the Bus”)
The tail of a pig curls round and round, round and round, round and round.(circle finger round and round)
The tail of a pig curls round and round
All through the mud.
Additional verses:
The mouth of a pig goes oink, oink, oink… All through the mud. (put hand in front of mouth like a snout)
The snout of a pig goes root, root, root… All through the mud. (act with snout and hands like you are rooting through the mud, explain to kids what rooting means!)
The hooves of a pig go run, run, run… All through the mud. (make a running motion with hands)
The ears of a pig go twitch, twitch, twitch… All through the mud. (place hands near ears and wave)
(Credit: Recipes for Reading blog)
Book: What This Story Needs is a Pig in a Wig by Emma J. Viljan
Song: “I’m a Little Piggy” (Tune: “I’m a Little Teapot”)
I’m a little piggy
Short and stout (bend up and down)
Here are my ears (point to ears)
And here is my snout (point to nose)
When I see the yummy food in my pail (put hand up over eyes like you are looking)
I oink, oink oink (oink!)
and wiggle my tail (wiggle your piggy tails!)
(Credit: Recipes for Reading blog)
Book: Piggy Pie Po (#1 and #3) by Audrey and Don Wood
Song: “Pig on Her Head” – Laurie Berkner: The Best of the Laurie Berkner Band
Song: “Jumping and Counting” – Jim Gill: Jim Gill’s Irrational Anthem
Song: “Icky Sticky Bubblegum”- David Landau: Kids and Kitties
Craft: Peppa Pig coloring page with glued snowflakes
Book: I’m the Biggest Thing in the Ocean by Kevin Sherry
Song w/ scarves: “Octopus (Slippery Fish)” – Charlotte Diamond: 10 Carrot Diamond
Book: Plankton is Pushy by Jonathan Fenske
Song: “Mat Man” – Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer: Get Set for School Sing Along
Movement: Learn the yoga pose “dolphin”
Social Story: Quiet by Tomie DePaola
Craft: Paper plate jellyfish
Book: If It’s Snowy and You Know It, Clap your Paws! by Kim Norman, illustrated by Liza Woodruff
Song: “Snow on the Rooftops” – Kathy Reid-Naiman: Sing the Cold Away
Song: “Boots and Parka, Scarf and Hat” (Tune: “Heads, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes”)
Boots and parka, scarf and hat, scarf and hat
Boots and parka, scarf and hat, scarf and hat
In wintertime we dress like that!
Boots and parka, scarf and hat, scarf and hat
(Credit: Mel’s Desk)
Book: Snow by Manya Stojic
Song: “Snowflake Snowflake” (Tune:“Twinkle, Twinkle”)
Snowflake, snowflake dance around
Snowflake, snowflake touch the ground
Snowflake landing on my nose
Snowflake landing on my toes
Snowflake, snowflake dance around
Snowflake, snowflake touch the ground.
Song: “Let’s Play in the Snow” – Rachel Buchman: Sing a Song of Seasons
Book: Winter by Ailie Busby
Song: “We’re Marching in the Snow” – Miss Carole: Season Sings!
Song: “Jumping and Counting” – Jim Gill: Jim Gill’s Irrational Anthem
Song: “Icky Sticky Bubblegum”- David Landau: Kids and Kitties
Craft: Paper Shred Snowman
Book: I Love You, Nose! I Love You, Toes! by Linda Davick
Song: “Bodies 1-2-3” – Peter & Ellen Allard: Sing It! Say It! Stamp It! Sway It! Vol. 2
Book: Get Up and Go! by Nancy Carlson
Song: “Shake Your Body Down” – Laurie Berkner Band: The Ultimate Laurie Berkner Band Collection
Book: Different Abilities by Rebecca Pettiford
Song: “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes” – Joanie Bartels: Bathtime Magic
Book: Almost Everybody Farts by Mary Kelley
Craft: Body puzzle
