Book: My Garden by Kevin Henkes
Song: “In Our Garden” – Peter & Ellen Allard: Sing It! Say It! Sway It!
Book: Flower Garden by Eve Bunting, illustrated by Kathryn Hewitt
Flannel: There’s Something in My Garden
Song: “It is Springtime” – Junior Jukebox: Four Seasons
Book: Jonathan and Martha by Petr Horáček
Song: “Won’t You Plant Your Seeds with Care” – Kathy Reid-Naiman: Say Hello to the Morning
Big Book: Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert
Craft: Fork-painted tulips in a garden
Sign language: spring
Book: Abracadabra, It’s Spring! by Anne Sibley O’Brien, illustrated by Susan Gal
Flannel: There’s something in my garden
Song: “It is Springtime” – Junior Jukebox: Four Seasons
Book: Spring by Julie Murray
Song: “It’s raining/Itsy-bitsy spider medley” – Music for Little People: 101 Toddler Favorites
Song: “La Arana Pequenita” – Cantarima: Canciones Tradicionales
Book: Dig In! by Cindy Jenson-Elliott
Song: “This is how I do it” – Laurie Berkner: Superhero
Song: “Icky Sticky Bubble Gum” – David Landau: Kids and Kitties
Craft: Coloring sheet “u” with die-cut umbrella
Book: Quiet Bunny’s Many Colors by Lisa McCue
Song: “Fast and Slow” – Laurie Berkner: Rocketship Run
Book: A Baby Rabbit Story by Jeni Wittrock
Song/Puppets: “A little brown rabbit popped out of the ground”
Song: “Do the Bunny Hop” – The Tinseltown Players: Do the Bunny Hop
Movement: “Bunny Breath” – Kira Willey: Mindful Moments
Book: Rabbit and the Not-So-Big-Bad Wolf by Michaël Escoffier, illustrated by Kris Di Giacomo
Flannel: Five little bunnies
Craft: Paper bunny hand puppets
Sign language: Farm
Book: Cock-a-Doodle-Doo, Creak, Pop-pop, Moo by Jim Aylesworth, illustrated by Brad Sneed
Rhyme: Shoe the old horse (tap one foot)
Shoe the old mare (tap other foot)
But let the little pony
Run bare, bare, bare (tap feet together)
Song: Counting sheep (Tune: “This Old Man”)
Counting sheep, counting sheep
Helps my _________ go to sleep
One sheep, two sheep
Three sheep, four —
Soon my _________
Starts to snore
(Credit: Sing a Song of Storytime)
Book: Chicken, Chicken, Duck! by Nadia Krilanovich
Rhyme: One, two, buckle my shoe
Song: Hop, hop, hop along (Tune: “Row Your Boat”)
Hop, hop, hop along (hop)
Or bounce on someone’s knee (bounce)
Higher and higher and higher and higher (lift)
Bunny hop with me. (hop)
Puppets/Song: “Old McDonald” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Songs for Wiggleworms
Big Book: I Went Walking by Sue Williams, illustrated by Julie Vivas
Song (shaky eggs): “Mary Had a Little Lamb” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Songs for Wiggleworms
Book: Snappy Little Bugs by Claire Nielson and Dug Steer, illustrated by Derek Matthews
Song: The Itsy Bitsy Spider
Book: I Love Bugs by Philemon Sturges, illustrated by Shari Halpern
Puppet Show: The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Song: “On my Toe there is a Flea” – John Martin Feierabend: Frog in the Meadow x2
Book: Caterpillar’s Wish by Mary Murphy
Song: “Mi Cuerpo” – Hot Peas ‘n Butter: Best of the Bowl
Book: Some Bugs by Angela DiTerlizzi; illustrated by Brendan Wenzel
Song (with shaky eggs): The Ants Go Marching
Craft:
Sign language: green
Book: Where is the Green Sheep? by Mem Fox, illustrated by Judy Horacek
Song/rhyme: “Dancing Sheep”
Shhh! It’s time to go to sleep (put finger to mouth, pretend to sleep)
But into my bedroom one sheep creeps. (creep fingers)
“Don’t go to bed,” the one sheep said.
“I would rather dance instead!”
Soon he was… (draw these words out)
Dancing on the ceiling! (move hands above head in “dancing” motion)
He was dancing on the floor! (move hands on floor as mentioned above)
He was dancing on the window! (move hands to one side)
He was dancing on the door! (move hands to other side)
He kept on…Dancing on the ceiling! (sing faster)
He was dancing on the floor!
He was dancing on the window!
He was dancing on the door!
(repeat several times getting faster each time through)
“Stop that dancing, silly sheep.
It is time to go to sleep!”
Soon the sheep lay on the floor.
Soon the sheep began to snore.
So I started … (draw these words out)
Dancing on the ceiling!
I was dancing on the floor!
I was dancing on the window!
I was dancing on the door!
(Credit: susanmdailey.com)
Book: Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes by Mem Fox, illustrated by Helen Oxenbury
Song: “Ten Fingers” – Peter and Ellen Allard: Sing It! Say It! Sway It! Vol. 2
Song: “Bodies 1-2-3” – Peter and Ellen Allard: Sing It! Say It! Sway It! Vol. 2
Book: Hello Baby! by Mem Fox, illustrated by Steve Jenkins
Song: “This is how I do it” – Laurie Berkner: Superhero
Song: “Icky Sticky Bubble Gum” – David Landau: Kids and Kitties
Craft: green sheep made with hearts (idea: craftymorning.com)
Book: Where is the Green Sheep? by Mem Fox
Song with puppets: Old McDonald
Book: Sheep by Wendy Strobel Dieker
Song/flannel: Mary had a Little Lamb
We sang “Mary Had a Little Lamb” and substituted “fleece as white as show” with the color of the sheep and something it was the same color as.
Mary had a little lamb, little lamb, little lamb
Mary had a little lamb its fleece was ORANGE as CARROTS!
We ended with “white as snow.”
Song: “Jump Up, Turn Around”- Jim Gill: The Irrational Anthem
Book: Wee Little Lamb by Lauren Thompson, illustrated by John Butler
Song: (melody: “Wheels on the Bus”)
I can make my hands go clap, clap, clap,
Clap, clap, clap, clap, clap, clap.
I can make my hands go clap, clap, clap.
They’re a part of me.
I can make my feet go stamp, stamp, stamp…
I can make my legs go hop, hop, hop…
Book: Sheep in a Jeep by Nancy Shaw
Song: “Clap Your Hands”- Old Town School of Folk Music: Wiggleworms Love You
Craft:
Welcome – February is Children’s Dental Health Month
Book: Does a Lion Brush? By Fred Ehrlich, illustrated by Emily Bolam
Song: “Brush your Teeth” – Raffi: Singable Songs for the Very Young
Song: My Dentist (“Frere Jacques” – done as an Echo song)
My dentist, repeat
Always tells me, repeat
Brush your teeth, repeat
Twice a day. Repeat
(Source: Storytimes at the Library blog)
Book: Maisy, Charley, and the Wobbly Tooth by Lucy Cousins
Flannel: Mouth with germs (dry erase marker) on tongue and teeth, erase with toothbrush (from Miss Meg’s Storytime)
Song: “Brush, brush, brush your teeth” (tune: “Row your boat”)
Brush, brush, brush your teeth.
At least two times a day.
Cleaning, cleaning, cleaning, cleaning,
Fighting tooth decay.
Floss, floss,floss your teeth.
Every single day.
Gently, gently, gently, gently,
Whisking plaque away.
Rinse, rinse, rinse your teeth
Every single day.
Swishing, swishing, swishing, swishing,
Fighting tooth decay.
Craft: toothbrushes with shaving cream toothpaste
Book: The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend by Dan Santat
Song: “Love Grows One By One” – Tom Pease: I’m Gonna Reach!
Book: The Hide-and-Scare Bear by Ivan Bates
Song: “The Cool Bear Hunt” – Dr. Jean: Sings Silly Songs
Puppet Story: Porcupining: A Prickly Love Story by Lisa Wheeler, illustrated by Janie Bynum
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.
Craft: Wax paper stained glass heart
Book: Llama Llama Time to Share by Anna Dewdney
Song: 1, 2, 3 good friends,
4, 5, 6 good friends,
7, 8, 9 good friends,
10 good friends are we!
Uno, dos, tres amigos,
Cuatro, cinco, seis amigos
Siete, ocho, nueve amigos
Diez amigos somos!
Book: Hooray For Hat by Brain Won
Puppets: A Toy for Elephant (by Leah Portz)
Song: “If Your Happy and You Know It” – Laurie Berkner: Laurie Berkner’s Favorite Classic Kids’ Songs
Book: Emily’s Sharing and Caring Book by Cindy Post Senning & Peggy Post, illustrated by Leo Landry
Song: “Can’t Wait to Celebrate” – Jim Gill: Jim Gill’s Irrational Anthem
Song: “Shake My Sillies Out” – Raffi: The Raffi Singable Songs Collection
Craft: Bird Feeder
