Patterns Story Time – Preschool

Opening Song

Book: A-B-A-B-A- A Book of Pattern Play by Brian P. Cleary, illustrated by Brian Gable
The cover of the book A-B-A-B-A- A Book of Pattern Play. The illustration is of cartoon cats building different patterns in a yard.

Song: “Head and Shoulders” – Various Artists: Dance and Sing! The Best of Nick Jr.

Book: Pattern Fish by Trudy Harris, illustrated by Anne Canevari Green
The cover of the book Pattern Fish. The title is spelled out with some fish-shaped letters and there are five fish in a line below the title.

Song: “All the Fish” – Sue Schnitzer: Wiggle and Whirl, Clap and Nap

Flannel: Color dot patterns – single, double, triple

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: A Pair of Socks by Stuart J. Murphy, illustrated by Lois Ehlert
The cover of the book A Pair of Socks. The illustration is of a dog holding a sock in its mouth.

Closing Rhyme