Book: Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr. and illustrated by Lois Ehlert
Flannel: Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Letters & Sing ABCs
Book: The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Movement: Letter Movement Cards (in bag with Chicka letters)
Flannel: Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr. and illustrated by Eric Carle
Song: “Icky Sticky Bubble Gum” – David Landau: Kids and Kitties
Book: Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault, illustrated by Lois Ehlert
Song: “There’s a Dog in the School” – Stuart Stotts and Tom Pease: Celebrate
Book: From A to Z with Energy by Connie Bergstein Dow, illustrated by Gareth Llewhellin
Song: “My Energy” – Laurie Berkner: Under a Shady Tree
Rhyme: “A is for Alligator”
A is for alligator, chop, chop, chop!
B is for bunny, hop, hop, hop!
C is for circle, spin around and around!
D is for dizzy, let’s all sit down!
(Credit: King County Library System)
Book: Oops, Pounce, Quick, Run! by Mike Twohy
Song: “Bingo” – David Polansky: David Polansky Sings Mother Goose and Other Goodies
Song: “Icky Sticky Bubble Gum” – David Landau: Kids and Kitties
Book: Click, Clack, Quackity-Quack by Doreen Cronin, illustrated by Betsy Lewin
Ukulele Song: “The Alphabet Song/ABCs”
C F C
A B C D E F G
F C G7 C
H I J K L M N O P
C F C G7
Q R S T U V
C F C G7
W X Y and Z.
C F C
Now I know my A B Cs,
F C G7 C
Next time won’t you sing with me?
(Credit: Storytime Ukulele)
Book: Sign Language ABC by Lora Heller
Song: “Tap, Tap, Tap” – Handwriting Without Tears: Get Set for School Sing Along
Yoga: R is for Roar
Social Story: Quinn at School: Relating, Connecting, and Responding at School by Rick H. Warren
Sign Language:
Intro: my, name
My Father Knows the Names of Things: know, bird, dog, bug, fish, cat, dinosaur
Dog Changes His Name: dog, bear
Princess Baby: baby, forget, know
Book: My Father Knows the Names of Things by Jane Yolen
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)
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)
Book: Dog Changes His Name by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
Song/Flannel: “B-I-N-G-O”
(Visual credit: Elizabeth Buckmaster)
Rhyme: This is Big, Big, Big
This is big, big, big. Move arms out to side
This is small, small, small. Move arms back to center.
This is short, short, short. Hold hands with palms facing each other
This is tall, tall, tall. Reach one hand above head
This is fast, fast, fast. Circle fists quickly
This is slow, slow, slow. Circle fists slowly
This is yes, yes, yes. Nod
This is no, no, no. Shake head
(Credit: Mel’s Desk)
Song/Rhyme: “The Alphabet Song”
We sang the alphabet nice and slow, so that caregivers could acknowledge when we got to the letter that starts with their baby’s name (Credit: Literary Hoots)
Book: Princess Baby by Karen Katz
Song (recording) with shaky eggs: “Willoughby Wallaby Woo” – Raffi: Singable Songs for the Very Young
Book: LMNO Peas by Keith Baker
Action Rhyme: “Five Little Peas”
Five little peas in a pea pod pressed. (hold fists in front of you with your knuckles pressed together)
1 grew, 2 grew, and so did all the rest. (on one hand pull one finger out of the fist at a time as you count up)
They grew and they grew (begin to pull hands apart)
And they did not stop, (hands are as wide apart as possible now)
Until one day, that pod went, Pop! (clap hands loudly)
Action Rhyme: “Alphabet Beat”
First clap your hands.
Then stomp your feet.
Everybody do the alphabet beat.
Apple, Apple, Apple – a – a – a,
Apple, Apple, Apple – a – a – a,
Wave your arms high. Swing your arms low.
The alphabet beat is the way to go.
Blue, Blue, Blue – b – b – b
Blue, Blue, Blue – b – b – b
Move to the left. Move to the right.
The alphabet beat is way out of sight.
Car, Car, Car – c – c – c
Car, Car, Car – c – c – c
Now give a high five to a nearby friend.
The alphabet beat has come to the end!
Book: Square Cat ABC by Elizabeth Schoonmaker
Activity: “ABC Exercise Cards”
Song: “A is for Alligator”
A is for alligator – Chomp, Chomp, Chomp! (open and close arms in front of you like alligator jaws)
B is for bouncing – Bop Bop Bop! (hop around)
C is for circles around and around! (turn in a circle)
D is for dizzy when we all sit down! (sit down)
Book: Oops, Pounce, Quick, Run! by Mike Twohy
Song: “Clap your Hands” – They Might Be Giants: Here Come the ABCs
Video: “Can You Find It?” – They Might Be Giants: Here Come the ABCs
Craft: Squishy Sensory Shaving Cream Writing Bags
Instructions:
Fill a sandwich bag about 1/3 of the way with shaving cream.
Add a few drops of food coloring.
Seal the bag tight.
Squish around food coloring and shaving cream until well mixed.
Tape the top of the bag closed.
Use a cotton swab to practice writing and pre-writing skills!
