Book: Spots, Feathers, and Curly Tails by Nancy Tafuri
Shaker Eggs: “I Know a Chicken” – Laurie Berkner: Whaddaya Think of That?
Book: Is Everyone Ready for Fun? by Jan Thomas
Song: “Tap, Tap, Tap” – Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer: Get Set for School Sing Along
Movement: Learn the yoga poses “cat” and “cow”
Social Story: “Meet Quinn” from Quinn at School: Relating, Connecting, and Responding at School by Rick H. Warren
Craft: Cotton ball sheep
(Credit: Preschool Activities)
Book: The Little Rabbit Who Liked to Say Moo by Jonathan Allen
Song: “The Bunny Pokey” – Junior Jukebox: Animals
Book: Wee Little Bunny by Lauren Thompson, illustrated by John Butler
Song: “Tap, Tap, Tap” – Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer: Get Set for School Sing Along
Yoga: Bunny breath
Social Story: Rabbit and the Not-So-Big-Bad Wolf by Michaël Escoffier, illustrated by Kris di Giacomo
Craft: Bunny dot marker art
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: Horse, cow, duck, pig
Book: I Spy on the Farm by Edward Gibbs
Song: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”
Fingerplay: “This Little Piggy”
This little piggy went to market,
This little piggy stayed home,
This little piggy had roast beef,
This little piggy had none,
And this little piggy cried, “wee, wee, wee” all the way home.
Puppet Song: “Old MacDonald Had a Farm”
Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O.
And on his farm, he had a cow, E-I-E-I-O.
With a moo, moo here, and a moo, moo there.
Here a moo, there a moo, everywhere a moo, moo.
Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O.
Repeat with other animals/sounds
Book: Clip-Clop! by Nicola Smee
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: “A Bouncing We Will Go”
A bouncing we will go, a bouncing we will go,
High-ho the derry oh, a bouncing we will go.
Repeat with rocking and tickling
(Credit: King County Library System)
Shaker Eggs: “I Know a Chicken” – Laurie Berkner: Whaddaya Think of That?
Puppet Song: “When Ducks Get Up in the Morning”
When ducks get up in the morning, they always say good day.
When ducks get up in the morning, 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: Spring, bunny, flowers
Book: Peek-a-Bloom! by Marie Torres Cimarusti, illustrated by Stephanie Peterson
Fingerplay: “Here is the Beehive”
Here is the beehive,
But where are the bees?
Hidden away where nobody sees.
Soon they’ll come creeping out of the hive.
One! Two! Three! Four! Five!
BZZZZZZ!!!!! Back in the hive, bees!
Fingerplay: “Round and Round the Garden”
Round and round the garden,
Like a teddy bear, (trace baby’s hand)
One step, two steps,
A tickle under there! (crawl up their arm and tickle armpit)
Song: “Ten Little Flowers”
One little, two little, three little flowers,
Four little, five little, six little flowers,
Seven little, eight little, nine little flowers,
Ten flowers in the spring.
Give them rain and lots of sunshine,
Give them rain and lots of sunshine,
Give them rain and lots of sunshine,
So they’ll grow up tall.
(Credit: Modified from The Holiday Zone)
Book: Mouse’s First Spring by Lauren Thompson, illustrated by Buket Erdogan
Lap Rhyme: “Little Frog”
A little frog in a pond am I,
Hippity, hippity, hop! (bounce)
And I can jump in the air so high, (lift)
Hippity, hippity, hop! (bounce)
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)
Lap Song: “Bunny Hop”
Hop, hop, hop along,
And bounce on someone’s knee.
Higher and higher and higher and higher,
Bunny hop with me.
Shaker Eggs: “Red, Red Robin” – Rosie Flores: Sing Along with Putumayo
Book: Wee Little Bunny by Lauren Thompson, illustrated by John Butler
Song: “Did You Ever See a Bunny?” (Tune: “Did You Ever See a Lassie?”)
Did you ever see a bunny, a bunny, a bunny,
Did you ever see a bunny munching his lunch?
He munches and crunches and munches and crunches.
Did you ever see a bunny munching his lunch?
Did you ever see a bunny, a bunny, a bunny,
Did you ever see a bunny wiggle his nose?
He wiggles and giggles and wiggles and giggles.
Did you ever see a bunny wiggle his nose?
Did you ever see a bunny, a bunny, a bunny,
Did you ever see a bunny flap his big ears?
He flips them and flaps them and flips them and flaps them.
Did you ever see a bunny, flap his big ears?
Did you ever see a bunny, a bunny, a bunny,
Did you ever see a bunny hop down the lane?
He hips and he hops and he hips and he hops.
Did you ever see a bunny, hop down the lane?
(Credit: Adapted from MCLS Kids)
Book: What Does Bunny See? by Linda Sue Park, illustrated by Maggie Smith
Song: “Ten Little Bunnies”
One little, two little, three little bunnies,
Four little, five little, six little bunnies,
Seven little, eight little, nine little bunnies,
Ten little bunnies hopping up and down. (twirl around, standing on one foot)
Song: “Sleeping Bunnies” (ukulele)
See the little bunnies sleeping till it’s nearly noon. (G / D / C / G)
Come and let us gently wake them with a merry tune. (C / G / D / G)
Oh, how still. Are they ill? Wake up soon. (C / C / D / G)
Hop little bunnies, hop, hop, hop! (G / C / G / D / G / C / G D / G)
Book: Little White Rabbit by Kevin Henkes
Song: “Little Bunny” (Tune: “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”)
Little bunny, turn around.
Little bunny, touch the ground.
Little bunny, wiggle your nose.
Little bunny, touch your toes.
Little bunny, rest your head.
Little bunny, jump in bed.
Song: “Bodies 1-2-3” – Peter and Ellen Allard: Sing It! Say It! Stamp It! Sway It! Vol. 2
Song: “Icky Sticky Bubble Gum” – David Landau: Kids and Kitties
Book: Max’s ABC by Rosemary Wells
Song: “The Alphabet Song”
Song: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”
Rhyme: “This Is Big”
This is big, big, big. (stretch hands far to sides)
This is small, small, small. (cup hands together)
This is short, short, short. (hold palms close vertically)
This is tall, tall, tall. (hold palms far apart vertically)
This is fast, fast, fast. (roll hands quickly)
This is slow, slow, slow. (roll hands slowly)
This is yes, yes, yes. (nod head)
This is no, no, no. (shake head)
Book: Bunny Cakes by Rosemary Wells
Flannel: “Five Little Bunnies”
Five little bunnies standing by the door,
One hopped away, and then there were four.
Four little bunnies sitting near a tree,
One hopped away, and then there were three.
Three little bunnies looking at you,
One hopped away, and then there were two.
Two little bunnies enjoying the sun,
One hopped away, and then there was one.
One little bunny sitting all alone,
He hopped away, and then there were none!
Scarf Song: “Four Corners”
My scarf has four corners,
Four corners has my scarf.
And if there weren’t four corners,
It would not be my…scarf.
Additional verses:
My hat…
My blanket…
My cape…
My pillow…
Scarf Song: “Wave Your Scarf” (Tune: “Row, Row, Row Your Boat”)
Wave, wave, wave your scarf,
As slowly as you can.
Wave your scarf, wave your scarf,
As slowly as you can.
Additional verses:
Wave, wave, wave your scarf, as quickly as you can…
Swing your arms (slowly, quickly)
Stomp your feet (slowly, quickly)
Song: “Icky Sticky Bubble Gum” – David Landau: Kids and Kitties
Flannel: “Bookworm, Bookworm”
Bookworm, bookworm,
Hiding in a book.
Bookworm, bookworm,
Where should we look?
Are you inside the [color] book?
Repeat until you find the bookworm.
Book: I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen
Fingerplay: “Where Is Thumbkin?”
Where is Thumbkin, where is Thumbkin?
Here I am! Here I am!
How are you today, Friend?
Very well, I thank you.
Run away, run away.
Repeat for pointer, pinky, and all three.
(Credit: Modified from Storytime Solidarity and Storytime with Ms. Emily Library)
Book: Mister Kitty Is Lost! by Greg Pizzoli
Song: “Jumping and Counting” – Jim Gill: Jim Gill’s Irrational Anthem
Book: Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale by Mo Willems
Song (if time): “Hug My Bunny” (Tune: “Found a Peanut”)
Hug my bunny, hug my bunny, hug my bunny just now,
Just now I hug my bunny, hug my bunny, just now.
Additional verses:
Load the laundry
Play outside
Lost my bunny
Can’t stop crying
Check the washer
Found my bunny
(Credit: Leah Portz)
Opening Song: “Bread and Butter”
Book: Anywhere Farm by Phyllis Root, illustrated by G. Brian Karas
Song: “Won’t You Plant Your Seeds With Care?” – Kathy Reid-Naiman: Say Hello to the Morning
Song: “The Gardener Plants the Seeds” (Tune: “The Farmer in the Dell”)
The gardener plants the seeds.
The gardener plants the seeds.
High ho the derry oh,
The gardener plants the seeds.
Additional verses:
The rain falls on the ground…
The sun shines bright and warm…
The seeds begin to grow…
Flowers grow everywhere…
Book: What Does Bunny See? by Linda Sue Park, illustrated by Maggie Smith
Rhyme: “A Little Brown Rabbit Popped Out of the Ground” (Tune: “There Was an Old Lady”)
A little brown rabbit popped out of the ground,
Wriggled his whiskers and looked around.
Another small rabbit who lived in the grass
Popped his head out and watched him pass.
Then both the small rabbits went hoppity hop,
Hoppity, hoppity, hop,
Till they came to a wall and had to stop.
Then both the small rabbits turned themselves round,
And hurried off home to their holes in the ground.
(Credit: Early Play Rhymes)
Flannel: “There’s Something In My Garden”
Song: “It is Springtime” (:12) – Junior Jukebox: Four Seasons
Book/Puppets: Puddle Jumpers by Anne Margaret Lewis, illustrated by Nancy Cote
Opening Song: “Hello Bubble”
Hello bubble, hello bubble,
Come and land, come and land,
Right in the middle, right in the middle,
Of my hand, of my hand.
Sign Language: Rabbit (backwards peace signs, flick backwards)
Book: The Wonderful Habits of Rabbits by Douglas Florian, illustrated by Sonia Sánchez
Lap Song: “Bunny Hop” (Tune: “Row, Row, Row Your Boat”)
Hop, hop, hop along,
And bounce on someone’s knee.
Higher and higher and higher and higher,
Bunny-hop with me.
Fingerplay: “Here is the Beehive”
Here is the beehive,
But where are the bees?
Hidden away where nobody sees.
Soon they’ll come creeping out of the hive.
One! Two! Three! Four! Five!
BZZZZZZ!!!!! Back in the hive, bees!
Book: Bunny and Me by Adele Aron Greenspun, illustrated by Joanie Schwarz
Puppet Rhyme: “A Little Brown Rabbit Popped Out of the Ground”
A little brown rabbit popped out of the ground,
Wriggled his whiskers and looked around.
Another small rabbit who lived in the grass
Popped his head out and watched him pass.
Then both the small rabbits went hoppity hop,
Hoppity, hoppity, hop,
Till they came to a wall and had to stop.
Then both the small rabbits turned themselves round,
And hurried off home to their holes in the ground.
(Credit: Early Play Rhymes)
Song: “Did You Ever See a Bunny?” – Junior Jukebox: Four Seasons (:17)
Fingerplay: “Round and Round the Garden”
Round and round the garden,
Like a teddy bear, (trace baby’s hand)
One step, two steps,
A tickle under there! (crawl up their arm and tickle armpit)
Lap Song: “A Bouncing We Will Go” (Tune: “The Farmer in the Dell”)
A bouncing we will go, a bouncing we will go,
High-ho the dairy oh, a bouncing we will go.
Repeat with rocking and tickling
(Credit: King County Library System)
Book/Puppets: Little White Rabbit by Kevin Henkes
Shaker Eggs: “Bunny Hop” – The Tinseltown Players: Do the Bunny Hop
Opening Song: “Hello Bubble”
Hello bubble, hello bubble,
Come and land, come and land,
Right in the middle, right in the middle,
Of my hand, of my hand.
Name Song: “Choo Choo”
Choo-choo-choo-choo, choo-choo-choo-choo (rub hands together)
Up the railroad track, (inch up baby’s arm)
Choo-choo-choo-choo, choo-choo-choo-choo
Then we’ll come right back. (inch down baby’s arm)
First we’ll go to (name)’s house, and then we’ll go to… (repeat for each child)
And then we’ll come right back.
(Credit: L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library)
Sign Language: Kitten, puppy, bunny
Book: How Do You Make a Baby Smile? by Philemon Sturges, illustrated by Bridget Strevens-Marzo
Rhyme: “Up a Hill”
Here goes a turtle up a hill, creepy, creepy, creepy, creepy. (crawl fingers up arm)
Here goes a rabbit up the hill, boing, boing, boing, boing. (bounce fingers up arm)
Here goes an elephant up the hill, thud, thud, thud, thud. (clap hand up arm)
Here goes a snake up the hill, slither, slither, slither, slither. (slither fingers up arm)
Here comes a rock down the hill, boom, boom, boom, boom, CRASH! (bounce hand down, clap hands for crash)
Rhyme: “Two Little Kittens”
Two little kittens sitting on a hill.
One named Jack and one named Jill.
Run away Jack, run away Jill.
Come back Jack, come back Jill.
Additional verses:
Two lambs sitting by the wall…Penny, Paul
Two ducklings swimming in the lake…Julie, Jake
Flannel: “Five Little Ducks”
Five little ducks went out one day,
Over the hills and far away,
Mother duck called, “Quack, quack, quack, quack,”
But only four little ducks came back.
Repeat with four, three, two, one, and no little ducks.
Book: Hello Baby! by Mem Fox, illustrated by Steve Jenkins or We Love Babies! by Jill Esbaum
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: “A Hippopotamus Got On A City Bus”
A hip, a hip, a hippopotamus,
Got on, got on, got on a city bus,
And all, and all, and all the people said,
“You’re squishing us!” (hug baby)
A cow, a cow, a cow got on the bus,
And all, and all, and all the people said,
“Moooove over!” (lean baby to side)
A sheep, a sheep, a sheep got on the bus,
And all, and all, and all the people said,
“Baaaaaack up!” (lean baby back)
(Credit: Jbrary)
Lap Song: “Bunny Hop” (Tune: “Row, Row, Row Your Boat”)
Hop, hop, hop along,
And bounce on someone’s knee.
Higher and higher and higher and higher,
Bunny-hop with me.
Book: Whose Baby Am I? by John Butler
Shaker Eggs: “Kitty Cat” – Laura Doherty: Kids in the City
