Book: Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons by Eric Litwin, illustrated by James Dean

Poem w/Movement: “The Button Bop” from A Great Big Cuddle by Michael Rosen, illustrated by Chris Riddell

Pat top of head when you say “top” and pat knees when you say “bottom.” When you say “bop bop” in the second to last line, punch one fist forward and then the other.

Puppet Story: “A Lost Button” from Frog and Toad Are Friends by Arnold Lobel

Song: “The Button Song” (Tune: “Did You Ever See a Lassie?”)
Let’s sing a song of buttons,
Of buttons, of buttons,
Let’s sing a song of buttons
That fasten our clothes.
There are big ones and small ones,
With two holes and four holes.
Let’s sing a song of buttons
That fasten our clothes.
(Credit: Perpetual Preschool)

Action Rhyme: “The Button Factory”
Hi, my name is Joe,
And I work in a button factory.
I have a dog and one frog.
One day my boss said to me,
“Are you busy Joe?” I said, “No.”
They said, “Push this button with your _____.” (press a pretend button with the named body part, continue to do so for the rest of the song)

Repeat the rhyme for your right hand, left hand, right foot, left foot, and head. Pretend to push a button with each body part, adding them on so by the end you are pushing a button with every body part you have named at the same time. You can also increase the number of frogs you have every time.

To end the rhyme, answer “Yes!” to “Are you busy, Joe?”
(Credit: Adapted from Jbrary)

Book: Don’t Push the Button! by Bill Cotter

Closing Rhyme

Favorite Friends Story Time – Everybody

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Opening Song

Book: If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe Numeroff, illustrated by Felicia Bond

Song: “Quiet as a Mouse” – Laura Doherty: Shining Like a Star

Flannel: “Five Little Cookies” (with Cookie Monster)
Five little cookies, with frosting galore,
Cookie Monster ate the pink one, then there were four.

Four little cookies, two and two, you see,
Cookie Monster ate the green one, then there were three.

Three little cookies, but before I knew,
Cookie Monster ate the blue one, then there were two.

Two little cookies, oh, what fun!
Cookie Monster ate the orange one, then there was one.

One little cookie, watch me run!
Cookie Monster ate the red one, then there were none.

Book: Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons by Eric Litwin, illustrated by James Dean

Song: “Tap Your Toe and Follow Me” – Susan Salidor: Come and Make a Circle

Book: There Is a Bird on Your Head! by Mo Willems

Song: “Owl in a Tree” (Tune: “Skip to My Lou”)
Owl in the tree goes, “Hoo, hoo, hoo,”
Owl in the tree goes, “Hoo, hoo, hoo,”
Owl in the tree goes, “Hoo, hoo, hoo,”
Skip to my lou, my darling.

Additional verses:
Robin in the nest goes, “Tweet, tweet, tweet…”
Duck in the pond goes, “Quack, quack, quack…”
Rooster in the yard goes, “Cock-a-doodle-doo…”
(Credit: Mel’s Desk)

Action Rhyme: “Little Birds”
Little birds, little birds, jump up and down.
Little birds, little birds, don’t make a sound.
Little birds, little birds, tip-toe to me.
Little birds, little birds, bend your knees.
Little birds, little birds, peep, peep, peep.
Little birds, little birds, sleep, sleep, sleep.
Little birds, little birds, fly to the leaves.
Little birds, little birds, sit down please.

Song: “Pig on Her Head” – Laurie Berkner: The Best of the Laurie Berkner Band

Closing Rhyme