Book: Baby Tamer by Mark Teague
Fingerplay: Five little lions
Song: “Shake Your Sillies Out” – The Wiggles: Yummy Yummy
Book: You See a Circus. I See . . . by Mike Downs, illustrated by Anik McGrory
Flannel: Five little kernels
Song: “Popcorn Calling Me” – Laurie Berkner: Buzz Buzz
Big Book: The Circus is in Town by Claude Belanger, illustrated by Philip Webb
Activity: Parachute (as a circus tent, ring, juggling tool, etc.)
Sign language: Clown, Lion, Elephant
Book: Circus Parade by Harriet Ziefert, illustrated by Tanya Roitman
Rhyme: Away up high in the apple tree (lift baby)
I saw a little baby smiling at me
I shook that tree as hard as I could (shake gently)
Down came the baby (bring down)
Mmm, was she good! (Kiss)
Rhyme: Trot, trot, trot to Boston (gently bounce baby on your knees)
Trot, trot, trot to Lynn.
Look out baby
You’re going to fall in. (lower knees)
Book: Circus by Lois Ehlert (abridged)
Song: “Popcorn” – Laura Doherty: Shining Like a Star
Song: “Elephant Rhyme” – Sharon, Lois & Bram: One Elephant Went Out to Play
Fingerplay: Five little lions
Song: Did you ever see a baby, a baby, a baby?
Did you ever see a baby go this way and that? (lean side to side)
Go this way and that way and this way and that way (lean front to back, side to side)
Did you ever see a baby go this way and that? (lean front to back)
Rhyme: Balloon goes up (lift)
Balloon goes down (lap)
Balloon goes up to reach the clouds (lift high)
Storm rolls by (wiggle side to side)
Babe rocks down (sway to lap)
Made it home, safe and sound (hug and kiss)
(Credit: Leah Portz)
Big Book: The Circus is in Town by Claude Belanger, illustrated by Philip Webb
Song (shaky eggs): “Colonel Hathi’s March” – Disney Studio Chorus: Disney’s Greatest Hits Disc 3
