Book: Little Pea by Amy Krouse Rosenthal, illustrated by Jen Corace
Song: “Jumping and Counting” – Jim Gill: Jim Gill’s Irrational Anthem
Book: Eggbert: The Slightly Cracked Egg by Tom Ross, illustrated by Rex Barron
Song: “If I Was a Bird” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Wiggleworms Love You
Book: The World and Everything in It by Kevin Henkes
Book: Mother Bruce by Ryan T. Higgins
Song: “Bruce is Sleeping” (Tune: “Frere Jacques”)
Bruce is sleeping, Bruce is sleeping (lay head on hands)
Wake him up, wake him up (cover face with hands)
Come and say hello Bruce, come and say hello Bruce (wave hello)
Time to eat, time to eat (pretend to eat food)
Book: Spring Stinks by Ryan T. Higgins
Song: “If You’re Mother Bruce and You Know It” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If you’re Mother Bruce and you know it, clap your paws.
If you’re Mother Bruce and you know it, clap your paws.
If you’re Mother Bruce and you know it, and you really want to show it.
If you’re Mother Bruce and you know it, clap your paws.
Additional verses:
If you’re Mother Bruce and you know it…take a nap
If you’re Mother Bruce and you know it…chase the goslings
Flannel: Where’s Bruce? with hidden Bruce and goslings
Book: Peek-a-Bruce by Ryan T. Higgins
Song: “Goslings, Goslings” (Tune: “Twinkle Twinkle”)
Goslings, goslings, jump up and down
Goslings, goslings, don’t make a sound
Goslings, goslings, tip-toe to me
Goslings, goslings, bend your knees
Goslings, goslings, peep, peep, peep
Goslings, goslings, sleep, sleep, sleep
Goslings, goslings, fly to the leaves
Goslings, goslings, sit down please
Book: 1 Grumpy Bruce by Ryan T. Higgins
Book: Break the Ice! by Courtney Carbone
Song: “If You’re Like PAW Patrol and You Know It” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
Marshall the Fire Dog (his fire truck has a ladder)
If you’re like Marshall and you know it, climb the ladder. Climb a ladder
If you’re like Marshall and you know it, climb the ladder.
If you’re like Marshall and you know it, and you really want to show it.
If you’re like Marshall and you know it, climb the ladder.
Additional verses:
If you’re like Rubble and you know it, dig a hole…
If you’re like Skye and you know it, fly through the sky….
If you’re like Zuma and you know it, swim through the ocean…
If you’re like Chase, slide down the slide… (The pups slide down a slide from the Lookout to their respective vehicles)
(Credit: Ms. Christi’s long commute)
Book: Up in the Air! by Mary Tillworth
Flannel: PAW Patrol Colors
A fire hose on his back
A fireman’s helmet on his head
Marshall’s patrol vest is RED
With a nose meant to follow
He sniffs a scent that’s new
Chase’s patrol vest is BLUE
She flies in a helicopter
She jets off in a blink
Skye’s patrol vest is PINK
He loves a digger and a shovel
And a bath to feel mellow
Rubble’s patrol vest is YELLOW
He recycles and reuses
To keep the Earth clean
Rocky’s patrol vest is GREEN
With tanks for underwater
And a hovercraft in storage
Zuma’s patrol vest is ORANGE
(Credit: Leah Portz)
Book: Team Numbers published by Random House
Song: “Seven Days of the Week” (Tune: “Oh My Darling, Clementine!”)
There are seven days, there are seven days,
There are seven days in the week.
There are seven days, there are seven days,
There are seven days in the week.
Sunday, Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday, Saturday!
Sunday, Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday, Saturday!
Book: Chase’s Space Case by Kristen Depken
Song: “Zoom Zoom Zoom”
Zoom, zoom, zoom We’re going to the moon.
Zoom, zoom, zoom We’re going to the moon.
If you want to take a trip climb aboard my rocket ship.
Zoom, zoom, zoom We’re going to the moon.
In 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 blast off!
Far far far, we’re going to the stars!
Far far far, we’re going to the stars!
If you want to take a trip climb aboard my rocket ship.
Far far far, we’re going to the stars!
In 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 blast off!
Fun fun fun, we’re going to the sun!
Fun fun fun, we’re going to the sun!
If you want to take a trip climb aboard my rocket ship.
Fun fun fun, we’re going to the sun!
In 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 blast off!
(Credit: Jbrary)
Pi recitation
What IS pi? Pi stands for a number that never ends. It is used in the study of circles.
Book: Box Meets Circle by Aaron Hartline
Song : “Shapes” (Tune: “Wheels on the Bus”)
A circle is a shape that goes round and round,
Round and round, round and round.
A circle is a shape that goes round and round,
Round and round.
A triangle is a shape with three sides,
Three sides, three sides.
A triangle is a shape with three sides,
Three sides.
A square is a shape with four sides,
Four sides, four sides,
A square is a shape with four sides,
Four sides.
Book: Pie in the Sky by Lois Ehlert
Flannel: One Whole Pie
One whole pie
Set by the door,
Cut into pieces,
I count four.
Four pieces of pie,
All for me,
I ate one piece (make loud eating sounds as you take the piece of the board)
Now there are three.
Three pieces of pie
For me too
I ate another piece,
Now there are two.
Two pieces of pie
Oh! What fun!
I ate another piece,
Now there is one.
One piece of pie
I can’t wait!
I ate that last piece
Empty plate!
Book: All for Pie, Pie of All by David Martin
Song: “Make a Circle, Draw a Square” (Tune: “Oh My Darling Clementine”)
Make a circle, make a circle, draw it in the sky
Use your finger, use your finger, make it round as pie
Make a square, make a square, make the lines so straight
Draw a square, draw a square, draw one or draw eight
Draw a triangle, draw a triangle, always start at the top
Make a tent, make a tent, use three lines and then stop!
Song: “ABCs”
Book: Apple Pie ABC by Alison Murray
Book: Llama Llama Red Pajama by Anna Dewdney
Song: “Llama Llama B-I-N-G-O”
There was a llama who wore pajamas and llama was his name-o!
L-L-A-M-A
L-L-A-M-A
L-L-A-M-A
And llama was his name-o!
Book: Llama Llama Mad at Mama by Anna Dewdney
Song w/ stuffed Llama: “Did You Ever See a Lllama?” (Tune: “Did You Ever See a Lassie?”)
Did you ever see a llama,
A llama, a llama?
Did you ever see a llama run this way and that?
Run this way and that way
And that way and this way
Did you ever see a llama run this way and that?
Song: “Mary Had a Little Llama” (Tune: “Mary Had a Little Lamb”)
Mary had a little llama, little llama, little llama,
Mary had a little llama.
It’s fleece was ___ as ____.
(We substituted “fleece as white as show” with the color of the sheep and something it was the same color as, example as ORANGE as CARROTS.)
Book: Llama Llama Zippity Zoom by Anna Dewdney
Rhyme: Here’s a Llama
Here’s a llama,
There’s a llama,
Llama llama red pajama.
Fuzzy llama,
Funny llama,
Llama, llama,
Duck.
Book: Llama Llama Hoppity-Hop by Anna Dewdney
Book: Messy Alphabet Book by Erin Guendelsberger
Song : “ABCs”
Book : I Love You Just Like This by Lillian Jaine
Felt Story: “Five Little Cookies”
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 : Cookie Monster’s Good Time to Eat by Golden Books
Activity : Big Bird Says
Book : Elmo board book
Song w/ ukulele : “Sunny Day: The Sesame Street theme song ”
Sunny Day: A Celebration of the Sesame Street Theme Song by Joe Raposo, composer
Song: Winter Pokey (Tune: “Hokey Pokey”)
You put your right mitten in, you put your right mitten out.
You put your right mitten in, and you shake it all about.
You do the winter pokey and you turn yourself around.
That’s what its all about!
Additional verses:
You put your left mitten in….
You put your right boot in…
You put your left boot in…
You put your winter hat in…
You put your snowsuit in…..
(Credit: Sturdy for Common Things)
Book: Birds by Kevin Henkes, illustrated by Laura Dronzek (HarperCollins Children’s Books)
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)
Book: Bear Counts by Karma Wilson and Jane Chapman (Simon and Schuster)
Song: “Jumping and Counting” by Jim Gill, sung with permission, recording Jim Gill: Jim Gill’s Irrational Anthem
Jump Jump Jump Jump
Jumping high are we.
But we’ll stop jumping
While we count to three. 1-2-3!
Jump Jump Jump Jump
Jumping even more.
But we’ll stop jumping
While we count to four. 1-2-3-4!
Jump Jump Jump Jump
Just like pogo sticks.
But let’s stop jumping
While we count to six. 1-2-3-4-5-6!
Jump Jump Jump Jump
Jumping then we wait.
We stop our jumping
While we count to eight. 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8!
Jump Jump Jump Jump
Jumping once again.
But we’ll be finished
Once we count to ten. 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10!
Book: White is for Blueberry by George Shannon, pictures by Laura Dronzek (HarperCollins Children’s Books)
Song: “ABC Song”
Song: Icky Sticky Bubble Gum – David Landau: Kids and Kitties
Book: Juna’s Jar by Jane Bahk, illustrated by Felicia Hoshino (Lee & Low Books)
Flannel: Slippery Fish
Little crab, little crab, scuttling in the water,
Little crab, little crab Gulp, Gulp, Gulp!
Oh, no! It’s been eaten by a …
Slippery fish, slippery fish, sliding through the water,
Slippery fish, slippery fish, Gulp, Gulp, Gulp!
Oh, no! It’s been eaten by a…
Jellyfish, jellyfish, squiggling in the water
jellyfish, jellyfish, Gulp, Gulp, Gulp!
Oh, no! It’s been eaten by a …
Blue dolphin, blue dolphin, flipping in the water,
Blue dolphin, blue dolphin, Gulp, Gulp, Gulp!
Oh, no! It’s been eaten by a …
Humongous whale, humongous whale, spouting in the water,
Humongous whale, humongous whale,
Gulp! … Gulp! … Gulp! … BURP!
(Cover your mouth.) Excuse me!
(Credit to Storytime Kate)
Song: “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” with ukulele chords
C
Row, row, row your boat
C
Gently down the stream
C
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily
G7 C
Life is but a dream
C
Rock, rock, rock your boat
C
Gently down the stream
C
If you see a crocodile
G7 C
Don’t forget to scream!
C
Row, row, row your boat
C
Gently to the shore
C
If you see a tiger there
G7 C
Don’t forget to roar!
(Credit: Storytime Ukulele)
Book: Not a Box by Antoinette Portis (HarperCollins)
Flannel: Four Little Rockets
Four little rockets winking at me.
One shot off and then there were three!
Three little rockets with nothing to do.
One shot off, and then there were two!
Two little rockets afraid of the sun.
One shot off, and then there was one!
One little rocket alone is no fun.
It shot off, and then there was none!
(Source: RovingFiddlehead KidLit)
Song: “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” with ukulele chords
C C C C F F C
Twinkle twinkle little star,
F F C C G7 G7 C
How I wonder what you are.
C C F F C C G7
Up above the world so high,
C C F F C C G7
Like a diamond in the sky.
C C C C F F C
Twinkle, twinkle little star,
F F C C G7 G7 C
How I wonder what you are.
Book: That’s How! by Christoph Niemann (HarperCollins/Greenwillow)
Book: Hooray For Today! by Brian Won (Houghton Mifflin)
Rhyme: Two Little Blackbirds
Two little blackbirds sitting on a hill
One named Jack and one named Jill.
Fly away, Jack! And fly away, Jill!
Come back, Jack! And come back, Jill!
Additional verses:
Two little blackbirds sitting on a cloud
One named Soft and one named LOUD . . .
Two little blackbirds flying in the sky
One named Low and one named High. . .
Two little blackbirds sitting on a stick
One named Slow and one named Quick. . .
Flannel: Dinosaur Shapes
I hid each dinosaur behind a shape and asked the kids what shape I should look under. I said the name of the dinosaur and then had them say it.
Book: We Are the Dinosaurs by Laurie Berkner, illustrated by Ben Clanton (Simon & Schuster)
Flannel: 5 Dinosaurs
Song: “Dinosaurs All Through the Land” (Tune: “The Wheels on the Bus”)
The Tyrannosaurus Rex goes roar, roar, roar
Roar roar roar,
Roar roar roar,
The Tyrannosaurus Rex goes roar, roar, roar…
All through the land.
Additional verses:
The Triceratops’ horns go poke poke poke…
The Stegosaurus tail goes spike, spike, spike…
The Velociraptors’ claws goes swipe, swipe, swipe…
The Pteranodon’s wings go flap flap flap…
Book: A Perfect Day by Lane Smith (Scholastic)
Song: “If You Love Someone and You Know It” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If you love someone and you know it… blow a kiss,
If you love someone and you know it… blow a kiss,
If you love someone and you know it, and you really want to show it,
If you love someone and you know it… blow a kiss,
Additional verses:
…tap your head
…clap your hands
…blink your eyes
…nod your head
