Book: Dancing with Daddy by Anitra Rowe Schulte, illustrated by Ziyue Chen
Song: “The Freeze” – Greg & Steve: Kids in Motion
Book: Dancing Feet! by Lindsey Craig, illustrated by Marc Brown
Song: “Mat Man” – Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer: Get Set for School Sing Along
Yoga: Dancer pose
Social Story: This Is It by Daria Peoples-Riley
Craft: Dancing ribbons (paper plates with streamers)
Book: Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes by Skye Silver, illustrated by Mariana Ruiz Johnson
Song: “They’re a Part of Me” (Tune: “Mary Had a Little Lamb”)
I can make my hands go clap, clap, clap,
Clap, clap, clap,
Clap, clap, clap,
I can make my hands go clap, clap, clap,
They’re a part of me.
Additional verses:
I can make my feet go stomp, stomp, stomp…
I can make my body bend, bend, bend…
Book: My Nose, Your Nose by Melanie Walsh
Song: “Everybody Has a Face” – Carole Peterson: Tiny Tunes: Music for the Very Young Child
Rhyme: “Head and Shoulders Baby, 1, 2, 3”
Head and shoulders baby, 1, 2, 3,
Head and shoulders baby, 1, 2, 3,
Head and shoulders, head and shoulders,
Head and shoulders baby, 1, 2, 3.
Additional verses:
Hips and thighs baby…
Knees and ankles baby…
Eyes and ears baby…
Wiggle, wiggle baby…
(Credit: Jbrary)
Book: From Head to Toe by Eric Carle
Song: “Mi Cuerpo” – Hot Peas ‘n Butter: Best of the Bowl
Book: A Kiss for You! by Joan Holub, illustrated by Caroline Jayne Church
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: Dog in Boots by Greg Gormley, illustrated by Roberta Angaramo
Song: “Boots” – Laurie Berkner: Victor Vito
Book: Which Shoes Would You Choose? by Betsy R. Rosenthal, illustrated by Nancy Cote
Flannel: Shoes
I was walking along the street one day. (march)
With my knees up high, Can you walk this way?
But I stepped in something. Now what should I do?
My favorite, fastest shoes have turned the color blue!
I was hopping along the street one day. (hop)
On just one foot, Can you hop this way
But I hopped in something. Now I’m filled with dread.
My favorite, fastest shoes have turned the color red!
I was twirling along the street one day. (turn in a circle)
Around and around, Can you twirl this way?
But I twirled into something, and I’m not a happy fellow.
My favorite, fastest shoes have turned the color yellow!
I tiptoed along the street one day. (tiptoe)
Way up on my toes, Can you tiptoe this way?
But I tiptoed in something. Now I’m about to make a scene!
For my favorite, fastest shoes have turned the color green!
I stood perfectly still on the street one day. (stand in place)
With my feet like this, Can you stand this way?;
I stepped into nothing. But this isn’t very fun.
My favorite, fastest shoes are meant to run, run, run! (run in place)
* Start with orange shoe on the board.
(Credit: Shawn Wolf)
Rhyme: “Old Shoes, New Shoes”
Old shoes, new shoes
I am wearing my shoes
One, two, three, four
Now I stomp them on the floor! (repeat, going faster and faster)
(Credit: Preschool Education)
Book: Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes by Eric Litwin, illustrated by James Dean
Closing Song
Craft: Laced shoe
Sign Language: Mittens and Shoes
Book: Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes by Mem Fox, illustrated by Helen Oxenbury
Song: Face fingers feet and toes, feet and toes
Face fingers feet and toes, feet and toes
Ankles, knees, elbows and nose
Face fingers feet and toes, feet and toes.
(Source: King County Library System)
Rhyme: Shoe the old horse (tap one foot)
Shoe the old mare (tap other foot)
But let the little pony
Run bare, bare, bare (tap feet together)
Song: Counting sheep (Tune: “This Old Man”)
Counting sheep, counting sheep
Helps my _________ go to sleep
One sheep, two sheep
Three sheep, four —
Soon my _________
Starts to snore
(Credit: Sing a Song of Storytime)
Book: Ten Tiny Toes by Todd Tarpley, illustrated by Marc Brown
Song: “Round and Round You Go” (Tune: “The Bear Went over the Mountain”)
Our toes are starting to wiggle, our toes are starting to wiggle,
our toes are starting to wiggle, around and round they go. (slow, then fast)
Our fingers are starting to wiggle, our fingers are starting to wiggle,
Our fingers are starting to wiggle, around and round they go. (slow, then fast)
(Credit: Librarian Lisa’s Storytimes)
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)
Song: “Hands Go Up and Down” – Fisher Price: Babbles to Books
Song: “On my Toe There is a Flea” (play 2x) – John M. Feierabend and Luann Saunders: Frog in the Meadow
Book: Piggies by Audrey and Don Wood
Rhyme: This little pig
Song (with shakers): “Fingers and Toes” – Milkshake: Happy Songs
