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: Ragweed’s Farm Dog Handbook by Anne Vittur Kennedy
Flannel: “Bingo”
There was a farmer had a dog,
And Bingo was his name-o!
B-I-N-G-O, B-I-N-G-O, B-I-N-G-O,
And Bingo was his name-o!
Repeat, replacing each letter with a clap, one by one, until all the letters are gone.
Song: “Pig On Her Head” – Laurie Berkner: The Best of the Laurie Berkner Band
Book: I Went Walking by Sue Williams, illustrated by Julie Vivas
Puppet Song: “Old MacDonald Had a Farm”
Song: “Bodies 1-2-3” – Peter and Ellen Allard: Sing it! Say it! Stamp it! Sway it! Vol. 2
Pop-up Book: Chick by Ed Vere
Song: “The Chicken Dance” – Bob Kames: The Ultimate Party Survival Kit
Book: I Spy on the Farm by Edward Gibbs
Song: “There’s a Dog in the School” – Stuart Stotts and Tom Pease: Celebrate: A Song Resource
Song: “(Silly) Wheels on the Bus” – Miss Nina & the Jumping Jacks: Every Day’s Your Birthday!
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?
Book: Tractor by Sally Sutton, illustrated by Brian Lovelock
Song: “The Wheels on the Bus”
The wheels on the bus go round and round,
Round and round,
Round and round.
The wheels on the bus go round and round
All through the town!
Additional verses:
Horn/beep-beep-beep
Wipers/swish-swish-swish
Doors/open and shut
Babies/up & down
Parents/I love you
Song: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”
Book: Hurry! Hurry! by Eve Bunting, illustrated by Jeff Mack
Song: “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes”
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes,
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes,
Eyes and ears and mouth and nose,
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes.
Puppet Song: “Old MacDonald Had a Farm”
Book: Clip-Clop! by Nicola Smee
Scarf Song: “We Wave Our Scarves Together”
We wave our scarves together,
We wave our scarves together,
We wave our scarves together
Because it’s fun to do.
Wave them up high,
Wave them down low,
Wave them in the middle
Because it’s fun to do.
(Credit: Jbrary)
Scarf Rhyme: “Popcorn Kernels”
Popcorn kernels (wave scarves overhead)
In the pot. (make their scarves ‘disappear’ by bunching them up in their fists)
Shake them, shake them, shake them (shake fists)
‘Til they POP! (toss scarves up into the air)
Scarf Rhyme: “Jack in the Box”
Jack in the box
Sits so still.
Will he come out?
Yes, he will!
(Credit: Jbrary)
Song: “Icky Sticky Bubble Gum” – David Landau: Kids and Kitties
Opening Song (with puppet):
If you’re ready for a story say oink oink,
If you’re ready for a story say oink oink,
If you’re ready for a story, if you’re ready for a story,
If you’re ready for a story say oink oink.
Additional verses:
Stomp your hooves
Jump in the mud
Book: I Can Be Anything! by Annie Auerbach, illustrated by Eone
Puppet Song: “Pig on Her Head” – Laurie Berkner: Buzz Buzz
Book: Peppa Visits the Aquarium by Meredith Rusu
Song: “Peppa Pig, Peppa Pig Turn Around” (Tune: “Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear Turn Around”)
Peppa Pig, Peppa Pig turn around
Peppa Pig, Peppa Pig touch the ground
Peppa Pig, Peppa Pig reach up high
Peppa Pig, Peppa Pig eat a mud pie
Peppa Pig, Peppa Pig touch your nose
Peppa Pig, Peppa Pig touch your toes
Peppa Pig, Peppa Pig pat your knees
Peppa Pig, Peppa Pig sit down please
Flannel: “Five Pigs So Squeaky Clean” (Tune: “Five Green and Speckled Frogs”)
Five pigs so squeaky clean
Cleanest you’ve ever seen
Wanted to go outside and play (in the mud!)
One jumped into the mud
Landed with a big THUD
Then there were four clean squeaky pigs. (Oink! Oink!)
(Credit: Mel’s Desk)
Book: Peppa Goes to the Zoo
Song: “I’m a Little Piggy” (Tune: “I’m a Little Teapot”)
I’m a little piggy,
Short and stout,
Here are my ears,
And here is my snout,
When I see the yummy
Food in my pail,
I oink, oink, oink and wiggle my tail!
(Credit: Santa Clara City Library)
Sign Language: sun, rain, book, farm, milk, cow
Book: The Cow Loves Cookies by Karma Wilson
Rhyme: Big Round Sun
Big round sun in the spring sky Sign for Sun
Waved to a cloud that was passing by Wave!
The little cloud laughed as it started to rain Sign for Rain
And out came the big round sun again. Sign for Sun
(Credit: Mel’s Desk)
Flannel/Song: “Five Clean and Squeaky Pigs” (Tune: “Five Green and Speckled Frogs”)
Five pigs so squeaky clean
Cleanest you’ve ever seen
Wanted to go outside and play
Oink! Oink!
One jumped into the mud
Landed with a big THUD
Then there were four clean squeaky pigs.
(Credit: Mel’s Desk)
Book: Look, There’s a Tractor by Ester Aarts
Song/Flannel: “B-I-N-G-O”
(Visual Credit: Elizabeth Buckmaster)
Rhyme: Five Fat Peas
Five fat peas in a pea pod pressed (hold hands in a fist)
One grew, two grew, so did the rest. (Put fingers up one by one.)
They grew and they grew and did not stop,
Until one day that pea pod POPPED! (clap hands together)
Song: “Hop, Hop, Hop Along” (Tune: “Row Your Boat”)
Hop, hop, hop along (hop)
Or bounce on someone’s knee (bounce)
Higher and higher and higher and higher (lift)
Bunny hop with me! (hop)
Book: We’re Going to the Farmers’ Market by Stefan Page
Song (Recording) with shaky eggs: “I Love My Rooster” – Laurie Berkner: Whaddaya Thing of That?
Book: Happy Pig Day by Mo Willems
Song: “Elephants Have” (Tune: “Have You Ever Seen a Lassie?”)
Elephants have (pat legs on each syllable)
Wrinkles, Wrinkles, Wrinkles (clap hands on each syllable)
Elephants have (pat legs on each syllable)
Wrinkles (clap hands on each syllable)
Everywhere! (stomp feet on each syllable)
Spoken:
On their nose! Oh-oh! (touch your nose, and mime a trunk)
Additional verses:
Elephants have wrinkles…On their ears!
Elephants have wrinkles…On their bellies!
Elephants have wrinkles…On their legs!
Book: Big Frog Can’t Fit In by Mo Willems
Flannel: “Five Green and Speckled Frogs”
Five green and speckled frogs
Sitting on a hollow log
Eating the most delicious bugs, yum, yum
One jumped into the pool
Where it was nice and cool
Now there are four green, speckled frogs, ribbit, ribbit
Song: : “If You’re a Frog and You Know It” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If you’re a frog and you know it jump up and down.
If you’re a frog and you know it jump up and down.
If you’re a frog and you know it, and you really want to show it,
If you’re a frog and you know it jump up and down!
Additional verses: Catch a fly, Make puffy cheeks, Hop into your seat, Say “ribbit”
Movie: Don’t let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Willems
Craft: Pigeon Puppet
Book: How Big is a Pig? by Claire Beaton
Song/Flannel: “Five pigs so squeaky clean”
Five pigs so squeaky clean
Cleanest you’ve ever seen
Wanted to go outside and play
Oink! Oink!
One jumped into the mud
Landed with a big THUD
Then there were four clean squeaky pigs. (3, 2, 1, 0)
(Credit: Mel’s Desk)
Song: “The Tail of a Pig” (Tune: “The Wheels on the Bus”)
The tail of a pig curls round and round, round and round, round and round.(circle finger round and round)
The tail of a pig curls round and round
All through the mud.
Additional verses:
The mouth of a pig goes oink, oink, oink… All through the mud. (put hand in front of mouth like a snout)
The snout of a pig goes root, root, root… All through the mud. (act with snout and hands like you are rooting through the mud, explain to kids what rooting means!)
The hooves of a pig go run, run, run… All through the mud. (make a running motion with hands)
The ears of a pig go twitch, twitch, twitch… All through the mud. (place hands near ears and wave)
(Credit: Recipes for Reading blog)
Book: What This Story Needs is a Pig in a Wig by Emma J. Viljan
Song: “I’m a Little Piggy” (Tune: “I’m a Little Teapot”)
I’m a little piggy
Short and stout (bend up and down)
Here are my ears (point to ears)
And here is my snout (point to nose)
When I see the yummy food in my pail (put hand up over eyes like you are looking)
I oink, oink oink (oink!)
and wiggle my tail (wiggle your piggy tails!)
(Credit: Recipes for Reading blog)
Book: Piggy Pie Po (#1 and #3) by Audrey and Don Wood
Song: “Pig on Her Head” – Laurie Berkner: The Best of the Laurie Berkner Band
Song: “Jumping and Counting” – Jim Gill: Jim Gill’s Irrational Anthem
Song: “Icky Sticky Bubblegum”- David Landau: Kids and Kitties
Craft: Peppa Pig coloring page with glued snowflakes
Book: Farmyard Beat by Lindsey Craig, illustrated by Marc Brown
Song: “There’s a Dog in School” – Stuart Stotts and Tom Pease: Celebrate: A Song Resource
Book: Maisy’s Morning on the Farm by Lucy Cousins
Flannel Song with Ukulele: “Mary Had a Little Lamb”
C C C C G7 G7 C C
Mary had a Little Lamb, Little lamb, Little lamb
C C C C G7 G7 C
Mary had a little lamb, whose fleece was ____ as _____
Book: Tractors by Wendy Strobel Dieker
Song: “The Tail of a Pig” (Tune: “The Wheels on the Bus”)
The tail of a pig curls round and round, round and round, round and round.
The tail of a pig curls round and round, All through the mud.
The mouth of a pig goes oink, oink, oink, Oink, oink, oink, oink, oink, oink.
The mouth of a pig goes oink, oink, oink, All day long.
The snout of a pig goes root, root, root, Root, root, root, root, root, root.
The snout of a pig goes root, root, root, All day long.
The trotters of the pig go run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run.
The trotters of the pig go run, run, run, All day long.
The ears of the pig go twitch, twitch, twich, Twitch, twitch, twitch, twitch, twitch, twitch.
The ears of a pig to twitch, twitch, twitch, All day long.
Flannel/Song: “Five Clean and Squeaky Pigs” (Tune: “Five Green and Speckled Frogs”)
Five pigs so squeaky clean
Cleanest you’ve ever seen
Wanted to go outside and play
Oink! Oink!
One jumped into the mud
Landed with a big THUD
Then there were four clean squeaky pigs.
(Credit: Mel’s Desk)
Book: Is Everyone Ready for Fun? By Jan Thomas
Song: “Clap Your Hands”- Old Town School of Folk Music: Wiggleworms Love You
Craft: Rainbow Shape Animals from MakingLearningFun.com
Book: Little Oink by Amy Krouse Rosenthal, illustrated by Jen Corace
Song: “The Tail of a Pig” (Tune: “The Wheels on the Bus”)
The tail of a pig curls round and round… (circle finger round and round) All through the mud.
The mouth of a pig goes oink, oink, oink… (put hand in front of mouth like a snout)
The snout of a pig goes root, root, root…(act with snout and hands like you are rooting through the mud)
The trotters of a pig go run, run, run…
The ears of a pig go twitch, twitch, twitch…
Book: Pigs by Wendy Strobel Dieker
Flannel: Five pigs so squeaky clean
Cleanest that you’ve ever seen
Wanted to outside and play (IN THE MUD)
One jumped into the mud
Landed with a great big thud
Then there were four clean squeaky pigs (Oink, oink!)
Rhyme: Little Pig, Little Pig, turn around
Little Pig, Little Pig, touch the ground
Little Pig, Little Pig, reach up high
Little Pig, Little Pig, wink one eye
Little Pig, Little Pig, touch your nose
Little Pig, Little Pig, touch your toes
Little Pig, Little Pig, slap your knees
Little Pig, Little Pig, sit down please
Book: How Big is a Pig? by Claire Beaton
Song: “Pig on her Head” – Laurie Berkner: The Best of the Laurie Berkner Band
Book: Pepo and Lolo are Friends by Ana Martin Larranaga
Puppet: Do Pigs say Moo? (Source: Falling Flannel Boards)
Song: “Clap Your Hands” – They Might Be Giants: Here Come the ABCs
Craft:
