Book: The Rabbit Listened by Cori Doerrfeld
Song: “Listen to the Water” – Kathy Reid-Naiman: More Tickles & Tunes
Book: Bubbles by Kit Chase
Song: “Quiet Song” – David Landau: Rocket to the Moon
Book: Quiet by Tomie dePaola
Song/Puppets: “Loud and Quiet” – Caspar Babypants: Sing Along!
Craft: Threaded card with paint bubbles
Book: Birthdays by Brenda Haugen, illustrated by Todd Ouren
Flannel: Queen Elsa’s Crowns (Tune: “Mary Wore Her Red Dress”)
Queen Elsa wore her purple crown, purple crown, purple crown.
Queen Elsa wore her purple crown every Sunday!
(repeat with different crowns and days)
(Source: Miss Sarah Storytime blog)
Song: “Jumping and Counting” – Jim Gill: The Irrational Anthem
Book: Boa’s Bad Birthday by Jeanne Willis, illustrated by Tony Ross
Song: “Can’t Wait to Celebrate” – Jim Gill: The Irrational Anthem
Rhyme: Ten Little Candles
Ten little candles on a birthday cake.
(hold up ten fingers)
“Wh! Wh!” Now there are eight.
(blow twice and bend down two fingers)
Eight little candles on a birthday cake.
“Wh! Wh!” Now there are six.
Six little candles on a birthday cake.
“Wh! Wh!” Now there are four.
Four little candles on a birthday cake.
“Wh! Wh!” Now there are two.
Two little candles on a birthday cake.
“Wh! Wh!” Now there are none!
Make a wish!
Book: Wolf’s Coming by Joe Kulka
Closing song
Craft: Birthday crowns
Book: Flashlight Night by Matt Forrest Esenwine, illustrated by Fred Koehler
Song: “Sleeping Bag Chant” – Carole Peterson: H.U.M. (-2:17)
Book: Imagine That! By Yasmeen Ismail
Song: “Monstermixmerge” – Scholastic (-1:50)
(snort & growl, smack claws, stomp paws, twitch tail, wiggle warts, roar)
Book: Day Dreamers by Emily Winfield Martin
Song: “Pig on her Head” – Laurie Berkner: Buzz Buzz
Closing rhyme
Craft: Erasable story books
Book: In the Middle of Fall by Kevin Henkes, illustrated by Laura Dronzek
Song: “Autumn Leaves” (Tune: “London Bridge”)
Autumn leaves are in the trees, in the trees, in the trees.
Autumn leaves are in the trees all over town.
Additional verses:
Autumn leaves are falling down…All over town.
Autumn leaves are whirling round…All over town.
Everybody rake them up… All over town.
Jump into the pile we made . . .All over town.
Book: One Leaf, Two Leaves, Count with Me! by John Micklos Jr., illustrated by Clive McFarland
Song: “It’s Fall” – Junior Jukebox: Four Seasons
Book: Leaves by David Ezra Stein
Song/Puppet: “So many Leaves are Falling on the Ground”
So many leaves are falling on the ground
Orange ones, yellow ones and even brown.
But the one little leaf that rhymes with . . .
Is my favorite color, it’s the color . . .
Song (Shaky Eggs): “Shakin’ Like a Leafy Tree” – The Wiggles: Racing to the Rainbow
Closing rhyme
Craft: Leaf rubbings
Book: Dangerous by Tim Warnes
Movement/Song: “I Have a Little Turtle”
I have a little turtle (put hands on top of one another)
He lives in a box (make box)
He swims in a puddle (swimming motion)
He climbs on the rocks (climbing motion)
He snapped at a mosquito (clap)
He snapped at a flea (clap)
He snapped at a minnow (clap)
And he snapped at me (clap)
He caught the mosquito (cup hands together)
He caught the flea (cup hands together)
He caught the minnow (cup hands together)
But he didn’t catch me! (shake finger “no”)
(Credit: Childhood)
Book: To Bathe a Boa by C. Imbior Kudrna
Song: “Jake the Snake” – Laura Doherty: Shining Like a Star
Movement: “Snake Breath” – Kira Willey: Mindful Moments for Kids
Book: Chameleon, Chameleon by Joy Cowley, photographs by Nic Bishop
Song: “Sss, ssss went the slippery snake”
Sss, ssss went the slippery snake one day
Sss, ssss went the slippery snake
Sss, ssss went the slippery snake one day
And they all went sss, sss, sss
But… we know snakes go (clap) shoe-be-do-be-do
(clap) shoe-be-do-be-do, (clap) shoe-be-do-be-do
We know snakes go (clap) shoe-be-do-be-do
They don’t go sss, sss, sss
Snap snap went the agile alligator one day
Snap snap went the agile alligator
Snap snap went the agile alligator one day
And they all went snap snap snap
But… we know alligators go (clap) shoe-be-do-be-do
(clap) shoe-be-do-be-do, (clap) shoe-be-do-be-do
We know alligators go (clap) shoe-be-do-be-do
They don’t go snap snap snap
Chirp chirp went the groovy gecko one day
Chirp chirp went the groovy gecko
Chirp chirp went the groovy gecko one day
And they all went chirp chirp chirp
But… we know geckos go (clap) shoe-be-do-be-do
(clap) shoe-be-do-be-do, (clap) shoe-be-do-be-do
We know geckos go (clap) shoe-be-do-be-do
They don’t go chirp chirp chirp
(Credit: Jbrary and One for the Books)
Craft: Dot painting a paper bag reptile
Book: A Dog Needs a Bone! by Audrey Wood
Song: “Bingo” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Wiggleworms Love You
Flannel: Digby Takes Charge by Caroline Jayne Church
Song: “This Old Man” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Songs for Wiggleworms
Flannel: Dog houses
(credit: Mel’s Desk)
Movement: Learn the yoga pose for “downward dog”
Book/Puppets: The Doghouse by Jan Thomas
Craft: Paper bag dog puppet
