Book: Homer by Elisha Cooper
Book: Stretch by Doreen Cronin, illustrated by Scott Menchin
Movement: Yoga pose “Downward Dog”
Book: Puppy, Puppy, Puppy by Julie Sternberg, illustrated by Fred Koehler
Song: “Bingo” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Wiggleworms Love You
Book/Puppets: Bark, George by Jules Feiffer
Book: Kevin the Unicorn: It’s Not All Rainbows by Jessika Von Innerebner
Flannel: Unicorns hiding behind shapes
Flannel/Song: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”
If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands.
If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands.
If you’re happy and you know it, your face will surely show it.
If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands.
Additional verses:
If you’re angry and you know it, move your feet . . .
If you’re sad and you know it, get a hug . . .
If you’re worried and you know it, take a breath . . .
Discuss emotions and strategies to overcome them.
Book: Once Upon a Saturday by Leslie Lammle
Fingerplay: Five Little Monsters Jumping on the Bed
Song: “In and Out (Take a Trip)” – Laurie Berkner: Superhero
Book: Kite Day: A Bear and Mole Book by Will Hillenbrand
Book: I Love You, Nose! I Love You, Toes! by Linda Davick
Song: “Bodies 1-2-3” – Peter & Ellen Allard: Sing It! Say It! Stamp It! Sway It! Vol. 2
Book: Get Up and Go! by Nancy Carlson
Song: “Shake Your Body Down” – Laurie Berkner Band: The Ultimate Laurie Berkner Band Collection
Book: Different Abilities by Rebecca Pettiford
Song: “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes” – Joanie Bartels: Bathtime Magic
Book: Almost Everybody Farts by Mary Kelley
Craft: Body puzzle
Book: Bounce by Doreen Cronin, illustrated by Scott Menchin
Song: “Bouncing, Hopping and Jumping” – Jim Gill: Vote for Jim Gill
Book: Hop, Hop, Jump! by Lauren Thompson, illustrated by Jarrett J. Krosoczka
Puppets: “Five Little Frogs” – Raffi: Singable Songs for the Very Young
Song: “Jump, Jump” – Joanie Leeds and the Nightlights: I’m a Rock Star
Book: The Wide-Mouthed Frog by Keith Faulkner, illustrated by Jonathan Lambert
Closing Song
Craft: Bouncing kangaroos and frogs coloring sheet
Opening Song
Book: Harvest in Fall by Mari Schuh
Song: “Pumkpin, Pumpkin” (Tune: “Twinkle, Twinkle”)
Pumpkin, pumpkin on the ground, (touch the ground)
How’d you get so big and round? (make a big circle)
Once you were a seed so small, (pinch fingers together)
Now you are a great big ball! (make a big circle)
Pumpkin, pumpkin on the ground, (touch the ground)
How’d you get so big and round? (make a big circle)
(Source: Step by Step Childcare)
Book: Mrs. McNosh and the Great Big Squash by Sarah Weeks, illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott
Song: “Autumn Leaves” (Tune: “London Bridge”)
Autumn leaves are in the trees . . . All over town.
Autumn leaves are falling down . . . All over town.
Autumn leaves are whirling round . . .
Everybody rake them up . . .
Jump into the piles we made . . .
Flannel/Book: Pick a Circle, Gather Squares: A Fall Harvest of Shapes by Felicia Sanzari Chernesky, illustrated by Susan Swan
Song: “The Dance Along Gong Song” – Jim Gill: The Irrational Anthem
Puppets/Book: Tops and Bottoms adapted and illustrated by Janet Stevens
Closing Rhyme
Activity: Garden growing and harvesting, imaginary play
Book: I Want That Nut! by Madeline Valentine
Song: “Gray Squirrel” – Kathy Reid-Naiman: When It’s Autumn
Book/Flannel: That Pup! by Lindsay Barrett George
Song: “Walk Old Squirrel” – Kathy Reid-Naiman: When It’s Autumn
Puppets/Book: The Busy Little Squirrel by Nancy Tafuri
Closing Song
Craft: “S” is for squirrel die-cut coloring sheet
Book: Two Shy Pandas by Julia Jarman, illustrated by Susan Varley
Song/Scarves: “It’s Okay to Be Shy” – Laura Doherty: In a Heartbeat
Book: Too Shy for Show-and-Tell by Beth Bracken, illustrated by Jennifer Bell
Song: “Hello & How Are You?” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Wiggleworms Love You
Book: Crunch, The Shy Dinosaur by Dunlap Cirocco, illustrated by Greg Pizzoli
Closing Song
Activity: Puppet social play
Book: Bitty Bot by Tim McCanna
Rhyme: Robot, Robot
Robot, robot, turn around.
Robot, robot, touch the ground.
Robot, robot, turn left and right.
Robot, robot, flash your lights.
Robot, robot, bloop and bleep.
Robot, robot, go to sleep.
Book/Song: If You’re a Robot and You Know It by David A. Carter
Song: Robot Song (Tune: “The Wheels on the Bus”)
The arms of the robot swing up and down,
Up and down, up and down,
The arms of the robot swing up and down,
All around the room.
Additional verses:
The legs of the robot move back and forth…
The head of the robot turns side to side…
The buttons on the robot blink on and off…
The voice of the robot says beep, beep, beep…
Credit: http://fingerplays-b3ok.blogspot.com/2013/08/robot-song.html
Story: Sometimes I Forget You’re a Robot by Sam Brown
Craft: Robot blocks (with metallic crayons)
Credit: http://www.createinthechaos.com/mix-n-match-printable-robot-blocks-craft/#_a5y_p=3604808
Book: The Earth Book by Todd Parr
To help our Mother Earth.
Song/Rhyme: “Tree Song” (Tune: “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes”)
Leaves, branches, trunk and roots (trunk and roots)
Leaves, branches, trunk and roots (trunk and roots)
Trees are important to me and to you
Leaves, branches, trunk and roots (trunk and roots)
Movements: Hands and fingers are the leaves – wiggle high in the air
Move arms straight out for the branches
Touch upper body with hands when saying “trunk”
Touch legs when saying “roots”
Credit: http://kindernature.storycounty.com/display.aspx?DocID=2005914946
My cape of bravery
Goes over my head
It makes me feel bold
And its color is ________ (red).
My cape of honesty
Makes villains speak true
And chases out lies
Its color is __________ (blue).
My cape of fairness
Conquers those who are mean
It makes me feel strong,
And its colors is __________ (green).
My cape of calmness
Makes me feel mellow
It quiets the world
And its colors is __________ (yellow).
My cape of wisdom
Helps me to think
And solve tricky problems
Its color is ________ (pink).
My favorite cape
Give me a nice glow
Its all these great colors
In a rainbow!
(Source: Carissa Christner, Madison Public Library)
Flannel/Fingerplay: “Five Superheroes”
5 superheroes ready to fly
Here comes the villain,
Stop that guy!
This superhero can save the day.
Off he flies – up, up, and away!
Count down from 4, 3, 2, 1, 0
(Credit: Jbrary)
