Book: Poem in My Pocket by Chris Tougas, illustrated by Josée Bisaillon
Song: “Bottle Caps” – Laurie Berkner: Victor Vito (-2:14)
Book/Flannel: What Did You Put in Your Pocket? by Beatrice Schenk de Regniers, illustrated by Michael Grejniec
Song: “I’m Gonna Catch You” – Laurie Berkner: Under a Shady Tree
Activity: Sort colorful items into color-matching pockets
Book/Puppets: A Sock Is a Pocket for Your Toes by Elizabeth Garton Scanlon, illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser
Book: Raindrops Roll by April Pulley Sayre
Song: “It Ain’t Gonna Rain No More”
It ain’t gonna rain no more, no more
It ain’t gonna rain no more
Oh no, it’s up to my toe
But it ain’t gonna rain more.
Additional verses:
Oh gee, it’s up to my knee
Oh my, it’s up to my thigh
Oh fiddle, it’s up to my middle
Oh heck, it’s up to my neck
Oh dread, it’s up to my head, I’m just going to swim on home.
Book: Mushroom in the Rain by Mirra Ginsburg, illustrated by Jose Aruego and Ariane Dewey (Adapted from the Russian of V. Suteyev)
Song: “Open Shut Them” – Laurie Berkner: Laurie Berkner’s Favorite Classic Kids’ Songs
Song: “Little Raindrops” (Tune: “London Bridge”)
Little raindrops falling down, falling down, falling down (tap fingers on the ground/legs)
Little raindrops falling down, falling to the ground
Bigger raindrops falling down, falling down, falling down (tap hands on the ground/legs)
Bigger raindrops falling down, falling to the ground
Other Verses:
Giant raindrops… (stamp feet on the ground)
Fast raindrops… (wiggle fingers and sing quickly)
Slow raindrops… (wiggle fingers and sing slowly)
Teeny Tiny raindrops… (use fingers only for rain and sing in a high pitched voice)
(Credit: Pasadena Public Library)
Book: Tap Tap Boom Boom by Elizabeth Bluemle, illustrated by G. Brian Karas
Song: “If All of the Raindrops” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Songs for Wiggleworms
Book: Hoot Owl, Master of Disguise by Sean Taylor, illustrated by Jean Jullien
Song: “If You’re an Owl and You Know It”
If you’re an owl and you know it hoot like this “Hoo(t), hoo(t)…”
If you’re an owl and you know it hoot like this “Hoo(t), hoo(t)…”
If you’re an owl and you know it then your hoot will surely show it
If you’re an owl and you know it hoot like this “Hoo(t), hoo(t)…”
Additional verses:
Flap your wings (flap wings)
Blink your eyes (blink eyes and open and close hands to help mimic the movement)
Turn your head (turn it from side to side!)
Put on your disguise (mime putting on costume)
Book: Undercover Ostrich by Joe Kulka
Flannel: “Who Is That?”
Who is that? Who is that?
Who is under the [say type of hat] hat?
(Credit: Storytime in the Stacks)
Song: “Open Shut Them” – Laurie Berkner: Laurie Berkner’s Favorite Classic Kids’ Songs
Book: You Are NOT A Cat! by Sharon G. Flake, illustrated by Anna Raff
Rhyme: “Abracadabra, Alaka-zow!”
Abra-cadabra, Alaka-zow
When I say KAZAM you’ll all be cows! KAZAM!
Abra-cadabra, Alaka-zello
When I say KAZAM you’ll all be jello! KAZAM!
Abra-cadabra, Alaka-zitty
When I say KAZAM you’ll all be kitties! KAZAM!
Abra-cadabra, Alaka-zids
When I say KAPOW you’ll turn back into kids! KAPOW!
(Credit: Handley Regional Library)
Book: Little Pea by Amy Krouse Rosenthal, illustrated by Jen Corace
Song: “Oats, Peas, Beans, and Barley Grow” – Peter Moses: 90 Nifty Songs
Chorus:
Oats, peas, beans, and barley grow,
Oats, peas, beans, and barley grow,
Can you or I or anyone know
How oats, peas, beans, and barley grow?
First the farmer sows his seed,
Then he stands and takes his ease,
He stamps his feet and claps his hands,
And turns around to view his lands.
Chorus
Next the farmer waters the seed,
Then she stands and takes her ease,
She stamps her feet and claps her hands,
And turns around to view her lands.
Chorus
Next the farmer hoes the weeds,
Then he stands and takes his ease,
He stamps his feet and claps his hands,
And turns around to view his lands.
Chorus
Last the farmer harvests her seed,
Then she stands and takes her ease,
She stamps her feet and claps her hands,
And turns around to view her lands.
Chorus
Song: “Green Zucchini” (Tune: “Alouette”)
Green zucchini, I like green zucchini
Green zucchini, that’s what I like best.
Do you like it on your head?
Yes I like it on my head.
On your head? On my head.
Oooooohhhhhh
Verses: on my shirt, on my socks
Book: Green is a Chile Pepper: A Book of Colors by Roseanne Greenfield Thong, illustrated by John Parra
Song: “Mi Cuerpo” – Hot Peas ‘n Butter: Best of the Bowl
Mi cuerpo, mi cuerpo hace musica (2x)
Mis manos hacen (clap clap clap)
Mis pies hacen (stomp stomp stomp)
Mi boca dice (la la la)
Mi cintura hace (cha cha cha!)
Book: Green by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
Song/flannel: “Ten Little Grasshoppers”
Song: “This is How I Do It” – Laurie Berkner: Superhero
Book: Home Is… by Hannah Barnaby, illustrated by Frann Preston-Gannon
Flannel: “Can We Find?” (Tune: “The Muffin Man”)
Song: “In and Out the Doors” (Tune: “Go In and Out the Window”)
Step in and out the front door. (take a step forward, then back)
Step in and out the front door. Step in and out the front door.
Then make a doorbell sound. (say “ding dong”)
Jump in and out the back door. (jump forward, then back)
Jump in and out the back door. Jump in and out the back door.
Bend down and touch the ground. (touch ground with hand)
Slide in and out the side door. (slide to one side, then other)
Slide in and out the side door. Slide in and out the side door.
And then turn all around. (turn around)
Step in and out the front door.
Jump in and out the back door.
Slide in and out the side door.
Then sit yourself right down. (sit down)
(Credit: Susan M. Dailey)
Book: Windows by Julia Denos, illustrated by E. B. Goodale
Finger Puppets: “A Window Light”
A window light,
So bright at night.
The shade goes up (open shade)
Who do I see?
________ is there,
Waiting for me!
Goodnight, ________. (close shade)
(Credit: Leah Portz)
Song: “Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed” – David Landau: Kids and Kitties
Book/Puppets: Lilah Tov, Good Night by Ben Gundersheimer, illustrated by Noar Lee Naggan
Book: Bathe the Cat by Alice B. McGinty, illustrated by David Roberts
Song/Activity: “Clean It Up” – Laurie Berkner: Buzz Buzz
Book: Dog’s Colorful Day: A Messy Story about Colors and Counting by Emma Dodd
Song: “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes” – Joanie Bartels: Bathtime Magic
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
Oink! Oink!
One jumped into the mud
Landed with a big THUD
Then there were four clean squeaky pigs.
(Credit: Mel’s Desk)
Book: Off-Limits by Helen Yoon
Book: Norman Didn’t Do It! (Yes, He Did.) by Ryan T. Higgins
Song: “Shakin’ Like a Leafy Tree” – The Wiggles: Racing to the Rainbow
Book: A Tree for Mr. Fish by Peter Stein
Song: “Silly Dance Contest” – Jim Gill: The Sneezing Song and Other Contagious Tunes
Flannel: “Couchy llamas”
Song: “It’s So Much Fun to Share” (Tune: “The Farmer in the Dell”)
It’s so much fun to share
It’s so much fun to share
I have a log
I’ll share with frog
It’s so much fun to share.
Other verses:
chair – bear
box – fox
hat – bat
house – mouse
pail – whale
wig – pig
(Credit: Adapted from Jen in the Library)
Book: That’s (Not) Mine by Anna Kang, illustrated by Christopher Weyant
Book: Groundhogs by Kari Schuetz
Movement: “Mr. Groundhog”
Mr. Groundhog is inside his home, warm and fast asleep.
But he’ll wake up and poke his head out for one tiny peep.
If the day is cloudy and cool, He’ll go for a stroll.
But if the sun is shining bright – Pop! Back in his hole!
Book: Groundhog’s Runaway Shadow by David Biedrzycki
Song: “The Airplane Song” – Laurie Berkner: Whaddaya Think of That?
Song/Finger Play: “Where is Groundhog?” (Tune: “Where is Thumbkin?”)
Book: Ten Grouchy Groundhogs by Kathryn Heling and Deborah Hembrook, illustrated by Jay Johnson
Song: “Jumping and Counting” – Jim Gill: The Irrational Anthem
Rhyme: “I See A Little Groundhog”
I see a little groundhog,
Furry and brown.
He’s popping up,
To look around.
If he sees his shadow,
Down he’ll go.
Six more weeks of winter,
Oh, no!
Book: A Greyhound A Groundhog by Emily Jenkins, illustrated by Chris Appelhans
Book: I Am Every Good Thing by Derrick Barnes, illustrated by Gordon C. James
Song: “This Is How I Do It” – Laurie Berkner: Superhero
Flannel: “My Many Colored Capes”
Song: “Rainbow” – Wunmi: Science Fair
Book: Mommy’s Khimar by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow, illustrated by Ebony Glenn
Song: “Scarves on Your Laps” – Johnette Downing: The Second Line
Book: I Am Enough by Grace Byers, illustrated by Keturah A. Bobo
Book: Julia’s House Moves On by Ben Hatke
Flannel/Movement: “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!
+4 Verses
(Credit: Shawn Wolf)
Movement: “Count to Five” – Kira Willey: Mindful Moments for Kids
Book: Saturday by Oge Mora
Song: “Whatever Dance” – Dana McCarthy: Chocolate Milk and Other Tasty Tunes!
Song/Flannel: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”
Book: The Yawns Are Coming! by Christopher Eliopoulos
