Book: Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons by Eric Litwin, illustrated by James Dean
Poem w/Movement: “The Button Bop” from A Great Big Cuddle by Michael Rosen, illustrated by Chris Riddell
Pat top of head when you say “top” and pat knees when you say “bottom.” When you say “bop bop” in the second to last line, punch one fist forward and then the other.
Puppet Story: “A Lost Button” from Frog and Toad Are Friends by Arnold Lobel
Song: “The Button Song” (Tune: “Did You Ever See a Lassie?”)
Let’s sing a song of buttons,
Of buttons, of buttons,
Let’s sing a song of buttons
That fasten our clothes.
There are big ones and small ones,
With two holes and four holes.
Let’s sing a song of buttons
That fasten our clothes.
(Credit: Perpetual Preschool)
Action Rhyme: “The Button Factory”
Hi, my name is Joe,
And I work in a button factory.
I have a dog and one frog.
One day my boss said to me,
“Are you busy Joe?” I said, “No.”
They said, “Push this button with your _____.” (press a pretend button with the named body part, continue to do so for the rest of the song)
Repeat the rhyme for your right hand, left hand, right foot, left foot, and head. Pretend to push a button with each body part, adding them on so by the end you are pushing a button with every body part you have named at the same time. You can also increase the number of frogs you have every time.
To end the rhyme, answer “Yes!” to “Are you busy, Joe?”
(Credit: Adapted from Jbrary)
Book: Don’t Push the Button! by Bill Cotter
