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: What Can You Do with a Rebozo? by Carmen Tafolla
Song: ”Let’s All Put Our Pants On” (Tune: “Mama’s Little Baby Loves Shortnin’ Bread”)
Let’s all put our pants on, pants on, pants on,
Let’s all put our pants on, 1, 2, 3.
Additional verses:
Let’s all put our shirt on…
Let’s all put our socks on…
Let’s all put our skirt on…
Let’s all put our shoes on…
Let’s all put our sweater on…
Now that you’re all dressed, all dressed, all dressed,
Now that you’re all dressed, let’s go out to play!
Book: Julián is a Mermaid by Jessica Love
Song: “Magic Hat” (Tune: “The Farmer in the Dell”)
Put on your magic hat. (Pretend to put on hat.)
Put on your magic hat. (Pretend to put on hat.)
Oh, you can do most anything (Spread hands wide.)
In your magic hat!
Additional verses:
You can hop and hop and hop…
You can make a face…
Song: “My Silly Hat” (Tune: “This Old Man”)
On my head, I wear my hat
It is such a silly hat
That my head wiggle waggles to and fro
Where else can my silly hat go?
(foot, knee, hands)
Additional verses:
Place hat on other body parts and sing the song again.
Song: “Kindness” – Kira Willey: Mindful Moments for Kids
Yoga/breathing: Butterfly
Social Story: Except When They Don’t by Laura Gehl
Book: Black is a Rainbow Color by Angela Joy
Flannel: Rainbow Soup
Take an apple
Put it in the pot.
Stir it, stir it, stir it a lot.
Take it out now. What will it be? The prettiest red you ever did see!
Take an orange
Put it in the pot.
Stir it, stir it, stir it a lot.
Take it out now. What will it be? The prettiest orange you ever did see!
Take an banana
Put it in the pot.
Stir it, stir it, stir it a lot.
Take it out now. What will it be? The prettiest yellow you ever did see!
Take an pear
Put it in the pot.
Stir it, stir it, stir it a lot.
Take it out now. What will it be? The prettiest green you ever did see!
Take some blueberries
Put it in the pot.
Stir it, stir it, stir it a lot.
Take it out now. What will it be? The prettiest blue you ever did see!
Take some grapes
Put it in the pot.
Stir it, stir it, stir it a lot.
Take it out now. What will it be? The prettiest purple you ever did see!
What did we make with our rainbow stew? A magical rainbow for me and you!
(Credit: Library Village)
Book: Rainbows by Martha E. H. Rustad
Song: “Rainbow Song” (Tune: “Hush, Little Baby”)
Rainbow purple
Rainbow blue
Rainbow green
And yellow too
Rainbow Orange
Rainbow red
Rainbow shining over head.
Come and count
The colors with me
How many colors
Can you see? (Count the colors!)
Rainbow purple
Rainbow blue
Rainbow green
And yellow too
Rainbow Orange
Rainbow red
Rainbow shining over head.
Book: Rainbow: a First book of Pride by
Song: “Rainstorm” – Kira Willey: Mindful Moments for Kids
Yoga/breathing: Rainbow
Instructions: stand up tall, and bend slightly to the left and then to the right. Form a rainbow!
Book: There is a Rainbow by Theresa Trinder
