Book: Ten Black Dots by Donald Crews
Song: “Jumping and Counting” – Jim Gill: Jim Gill’s Irrational Anthem
Book: Cinnamon Bun, I Love You 1 by Amy Schwartz
Song: “Tap, Tap, Tap” – Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer: Get Set for School Sing Along
Social Story: “Meet Quinn” from Quinn at School: Relating, Connecting, and Responding at School by Rick H. Warren
Craft: Ten Black Dots Q-tip painting
(Credit: School Time Snippets)
Book: If I Had a Unicorn by Gabby Dawnay, illustrated by Alex Barrow
Action Rhyme: “Unicorn, Unicorn”
Unicorn, unicorn touch your toes.
Unicorn, unicorn touch your nose.
Unicorn, unicorn pat your head.
Unicorn, unicorn go to bed.
Unicorn, unicorn wake up now.
Unicorn, unicorn take a bow.
Unicorn, unicorn touch the ground.
Unicorn, unicorn turn around.
Unicorn, unicorn sit back down.
Unicorn, unicorn don’t make a sound.
Book: I’m a Unicorn by Helen Yoon
Song: “Tap, Tap, Tap” – Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer: Get Set for School Sing Along
Yoga: Unicorn warrior (Warrior 1 pose with arms reaching overhead like a horn)
Social Story: Unicorn Thinks He’s Pretty Great by Bob Shea
Craft: Paper plate rocker unicorn (modified to yarn through hole punches instead of paper mane)
(Credit: Easy Kids Craft)
Book: Lola at the Library by Anna McQuinn, illustrated by Rosalind Beardshaw
Song: “If You’re a Reader and You Know It” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If you’re a reader and you know it, clap your hands.
If you’re a reader and you know it, clap your hands.
If you’re a reader and you know it, and you really want to show it,
If you’re a reader and you know it, clap your hands.
Repeat with stomp your feet, shout hooray, and do all three.
(Credit: Storytime Katie)
Book: Hooray for Books! by Brian Won
Song/Video: “Dance for the Sun” – Kira Willey: Dance for the Sun
Yoga: Tree pose (while pretending to read a book!)
Social Story: Being Responsible by Rebecca Pettiford
Craft: Make your own bookmark with book character stickers
Book: Tiny T. Rex and the Impossible Hug by Jonathan Stutzman, illustrated by Jay Fleck
Song: “We Are Dinosaurs” – Laurie Berkner: Whaddaya Think of That?
Book: We Don’t Eat Our Classmates by Ryan T. Higgins
Song/Video: Tap Your Sticks – Hap Palmer
Yoga: Volcano
Social Story: Crunch, the Shy Dinosaur by Cirocco Dunlap, illustrated by Greg Pizzoli
Craft: Dinosaur collage
Book: In a People House by Theo LeSieg, illustrated by Roy McKie
Song: “If I Was a Bird” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Wiggleworms Love You
Book: Annabel by Joy Cowley, illustrated by Kathleen McCord
Song: “Mat Man” – Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer: Get Set for School Sing Along
Yoga: Hot air balloon
Social Story: If You’re Angry And You Know It! by Cecily Kaiser, illustrated by Cary Pillo
Craft: Popsicles
Book: Boats on the Bay by Jeanne Walker Harvey, illustrated by Grady McFerrin
Song: “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Songs for Wiggleworms
Book: And Then Came Hope by Stephen Savage
Song: “Tap, Tap, Tap” – Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer: Get Set for School Sing Along
Movement: Learn the yoga pose “row your boat”
Social Story: We’re All in the Same Boat! by Barney Saltzberg
Craft: Pool noodle boats
Book: Sea, Sand, Me! by Patricia Hubbell, illustrated by Lisa Campbell Ernst
Song: “The Waves at the Beach” (Tune: “The Wheels on the Bus”)
The waves at the beach go up and down, (raise and lower arms)
Up and down, up and down,
The waves at the beach go up and down
All day long.
Additional verses:
The sun at the beach goes shine, shine, shine… (open and close hands)
The crab at the beach goes pinch, pinch, pinch… (pinch fingers)
The seagulls at the beach go flap, flap, flap… (flap arms)
The children at the beach have fun, fun, fun… (clap hands)
(Credit: Jen in the Library)
Book: A Perfect Day by Sarah S. Brannen
Song/Video: “Dance for the Sun” – Kira Willey: Dance for the Sun
Movement: Learn the yoga pose “crab”
Social Story: Hum and Swish by Matt Myers
Craft: Paper plate seagulls
Book: Snakes Have No Legs! by Kelly Tills
Song: “All the Snakes” (Tune: “London Bridge”)
All the snakes are slithering, slithering, slithering.
All the snakes are slithering across the grass.
All the snakes make a hiss, make a hiss, make a hiss.
All the snakes make a hiss, and smile at the sun.
All the snakes smell with their tongues, with their tongues, with their tongues.
All the snakes smell with their tongues, and they can smell you!
Book: Hide and Snake by Keith Baker
Song: “Mat Man” – Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer: Get Set for School Sing Along
Yoga: Snake pose
Social Story: Can I Play Too? by Mo Willems
Craft: Shape snakes
Book: Firefly Home by Jane Clarke, illustrated by Britta Teckentrup
Song: “Bodies 1-2-3” – Peter and Ellen Allard: Sing It! Say It! Stamp It! Sway It! Vol. 2
Book: Caterpillar’s Wish by Mary Murphy
Song: “Tap, Tap, Tap” – Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer: Get Set for School Sing Along
Movement: Learn the yoga pose “butterfly”
Social Story: Try a Bite, Trilobite! by Jonathan Fenske
Craft: Paper chain caterpillar
Book: Blake the Snake Bakes a Cake by Amy Young, illustrated by Alison Young
Song: “The Days of the Week” – The Kiboomers
Book: The Mixed-Up Truck by Stephen Savage
Song: “Tap, Tap, Tap” – Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer: Get Set for School Sing Along
Yoga: Snake pose
Social Story: Cautious Chameleon by Michael Buxton
Craft: Cake coloring sheet with sequin sprinkles
