Book: Going Up! by Sherry J. Lee, illustrated by Charlene Chua
Song: “Can’t Wait to Celebrate” – Jim Gill: Jim Gill’s Irrational Anthem
Book: Happy Birthday, Bunny! by Liz Garton Scanlon, illustrated by Stephanie Graegin
Song/Video: “Reach for the Sun”
Yoga: Happy birthday candle
Social Story: It Was Supposed to Be Sunny by Samantha Cotterill
Craft: Paper cupcake
Book: Zoo Day by Anne Rockwell, illustrated by Lizzy Rockwell
Song: “The Monkey Dance” – The Wiggles: Yummy Yummy
Book: Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell
Song: “Mat Man” – Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer: Get Set for School Sing Along
Movement/Yoga: R is for Roar
Social Story: How to Be by Lisa Brown
Craft: Paper plate zoo animals
Book: What Can You Do with a Rock? by Pat Zietlow Miller, illustrated by Katie Kath
Song: “Tree Song” (Tune: “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes”)
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.”
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.
(Credit: KinderNature)
Book: The Earth is Good by Michael DeMunn, illustrated by Jim McMullan
Song: “Tap, Tap, Tap” – Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer: Get Set for School Sing Along
Movement/Yoga: Tree pose
Social Story: Big Earth, Little Me by Thom Wiley, illustrated by Kate Endle
Craft: Earth suncatchers
Book: Have You Seen My Dragon? by Steve Light
Song: “Dragon Pokey”
You put your claws in, you take your claws out,
You put your claws in, and you scratch them all about!
You do the Dragon Pokey and you turn yourself around,
That’s what it’s all about!
Additional verses:
Feet in/stomp them all about
Teeth in/chomp them all about
Tail in/swing it all about
Book: Waking Dragons by Jane Yolen, illustrated by Derek Anderson
Song/Video: “Reach for the Sun”
Movement: Learn the yoga pose “dragon”
Social Story: Now by Antoinette Portis
Craft: Dragon cups
Book: Touch the Brightest Star by Christie Matheson
Song: “Rocketship Run” – Laurie Berkner: Rocketship Run
Book: Astro Girl by Ken Wilson-Max
Song: “Tap, Tap, Tap” – Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer: Get Set for School Sing Along
Movement: Learn the yoga pose “reach for the sun”
Social Story: Blocks by Irene Dickson
Craft: Die-cut moons & stars on black paper
Book: Building a House by Byron Barton
Song: “Here is a House”
Here is a house built up high (hands over head to make a roof)
With two big chimneys
Reaching for the sky. (raise arms up high)
Here is a window. (draw a square)
Here is a door. (pretend to open a door)
If we look inside, (peek through fingers)
There’s a mouse on the floor! (scamper fingers away)
(Credit: Storytime Katie)
Book: Little Houses by Kevin Henkes, illustrated by Laura Dronzek
Fingerplay: “Houses”
Here is a nest for robin, (cup both hands)
Here is a hive for bee, (fists together)
Here is a hole for bunny, (make a circle)
And here is a house for ME! (make a roof)
(Credit: Storytime Katie)
Yoga/Breathing: Child’s Pose
Song/Video: “Dance for the Sun” – Kira Willey: Dance for the Sun
Social Story: “Pointing at Stuff” from Quinn at School: Relating, Connecting, and Responding at School by Rick H. Warren
Craft: Paper Bag Houses
Book: Little Roja Riding Hood by Susan Middleton Elya
Song: “Fairies in the Yard” (Tune: “Wheels on the Bus”)
Fairies in the yard are flying around, flying around, flying around.
Fairies in the yard are flying around.
All around the yard.
Additional verses:
Use as many variations as you can think of – e.g. twirling, skipping, running, hopping, leaping…
Book: The Foggy Foggy Forest by Nick Sharratt
Song: “There’s a Crown” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
There’s a crown on my foot, on my foot.
There’s a crown on my foot, on my foot.
It just won’t stay put; does it really go on my foot?
There’s a crown on my foot, on my foot.
There’s a crown on my knee, on my knee.
There’s a crown on my knee, on my knee.
Goodness, gracious me, does it belong on my knee?
There’s a crown on my knee, on my knee.
There’s a crown on my arm, on my arm.
There’s a crown on my arm, on my arm.
It’s not doing any harm, but does it go on my arm?
There’s a crown on my arm, on my arm.
There’s a crown on my head, on my head.
There’s a crown on my head, on my head.
Did you hear what I said? I think it goes up here instead!
There’s a crown on my head, on my head!
Song: “Wake Up Your Face” – Kira Willey: Mindful Moments for Kids
Yoga/breathing:
Social Story: Most People by Michael Leannah
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: Maisy Goes to the Movies by Lucy Cousins
Song: “Popcorn Kernels” (with scarves/towels/tissue/household objects)
Book: Maisy Goes Camping by Lucy Cousins
Song: “Camping Chant”
I was laying in my sleeping bag
I couldn’t go to sleep
I looked at my watch and wanted to weep
I rolled to my left
I rolled to my right
but all I could hear were animal noises in the night.
I heard a ‘Owl’, ‘Hoo, hoo, hoo’.
Rhyme with puppet: Where Are the Baby Mice?
Where are the baby mice? Squeak, squeak, squeak,
I cannot see them peek, peek, peek,
Here they come out of their hole,
One, two, three, and that is all!
Book: Maisy Gets a Pet by Lucy Cousins
Song: “She Loved to Clap”
Behind the tree * *
And under the house * *
There lived a teeny * *
Tiny mouse * *
She loved to sing * *
She loved to tap * *
But most of all * *
She loved to clap * *
She clapped all night * *
She clapped all day * *
She clapped to frighten * *
The cat away * * * * * * * * (lots of claps, meow)
Book: Happy Birthday, Maisy! by Lucy Cousins
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
