Book: Hooray for Fish! by Lucy Cousins
Song: “The Goldfish” – Laurie Berkner: Victor Vito
Book: Go Fish! by Tammi Sauer, illustrated by Zoe Waring
Song/Video: “Dance for the Sun” – Kira Willey: Dance for the Sun
Yoga: Shark pose
Social Story: Do I Have to Go to the Party? by Jonathan Fenske
Craft: Fish lacing
Book: Dancing with Daddy by Anitra Rowe Schulte, illustrated by Ziyue Chen
Song: “The Freeze” – Greg & Steve: Kids in Motion
Book: Dancing Feet! by Lindsey Craig, illustrated by Marc Brown
Song: “Mat Man” – Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer: Get Set for School Sing Along
Yoga: Dancer pose
Social Story: This Is It by Daria Peoples-Riley
Craft: Dancing ribbons (paper plates with streamers)
Book: Boy + Bot by Ame Dyckman, illustrated by Dan Yaccarino
Song/Book: If You’re a Robot and You Know It by David A. Carter
Book: Stop! Bot! by James Yang
Song: “Tap, Tap, Tap” – Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer: Get Set for School Sing Along
Yoga: Plank
Social Story: Sometimes You Get What You Want by Lisa Brown and Meredith Gary
Craft: Round robot
(Credit: Create in the Chaos)
Book: How to Say Hello to a Worm by Kari Percival
Song: “The Gardener Plants the Seeds” (Tune: “The Farmer in the Dell”)
The gardener digs the soil.
The gardener digs the soil.
Hi-ho, the derry-oh,
The gardener digs the soil. (pretend to dig)
The gardener plants the seeds.
The gardener plants the seeds.
Hi-ho, the derry-oh,
The gardener plants the seeds. (pretend to plant seeds)
Additional verses:
The rain falls on the ground… (flutter fingers down to the ground)
The sun shines bright and warm… (hold hands in a circle overhead)
The seeds/plants begin to grow… (slowly raise hands from ground)
Flowers grow everywhere… (hold hands outstretched)
Fresh vegetables to eat… (pretend to eat)
Book: Flower Garden by Eve Bunting, illustrated by Kathryn Hewitt
Song/Video: “Dance for the Sun” – Kira Willey: Dance for the Sun
Yoga: Flower pose
Social Story: Being Responsible by Rebecca Pettiford
Craft: Cupcake liner flowers
Book: Monkey Colors by Darrin Lunde, illustrated by Patricia J. Wynne
Song: “The Monkey Dance” – The Wiggles: Yummy Yummy
Book: Hang On, Monkey! by Susan B. Neuman
Song: “Tap, Tap, Tap” – Handwriting Without Tears: Get Set for School Sing Along
Yoga: Learn the pose “Tarzan thymus tap”
Social Story: I’m Sorry by Janet Riehecky
Craft: M is for Monkey
Book: Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes by Eric Litwin, illustrated by James Dean
Song: “The Wheels on the Bus”
The wheels on the bus go round and round,
Round and round,
Round and round.
The wheels on the bus go round and round
All through the town!
Additional verses:
Horn/beep-beep-beep
Wipers/swish-swish-swish
Doors/open and shut
Babies/up & down
Parents/I love you
Book: Interactive book time with the authors of Big Feelings – Elizabeth and Sylviah Seeliger
Song: “Tap, Tap, Tap” – Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer: Get Set for School Sing Along
Yoga: Cat
Craft: Pete the Cat coloring sheet
Book: Little Cloud by Eric Carle
Song: “If You’re a Cloud and You Know It” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If you’re a cloud and you know it, float around. (raise arms to side and sway)
If you’re a cloud and you know it, float around.
If you’re a cloud and you know it, then you’ll really want to show it,
If you’re a cloud and you know it, float around.
Additional verses:
If you’re a cloud and you know it, make it rain. (move fingers down to ground like rain)
If you’re a cloud and you know it, make it thunder. (stomp feet and slap legs)
Book: Birds by Kevin Henkes, illustrated by Laura Dronzek
Movement: “Five Bird Yoga Poses for Kids”
(Credit: Kids Yoga Stories)
Song: “Tap, Tap, Tap” – Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer: Get Set for School Sing Along
Social Story: Love: From Sesame Street by Craig Manning, illustrated by Ernie Kwiat
Craft: Name clouds
Book: Grumpy Bird by Jeremy Tankard
Song: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”
Book: Stick and Stone by Beth Ferry, illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld
Song: “Mat Man” – Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer: Get Set for School Sing Along
Movement: Learn the yoga pose and breathing for “scarecrow twist”
Social Story: “Listening in Class” from Quinn at School: Relating, Connecting, and Responding at School by Rick H. Warren
Craft: Straw friendship bracelets
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
