Book: Silly Sally by Audrey Wood
Song: “Shake My Sillies Out” – Raffi: The Singable Songs Collection
Book: Rhyming Dust Bunnies by Jan Thomas
Song: “Tap, Tap, Tap” – Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer: Get Set for School Sing Along
Yoga/Breathing: Pedal laughing
Social Story: “Greeting My Teacher” from Quinn at School: Relating, Connecting, and Responding at School by Rick H. Warren
Craft: Silly sculptures (used pipe cleaners instead of straws)
(Credit: Life with Moore Learning)
Book: How to Be Cooler Than Cool by Sean Taylor, illustrated by Jean Jullien
Action Song: “Bananas Unite!”
Bananas unite! (put your hands above your head so your body makes a banana shape)
Sing each line twice.
Peel bananas, peel, peel bananas. (“peel” your arms down to your sides)
Chop bananas, chop, chop bananas. (hold one hand straight up and down and chop on the other hand)
Mash bananas, mash, mash bananas. (make one hand into a fist and mash the other hand)
Eat bananas, eat, eat bananas. (pretend to eat)
Go bananas, go, go bananas! (do a silly dance)
(Credit: Jbrary)
Book: I Made These Ants Some Underpants! by Derick Wilder, illustrated by K-Fai Steele
Song: “Shakes Your Sillies Out” – The Wiggles: Yummy Yummy
Book: Problem Solved! by Jan Thomas
Song: “There’s a Dog in the School” – Stuart Stotts & Tom Pease: Celebrate
Opening Song: “Bread and Butter”
Book: The Duck Never Blinks by Alex Latimer
Song: “Bananas Unite!”
Bananas unite!
Peel bananas, peel, peel bananas!
Chop bananas, chop, chop bananas!
Mash bananas, mash, mash bananas!
Eat bananas, eat, eat bananas!
Go bananas, go, go bananas!
(Credit: Jbrary)
Song: “Shake My Sillies Out” – Raffi: The Singable Songs Collection
Puppet Story: Bark, George by Jules Feiffer
Song: “Tooty Ta” – Dr. Jean: Dr. Jean & Friends
Book: Is That Wise, Pig? by Jan Thomas
Song: “Silly Dance Contest” – Jim Gill: The Sneezing Song and Other Contagious Tunes
Flannel: Cows give us milk to drink. What foods are made from milk?
(Credit: Storytime with Miss Tara)
Book: Chilly Milly Moo by Fiona Ross
Song: “Cows” (Tune: “Wheels on the Bus”)
The mouth of a cow goes moo, moo, moo,
Moo, moo, moo.
Moo, moo, moo.
The mouth of a cow goes moo, moo, moo,
All around the farm
Additional verses:
The tail of a cow goes swish, swish, swish…
The ears of a cow go flip, flip, flop…
The hooves of a cow go clip, clip, clop…
(Credit: I Read to Relax blog)
Book: Who Said Moo? By Harriet Ziefert, illustrated by Simms Taback
Song (with puppets): “Old McDonald Had a Farm”
Rhyme: Hey, Diddle, Diddle (with poster)
Book: Is Everyone Ready for Fun? by Jan Thomas
Song: “1-2 Hands” – Laurie Berkner: Superhero
Song: “Can’t Wait to Celebrate” – Jim Gill: Jim Gill’s Irrational Anthem and More Salutes to Nonsense
Song: “Icky Sticky Bubble Gum” – David Landau: Kids and Kitties
Sign Language: sun, rain, book, happy, please, thank you
Book: Bear Feels Scared by Karma Wilson (Simon and Schuster)
Rhyme: Five Fat Peas
Five fat peas in a pea pod pressed (hold hands in a fist)
One grew, two grew, so did the rest. (Put fingers up one by one.)
They grew and they grew and did not stop,
Until one day that pea pod POPPED! (clap hands together.)
Flannel: “Old MacDonald Felt So Glad”
Old MacDonald felt so glad
HA-HA-HA-HA-HA
And when he’s glad he sounds like this:
HA-HA-HA-HA-HA
With a HA-HA here and a HA-HA there
Here a HA, there a HA everywhere a HA-HA
Old MacDonald felt so glad.
HA-HA-HA-HA-HA
Repeat this, substituting the following emotions and sounds:
Grumpy = NO NO NO NO NO
Sad = Boo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo!
Silly = Nah-nah-nah-nah-nah
(Credit: Jen in the Library)
Song/Book: If You’re Happy and You Know It by David A. Carter (Scholastic)
Rhyme: Big Round Sun
Big round sun in the spring sky Sign for Sun
Waved to a cloud that was passing by Wave!
The little cloud laughed as it started to rain Sign for Rain
And out came the big round sun again. Sign for Sun
(Credit: Mel’s Desk)
Book: I Say, You Say Feelings! by Tad Carpenter (Little, Brown Books)
Song (Recording) with shaky eggs: Song: “Can’t Wait to Celebrate” – Jim Gill: Jim Gill’s Irrational Anthem and More Salutes to Nonsense
Book: Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
Song: “Dr. Seuss is on the Loose” (Tune: “BINGO”)
Dr. Seuss is on the loose
And this is how we know it:
Cats, hats, eggs and ham, (clap)
Cats, hats, eggs and ham,
Cats, hats, eggs and ham,
And this is how we know it!
Book: One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss
Song: “All the Fish” – Sue Schnitzer: Wiggle and Whirl, Clap and Nap
Book: Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You? by Dr. Seuss
Song: “Old McDonald Had a Farm”
Song: “Jumping and Counting” – Jim Gill: Jim Gill’s Irrational Anthem
Song: “Icky Sticky Bubblegum”- David Landau: Kids and Kitties
Song: “Bubble Gum” – David Landau: Kids and Kitties
Craft: Cat in the Hat masks with paper plates
Book: Hooray for Hat! by Brian Won
Song: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”
If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands.
If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands.
If you’re happy and you know it,
Then your face will surely show it.
If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands.
If you’re angry and you know it, stomp your feet,
If you’re scared and you know it, hide your eyes.
(Source: Adapted Traditional)
Book: The Feelings Book by Todd Parr
Flannel: “Old MacDonald Felt So Glad”
Old MacDonald felt so glad
HA-HA-HA-HA-HA
And when he’s glad he sounds like this:
HA-HA-HA-HA-HA
With a HA-HA here and a HA-HA there
Here a HA, there a HA everywhere a HA-HA
Old MacDonald felt so glad.
HA-HA-HA-HA-HA
Repeat this, substituting the following emotions and sounds:
Grumpy = NO NO NO NO NO
Sad = Boo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo!
Silly = Nah-nah-nah-nah-nah
(Credit: Jen in the Library)
Book: I Am (Not) Scared by Anna Kang, illustrated by Christopher Weyant
Song: “Can’t Wait to Celebrate” – Jim Gill: Jim Gill’s Irrational Anthem and More Salutes to Nonsense
Book: (I Say, You Say) Feelings! by Tad Carpenter
Song: “Shake Your Scarves” — Johnette Downing:The Second Line Scarf Activity Songs
Craft: Feelings Wheel
