Book: Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons by Eric Litwin, illustrated by James Dean
Song: “Roly Poly” (Tune: “Frère Jacques”)
Roly poly, roly poly
Up, up, up
up, up, up
Roly roly poly
roly roly poly
down, down, down
down, down, down
Repeat with: out/in, fast/slow
(Credit: Jbrary)
Flannel Song: “Five Little Monkeys”
Book: The Whales on the Bus by Katrina Charman, illustrated by Nick Sharratt
Flannel Song: “All The Fish”
All the fish are swimming in the water (with hands together, swish hands back and forth like a darting fish)
Swimming in the water
Swimming in the water
All the fish are swimming in the water (swimming motions with arms)
Bubble, bubble, bubble, bubble…SPLASH! (make hands larger and larger and big clap to SPLASH)
Additional verses:
All the ducks are quacking in the water (quack hands like duck bills)
All the frogs are jumping in the water (hop child or hands on lap)
All the children are splashing in the water (imitate splashing in the water)
Action Rhyme: “Pumpkin Chant”
Pumpkin, pumpkin,
Pumpkin bread!
(hold hands flat in front, palms up, one lying on top of the other)
Pumpkin, pumpkin,
Pumpkin head!
(put hands on head)
Pumpkin, pumpkin,
Pumpkin pie!
(hold hands in a big circle)
Pumpkin, pumpkin,
Pumpkin eye!
(curve hands around eyes)
Pumpkin, pumpkin,
Pumpkin cake!
(hold hands flat, one palm up, one palm down five inches above the other)
Pumpkin, pumpkin,
Pumpkin shake!
(hold fists up close to ears and shake hard)
Pumpkin, pumpkin,
Pumpkin stew!
(pretend to stir stew)
Pumpkin, pumpkin,
Pumpkin BOO!
Book: Duck & Goose: Find A Pumpkin by Tad Hills
Song: “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes”
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes,
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes,
Eyes and ears and mouth and nose,
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes.
Song: “Icky Sticky Bubble Gum” – David Landau: Kids and Kitties
