Book: Winter Woes by Marty Kelley
Song: “The Mitten Song” – Rachel Buchman: Sing a Song of Seasons
Flannel: Red Mitten, Red Mitten, What Do You See?
Puppets: The Mitten by Jan Brett
Song: “I Like My Hat” – Carole Peterson: Stinky Cake
Book: A Hat for Minerva Louise by Janet Morgan Stoeke
Craft: Sew paper mittens with yarn
Book: Mouse Mess by Linnea Riley
Song: “Peanut Butter & Jelly” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Songs for Wiggleworms
Book: Whose Mouse Are You? By Robert Kraus, illustrated by Jose Aruego
Flannel/Puppets: Little Mouse’s Big Secret by Eric Battut
Song: “Mouse in My Toolbox” – Laurie Berkner: Rocketship Run
Book: Mouse Went Out to Get a Snack by Lyn Rossiter McFarland, illustrated by Jim McFarland
Craft: Mouse in the Cupboard (Letter “M” practice. Help mouse get through the food box to find the cheese.)
Book: Thanks for Thanksgiving by Julie Markes, illustrated by Doris Barrette
Song/Flannel: “Thanks A Lot” — Raffi: Quiet Time (kids sign the words “thanks” and “a lot.)
(credit: Mel’s Desk)
Book: Thank You for Me! by Marion Dane Bauer, illustrated by Kristina Stephenson
Song: “I’m Gonna Eat on Thanksgiving Day” – Laurie Berkner: Whaddaya Think of That?
Book: 10 Fat Turkeys by Tony Johnston, illustrated by Rich Deas
Song: “The Turkey Hop” – Carole Peterson: H.U.M.
Puppet: Turkey tells jokes from Turkey Riddles, by Katy Hall and Lisa Eisenberg, illustrated by Kristin Sorra
Craft: Turkey with tissue paper feathers and STUFFing I’m thankful for coloring page.
Sign language: Eat/Food
Book: One Little Spoonful by Aliki
Flannel: Five little kernels
[Put up the five kernel shapes on the board, as spread out as you can.] [When you say POP! slap a white popcorn shape right on top of one of the kernels.]
Five little kernels sizzling in the pot
All of a sudden, one went POP! [When you say POP! slap a white popcorn shape right on top of one of the kernels.]
Four little kernels… etc.
(Credit: Mel’s Desk)
Rhyme: Popcorn
You put the oil in the pot and you let it get hot
You pour the popcorn in and you start to grin.
Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle, sizzle, sizzle, sizzle, sizzle, sizzle, POP!
Book: Baby Cakes by Karma Wilson, illustrated by Sam Williams
Song: “Kitchen Time Medley” – Fisher Price: Babbles to Books
Rhyme: Roly poly
Rhyme: Round and round the butter dish
Book: Eat! By Roberta Grobel Intrater
Rhyme: Two fat sausages in a frying pan (bounce)
One went pop (lift baby up) and the other went bam! (down)
Song (shaky eggs): “Fruit Salad Salsa” – Laura Doherty: Shining Like a Star
Book: Sweet Dream Pie by Audrey Wood, illustrated by Mark Teague
Song: A Song for Making Mud Pie (Tune: Sing of Sing a Song of Sixpence)
Sing a song for mud pie, It’s my favorite brand.
Mix it ‘til it’s mushy,
Squeeze it with your hand.
Put it in a tin pan,
Leave it in the sun.
Wait about an hour,
Then you know it will be done!
Book: All for Pie, Pie for All by David Martin, illustrated by Valeri Gorbachev
Song: “Making Pie” – Kira Willey: Dance for the Sun
Parachute Play:
Roll out dough: See-Saw Pull (Sitting position, have children pull the parachute back and forth)
Put in Filling: Roll in different color balls and talk about what kind of pie they would make
Bake: Bubble crust with little and big waves
Done: make pie shape (Standing, lift the parachute waist height. On three, all lift the chute overhead, crouch down & pull the parachute down)
Craft: Rainbow Pie (bottom paper plate crust, 6 numbered color slices, paper bag top crust)
Sign language: Apple
Book: Apple by Nikki McClure
Rhyme: Away up high in the apple tree (lift baby)
I saw a little baby smiling at me
I shook that tree as hard as I could (shake gently)
Down came the baby (bring down)
Mmm, was she good! (Kiss)
Rhyme: X marks the spot
Book: Orange Pear Apple Bear by Emily Gravett
Song: Did you ever see a baby, a baby, a baby? (an apple)
Did you ever see a baby go this way and that? (lean side to side)
Go this way and that way and this way and that way (lean front to back, side to side)
Did you ever see a baby go this way and that? (lean front to back)
Fingerplay: Five little apples
Rhyme: Icky bicky soda cracker
Book/Puppets: Ten Red Apples by Pat Hutchins
Song (shaky eggs): “Apple Pickin’ Time” – Tom Pease: I’m Gonna Reach!
Book: The Monster at the End of this Book by Jon Stone, illustrated by Michael Smollin
Song: “’C’ is for Cookie” – Sesame Street: Sing the Alphabet
Book: Monster Mess! by Margery Cuyler, illustrated by S. D. Schindler
Flannel: Go Away, Big Green Monster! by Ed Emberley
Book: Can You Make a Scary Face? By Jan Thomas
Song: “Monstermixmerge” – Scholastic
Book: Socksquatch by Frank W. Dormer
Song/Puppet: “Spider on the Floor” – Raffi: Singable Songs for the Very Young
Craft: Egg carton monsters (painted and adorned with pipe cleaners, pom-poms, feathers, etc.)
Sign language: Owl
Book: Wow! Said the Owl by Tim Hopgood
Song: Did you ever see a baby, a baby, a baby? (Did you ever see an owl?)
Did you ever see a baby go this way and that? (lean side to side)
Go this way and that way and this way and that way (lean front to back, side to side)
Did you ever see a baby go this way and that? (lean front to back)
Rhyme: Icky bicky soda cracker
Book: A Book of Sleep by Il Sung Na
Flannel/Song: There Was One Night Owl in the Tree (Tune: “She’ll Be Coming ‘Round the Mountain”
There was one night owl in the tree:
Hoo! Hoo!
There was one night owl in the tree:
Hoo! Hoo!
Oh, he called up to the sky to an owl flying by,
And the owl came and joined him happily:
Hoo! Hoo!
(Credit: Jen in the Library)
Rhyme: X marks the spot
Rhyme: Away up high in the apple tree (lift baby)
I saw a little baby smiling at me
I shook that tree as hard as I could (shake gently)
Down came the baby (bring down)
Mmm, was she good! (Kiss)
Puppet Show: Good-night, Owl! by Pat Hutchins — Adapted
Song (with shaky eggs): “I’m Not Going to Sleep” – Dana McCarthy: Chocolate Milk and Other Tasty Tunes
Book: Fall is Not Easy by Marty Kelley
Song: “Autumn Leaves Are Falling Down” – Junior Jukebox: Four Seasons
Book: Oliver Finds His Way by Phyllis Root, illustrated by Christopher Denise
Song (Shaky Eggs): “Shakin’ Like a Leafy Tree” – The Wiggles: Racing to the Rainbow
Puppet Show: The Busy Little Squirrel by Nancy Tafuri
Song: “Gray Squirrel” – Learning Station: Where is Thumbkin?
Craft: Leaf-painted tree (spread paint on vein side of leaf, then press on paper!)
Sign language: Leaf
Rhyme: Away up high in the apple tree (lift baby)
I saw a little baby smiling at me
I shook that tree as hard as I could (shake gently)
Down came the baby (bring down)
Mmm, was she good! (Kiss)
Book/Puppets: Duck and Goose Find a Pumpkin by Tad Hills
Song: (Tune: “Twinkle twinkle”)
Pumpkin, pumpkin on the ground, (touch the ground)
How’d you get so big and round? (make a big circle)
Once you were a seed so small, (hold baby’s hands together)
Now you are a great big ball! (make a big circle)
Pumpkin, pumpkin on the ground, (touch the ground)
How’d you get so big and round? (make a big circle)
Rhyme: Icky bicky soda cracker
Book/Puppets: The Busy Little Squirrel by Nancy Tafuri
Song: Did you ever see a baby, a baby, a baby? (Tune: “The More We Get Together)
Did you ever see a baby go this way and that? (lean side to side)
Go this way and that way and this way and that way (lean front to back, side to side)
Did you ever see a baby go this way and that? (lean front to back)
Rhyme: X marks the spot
Song (with scarves): (Tune: “London Bridge”)
Autumn leaves are in the trees…All over town.
Autumn leaves are falling down…All over town.
Autumn leaves are whirling round…
Everybody rake them up…
Book: Welcome Fall by Jill Ackerman, illustrated by Nancy Davis
Song (shaky eggs): “Shakin’ Like a Leafy Tree” – The Wiggles: Racing to the Rainbow
