Book: Little Pea by Amy Krouse Rosenthal, illustrated by Jen Corace
Song: “Jumping and Counting” – Jim Gill: Jim Gill’s Irrational Anthem
Book: Eggbert: The Slightly Cracked Egg by Tom Ross, illustrated by Rex Barron
Song: “If I Was a Bird” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Wiggleworms Love You
Book: The World and Everything in It by Kevin Henkes
Book: Red House, Tree House, Little Bitty Brown Mouse by Jane Godwin, illustrated by Blanca Gómez
Song: “Sammy” – Hap Palmer: Getting to Know Myself
Book: The Earth Is Good: A Chant in Praise of Nature by Michael DeMunn, illustrated by Jim McMullan
Song: “Mat Man” – Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer: Get Set for School Sing Along
Yoga: Mountain and tree
Social Story: Big Earth, Little Me by Thom Wiley, illustrated by Kate Endle
Craft: Earth suncatchers
Opening Song: “Bread and Butter”
Book: How Big Is the World? by Britta Teckentrup
Puppet Song: “Five Green and Speckled Frogs”
Five green and speckled frogs sat on a speckled log,
Eating the most delicious grubs. Yum, yum!
One jumped into the pool, where it was nice and cool.
Now there are four green and speckled frogs.
Repeat, taking a frog away each time until there are no green and speckled frogs.
Book: Roy Digs Dirt by David Shannon
Flannel: “The Green Grass Grew All Around”
Opening Song: “Bread and Butter”
Book: Reuse This Book! illustrated by Emma Morris
Song: “To Help Our Mother Earth” (Tune: “Mulberry Bush”)
This is the way we pick up trash,
Pick up trash, pick up trash.
This is the way we pick up trash
To help our Mother Earth.
This is the way we turn off the light,
Turn off the light, turn off the light.
This is the way we turn off the light
To help our Mother Earth.
This is the way we plant a seed,
Plant a seed, plant a seed.
This is the way we plant a seed
To help our Mother Earth.
Book: Jo MacDonald Saw a Pond by Mary Quattlebaum, illustrated by Laura J. Bryant
Song: “All the Fish” – Sue Schnitzer: Wiggle and Whirl, Clap and Nap
Book: It’s Earth Day, Cookie Monster! by Mary Lindeen
Song: “Shakin’ Like a Leafy Tree” – The Wiggles: Racing to the Rainbow
Book: The Earth and I by Frank Asch
Song: “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Songs for Wiggleworms
Song: “Icky Sticky Bubble Gum” – David Landau: Kids and Kitties
Book: Everywhere the Cow Says “Moo!” by Ellen Slusky Weinstein
Song: “If You’re Happy and You Know It” – Laurie Berkner: Favorite Classic Kids’ Songs
Book: Mat Man on the Go by Jan Z. Olsen
Song: “Mat Man” – Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer: Get Set for School Sing Along
Movement: Learn the yoga pose “namaste”
Social Story: Kindness Makes Us Strong by Sophie Beer
Craft: World coloring sheet with paint dobbers
Sign Language: please, thank you
Book: The Earth Book by Todd Parr
Song/Rhyme: Mama’s Little Baby (Tune: “Shortnin’ Bread”)
Mama’s little baby loves bouncin’ bouncin’
Mama’s little baby loves bouncin’ round,
Mama’s little baby loves bouncin’ bouncin’
Mama’s little baby loves bouncin’ round.
Lean to the left, lean to the right
Hug that baby nice and tight!
Lean to the left, lean to the right
Hug that baby nice and tight
Daddy’s little baby loves wigglin’ wiggling’
Daddy’s little baby loves wigglin’ round, (repeat)
(can alter to Grandma, Grandpa, Nanny, etc)
Song/Rhyme: The Moon is Round
The moon is round
As round can be
Two eyes
A nose
And a mouth like me!
Book: Tap the Magic Tree by Christie Matheson
Song : “We’ve Got the Whole World In Our Hands” with ukulele chords
C
We’ve got the whole world, in our hands
G7
We’ve got the whole world, in our hands
C
We’ve got the whole world, in our hands
G7 C
We’ve got the whole world, in our hands!
Additional Verses:
2. We should recycle now – all that we can x3
We’ve got the whole world, in our hands!
3. Be kind to the plants and animals – of our land x3
We’ve got the whole world, in our hands!
4. Dream your bright dream – then do all that you can x3
We’ve got the whole world, in our hands!
5. We’ve got the whole world, in our hands x3
We’ve got the whole world, in our hands!
Credit: Lyrics by Daria (dariamusic.com), chords by Dr. Jim Rosokoff (doctoruke.com)
Song/Flannel: Away Up High
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)
Song/Rhyme: “Tree Song” (Tune: “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes”)
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)
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”
Credit: http://kindernature.storycounty.com/display.aspx?DocID=2005914946
Book: The World Shines for You by Jeffrey Burton
Song (Recording) with shaky eggs: Shakin’ Like a Leafy Tree – The Wiggles: Racing to the Rainbow
Sign Language: World
Rhyme (with puppet): Little hedgehog in a bag, sitting so still.
Will she come out? Yes, she will!
She looks to the left, and she looks to the right.
She looks straight ahead, then POPS! out of sight.
Book: Can You Say Peace? by Karen Katz
Song: “Clap Your Hands” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Wiggleworms Love You
Flannel/Rhyme: Counting to Ten in English and Spanish
One, two, and three
Four, five, and six
Seven, eight, and nine,
I can count to ten!
Ten, nine, and eight,
Seven, six, and five,
Four, three, and two,
Counting down to one!
Uno, dos, y tres,
Cuatro, cinco, y seis,
Siete, ocho, nueve,
¡Cuento hasta diez!
Diez, nueve, ocho,
Siete, seis, y cinco,
Cuatro, tres, y dos,
¡Cuento hasta atrás!
Rhyme: Zoom zoom zoom, we’re going to the moon!
Zoom zoom zoom, we’re going to the moon!
If you want to take a trip, climb aboard my rocket ship.
Zoom zoom zoom, we’re going to the moon!
In 5…4…3…2…1…BLAST OFF!
Far far far, we’re going to the stars…
Fun fun fun, we’re going to the sun…
Rhyme (with puppets): Walking through Africa,
What do I see?
I see a tumbili (monkey) looking at me!
Repeat with:
tembo (elephant)
kiboko (hippo)
chura (frog)
(Credit: Miss Meg’s Storytime)
Book: Everywhere the Cow Says “Moo!” by Ellen Weinstein
Song: “Jumping and Counting” – Jim Gill: The Irrational Anthem
Song: “Icky Sticky Bubblegum” – David Landau: Kids and Kitties
Craft: Paper Earth with torn-paper continents
Book: All the World by Elizabeth Garton Scanlon
Song: Hands Are Clapping (to the tune of “Skip To My Lou”)
Hands are clapping
Clap clap clap
Hands are clapping
Clap clap clap
Hands are clapping
Clap clap clap
Clap your hands my darling!
Continue with …
-feet are stomping
-arms are flapping
-legs are jumping
Book: Everywhere the Cow Says Moo by Ellen Weinstein
Song: Yo Te Amo (ukulele chords by Story Time Ukulele)
Book: A Little Peace by Barbara Kerley
Song: I’ve Got Peace Like a River
Book: Can You Say Peace by Karen Katz
Song: Three Little Birds – Elizabeth Mitchell: You Are My Little Bird
Craft: Cupcake liner globes
