Book: Hooray For Today! by Brian Won (Houghton Mifflin)
Rhyme: Two Little Blackbirds
Two little blackbirds sitting on a hill
One named Jack and one named Jill.
Fly away, Jack! And fly away, Jill!
Come back, Jack! And come back, Jill!
Additional verses:
Two little blackbirds sitting on a cloud
One named Soft and one named LOUD . . .
Two little blackbirds flying in the sky
One named Low and one named High. . .
Two little blackbirds sitting on a stick
One named Slow and one named Quick. . .
Flannel: Dinosaur Shapes
I hid each dinosaur behind a shape and asked the kids what shape I should look under. I said the name of the dinosaur and then had them say it.
Book: We Are the Dinosaurs by Laurie Berkner, illustrated by Ben Clanton (Simon & Schuster)
Flannel: 5 Dinosaurs
Song: “Dinosaurs All Through the Land” (Tune: “The Wheels on the Bus”)
The Tyrannosaurus Rex goes roar, roar, roar
Roar roar roar,
Roar roar roar,
The Tyrannosaurus Rex goes roar, roar, roar…
All through the land.
Additional verses:
The Triceratops’ horns go poke poke poke…
The Stegosaurus tail goes spike, spike, spike…
The Velociraptors’ claws goes swipe, swipe, swipe…
The Pteranodon’s wings go flap flap flap…
Book: A Perfect Day by Lane Smith (Scholastic)
Song: “If You Love Someone and You Know It” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If you love someone and you know it… blow a kiss,
If you love someone and you know it… blow a kiss,
If you love someone and you know it, and you really want to show it,
If you love someone and you know it… blow a kiss,
Additional verses:
…tap your head
…clap your hands
…blink your eyes
…nod your head
