Thursday, December 13, 2012

List of Books Read in 2012

 
Big Books
Moongame by Frank Asch – 2/9/12
If You Give a Pig a Pancake by Laura Numeroff - 8/2/12
The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister - 9/6/12
Who is the Beast? by Keith Baker - 4/12/12

Books
1 Zany Zoo by Lori Degman (JE DEG) - 5/17/12
Baby Bear's Big Dreams by Jane Yolen (JE YOL) - 6/28/12
Baby Bird by Joyce Dunbar (JE DUN) - 6/7/12
Bark, George by Jules Feiffer (PROF JE FEI) – 1/19/12
Bear Wants More by Karma Wilson (PROF JE WIL) - 11/15/12
Bedtime in the Jungle by John Butler (PROF JE BUT) - 4/12/12
Big Bear Ball by Joanne Ryder (PROF JE RYD) 7/26/12
The Big Fat Worm by Nancy Van Laan (PROF JE VAN) – 1/19/12
Book! By Kristine O’Connell George (PROF JE GEO) - 9/27/12
Can You Make a Piggy Giggle? by Linda Ashman (PROF JE ASH)- 8/2/12
Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina (JE SLO) - 8/9/2012
Circus by Lois Ehlert (PROF JE EHL) - 6/21/2012
The Circus Parade by Harriet Ziefert (PROF JE ZIE) - 6/21/2012
Clinton Gregory's Secret by Bruce Whatley (JE WHA) - 6/28/2012
Cock a Moo Moo by Juliet Dallas-Conte (PROF JE DAL) - 8/2/12
Cold Little Duck, Duck, Duck by Lisa Peters (PROF JE PET) - 4/26/12
Come Along Daisy by Jane Simmons (PROF JE SIM) - 4/26/12
Come With Me by Ashley Wolff (PROF JE WOL) - 7/19/12
Counting Crocodiles by Judy Sierra (JE SIE) - 8/9/2012
Cowboy Jose by Susan Middleton Elya (JE ELY) -5/24/12
Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell (PROF JE CAM) - 7/12/2012
Dinosaur, Dinosaur by Kevin Lewis (JE LEW)
Dinosaur Roar! by Paul and Henrietta Stickland (PROF JE STI)
A Dog Needs a Bone by Audrey Wood (JE WOO) - 4/5/12
Ducker’s Rainbow by Frances Barry (PROF JE BAR) - 4/26/12
Eency Weency Spider by Joanne Oppenheim (Bugs Storytime Kit)
Everyone Needs a Friend by Durbravka Kolanovic (JE KOL) - 11/29/12
Farmer Brown Shears His Sheep by Teri Sloat (PROF J SLO) - 3/22/12
Farmer Joe and the Music Show by T. Mitton (PROF JE MIT) - 7/26/12
Feathers for Lunch by Louis Ehlert (PROF JE EHL) - 6/7/12
Fidgety Fish by Ruth Galloway (PROF JE GAL) - 7/5/12 and 9/6/12
Flip and Flop by Dawn Apperley (PROF JE APP) – 1/26/12
Flip, Flop, Fly! by Phyllis Root (PROF JE ROO) - 8/16/12
For Baby (For Bobbie) by John Denver (PROF J782.42 DEN) -book/music - 8/16/12
Four Friends Together by Sue Heap (JE HEA) 9/27/12
The Gingerbread Cowboy by Janet Squires (JE SQU) - 5/24/12
Good Night, Owl by Pat Hutchins (PROF JE HUT) - 10/4/12
The Great Dog Wash Jamboree by Shellie Braeuner (JE BRA) - 4/5/12
Green Eyes by A. Birnbaum (PROF JE BIR) – 2/2/12
A Hat for Minerva Louise by Janet Morgan Stoeke (PROF JE STO) – 1/19/12
Hey Diddle Diddle by Eve Bunting (PROF JE BUN) – 3/8/12
Hootenanny by Kim Ainsworth (JE AIN) - 10/4/12
How Do Dinosaurs Go to School? by Jane Yolen (JE YOL) -12/6/12
How Do Dinosaurs Say Merry Christmas? by Jane Yolen (JE YOL) - 12/6/12
How I Spent My Summer Vacation by Mark Teague (JE TEA) - 5/24/12
If I Were a Lion by Sarah Weeks (JE WEE) - 10/25/12
If You Give a Dog a Donut by Laura Numeroff (JE NUM) - 4/5/12
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff (PROF JE NUM) – 3/1/12
If You Give a Pig a Party by Laura Numeroff (JE NUM) - 8/2/12
Is it Larger? Is it Smaller? by Tana Hoban (JE HOB) -9/13/12
Is Your Mama a Llama? By Deborah Guarino JE GUA - 5/3/12
I Took My Frog to the Library by Eric Kimmel (JE KIM) - 7/12/2012
I Went Walking by Sue Williams (PROF JE WIL) - 5/31/12
It's Spring by Linda Glaser (JE GLA) – 3/22/12
The Itsy Bitsy Spider by Iza Trapani (PROF JE TRA)
Jazz Baby by Lisa Wheeler (JE WHE) – 3/8/12
Jazzmatazz! by Stephanie Calmenson (JE CAL) – 3/8/12
Kid Tea by Elizabeth Ficocelli (JE FIC) - 5/31/12
Kitten’s First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes (JE HEN) – 2/2/12
La La Rose by Satomi Ichikawa (JE ICH) - 10/25/12
Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert (JE EHL) - 10/18/12
Little Baa by Kim Lewis (JE LEW) - 3/15/12
Little Chick by Amy Hest (JE HES) - 6/14/2012
Little Fish, Lost by Nancy Van Laan (JA VAN) - 9/6/12
Little Green by Keith Baker (JE BAK) - 6/7/12
Little Mo by Martin Waddell (JE WAD) – 1/26/12
Little Quack by Lauren Thompson (JE THO) - 4/26/12
The Little School Bus by Carol Roth (ROT) - 10/25/12
The Little White Owl by Tracey Corderoy (JE COR) - 10/4/12
Lola Loves Stories by Anna McQuinn (JE MCQ) - 9/27/2012 and 10/25/12
Love Song for a Baby by Marion Dane Bauer (PROF JE BAU) - 8/16/12
May I Bring a Friend by Beatrice Schenk De Regniers (JE DER) - 12/13/12
More Bears by Kenn Nesbit (PROF JE NES) - 11/15/12
Mouse in Love by Robert Kraus (PROF JE KRA) – 3/1/12
Mouse Paint by Ellen Walsh (PROF JE WAL) – 3/1/12
Mouse's First Spring by Lauren Thompson (PROF JE THO) - 3/22/12
Music by Carol Shields (PROF JE SHI) - 7/26/12
My Book Box by Will Hillenbrand (JE HIL) - 9/27/12
My Family Plays Music by Judy Cox (PROF JE COX) - 7/26/12
My Heart is Like a Zoo by Michael Hall (JE HAL) - 5/17/12
Nothing Like a Puffin by Sue Soltis (PROF JE SOL) - 6/7/12
Old Bear by Kevin Henkes (JE HEN) - 6/28/2012
On Top of Spaghetti by Paul Brett Johnson (PROF JE JOH) - 2/16/12
Our Class Took a Trip to the Zoo by Shirley Neitzel (PROF JE NEI) – 4/12/12
Papa, Please Get the Moon For Me by Eric Carle (PROF JE CAR) – 2/9/12
Please, Be Quiet by Mary Murphy (JE MUR) Glendale1/26/12
Polar Opposites by Erik Brooks (JE BRO) - 1/26/12
Quick as a Cricket by Audrey Wood (PROF JE WOO) - 6/21/2012
Quickly, Quigley by Jeanne Gravois (JE GRA) – 1/26/12
Quiet Night by Marilyn Singer (JE SIN) – 2/9/12 and 10/4/12
Oh No! by Candice Fleming (JE FLE) -12/13/12
On Top of Spaghetti by Paul Johnson (PROF JE JOH) - 7/26/12
Owl Babies by Martin Waddell JE WAD - 5/3/12
Rabbit's Gift by George Shannon and Laura Dronzek (J 398.2 SHA) - 11/29/12
The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister (JE PFI) - 7/5/2012
Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf by Lois Ehlert (JE EHL) - 10/18/12
Roar! by Margaret Mayo (PROF JE MAY) 4/12/12
Picasso-The Green Tree Frog by Amanda Graham (PROF JE GRA) - 7/12/2012
The Pout Pout Fish in the Big Big Dark by Deborah Diesen (JE DIE) - 9/6/12
Puff the Magic Dragon by Peter Yarrow (PROF JE  YAR) - 7/26/12
Samantha on a Roll by Linda Ashman (PROF JE ASH) -11/1/12
Saxophone Sam and His Snazzy Jazz Band by Christine M. Schneider (JE SCH) – 3/8/12
Sea, Sand, Me by Patricia Hubbell (JE HUB) - 7/5/2012
Seven Blind Mice by Ed Young (PROF JE YOU) – 3/1/12
Sheep in a Jeep by Nancy Shaw (JE SHA) – 3/15/12
Shoo Fly! by Iza Trapani – 5/10/2012 and 10/11/12
Smooch Your Pooch by Teddy Slater (PROF JE SLA) – 4/5/12
Snow by Manya Stojic (JE STO) – 1/12/12
Snowmen at Night by Caralyn Buehner (PROF JE BUE) - 1/12/12
Spots First Walk by Eric Hill – 5/10/2012
Starry Safari by Linda Ashman (PROF JE ASH) 4/12/12
Stars by Mary Lyn Ray (JE RAY) - 6/14/2012
The Stars Will Still Shine by Cynthia Rylant (JE RYL) – 2/9/12
Stay Close to Mama by Toni Buzzeo JE BUZ - 5/3/12
Summer Beat by Betsy Franco (JE FRA) - 7/19/12
Summer Days and Nights by Wong Herbert Yee (JE YEE) - 7/19/12
Te Amo, Bebe Little One by Lisa Wheeler (PROF JE WHE) - 8/16/12
Teddy Bear Teddy Bear by Michael Hague (PROF JE HAG) - 11/15/12
Ten Little Fish by Audrey Wood (JE WOO) - 9/6/12
Ten Little Ladybugs by Melanie Gerth (PROF JE GER) – 3/29/12 and 7/12/2012
The Three Billy Goats Gruff, ill. by Paul Galdone (JE GAL)
Three Little Dinosaurs by Charles Fuge (JE FUG) - 11/1/12
Three Little Kittens by Jerry Pinkney (JE PIN) – 2/2/12
Tightrope Poppy the Highwire Pig by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen (PROF JE BAR) - 6/21/2012
Time to Sleep by Denise Flemming (PROF JE FLE) - 11/15/12
Tiny Little Fly by Michael Rosen ( JE ROS) - 9/13/12
Too Tall Houses by Gianna Marino (JE MAR) - 11/29/12
The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse by Helen Ward (JE WAR) -12/13/12
Twas the Day Before Zoo Day by Catherine Ipcizade (JE IPC) - 5/17/12

Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star by Jerry Pinkney (JE TAY) - 6/14/2012
Two Little Monkeys by Mem Fox (JE FOX) - 8/9/2012
The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carler (PROF JE CAR) -3/29/12 and 5/10/12 and 10/11/12
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle – 5/10/2012
The Very Lazy Ladybug by Isobel Finn (PROF JE FIN) – 3/29/12 and 5/10/12 and 11/1/12
Veterinarians Help Animals by Carol Greene (J 636.089 GRE) - 11/29/12
What a Wonderful World by George David Weiss (JE WEI) – 2/16/12
The Wheels on the Bus by Jane Cabrera (PROF JE CAB) – 2/16/12
Where Did Bunny Go? by Nancy Tafuri (PROF JE TAF) – 1/12/12
Where Is the Green Sheep? by Mem Fox and Judy Horacek (JE FOX) – 3/15/12 and 5/31/12
Who Took the Cookies from the Cookie Jar by Bonnie Las (PROF JE LAS) - 7/12/2012
Who Took the Farmer's Hat by Joan L. Nodset (PROF JE NOD) – 1/19/12
Widget by Lyn Rossiter McFarland (JE MCF) - 11/29/12
Wild Child by Lynn Plourde (JE PLO) - 10/18/12
A Winter Walk by Lynne Barasch (JE BAR) – 1/12/12
Wow! Said the Owl by Tim Hopgood (PROF JE HOP) - 10/4/12
Zoo-Looking by Mem Fox (JE FOX) - 5/17/12





Spanish Books: (2/23/12)
La Oruga Muy Hambrienta (The Very Hungry Caterpillar) by Eric Carle (SPA JE CAR)
El Canguro Tiene Mama (Does the Kangaroo Have a Mommy) by Eric Carle (SPA JE CAR)
Como Comen los Dinoaurio? (How do Dinosaurs Eat Their Food) by Jane Yolen (SPA JE YOL)

Animals

Opening Song
If You Want to Hear a Story

Books
The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse by Helen Ward (JE WAR)
May I Bring a Friend by Beatrice Schenk De Regniers (JE DER)
Oh No! by Candice Fleming (JE FLE)

Songs/ Rhymes
Hickory Dickory Dock (action rhyme)

No More Monkeys from Animal Playground (CD J782.42 ANI)

Craft
animal crown


Thursday, December 6, 2012

Dinosaurs

Opening Song
If You Want to Hear a Story, Clap Your Hands

Books
How Do Dinosaurs Go to School? by Jane Yolen (JE YOL)
Dinorsaur Roar! by Paul and Henrietta Stickland (PROF JE STI)
Dinosaur, Dinosaur by Kevin Lewis (JE LEW)
How Do Dinosaurs Say Merry Christmas? by Jane Yolen (JE YOL)

Flannelboard
Five Dinosaurs

















 

Five enormous dinosaurs
Letting out a roar
one stomped away
and then there were four

Four enormous dinosaurs
Knocking down a tree (clunk)
one stomped away
and then there were three

Three enormous dinosaurs
Eating tiger stew. Ew!
one stomped away
and then there were two

Two enormous dinosaurs
Sitting in the sun
one stomped away
and then there was one

One enormous dinosaur
Left all alone
he stomped away
and then there were none

Songs
Dinosaur Pet by Neil and Mark Sedeka from the book 'Dinosaur Pet' (JE SED)

Craft
Toilet paper roll dinosaurs





Thursday, November 29, 2012

Friends

Opening Song
If You Want to Hear a Story...

Books
Everyone Needs a Friend by Durbravka Kolanovic (JE KOL)
Widget by Lyn Rossiter McFarland (JE MCF)
Veterinarians Help Animals by Carol Greene (J 636.089 GRE)
Rabbit's Gift by George Shannon and Laura Dronzek (J 398.2 SHA)
Too Tall Houses by Gianna Marino (JE MAR)

Songs
The More We Get Together- Raffi Children's Favorites (J 782.42 RAF)

Craft
Friendship bracelets


Thursday, November 15, 2012

Bears

Books
Bear Wants More by Karma Wilson (PROF JE WIL)
Teddy Bear Teddy Bear by Michael Hague (PROF JE HAG)
More Bears by Kenn Nesbit (PROF JE NES)
Time to Sleep by Denise Flemming (PROF JE FLE)

Flannelboard
Bear's Feast

Craft
Bear Masks

Thursday, November 1, 2012

Flying

Opening Rhyme
The More We Get Together

Books
The Very Lazy Ladybug by Isobel Finn and Jack Tickle (PROF JE FIN)
Samantha on a Roll by Linda Ashman (PROF JE ASH)
Three Little Dinosaurs by Charles Fuge (JE FUG)

Flannelboard
Pepito the Brave

The Letter 'F'

Songs
If You're Happy and You Know It by Raffi on Let's Play (PROF J784.6 RAF)

Craft
Paperbag flying kites

Thursday, October 25, 2012

The Letter L

Opening Song
If You Want to Hear a Story

Books
La La Rose by Satomi Ichikawa (JE ICH)
The Little School Bus by Carol Roth (ROT)
Lola Loves Stories by Anna McQuinn (JE MCQ)
If I Were a Lion by Sarah Weeks (JE WEE)

Songs
Head and Shoulders
Head, shoulders, knees and toes,
Knees and toes.
Head, shoulders, knees and toes,
Knees and toes.
And eyes, and ears, and mouth,
And nose.
Head, shoulders, knees and toes,
Knees and toes.

Hokey Pokey
Left Hand, Left Foot, Left Ear, Left Side

Craft
Lion Masks


Thursday, October 18, 2012

Autumn

Opening Song
If You Want to Hear a Story

Books
Wild Child by Lynn Plourde (JE PLO)
Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf by Lois Ehlert (JE EHL)
Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert (JE EHL)

Songs/ Rhymes
Autumn leaves are falling down (London Bridges)
 Autumn leaves are falling down, falling down, falling down
Autumn leaves are falling down, orange, red, yellow, & brown.
 Take a rake and pile them up, pile them up, pile them up
Take a rake and pile them up, orange, red, yellow, & brown.
 Jump in them and toss them ‘round, toss them round, toss them round
Jump in them and toss them round, orange, red, yellow, & brown.

Flannel board finger play
Five Little Leaves
 5 little leaves so bright and gay, were fluttering on the tree one day,
The wind came blowing through the town, and one little leaf came tumbling down.
 4 little leaves so bright and gay, were fluttering on the tree one day, the wind came blowing through the town, and one little leaf came tumbling down.
 3 little leaves so bright and gay, were fluttering on the tree one day,
The wind came blowing through the town, and one little leaf came tumbling down.
 2 little leaves so bright and gay, were fluttering on the tree one day,
The wind came blowing through the town, and one little leaf came tumbling down.
 1 little leaf so bright and gay, were fluttering on the tree one day,
The wind came blowing through the town, and one little leaf came tumbling down.
 5 little leaves so bright and gay were lying in the ground one day
The wind came blowing through the town and five little leaves went flying around.




































Craft
A green construction paper leaf with tissue paper orange and yellow leaves to glue on to change the color








Thursday, October 11, 2012

Spiders

Opening Song
If you want to hear a story

Books
Shoo Fly! by Iza Trapani (PROF JE TRA)
The Itsy Bitsy Spider by Iza Trapani (PROF JE TRA)
Eency Weency Spider by Joanne Oppenheim (Bugs Storytime Kit)
The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle (PROF JE CAR)

Flannelboard
I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly






















Songs
Itsy Bitsy Spider (fingerplay)
The itsy bitsy spider crawled up the water spout
Down came the rain and washed the spider out
Out came the sun and dried up all the rain
And the itsy bitsy spider crawled up the spout again

Little Miss Muffet (sheet music from J782.42 ONE)
Little Miss Muffet, she sat on a tuffet
eating her curds and whey
Along came a spider and sat down beside her
and frightened Miss Muffet away

Craft
Paper spiders

Thursday, October 4, 2012

Owls

Opening Song
The More We Get Together

Books

Wow! Said the Owl by Tim Hopgood (PROF JE HOP)
Hootenanny by Kim Ainsworth (JE AIN)
The Little White Owl by Tracey Corderoy (JE COR)
Quiet Night by Marilyn Singer (PROF JE SIN)
Good Night, Owl by Pat Hutchins (PROF JE HUT)


Flannelboard

Owl Babies by Martin Waddell





















The Letter 'O'



















Songs

Owl Lullaby - Sing A-Z (REF CD J784.6 SHA)
Two Little Owls - Burl Ives Sings Little White Duck (REF CD J782.42 IVE)



Fingerplays
An Owl Sat Alone
An owl sat alone
On the branch of a tree
(Hold up pointer finger)
He was as quiet
As he could be
(Put finger to lips)
It was night
And his eyes were round like this
(Circle eyes with thumbs and fingers)
And when he looked around
Not a thing did he miss
(Move head from side to side)

Little Owl by Jean Warren
Little owl in the tree
He is winking down at me
(Wink eye)
As he winks all through the night
Little owl is quite a sight

Little owl in the tree
He is hooting down at me
(Make hooting sound)
As he hoots all through the night
Little owl is quite a sight

Little Night Owl by Jean Warren
Once there was a night owl
Who lived up in a tree
She could often spot things
That others couldn’t see
Little night owl answer me
What do you see
As you sit along at night
Up in the tree?


Craft
Owl decorated with feathers on a paper tree scene

Thursday, September 27, 2012

Books


Opening Song
The More We Get Together

Books
Book! By Kristine O’Connell George (PROF JE GEO)
Four Friends Together by Sue Heap (JE HEA)
Lola Loves Stories by Anna McQuinn (JE MCQ)
My Book Box by Will Hillenbrand (HIL)

The Letter 'B'



















Songs
Sing Along with Bob #2 - Shake My Sillies Out (PROF CD J782.42MCG)
Craft
Ladybug bookmark



Thursday, September 13, 2012

Big and Little

Opening song
If you want to hear a story clap your hands


Books
The Three Billy Goats Gruff, ill. by Paul Galdone (JE GAL)
Is it Larger? Is it Smaller? by Tana Hoban (JE HOB)
Tiny Little Fly by Michael Rosen (JE ROS) 

Songs/ Rhymes
Action Rhyme- This is Big
This is big, big, big (stretch hands far out to sides)
This is small, small, small (cup hands together)
This is short, short, short (squat down)
This is tall, tall, tall (stand up and reach high)
This is fast, fast, fast (roll hands quickly)
This is slow, slow, slow (roll hands slowly)
This is yes, yes, yes (nod head)
This is no, no, no (shake head)


Finger Rhyme - Where is Thumbkin?

The Itsy Bitsy Spider

Craft
Big and Little books


Thursday, September 6, 2012

Fish


Opening Song

If you want to hear a story, clap your hands
If you want to hear a story, clap your hands
If you want to hear a story
If you want to hear a story
If you want to hear a story, clap your hands
(Stomp your feet)
If you want to hear a story, take a seat
If you want to hear a story, take a seat
If you want to hear a story
Make your hands all nice and neat
If you want to hear a story, take a seat    

Books
Little Fish, Lost by Nancy Van Laan (JA VAN)
Ten Little Fish by Audrey Wood (JE WOO)
The Pout Pout Fish in the Big Big Dark by Deborah Diesen (JE DIE)

Fidgety Fish by Ruth Galloway (PROF JE GAL)


Big Book
The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister (PROF JE PFI)






















Songs/ Rhmyes 
The lobster opens its big claws
and closes them tight in a bunch
the lobster opens its big claws
and tries to catch its lunch

Early Childhood Classics– #21 (1:50) (CD J782.4 PAL)
You Put your left fin in
you Put your left fin out
you Put your left fin in and
You shake it all about
You do the fishy pokey
And you turn yourself around
That's what its all about
right fin, fish head, fish self

I'm a little fish, I like to swim
You can't catch me, 'cause I have fins
When I swim past my friends, I hear them say
Stop your swimming and come and play! Yay!

Craft


Fish decorating



Thursday, August 30, 2012

Picnic



















Books
The Best Picnic Ever by Clare Jarrett (JE JAR)
We’re Going on a Picnic by Path Hutchins (PROF JE HUT)
Ready for Anything by Keiko Kasza (JE KAS)

Book Props
Lunch
Sam’s Sandwich

The Letter ‘P’























Flannelboard
Pig’s Picnic

Songs
The Elephant Show by Sharon, Lois, and Bram ‘On a Picnic We Will Go’ (CD J782.42 SHA)
Raffi ‘Peanut Butter Sandwich’ (PROF CD J782.42 RAF)

Craft
decorate a picnic scene


Thursday, August 23, 2012

Clothes

Opening Song
The More We Get Together

Books
In My Yellow Shirt by Eilen Spinelli (PROF JE SPI)
A Fox Got My Socks by Hilda Offen (JE OFF)
Jesse Bear, What Will You Wear by Nancy White Carlstrom ( JE CAR)
Ella Sarah Gets Dressed by Margaret Chodos-Irvine (PROF JE IRV)

Flannelboard
Teddy Wore His Red Shirt

Craft




Thursday, August 16, 2012

Babies


Opening Rhyme
The More We Get Together

Books
Flip, Flop, Fly! by Phyllis Root (PROF JE ROO)
Love Song for a Baby by Marion Dane Bauer (PROF JE BAU)
For Baby (For Bobbie) by John Denver (PROF J782.42 DEN) -book/music
Te Amo, Bebe Little One by Lisa Wheeler (PROF JE WHE)

Songs
Baby Beluga by Raffi (CD J784.6 RAF)
If You’re Happy and You Know It

'B' Letter Game

Craft 
Kangaroo Baby




Thursday, August 9, 2012

Monkeys

Opening Rhyme
I wiggle my fingers…and I’ll sit quiet as can be.

Books
Counting Crocodiles by Judy Sierra (JE SIE)
Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina (JE SLO)
Two Little Monkeys by Mem Fox (JE FOX)

Songs
This Old Man
This old man, he played one,
He played knick-knack on my thumb;
Knick-knack paddywhack,
Give a dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.

This old man, he played two,
He played knick-knack on my shoe;
Knick-knack paddywhack,
Give a dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.

This old man, he played three,
He played knick-knack on my knee;
Knick-knack paddywhack,
Give a dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.

This old man, he played four,
He played knick-knack on my door;
Knick-knack paddywhack,
Give a dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.

This old man, he played five,
He played knick-knack on his side;
Knick-knack paddywhack,
Give a dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.

This old man, he played six,
He played knick-knack on my sticks;
Knick-knack paddywhack,
Give a dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.

This old man, he played seven,
He played knick-knack up in Heaven;
Knick-knack paddywhack,
Give a dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.

This old man, he played eight,
He played knick-knack on my gate;
Knick-knack paddywhack,
Give a dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.

This old man, he played nine,
He played knick-knack on my spine;
Knick-knack paddywhack,
Give a dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.

This old man, he played ten,
He played knick-knack once again;
Knick-knack paddywhack,
Give a dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.

Action rhyme – Here we go up, up up
Here we go up, up up, Here we go down, down, down.
Here we go backwards and forwards, here we go round and round.

Craft
Paper Caps




Thursday, August 2, 2012

Pigs

Opening Song
If You Want to Hear a Story, Clap Your Hands

Books
If You Give a Pig a Party by Laura Numeroff
Can You Make a Piggy Giggle? by Linda Ashman
Cock a Moo Moo by Juliet Dallas-Conte

Big Book
If You Give a Pig a Pancake by Laura Numeroff














































Songs/ Rhymes
Old MacDonald Had a Farm
Old MacDaonlad had a farm E-I-E-I-O
and on his farm he had a cow E-I-E-I-O
with a moo moo here and a moo moo there
here a moo there a moo
eveywhere a moo moo
Old MacDonald had a farm E-I-E-I-O
pig...oink, dog....ruff

Two Mother Pigs
Two mother pigs live in a pen
each had four babies and that made ten
these four babies were black as night
these four babies were black and white
but all eight babies loved to play
and they rolled and tolled in the mud all day
at night with their mother they curled up in a heap
and squealed and squealed till they went to sleep

Craft
Pig puppets





Thursday, July 26, 2012

Music


Books
Music by Carol Shields (PROF JE SHI)
My Family Plays Music by Judy Cox (PROF JE COX)
Farmer Joe and the Music Show by T. Mitton (PROF JE MIT)
Big Bear Ball by Joanne Ryder (PROF JE RYD)
On Top of Spaghetti by Paul Johnson (PROF JE JOH)
Puff the Magic Dragon by Peter Yarrow (PROF JE  YAR)

The Letter ‘M’
  





































Songs
Come Follow the Band by Sharon, Lois, and Bram, Sing A-Z (REF CD J784.6 SHA)
Can Cockatoos Count by 2? by  Hap Palmer (PROF CD J782.42 PAL
On Top of Spaghetti  by Bob’s Kids Music- (PROF CD J782.42 MCG)
Puff the Magic Dragon (CD with book)

Introduction to guitar, fiddle, cello, concertina, drums, chorus

Art
Paper plate maracas 




Opening Rhymes/ Songs

The More We Get Together

The more we get together
 together, together
The more we get together
The happier we'll be

For your friends are my friends
and my friends are your friends

The more we get together
The happier we'll be


If You Want to Hear a Story, Clap Your Hands
If you want to hear a story, clap your hands
If you want to hear a story, clap your hands
If you want to hear a story,
if you want to hear a story,
if you want to hear a story, clap your hands

If you want to hear a story,stomp your feet
If you want to hear a story,
if you want to hear a story,

If you want to hear a story,stomp your feet
If you want to hear a story,stomp your feet

If you want to hear a story, take a seat
If you want to hear a story, take a seat
If you want to hear a story
Make your hands all nice and neat
If you want to hear a story, take a seat

Wiggle

I wiggle my fingers, I wiggle my toes,
I wiggle my shoulders, I wiggle my nose
All the wiggles are gone
I wiggle my fingers, I wiggle my toes,
I wiggle my shoulders, I wiggle my nose,
Now all the wiggles are out of me,
And I am as quiet as can be.

Thursday, July 19, 2012

Summer

Opening Song
The More We Get Together

The 'S' Sound 






















Books
Summer Days and Nights by Wong Herbert Yee (JE YEE)
Summer Beat by Betsy Franco (JE FRA)
Come With Me by Ashley Wolff (PROF JE WOL)

Flannelboard
Pig’s Picnic




Craft
Coloring page of summer scene with foam stickers




Thursday, July 12, 2012

Frogs

Opening Rhyme
Wiggle your fingers
…toes, knees, shoulders, hair
All the wiggles are gone


Books
I Took My Frog to the Library by Eric Kimmel (JE KIM)
Picasso-The Green Tree Frog by Amanda Graham (PROF JE GRA)
Who Took the Cookies from the Cookie Jar by Bonnie Las (PROF JE LAS)
Ten Little Ladybugs by Melanie Gerth (PROF JE GER)
Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell (PROF JE CAM)

Rhymes
I clap my hands
I stamp my feet
I jump up from the ground
I clap my hands
I stamp my feet
And turn myself around

I clap my hands
I stamp my feet
I sit myself right down
I clap my hands
I stamp my feet
And now don’t make a sound



The Letter 'F'


Craft
Frog Books


Thursday, July 5, 2012

Ocean

Opening Song
If you want to hear a story, clap your hands


Books
Sea, Sand, Me by Patricia Hubbell (JE HUB)
The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister (JE PFI)
Fidgety Fish by Ruth Galloway (PROF JE GAL)

Flannelboard
Five Little Fishes
Five little fishes were swimming near the shore
One took a dive then there were four
Four little fishes were swimming out to sea
One went for food then there were three
Three little fishes said, "Now what shall we do?"
One swam away and then there were two
Two little fishes were having great fin
But one took a plunge and then there was one
One little fish said, "I like the warm sun"
And away he went and then there were none

Rhymes
I'm a little fish, I like to swim
You can't catch me cause I have fins
When I swim past my friends, I hear them say
Stop your swimming and come and play

The lobster opens its big claws
Then closes them tight in a bunch
The lobster opens its big claws
And tries to catch its lunch

Craft
decorate fish kites with confetti and markers/ crayons