Earth Day

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

Books
If You Spent a Day with Thoreau at Walden Pond by Robert Burleigh (J921 THOREAU)
Way Up High in a Tall Green Tree by Jan Peck
Thank You World by Alice B McGinty (JE MCG)
What a Wonderful World by George David Weiss (JE WEI)
The Very Hungry Catepillar by Eric Carle (JE CAR)
Ten Little Catepillars by Bill Martin (JE MAR)

Songs
In My Garden by Raffi (PROF CD J782.42 RAF)
The Recycle Song (CD J782.42 ADE)

Craft
Turn a catepillar into a butterfly

Sea Animals

Opening Rhyme
The More We Get Together

Books
Dolphin Baby by Nicola Davies (JE DAV)
Figdety Fish by Ruth Galloway (PROF JE GAL)
Rub a Dub Sub by Linda Ashman (PROF JE ASH)

Flannelboard
Fish with the Deep Sea Smile

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

Craft
Whale and dolphin pictures

Around the World

Opening Rhyme
If You Want to Hear a Story Clap Your Hands

Books
Raf by Anke de Vries (JE VRI)
One World One Day by Barbaa Kerley (JE KER)
Is Your Mama a Llama by Deborah Guarino (PROF JE GUA)
The Beaver State Oregon by Helen Friesen (J979.5 FRI)
Where Does Joe Go? by Tracey Pearson (JE PEA)

Song
I'm a Little Tea Pot

Craft
Recipes

Hats

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

Books
Who Took the Farmer’s Hat by Joan L. Nodset (PROF JE NOD)
The Magic Hat by Mem Fox (PROF JE FOX)
A Hat for Minerva Louise by Janet Morgan Stoeke (PROF JE STO)

Songs

Hat Chant

Tall hat, (arms overhead)

Small Hat, (hands on head)

Big hat, (arms outspread)

Cap (hands on head)

Let me take them of  (repeat motions in reverse)

And put them in my lap (fold hands in lap)

I Had a Chicken from Whaddaya think of that? - Berkner, Laurie. PROF CD J782.42 BER

 
Craft
Easy Paper Hat Craft from www.firstpallette.com 

Cats

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

Books
Green Eyes by A. Birnbaum (PROF JE BIR)
Red Cat, White Cat by Peter Mandel (JE MAN)
Cheetah by Suzi Eszterhaus
Cat Up a Tree by John and Ann Hassett
If You Give a Cat a Cupcake by Laura Numeroff (JE NUM)

Rhymes
Alley Cats Fingerplay

One orange alley cat wondering what to do

Along comes another cat, And now there are two

Two little alley cats scamper up a tree

Along comes another cat, And now there are three

Three little alley cats, Running through the door

Look here comes another cat! And now there are four

Four little alley cats, Playing in our drive

Out pounces another cat, And now there are five

Five little alley cats, Hear a scary sound

Oh no it’s a dog! Woof, woof

Run, cats, run so we can’t be found!  (Yakaberry)

Songs
Pink Panther Remix by Henry Mancini performed on the alto saxophone

Craft
Cheetah coloring page to decorate

Silly Stories

Opening Rhymes
The More We Get Together

Books
On Top of Spaghetti by Paul Brett Johnson (PROF JE JOH)
I Took My Frog to the Library by Eric Kimmel (PROF JE KIM)
The Seals on the Bus by Lenny Hort (PROF JE HOR)
Does a Cow Say Boo? by Judy Hindley (PROF JE HIN)

Song
If You're Happy and You Know It

The Letter 'S'

Craft
Leprechaun Color Sheet

Counting

Opening Song
The More We Get Together

Books
Felt Bugs by the Book Publishing Company
Nine Ducks Nine by Sarah Hayes (PROF JE HAY)
I Can't Get My Turtles to Move by Elizabetj O'Donnell (PROF JE ODO)
Ten Little Ladybugs by Melanie Gerth (PROF JE GER)

Letter "B" for Bugs

Music
Once I Saw Three Goats on All the Fun You Can Sing by Sharon Lois and Bran

Flannelboard
Five Pretty Flowers
Five Little Hummingbirds
Five Fluffy Sheep
Five Little Eggs

Craft
Butterfly scenes with a candy lollipop