Thursday, August 20, 2015

M is for...

Opening Song
The More We Get Together

Books
Moose Tracks! by Karma Wilson (PROF JE WIL)
A Moose That Says Moo by Jennifer Hamburg (PROF JE HAM)
Two Little Monkeys by Mem Fox (PROF JE FOX)
Mammoth and Me by Algy Craig Hall (JE HAL)
Mouse Mess by Linnea Asplind Riley (PROF JE RIL)
Mouse Count by Ellen Stoll Walsh (PROF JE WAL)
Mouse Paint by Ellen Stoll Walsh (PROF JE WAL)











Flannel Board
Monkey Land

Letter Awareness
Today's letter is "M"











Songs
Moose Tune For Kids #6 Hey, Mister Moose by Brent D. Holmes (PROF CD J784.6 HOL)
Sing Along w/Bob #1- #8  Five Little Monkeys by Bob McGrath (REF CD J82.42 MCG)

Craft
Paper Bag Monkey Puppet



Saturday, August 15, 2015

Hippopotamus

Opening Song
If You Want To Hear a Story Clap Your Hands

Books
The Hiccupotamus by Aaron Zenz (JE ZEN)
Hattie Hippo by Christine Loomis (JE LOO)
Hippospotamus by Jeanne Willis (JE WIL)
The Hippo Hop by Christine Loomis (JE LOO)
I Know a Rhino by Charles Fuge (PROF JE FUG)


Flannel Board
You Look Ridiculous Said the Rhinoceros to the Hippopotamus by Benard Waber

















Songs
Hippo (sang to the tune of Bingo):
There was a creature at the zoo, and Hippo was his name-o. H-I-P-P-O...and Hippo was his name-o

Ken Burns's Jazz Sampler #3 To Sing, Sing, Sing by Benny Goodman (CD 781.65 JAZ)

Musical Scarves & Activities #6 Up a Lazy River by Georgiana Stewart (PROF CD J796.13 MUS)/ with scarves

Dance with scarves:
Did you ever see a hippo? 
A hippo, a hippo
Did you ever see a hippo dance this way and that?
Dance this way and that way
And this way and that way
Did you ever see a hippo dance this way and that?
hop, twirl, stomp, jump

Craft
Hippo with a pond


Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Kindergarten Skills

Opening Song
Wiggle

Books
How Do I Put It On? by Shigeo Watanabe (JE WAT)
Wednesday by Anne Bertier (JE BER)
Circle Square Moose by Kelly Bingham (JE BIN)
Bear Counts by Karma Wilson & Jane Chapman (JE WIL)
Square Cat ABC by Beth Schoonmaker (JE SCH)
Planet Kindergarten by Sue Ganz-Schmitt (JE GAN)


Flannel Board
Teddy Wore His Red Shirt

Songs
Action Songs for Preschoolers #12 Shapes in Action by Georgiana Stewart (PROF CD J782.42 STE)
Ribbons & Rhythms Movement Activities for Learning #11 Count with Me by Michael Plunkett (PROF CD J782.42 PLU) w/egg shakers

Craft
Teddy Bear w/removable clothes









Saturday, August 1, 2015

Pigs

Opening Song
If You Want to Hear a Story

Books
Piggies in Pajamas by Michelle Meadows (JE MEA)
Cock a Moo Moo by Juliet Dallas-Conte (JE DAL)
If You Give a Pig a Party by Laura Numeroff (JE NUM)
Can You Make a Piggy Giggle by Linda Ashman (JE ASH)





Big Books
I Went Walking by Lois Ehlert (PROF JE EHL)
If You Give a Pig a Pancake by Laura Numeroff (PROF JE NUM)

Finger Play
Two Mother Pigs
Two mother pigs lived in a pen
[Show thumbs.]
Each had four babies, and that made ten
[Show fingers and thumbs.]
These four babies were black as night
[Hold up hand, extend fingers, thumb in palm.]
These four babies were black and white
[Hold up other hand, thumb in palm.]
But all eight babies loved to play
And they rolled and rolled in the mud all day.
[Roll hands.]
At night, with their mother, they curled up in a heap,
[Make fists, palms up.]
And squealed and squealed till they went to sleep.


Songs
Ladybug Music-Green Collection #8 Potbelly Pig by Patricia Maertens & Brad Dujmovic (PROF CD J782.42 LAD)

Old MacDonald Had a Farm

Old Macdonald 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"
Everywhere a "moo-moo"
Old Macdonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O

pig.. oink               dog.. ruff

Craft
Pig in a pen


Thursday, July 23, 2015

Circus

Opening Song
Wiggle

Books
Little Monkey Says Good Night by Ann Whitford Paul (JE PAU)
The Acrobat by Alborozo (JE ALB)
Circus Girl: A Story of Make-Believe by Clare Pernice (JE PER)
Song of the Circus by Lois Duncan (JE DUN)
Circus Parade by Harriet Ziefert (PROF JE ZIE)
Extraordinary Jane by Hannah E. Harrison (JE HAR)
Circus by Lois Ehlert (PROF JE EHL)











Songs w/Props
Musical Scarves & Activities #12 Be a Clown by Georgiana Stewart (PROF CD J796.13 MUS) w/Scarves
The Second Line: Scarf Activity Songs #13 Circus Parade by Johnette Downing (PROF CD J782.42 DOW) w/scarves
Rockin' Red #13 Hip Hop Body Rock by Eric Litwin (PROF CD J782.42 LIT) w/shakers

Craft
Clown in the Box!




Elephants


Opening Song
The More We Get Together

Books
Tweak, Tweak by Eve Bunting (JE BUN)
Elephant Small and the Splashy Bath by Sally Grindley (JE GRI)

Book Prop
Elmer by David Mckee

Flannel Board
7 Blind Mice by Ed Young

Letter Awareness
Today's letter is "E"











Songs
Singable Songs for the Very Young by Raffi (PROF CD J782.42 RAF)

Craft
Patchwork Elephant


Thursday, July 16, 2015

Ocean/Fish

Opening Song
The More We Get Together

Books
Ebb & Flo and the Baby Seal by Jane Simmoms (JE SIM)
Out of the Ocean by Debra Frasier (JE FRA)
Clumsy Crab by Ruth Galloway (PROF JE GAL)
Fidgety Fish by Ruth Galloway (PROF JE GAL)
Sand Castle by Brenda Shannon Yee (PROF JE YEE)
A Hole in the Bottom of the Sea by Jessica Law (PROF JE LAW)











Flannel Board
Swimmy by Leo Lionni
The Fish with the Deep Sea Smile

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

Letter Awareness
Today's letter is "F"











Songs
In a Heartbeat #1 I'm a Little Fish by Laura Doherty (CD J782.42 DOH)
Sea Tunes For Kids # 6 Out on the Coral Reef by Brent Holmes (PROF CD 782.42 HOL)

Craft
Fish on Stick Puppet