Thursday, April 26, 2012

Ducks


Opening Song
The More We Get Together

Books
Cold Little Duck, Duck, Duck by Lisa Peters (PROF JE PET)
Ducker’s Rainbow by Frances Barry (PROF JE BAR)
Come Along Daisy by Jane Simmons (PROF JE SIM)
Little Quack by Lauren Thompson (JE THO)

Flannelboard
3 Ducks Went Wandering

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Mice

Opening Rhyme
Wiggle your fingers
....toes
....knees
....shoulders
all the wiggles are gone
and we can be as quiet as we can be


Books
The Napping House Wakes Up by Audrey Wood
Mouse Paint by Ellen Stoll Walsh
Ten in the Den by John Butler
Does a Cow Say Boo? by Judy Hindley
The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry and the Big Hungry Bear by Audrey Wood

Songs and Rhymes
Fingerplay-
Hickory Dickory Dock
The mouse ran up the clock
The clock struck one
The mouse ran down!
Hicory Dickory Dock

'M' sound

Craft
decorating mice made from folding hearts

Thursday, April 12, 2012

Jungle

Opening Song
The More We Get Together

Books
Our Class Took a Trip to the Zoo by Shirley Neitzel (PROF JE NEI)
Starry Safari by Linda Ashman (PROF JE ASH)
Roar! by Margaret Mayo (PROF JE MAY)
Bedtime in the Jungle by John Butler (PROF JE BUT)

Big Book
Who is the Beast? by Keith Baker

Flannelboard
Polar Bear, Polar Bear What do You Hear?


Songs and Rhymes
Ralph's World Seven Monkeys Slip in a Tree - ABC's (PROF CD J782.42 COV)


"J" sound game


Craft
glue together a paper jungle with monkeys and elephants


Thursday, April 5, 2012

Dogs

Opening
If you want to hear a story clap your hands

Books
If You Give a Dog a Donut by Laura Numeroff (JE NUM)
The Great Dog Wash Jamboree by Shellie Braeuner (JE BRA)
A Dog Needs a Bone by Audrey Wood (JE WOO)
Smooch Your Pooch by Teddy Slater (PROF JE SLA)

Songs
Puppy Pokey (sung to #21 on Early Childhood Classics- PROF CD J782.4 PAL)
You put your small paw in, you put your small paw out.
You put your small paw in, and you shake it all about.
You do the Puppy Pokey, and you turn yourself around.
That’s what it’s all about.
Big Paw
Floopy Ears
Puppy Self 

BINGO (Sing Along with Bob #26- PROF CD J782.42 MCG)

Craft
Puppet Puppy