Colors

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

Books
Kid Tea by Elizabeth Ficocelli (PROF JE FIC)
Mixed Up Chameleon by Eric Carle (JE CAR)
Where is the Green Sheep by Mem Fox (JE FOX)
Elmer by David McKee (JE MCK)

Big Books
I Went Walking by Sue Williams
Mouse Paint by Ellen Walsh

Songs and Rhymes

Color Game
If your clothes have any red, put your finger on your head
If your clothes have any blue, put your finger on your shoe
If your clothes have any green, wave your hand so that you're seen
If your clothes have any yellow, smile like a happy fellow
If your clothes have any black, put your hands behind your back
If your clothes have any white, stomp your feet with all your might

The Color Song (CD JE WHE)



Craft
Color chameleons

Holidays

Opening Rhyme
The More We Get Together

Books
There Was No Snow On Christmas Eve by Pam Ryan (JE RYA)
Christmas and Hanukkah by Selina Aiko
My First Kwanzaa Book by Deborah Chocolate (J394.261 CHO)
Snowmen at Christmas by Caralyn Buehner (JE BUE)
Christmas Wishes by Tony Mitton (JE MIT)
Christmas Magic by Sue Stainton (JE STA)
Gift of Christmas by Philemon Sturges (JE STU)
First Snowfall by Anne Rockwell (JE ROC)
How Do Dinosaurs Say Merry Christmas by Jane Yolen (JE YOL)

Song
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer (Now Christmas)

Craft
decorate snowman, Santa face, and tree on construction paper

List of Books Read in 2013

Big Books

I Like Me! by Nancy Carlson
In the Tall, Tall Grass by Denise Fleming
Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert

Books

All Kinds of Kisses by Nancy Tafuri (PROF JE TAF) - 2/14/13

Arthur’s Tractor by Pippa Goodhart (JE GOO) - 11/14/13

At the Boardwalk by Kelly Fineman (JE FIN) - 7/18/13

Awesome Autumn by Bruce Goldstone (JE GOL) - 10/3/13

Bear's New Friend by Karma Wilson (JE WIL) - 2/28/13
Beach Day by Karen Roose (PROF JE ROO) - 7/18/13
The Beaver State Oregon by Helen Friesen (J979.5 FRI) - 4/4/13
Bed Hogs by Kelly DiPucchio (PROF JE DIP) - 10/10/13
Best, Best Friends by Margaret Chodos-Irvine (JE CHO) - 2/28/13

Best Pet of All by David LaRochelle (JE LAR) - 11/14/13

Blackberry Banquet by Terry Pierce (JE PIE) - 7/11/13

Can You Make a Piggy Giggle by Linda Ashman (PROF JE ASH) - 10/10/13
Cat Up a Tree by John and Ann Hassett - 3/21/13
Cha Cha Chimps by Julia Durango (JE DUR) - 8/15/13
Cheetah by Suzi Eszterhaus - 3/21/13

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin (JE MAR) - 7/11/13
Choo Choo Clickety- Clackety by Margaret Mayo (PROF JE MAY) -1/24/13

City Dog, Country Frog by Mo Williems (JE WIL) - 6/6/13
Clip Clop by Nicola Smee (PROF JE SME) - 8/8/13
Clumsy Crab by Ruth Galloway (PROF JE GAL) - 6/13/13
Come with Me by Ashley Wolff (PROF JE WOL) - 6/27/13 and 7/18/13
The Cow Loves Cookies by Karma Wilson (JE WIL) - 8/1/13 and 12/5/13
Dark, Dark Night by Christina Butler (JE BUT) - 10/31/13
Does a Cow Say Boo? by Judy Hindley (PROF JE HIN) - 3/14/13 and 8/8/13
A Dog Needs a Bone by Audrey Wood (JE WOO) - 10/24/13
Dog's Noisy Day by Emma Dodd (JE DOD) – 1/24/13

Dolphin Baby by Nicola Davies (JE DAV) - 4/11/13
Don't Laugh, Joe! Keiko Kasza (JE KAS) - 7/25/13
Dooby Dooby Moo by Doreen Cronin (PROF JE CRO) - 9/12/13
Down by the Pond by Margrit Cruickshank (JE CRU) - 6/6/13
Down on the Farm by Merrily Kutner (PROF JE KUT) - 8/8/13

Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin (JE RUB) - 11/14/13

Duck Dunks by Lynne Berry (JE BER) - 6/13/13

Dumpy La Rue by Elizabeth Winthrop (JE WIN) - 8/15/13

Elephants Can Paint Too! by Katya Arnold (J599.67 ARN) - 11/7/13
Every Autumn Comes the Bear by Jim Arnosky (PROF JE ARN) - 10/3/13

Farmer Brown Shears His Sheep by Teri Sloat (PROF JE SLO) - 8/8/13
Farmer Joe and the Music Show by Tony Mitton (PROF JE MIT) - 8/8/13
Feathers for Lunch by Lois Ehlert (PROF JE EHL) - 6/20/13
Figdety Fish by Ruth Galloway (PROF JE GAL) - 4/11/13 and 6/13/13
Flip, Flap, Fly by Phyllis Root (PROF JE ROO) - 6/20/13
Flower Garden by Eve Bunting (PROF JE BUN) - 5/16/13
From Head to Toe by Eric Carle (PROF JE CAR) – 1/17/13

Gary and Ray by Sarah Adams (PROF JE ADA) - 2/14/13

The Gingerbread Cowboy by Janet Squires (JE SQU) - 8/1/13
The Gingerbread Man by Eric Kimmel (J398.2 KIM) - 12/5/13
Good-Night, owl by Pat Hutchins (PROF JE HUT) - 6/20/13
The Great Dog Wash by Shellie Braeuner (JE BRA) - 10/24/13
Green Eyes by A. Birnbaum (PROF JE BIR) - 3/21/13
Grumpy Goat by Brett Helquist (JE HEL) - 8/1/13
A Hat for Minerva Louise by Janet Morgan Stoeke (PROF JE STO) - 3/28/13
Hattie and the Fox by Mem Fox (JE FOX) - 2/7/13

The Hiccupotamus by Aaron Zenz (JE ZEN) - 5/9/13
Hey Diddle Diddle by Eve Bunting (JE BUN) - 9/19/13
Hide and Seek by Il Sing Na (JE NA) - 11/7/13
The Hippo Hop by Christine Loomis (JE LOO) - 5/9/13 and 8/15/13

Hop Jump by Ellen Walsh (JE WAL) - 8/15/13

Horsefly and Honeybee by Randy Cecil (JE CEC) - 8/1/13

Hot Hippo by Mwenye Hadithi (JE HAD) - 5/9/13
How Do Dinosaurs Eat Their Food by Jane Yolen (JE YOL) - 5/23/13

Hush, Little Dragon by Boni Ashburn (JE ASH) - 11/14/13

I Can Be Anything by Jerry Spinelli (JE SPI)– 1/17/13

I Can't Get My Turtles to Move by Elizabetj O'Donnell (PROF JE ODO) - 3/7/13
I Know a Rhino by Charles Fuge (PROF JE FUG) - 5/9/13
I Took My Frog to the Library by Eric Kimmel (PROF JE KIM) - 3/14/13
I Want to Be a Cowgirl by Jeanne Willis (JE WIL) - 1/31/13

If You Give a Cat a Cupcake by Laura Numeroff (JE NUM) - 3/21/13
If You Give a Dog a Donut by Laura Numeroff (JE NUM) - 10/24/13
If You Give a Pig a Pancake by Laura Numeroff (PROF JE NUM) - 10/10/13
If You Spent a Day with Thoreau at Walden Pond by Robert Burleigh (J921 THOREAU) - 4/18/13
I'm a Turkey by Jim Arnosky (JE ARN) - 11/21/13
I’m Me by Sara Sheridan (JE SHE) -1/17/13

In the Small, Small Pond by Denise Fleming (JE FLE) - 6/6/13
Is Your Mama a Llama by Deborah Guarino (PROF JE GUA) - 4/4/13
It's the Bear by Jez Alborough (PROF JE ALB) - Riddle - 9/5/13Jazz Baby by Lisa Wheeler (JE WHE) - 9/19/13

Jazzmatazz by Stephanie Calmenson (JE CAL) - 9/19/13
Just a Little Bit by Ann Tompert (PROF JE TOM) - 11/7/13

King Jack and Dragon by Peter Bentley (JE BEN) - 11/14/13

Kitten's First Full Moon be Kevin Henkes (JE HEN) - 9/26/13

Know What I Saw by Aileen Fisher (PROF JE FIS) - 6/27/13
Leaves by David Stein (JE STE) - 10/3/13
Little Green by Keith Baker (PROF JE BAK) - 6/20/13 and 8/22/13

The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear by Audrey and Don Wood (PROF JE WOO) - 7/11/13 and 9/5/13
Little Owl's Night by Divya Srinivasan (JE SRI) - 10/31/13
Long Night Moon by Cynthia Rylant (JE RYL) - 9/26/13
The Lost and Found Pony by Tracy Dockray (JE DOC) - 8/1/13
Lucky Ducklings by Eva Moore (PROF JE MOO) - 8/22/13
The Magic Hat by Mem Fox (PROF JE FOX) - 3/28/13
McGillycuddy Could! by Pamela Edwards (PROF JE EDW) - 7/25/13
Medio Pollito Half Chicken by Alma Flor Ada (SPA J398.2 ADA) - 2/7/13

Mouse and the Moon by Christina Butler (JE BUT) - 9/26/13

Mouse's First Fall by Lauren Thompson (JE THO) - 10/3/13

Move Over, Rover by Karen Beaumont (PROF JE BEA) - 10/24/13
Muncha! Muncha! Muncha! by Candice Fleming (JE FLE) - 7/11/13
My Garden by Kevin Henkes (PROF JE HEN) - 5/16/13
Nine Ducks Nine by Sarah Hayes (PROF JE HAY) - 3/7/13
The Noise Lullaby by Jacqueline Ogburn (JE OGB) 1/24/13

On Top of Spaghetti by Paul Brett Johnson (PROF JE JOH) - 3/14/13 and 9/19/13
One Dog Canoe by Mary Casanova (JE CAS) - 6/6/13
One Magical Morning by Claire Freedman (PROF JE FRE) - 6/27/13
One World One Day by Barbaa Kerley (JE KER)
Owl Babies by Martin Waddell (PROF JE WAD) - 10/31/13
Pajama Pirates by Andrew Kramer (JE KRA) - 8/29/13
Papa Can You Get the Moon for Me? by Eric Carle (PROF JE CAR) - 9/26/13
Peanut by Linas Alsenas (JE ALS) - 11/7/13
Perfect Home for a Family by David Harrison (JE HAR) 10/31/13
Pete's a Pizza by William Steig (JE STE) -1/3/13

Pirates vs. Cowboys by Aaron Reynolds (JE REY) - 8/29/13
Pizza at Sally's by Monica Wellington (JE WEL) - 1/3/13

Playground Day by Jennifer Merz (JE MER) -1/17/13

Poppleton - The Pill by Cynthia Rylant (ER RYL) - 10/10/13
Pouch! by David Stein (JE STE) - 7/25/13
The Pout Pout Fish in the Big Big Dark by Deborah Diesen (JE DIE) - 6/13/13
The Princess and the Pizza by Mary Jane and Herm Auch (JE AUC) - 1/3/13

Puff the Magic Dragon by Peter Yarrow (PROF JE YAR) - 9/12/13 and 11/14/13
Puffin Peter by Petr Horacek (PROF JE HOR) - 8/22/13
Quick as a Cricket by Aurdey Wood (PROF JE WOO) – 1/17/13

Quiet Bunny's Many Colors by Lisa McCue (PROF JE MCC)
Quiet Night by Marilyn Singer (PROF JE SIN) - 9/26/13
Raccoon Tune by Nancy Shaw (PROF JE SHA)- 9/26/13
Raf by Anke de Vries (JE VRI)
Ready for Anything by Keiko Kasza (JE KAS) - 9/5/13
Red Cat, White Cat by Peter Mandel (JE MAN) - 3/21/13
Rise and Shine by Nancy Carlstrom (PROF JE CAR) - 6/27/13
Rub a Dub Sub by Linda Ashman (PROF JE ASH) - 4/11/13
Saxophone Sam and His Snazzy Jazz Band by Christine Schneider (JE SCH) - 9/19/13
Sea Sand and Me by Patricia Hubbell (JE HUB) - 6/13/13 and 7/18/13
The Seals on the Bus by Lenny Hort (PROF JE HOR) - 3/14/13 and 9/12/13
Seven Blind Mice by Ed Young (PROF JE YOU) - 11/7/13
Smooch Your Pooch by Teddy Slater (PROF JE SLA) - 2/14/13 and 10/24/13

Snow by Manya Stojic (JE STO) - 1/10/13
A Splendid Friend Indeed by Suzanne Bloom (JE BLO) - 2/28/13
Sometimes I Like to Curl Up in a Ball by Vicki Churchill (JE CHU) - 7/25/13

Sophie's Squash by Pat Miller (JE MIL) - 10/3/13

Squeak, Rumble, Whomp, Whomp, Whomp by Wynton Marsalis (JE MAR) – 1/24/13 and 9/19/13

Sunflower House by Eve Bunting (JE BUN)
Ten in the Meadow by John Butler (PROF JE BUT) - 6/27/13
Ten Little Catepillars by Bill Martin (JE MAR) - 4/18/13
Ten Little Ladybugs by Melanie Gerth (PROF JE GER) - 3/7/13

Thank You World by Alice B McGinty (JE MCG) - 4/18/13
There Was an Old Pirate Who Swallowed a Fish by Jennifer Ward (JE WAR) - 8/29/13
This Little Chick by John Lawrence (PROF JE LAW) - 8/8/13
This Is the Farmer by Nancy Tafuri (PROF JE TAF) - 8/8/13
Together by Jane Simmons (JE SIM) - 2/28/13

Tom's Tweet by Jill Esbaum (JE ESB) - 1/31/13

The Tortilla Factory by Gary Paulsen (JE PAU) - 1/31/13

Tough Boris by Mem Fox (JE FOX) - 8/29/13
A Trip to the Firehouse by Josie Keogh (J363.37 KEO) - 1/31/13
Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving by Dav Pilkey (JE PIL) - 11/21/13
Turk and Runt by Lisa Wheeler (JE WHE) - 11/21/13
Turkey Tot by George Shannon (JE SHA) - 11/21/13
Turtle Splash by Cathryn Falwell (PROF JE FAL) - 6/6/13
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star by Kate Toms - 9/26/13
Twist with a Burger, Jitter with a Bug by Linda lowery (JE LOW) - 8/15/13
Two Tiny Mice by Alan Baker (PROF JE BAK) - 6/27/13
The Ugly Pumpkin by Dave Horowitz (JE HOR)
The Very Hungry Catepillar by Eric Carle (JE CAR) - 4/18/13 and 7/11/13

Waking Dragons by Jane Yolen (PROF JE YOL) - 11/14/13

Way Up High in a Tall Green Tree by Jan Peck - 4/18/13 and 6/27/13
We’re All Special by Arlene Maguire (JE MAG) - 1/17/13

We're Going on a Picnic by Pat Hutchins (PROF JE HUT) - 9/5/13
What a Wonderful World by George David Weiss (JE WEI) - 4/18/13 and 9/12/13

When a Dragon Moves In by Jodi Moore (JE MOO) - 11/14/13

Where Did Bunny Go? by Nancy Tafuri (PROF JE TAF) - 1/10/13

Where Does Joe Go? by Tracey Pearson (JE PEA) - 4/4/13
Where's that Bus by Eileen Brown (JE BRO) - 9/5/13

While the World is Sleeping by Pamela Edwards (JE EDW) - Sutherlin - 9/26/13
White Snow, Blue Feather by Julie Downing (PROF JE DOW) - 1/10/13

Who Put the Cookies in the Cookie Jar by George Shannon (JE SHA) - 5/23/13 and 12/5/13

Who Took the Farmer’s Hat by Joan L. Nodset (PROF JE NOD) - 3/28/13 and 8/8/13
The Wild Little Horse by Rite Gray (PROF JE GRA) - 8/8/13

The Wolf's Chicken Stew by Keiko Kasza (JE KAS) - 2/7/13 and 5/23/13
Wombat Walkabout by Carol Shields (JE SHI) - 7/25/13

Zoozical by Judy Sierra (JE SIE) - 5/9/13

Cookies

Opening Rhyme
The More We Get Together

Books
The Cow Loves Cookies by Karma Wilson (JE WIL)
The Gingerbread Man by Eric Kimmel (J398.2 KIM)
Who Put the Cookies in the Cookie Jar by George Shannon (JE SHA)

Big Books
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff

Songs
Brush Your Teeth (PROF CD J782.42 RAF)

Craft
Gingerbread story booklets with pictures to color

Thanksgiving

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

Books
Turkey Tot by George Shannon (JE SHA)
Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving by Dav Pilkey (JE PIL)
The Ugly Pumpkin by Dave Horowitz (JE HOR)
Turk and Runt by Lisa Wheeler (JE WHE)
I'm a Turkey by Jim Arnosky (JE ARN)

Songs
Albuquerque the Turkey (PROF CD J784.6 STE)
5 Fat Turkeys (PROF JE WHE)

Flannelboard
Bear's Feast

Craft
Decorate handprint turkeys

Dragons

Opening Rhyme
The More We Get Together

Books

Arthur’s Tractor by Pippa Goodhart (JE GOO)

When a Dragon Moves In by Jodi Moore (JE MOO)

Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin (JE RUB)

Puff, the Magic Dragon by Peter Yarrow (PROF JE YAR)

King Jack and Dragon by Peter Bentley (JE BEN)

Best Pet of All by David LaRochelle (JE LAR)

Hush, Little Dragon by Boni Ashburn (JE ASH)

Waking Dragons by Jane Yolen (PROF JE YOL)

Songs

Puff the Magic Dragon

Craft

Dragon and castle cut outs with flags and sequins

Elephants

Opening Rhyme

The More We Get Together

Books
Seven Blind Mice by Ed Young (PROF JE YOU)
Peanut by Linas Alsenas (JE ALS)
Elephants Can Paint Too! by Katya Arnold (J599.67 ARN)
Just a Little Bit by Ann Tompert (PROF JE TOM)
Hide and Seek by Il Sing Na (JE NA)

Songs
Peanut (PROF CD J782.42 DIS)
Going to the Zoo (PROF CD J782.42 BUC)

Craft
Elephants with an attachable trunk

Nocturnal Animals

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

Books
Little Owl's Night by Divya Srinivasan (JE SRI)
Owl Babies by Martin Waddell (PROF JE WAD)
Dark, Dark Night by Christina Butler (JE BUT)
Perfect Home for a Family by David Harrison (JE HAR)

Song
Five Little Pumpkins (PROF CD J782.42 RAF)
Good Night (PROF CD J782.42 BER)

Flannelboard
Five Little Bats

Craft
Decorate owls

Dogs

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

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

Flannelboard
Dog's Colorful Day by Emma Dodd

Songs
The Puppy Pokey
Bingo

Craft
Dog in a doghouse

Pigs

Opening Rhyme
The More We Get Together

Books
Poppleton - The Pill by Cynthia Rylant (ER RYL)
Can You Make a Piggy Giggle by Linda Ashman (PROF JE ASH)
Bed Hogs by Kelly DiPucchio (PROF JE DIP)
If You Give a Pig a Pancake by Laura Numeroff (PROF JE NUM)

Flannelboard
Three Little Pigs

Songs
Grandpa's Farm (REF CD J784.6 SHA)
Piggy Toes (REF CD J782,42 PAL)

Craft
Paste cut outs on a coloring page

Autumn

Opening Rhyme

If You Want to Hear a Story, Clap Your Hands

Books

Leaves by David Stein (JE STE)

Sophie's Squash by Pat Miller (JE MIL)

Every Autumn Comes the Bear by Jim Arnosky (PROF JE ARN)

Mouse's First Fall by Lauren Thompson (JE THO)

Awesome Autumn by Bruce Goldstone (JE GOL)

 

Songs

The Hokey Pokey

Craft

Leaf hats

Moon/ Nighttime

Opening Rhyme
The More We Get Together

Books
Papa Can You Get the Moon for Me? by Eric Carle (PROF JE CAR)
Mouse and the Moon by Christina Butler (JE BUT)
Kitten's First Full Moon be Kevin Henkes (JE HEN)
Long Night Moon by Cynthia Rylant (JE RYL)
While the World is Sleeping by Pamela Edwards (JE EDW)  - Sutherlin
Raccoon Tune by Nancy Shaw (PROF JE SHA)
Quiet Night by Marilyn Singer (PROF JE SIN)
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star by Kate Toms

Songs
Catch the Moon (PROF CD J782.42 FOR)
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

The 'M' Sound

Flannelboard
Moongame

Craft
Moon and Stars on a dark sky (paper background)

Jazz

Opening Rhyme
If You're Happy and You Know It

Books
Saxophone Sam and His Snazzy Jazz Band by Christine Schneider (JE SCH)
Jazzmatazz by Stephanie Calmenson (JE CAL)
Jazz Baby by Lisa Wheeler (JE WHE)
Squeak, Rumble, Whomp, Whomp, Whomp by Wynton Marsalis (JE MAR)
Hey Diddle Diddle by Eve Bunting (JE BUN)

Songs
Sing, Sing, Sing with a Swing (CD 781.65 JAZ)

Yakety Sax performed on Saxophone

Craft
Music books with notes

Music

Opening Rhyme
The More We Get Together

Books
On Top of Spaghetti by Paul Johnson (PROF JE JOH)
What a Wonderful World by George Weiss (JE WEI)
The Seals on the Bus by Lenny Hort (PROF JE HOR)
Dooby Dooby Moo by Doreen Cronin (PROF JE CRO)
Puff the Magic Dragon by Peter Yarrow (PROF JE YAR)

Songs
If You're Happy and You Know It

Craft
Music Shakers

Picnics

Opening Rhyme
If You Want to Hear a Story

Books
It's the Bear by Jez Alborough (PROF JE ALB) - Riddle
Ready for Anything by Keiko Kasza (JE KAS)
We're Going on a Picnic by Pat Hutchins (PROF JE HUT)
Where's that Bus by Eileen Brown (JE BRO)
Big Hungry Bear by Audrey Wood (PROF JE WOO)

Flannelboard
Pig's Picnic

Songs
Mr. Sun by Raffi

Craft
Picnic baskets

Pirates

Opening Rhyme
The More We Get Together- Singable Songs (PROF CD J782.42 RAF)

Books
There Was an Old Pirate Who Swallowed a Fish by Jennifer Ward (JE WAR)
Tough Boris by Mem Fox (JE FOX)
Pirates vs. Cowboys by Aaron Reynolds (JE REY)
Pajama Pirates by Andrew Kramer (JE KRA)

Songs
Octopus's Garden -One Light One Sun(PROF CD J782.42 RAF)


The Letter 'P'

Craft
Pirate Ships

Birds

Opening Rhyme
The More We Get Together

Books
Lucky Ducklings by Eva Moore (PROF JE MOO)
Puffin Peter by Petr Horacek (PROF JE HOR)
Little Green by Keith Baker (JE BAK)

Songs
Six Little Ducks
Wheels on the Bus (Bird version)

The 'B' Letter Sounds

Flannelboard
Owl Babies

Craft
Owls

Dancing

Opening Rhyme
If You Want to Hear a Story

Books
Dumpy La Rue by Elizabeth Winthrop (JE WIN)
The Hippo Hop by Christine Loomis (JE LOO)
Twist with a Burger, Jitter with a Bug by Linda lowery (JE LOW)
Cha Cha Chimps by Julia Durango (JE DUR)
Hop Jump by Ellen Walsh (JE WAL)

Songs
Dance Your Fingers

(Have child mimic your actions, dancing fingers in the air and on the body.)

Dance your fingers up,

Dance your fingers down,

Dance your fingers to the side,

Dance them all around.                    

Dance them on your shoulders,

Dance them on your head,

Dance them on your tummy,

And put them all to bed. (Rest head on hands together at side of face.)

The Twist, The Hokey Pokey, The Bunny Hop (PROF CD J792.8 ALL)

Craft
Dancing Batons

Farm animals

Opening Rhyme
The More We Get Together

Books
This Is the Farmer by Nancy Tafuri (PROF JE TAF)
Who Took the Farmer's Hat? by Joan Nodset (PROF JE NOD)
Farmer Brown Shears His Sheep by Teri Sloat (PROF JE SLO)
Farmer Joe and the Music Show by Tony Mitton (PROF JE MIT)
The Wild Little Horse by Rite Gray (PROF JE GRA)
Down on the Farm by Merrily Kutner (PROF JE KUT)
This Little Chick by John Lawrence (PROF JE LAW)
Does a Cow Say Boo? by Judy Hindley (PROF JE HIN)
Clip Clop by Nicola Smee (PROF JE SME)

Songs
Grandpa's Farm (REF CD J782.42 SHA)
I Love My Rooster (PROF CD J782.42 BER)

Flannelboard
This little Chick

Craft
Farm scene using sticker set and cut outs

Animals (farm)

Opening Rhyme
If You Want to Hear a Story

Books
Grumpy Goat by Brett Helquist (JE HEL)
The Lost and Found Pony by Tracy Dockray (JE DOC)
The Cow Loves Cookies by Karma Wilson (JE WIL)
The Gingerbread Cowboy by Janet Squires (JE SQU)
Horsefly and Honeybee by Randy Cecil (JE CEC)

Flannelboard
Little Mouse

Songs
Old MacDonald Had a Farm
Six Little Ducks
(PROF CD J782.42 BUC)

Craft
Horse

Marsupials

Books
Wombat Walkabout by Carol Shields (JE SHI)
Sometimes I Like to Curl Up in a Ball by Vicki Churchill (JE CHU)
Pouch! by David Stein (JE STE)
McGillycuddy Could! by Pamela Edwards (PROF JE EDW)
Don't Laugh, Joe! Keiko Kasza (JE KAS)

Songs
Shake My Sillies Out (PROF CD J782.42 MCG)
Diggery Kangaroo (Audio Cassette PROF J784.6 LIC)

Craft
Kangaroos in a pouch

Beaches

Opening Rhyme
The More We Get Together

Books
Come with Me by Ashley Wolff (PROF JE WOL)
Sea, Sand, Me by Patricia Hubbell (JE HUB)
Beach Day by Karen Roose (PROF JE ROO)
At the Boardwalk by Kelly Fineman (JE FIN)

'B' sound game

Songs
Baby Beluga
If You're Happy and You Know It

Craft
Decorate beach balls

Fruits and Vegetables

Books
The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear by Audrey and Don Wood (PROF JE WOO)
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle (PROF JE CAR)
Muncha! Muncha! Muncha! by Candice Fleming (JE FLE)
Blackberry Banquet by Terry Pierce (JE PIE)
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin (JE MAR)

Big Books
Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert

Rhymes

Bananas Unite! Bananas Split!
Go Bananas, go go bananas!
Go Bananas, go go bananas!
Bananas to the left
Bananas to the right
Peel your banana and Yum! Take a bite!

Go Bananas, go go bananas!
Go Bananas, go go bananas!

Bananas Unite! Bananas Split!
Go Bananas, go go bananas!
Go Bananas, go go bananas!
Bananas to the left
Bananas to the right
Peel your banana and Yum! Take a bite!

Go Bananas, go go bananas!
Go Bananas, go go bananas!

Craft
Watermelon and Carrots

Exploring

Opening Rhyme
The More We Get Together

Books
Come with Me by Ashley Wolff (PROF JE WOL)
Know What I Saw by Aileen Fisher (PROF JE FIS)
Rise and Shine by Nancy Carlstrom (PROF JE CAR)
One Magical Morning by Claire Freedman (PROF JE FRE)
Two Tiny Mice by Alan Baker (PROF JE BAK)
Ten in the Meadow by John Butler (PROF JE BUT)
Way Up High in a Tall Green Tree by Jan Peck (PROF JE PEC)

Flannelboard
Brown Bear, What Do You See?

The Letter 'E'

Book Prop
I Went Walking

Big Book
In the Tall, Tall Grass by Denise Fleming

Songs
Walk Outside by Raffi
Grassey Grass Grass by Woodie Guthrie

Craft
Color summer sheet with stickers and markers

Birds

Opening Rhyme
The More We Get Together

Books
Flip, Flap, Fly by Phyllis Root (PROF JE ROO)
Feathers for Lunch by Lois Ehlert (PROF JE EHL)
Little Green by Keith Baker (PROF JE BAK)
Good-Night, owl by Pat Hutchins (PROF JE HUT)

Songs
Five Little Birdies (PROF CD J782.42 STE)

Flannelboard
Pepito the Brave

Craft
Flying birds on strings

Ocean

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

Books
The Pout Pout Fish in the Big Big Dark by Deborah Diesen (JE DIE)
Sea Sand and Me by Patricia Hubbell (JE HUB)
Fidgety Fish by Ruth Galloway (PROF JE GAL)
Clumsy Crab by Ruth Galloway (PROF JE GAL)
Duck Dunks by Lynne Berry (JE BER)

Flannelboard
Five Little Fishes

Song
The Fishy Pokey (CD J782.4 PAL #21 1:50)
Left fin
Right fin
Fish head
Fish self

Craft
waves with fish

Ponds

Opening Rhyme
The More We Get Together

Books
In the Small, Small Pond by Denise Fleming (JE FLE)
Down by the Pond by Margrit Cruickshank (JE CRU)
Turtle Splash by Cathryn Falwell (PROF JE FAL)
One Dog Canoe by Mary Casanova (JE CAS)
City Dog, Country Frog by Mo Williems (JE WIL)

Songs
Can You Canoe by the Okee Dokee Brothers (CD 782.42 OKE)
Five Little Frogs by Raffi (PROF CD 782.42 RAF)

Craft
Decorate a canoe

Babies

Opening Rhyme
The More We Get Together

Books
Baby Face: A Bok of Love for Baby by Cynthia Rylant (PROF JE RYA)
Me Baby, You Baby by Ashley Wolff (PROF JE WOL)
Te Amo Bebe, Little One by Lisa Wheeler (PROF JE WHE)
What's in Baby's Morning by Judy Hindley (PROF JE HIN)
Baby, Come Away by Victoria Adler (PROF JE ADL)
Baby Knows Best by Kathy Henderson (PROF JE HEN)
Itsy-Bitsy Babies by Margaret Wild (PROF JE WIL)
My Baby and Me by Lynn Reiser (PROF JE REI)
Baby Loves by William Lach (PROF JE LAC)

Songs
Walking by Hap Palmer
Sitting in a High Chair

"B" Sound

Craft
Baby hand puppets

Food

Opening Rhyme
The More We Get Together

Books
The Wolf's Chicken Stew by Keiko Kasza (PROF JE KAS)
Who Put the Cookies in the Cookie Jar by George Shannon (JE SHA)
How Do Dinosaurs Eat Their Food by Jane Yolen (JE YOL)


Flannelboard
If You Give a Moose a Muffin

'F' Sound Game

Songs
Victor Vito (CD J782.42 BER)
If You're Happy and You Know It

Craft
Decorate Cookies

Flowers

Opening Ryme
The More We Get Together

Books
Quiet Bunny's Many Colors by Lisa McCue (PROF JE MCC)
My Garden by Kevin Henkes (PROF JE HEN)
Sunflower House by Eve Bunting (JE BUN)
Flower Garden by Eve Bunting (PROF JE BUN)

Big Book
Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert (PROF JE EHL)

Flannelboard
Lady Bugs

Craft
Create a flower scene on paper

Hippos

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

Books
Hot Hippo by Mwenye Hadithi (JE HAD)
The Hiccupotamus by Aaron Zenz (JE ZEN)
The Hippo Hop by Christine Loomis (JE LOO)
Zoozical by Judy Sierra (JE SIE)
I Know a Rhino by Charles Fuge (PROF JE FUG)

Flannelboard
You Look Ridiculous Said the Rhinocerous to the Hippotamus

Songs/ Rhymes
Sing, Sing, Sing by Benny Goodman (CD 781.65 JAZ)

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 hippoe dance this way and that?
(hop, twirl, jump)

H-I-P-P-O
There was a creature at the zoo and Hippo was his name-o
H-I-P-P-O
H-I-P-P-O
H-I-P-P-O
and Hippo was his name-o

Craft
Hippo by water

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

Friendship

Opening Song
The More We Get Together

Books
Best, Best Friends by Margaret Chodos-Irvine (JE CHO
A Splendid Friend Indeed by Suzanne Bloom (JE BLO)
Bear's New Friend by Karma Wilson (JE WIL)
Together by Jane Simmons (JE SIM)

Songs
Friends from Turn on the Music! (PROF CD J782.42 PAL)

Bilingual- Spanish/ English

Storytime with Glenn Hansen

Dragon Puppet Opening

 

Books
La Oruga Muy Hambrienta by Eric Carle (PROF SPA JE CAR)
De La Cabeza A Los Pies by Eric Carle (SPA JE CAR)
Como Comen Les Dinosaurios by Jane Yolen (SPA JE YOL)

Count to Five in Spanish

Craft

Valentine's Day

Opening Rhyme
The More We Get Together

Books

Gary and Ray by Sarah Adams (PROF JE ADA)

Smooch Your Pooch by Teddy Slater (PROF JE SLA)

All Kinds of Kisses by Nancy Tafuri (PROF JE TAF)

Flannelboard 

Mother, Mother I Want Another

Songs

Skidamarink

Skidamarink a dink a dink,
Skidamarink a doo,
I love you.
Skidamarink a dink a dink,
Skidamarink a doo,
I love you.

I love you in the morning
And in the afternoon,
I love you in the evening
And underneath the moon;
Oh, Skidamarink a dink a dink,
Skidamarink a doo,
I love you!

 

Craft

Gingerbread and heart cut outs on construction paper

 

 

Chickens

Songs
If You Want to Hear a Story, Clap Your Hands

Books
Medio Pollito Half Chicken by Alma Flor Ada (SPA J398.2 ADA)

The Wolf's Chicken Stew by Keiko Kasza (JE KAS)

Hattie and the Fox by Mem Fox (JE FOX)

Songs and Rhymes

Ten Fluffy Chickens (fingerplay)
five eggs and five eggs make ten

on top of them sits Mother Hen

Crackle, Crackle, Crackle, what do you see?

ten yellow chickens as fluffy as can be

Chicken Noises (action rhyme)
Make a noise like a rooster. (crow)

Make a noise like a hen. (cluck)

Make a noise like a chick. (peep)

Make a noise like an egg. (silence....crack)

I Know a Chicken from Whaddaya Think of That, Laurie Berkner (PROF CD J782.42 BER)

Craft
Rocking chickens

Jobs

Opening Rhyme
If You Want to Hear a Story

Books
Tom's Tweet by Jill Esbaum (JE ESB)
A Trip to the Firehouse by Josie Keogh (J363.37 KEO)
The Tortilla Factory by Gary Paulsen (JE PAU)
I Want to Be a Cowgirl by Jeanne Willis (JE WIL)

Song
Sing Along with Bob (PROF J782.42 MCG) :
Head and Shoulders (#10)
I've Been Working on the Railroad (#5)

Craft
Birdhouse- decorate with crayons and glitter glue

Noise

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

Books
Dog's Noisy Day by Emma Dodd (JE DOD)
Squeak, Rumble, Whomp, Whomp, Whomp by Wynton Marsalis (JE MAR)
The Noise Lullaby by Jacqueline Ogburn (JE OGB)
Choo Choo Clickety- Clackety by Margaret Mayo (PROF JE MAY)

Flannelboard
Polar Bear, Polar Bear What Do You Hear?

Songs
Zip a Dee Doo Dah - The Best of Disney (J AUDIO BES)

Zip a Dee Doo Dah on alto saxophone

Craft
Plastic egg rattles

All About Me

Opening Song
The More We Get Together

Big Books

I Like Me! by Nancy Carlson

Books

We’re All Special by Arlene Maguire (JE MAG)

Quick as a Cricket by Audrey Wood (PROF JE WOO)

Playground Day by Jennifer Merz (JE MER)

I’m Me by Sara Sheridan (JE SHE)

I Can Be Anything by Jerry Spinelli (JE SPI)

From Head to Toe by Eric Carle (PROF JE CAR)

The Letter 'I'

Songs
Hokey Pokey - Sing Along with Bob (PROF CD J782.42 MCG)

If You’re Happy and You Know It - Children’s All Time Rhythm Favorites (PROF J784.6 CAP)

Craft

Glue on hair, clothes, and buttons to paper boys and girls

Snow

Opening Rhyme
The More We Get Together


Books
Snow by Manya Stojic (JE STO)
White Snow, Blue Feather by Julie Downing (PROF JE DOW)
Where Did Bunny Go? by Nancy Tafuri (PROF JE TAF)


The Letter 'S'

Flannelboard
Snow People


Craft
Snowflake decoration

  

Pizza

Opening Song
The More We Get Together

Books
The Princess and the Pizza by Mary Jane and Herm Auch (JE AUC)
Pizza at Sally's by Monica Wellington (JE WEL)
Pete's a Pizza by William Steig (JE STE)

Songs
Let There Be Pizza on Earth
Let there be pizza on earth
and let it be eaten by me.
Let there pizza on earth
As far as the eye can see,
With ham and pepperoni,
Mozzarella cheese,
Add some mushrooms and olives,
But hold the anchovies please!

Let pizza be eaten by me,
Let this be the moment now,
With every bite I take
Let this be my solemn vow:
To take each pizza
And eat each pizza,
In perfect ecstasy.
Oh, let there be pizza on earth
And let it be eaten by me!

If You Want to Make a Pizza
(If you're happy and you know it tune)
If you want to make a pizza...
Mix the dough
Twirl the dough
Squish tomatoes
Grate the cheese
Shout Hooray

The Letter 'P'

Craft
Make a paper plate pizza