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