Winter

Opening Song
The More We Get Together

Books
Bear Snores On by Karma Wilson (JE WIL)
I Love the Rain by Margaret Park Bridges (PROF JE BRI)
If It's Snowy and You Know It Clap Your Paws! by Kim Norman (JE NOR)
Snowballs by Lois Ehlert (JE EHL)

Songs
Bing Crosby-Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer (Marilyn's personal copy)
A Season For Singing #3 Frosty the Snowman (PROF CD J781.62 STE)

Letter Awareness
Today's letter is 'W'

Craft
Snowman Coloring Sheet

Garbage

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

Books
I Stink! by Kate McMullan (JE MCM)
Trashy Town by Andrea Griffing Zimmerman (JE ZIM)
Oscar's Rotten Birthday by Dan Elliott (ER ELL)
























Songs
The Garbage in the Trash sung to the tune of Wheels on the Bus:

The (plastic) in the garbage goes (crackle, crackle, crackle)
(crackle, crackle, crackle)
The (plastic) in the garbage goes (crackle, crackle, crackle)
All through the town

G is for Garbage sung to the tune of C is for Cookie:

G is for garbage, that's good enough for me
G is for garbage, that's good enough for me
G is for garbage, that's good enough for me
O! garbage, garbage, garbage starts with G!

I Love Trash (PROF CD J784.6 PLA)

Videos
Crunch! Smash! Trash!: Monster Machine That Recycle (J629.255 CRU)

Flannel Board
The Letter G













Craft
Oscar the Grouch Mobile

Friendship

Opening Song
The More We Get Together

Books
The Friendship Wish by Elisa Kleven (JE KLE)
Friends by Helme Heine (JE HEI)
Friends by Rob Lewis (JE LEW)
Sammy's Special Day (Irene's personal copy)
Bears on Chairs (Irene's personal copy)
City Dog, Country Frog by Mo Willems (JE WIL)
Everybody has a Teddy Bear by Virginia Kroll (JE KRO)
Friends Go a Adventuring by Helme Heine (JE HEI)
Together by Jane Simmons (JE SIM)

Song
All the Fun You Can Sing #18 " Move Over" (REF CD J782.42 SHA)


Flannel  Board Story
Who Will Play w/Little Dinosaur?

Craft
Friendship Bears

Animals with Shells

Opening Song
The More We Get Together

Books
Clumsy Crab by Ruth Galloway (PROF JE GAL)
Turtle Island by Kevin Sherry (JE SHE)
Is this a house for Hermit Crab? by Megan McDonald (JE MCD)
Turtle Splash! Countdown at The Pond by Cathryn Falwell (PROF JE FAL)

Book Selection

Clumsy Crab

Turtle Island

Songs/Rhymes
Singable Songs for the Very Young #1 The More We Get Together (PROF CD J782.42 RAF)
Ladybug Music #6 This a Way, That a Way (PROF CD J782.42 LAD)
So Big #14 Put Your Hands In the Air (PROF CD J782.42 PAL)
Sticky Bubble Gum and Other Tasty Tunes: Sing Along, Dance Along, Do Along #3 Clap, Clap, Clap Your Hands (CD J782.42  PET)

Craft
Concentric Circle Paper Snails

Finished Snail

Snail Vs Snail

Dance

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

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)
Dancing Feet by Lindsey Craig (PROF JE CRA)
Cha Cha Chimps by Julia Durango (JE DUR)
Hop Jump by Ellen Stoll Walsh (PROF JE WAL)

Dancing Feet

Dancing Feet

Dancing Feet

Songs/Rhymes
All-Time Favorite Dances #12 Bunny Hop (PROF CD J792.8 ALL)
All-Time Favorite Dances #1 The Twist (PROF CD J792.8 ALL)
All-Time Favorite Dances #8 The Hokey Pokey (PROF CD J792.8 ALL)

Craft
Pipe Cleaner Jingle Bracelet

Creepy-Crawlies and Fluttery Creatures

Opening Song
Wiggle

Books
The Very Lazy Ladybug by Isobel Finn (PROF JE FIN)
Ten Little Ladybugs by Melanie Gerth (PROF JE GER)
The Best Bug Parade by Stuart Murphy (JE MUR)
Bugs for Lunch by Margery Facklam (JE FAC)
Horsefly and Honey Bee by Randy Cecil (JE CEC)

Song
Disney Silly Songs #18 Baby Bumblebee  (PROF CD J782.42 DIS)
Itsy-Bitsy Spider

Flannel Board
Lady Bug


Craft
3-Dimensional Lady Bug

Lady Bug- top down view

Lady Bug-up close view

    

Halloween

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

Books
Big Pumpkin (Sherry's personal copy/author is Erica Silverman)
Brooms Are For Flying by Michael Rex (FE REX)
Pumpkin Heads by Wendell Minor (JE MIN)

Books

Songs/Rhymes
The Monster Mash
Five Little Jack-O-Laterns

Monster Mash Choreography

Flannel Board
Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything

Little Old Lady 

Craft

Five Little Jack-O-Laterns Sitting On A Gate

Five Jack-O-Laterns

Unusual Pets

Opening Song
The More We Get Together

Books
This Orq: (he cave boy) by David Elliot (JE ELL)
Me Want Pet! by Tammi Sauer (JE SAU)
Mammoth and Me by Algy Craig Hall (JE HAL)
I Took My Frog To The Library by Eric A. Kimmel (PROF JE KIM)
Dinosaur Pet by Marc Sedaka (JE SED)

Game
The Letter 'P'

Songs/Rhymes
Let's Play: If Your Happy & You Know It (PROF CD J782.42 RAF)
Dinosaur Pet (JE SED)

Craft
Cave boy and his pets

Apples & Pumpkins

Opening Song
The More We Get Together

Books
I Know It's Autumn by Eileen Spinelli (JE SPI)
Apples and Pumpkins by Anne F. Rockwell (JE ROC)
Patty's Pumpkin Patch by Teri Sloat (JE SLO)
It's Fall by Linda Glaser (JE GLA)
Fall Leaves Fall  (JE HAL)
Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert (JE EHL)
Plumply, Dumply Pumpkin by Marcy Serfozo (PRO JE SER)

Song
All The Fun You Can Sing! #26 Apple Picking Melody (REF CD J782.42 SHA)

Flannel Board
The Scarecrow
5 Little Pumpkins

Craft
Decorate a paper plate with fall stickers

Numbers

Opening Song
The More We Get Together

Books
Two Greedy Bears (PROF JE GIN)
Two Little Monkeys (PROF JE FOX)
Three Ducks Went Wandering (PROF JE ROY)

Songs/Rhymes
Five Little Pumpkins (PROF JE VAN)
Ten in the Den (PROF J BUT)

Flannel Board
Five Little Leaves

Craft
Fall Bookmarks

The Letter 'F'

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


Books
Being Frank by Donna Earnhardt (JE EAR)
Froggy Gets Dressed by Jonathan London (PROF JE LON)
The Frog and Toad All Sang by Arnold Lobel (JE LOB)
I'm in Love with a Big Blue Frog by Leslie Braunstein (JE BRA)
A Frog in the Bog by Karma Wilson (JE WIL)
Flower Garden by Eve Bunting (PROF JE BUN)
Outfoxed by Mike Twohy (JE TWO)


The Letter 'F' sounds


Songs
Five Little Speckled Frogs




Craft
'F' coloring and tracing sheet

List of Books Read in 2014

Olive and the Big Secret by Tor Freeman (JE FRE) - 1/16/14
How Do Dinosaurs Go to School? by Jane Yolen (JE YOL) - 1/16/14
Suppose You Meet a Dinosaur by Judy Sierra (JE SIE) - 1/16/14
Monster Manners by Bethany Roberts (JE ROB) - 1/16/14
Rude Mule by Pamela Duncan Edwards (JE EDW) - 1/16/14
Being Frank by Donna Earnhardt (JE EAR) - 1/23/14
Froggy Gets Dressed by Jonathan London (PROF JE LON) - 1/23/14
The Frog and Toad All Sang by Arnold Lobel (JE LOB) - 1/23-14
I'm in Love with a Big Blue Frog by Leslie Braunstein (JE BRA) - 1/23/14
A Frog in the Bog by Karma Wilson (JE WIL) - 1/23-14
Flower Garden by Eve Bunting (PROF JE BUN) - 1/23/14
Outfoxed by Mike Twohy (JE TWO) - 1/23/14
Two Greedy Bears (PROF JE GIN) - 10/09/2014
Two Little Monkeys (PROF JE FOX) - 10/09/2014
Three Ducks Went Wandering (PROF JE ROY) - 10/09/2014
I Know It's Autumn (JE SPI) - 10/16/2014
Apples and Pumpkins (JE ROC) - 10/16/2014
Patty's Pumpkin Patch (JE SLO) - 10/16/2014
It's Fall (JE GLA) - 10/16/2014
Fall Leaves Fall (JE HAL) - 10/16/2014
Leaf Man (JE EHL) - 10/16/2014
Plumply, Dumply Pumpkin (PRO JE SER) - 10/16/2014
This Orq: (he cave boy) (JE ELL) - 10/23/2014
Me Want Pet! (JE SAU) - 10/23/2014
Mammoth and Me (JE HAL) - 10/23/2014
I Took My Frog To The Library (PROF JE KIM) - 10/23/2014
Dinosaur Pet (JE SED) - 10/23/2014
Big Pumpkin (Sherry's personal copy/author is Erica Silverman) - 10/30/2014
Brooms Are For Flying (FE REX) - 10/30/2014
Pumpkin Heads (JE MIN) - 10/30/2014
The Very Lazy Lady Bug (PROF JE FIN) - 11/06/2014
Ten Little Lady Bugs (PROF JE GER) - 11/06/2014
The Best Bug Parade (JE MUR) - 11/06/2014
Bugs for Lunch (JE FAC) - 11/06/2014
Horsefly and Honey Bee (JE CEC) - 11/06/2014
Dumpy La Rue (JE WIN) - 11/13/2014
The Hippo Hop (JE LOO) - 11/13/2014
Twist with a Burger, Jitter with a Bug (JE LOW) - 11/13/2014
Dancing Feet (JE CRA) - 11/13/2014
Cha Cha Chimps (JE DUR) - 11/13/2014
Hop Jump (PROF JE WAL) - 11/13/2014
Clumsy Crab (PROF JE GAL) - 11/20/2014
Turtle Island (JE SHE) - 11/20/2014
Is This a house for Hermit Crab? (JE MCD) - 11/20/2014
Turtle Splash! Countdown at the Pond (PROF JE FAL) - 11/20/2014
The Friendship Wish (JE KLE) - 12/04/2014
Friends (JE HEI) - 12/04/2014
Friends (JE LEW) - 12/04/2014
Sammy's Special Day (Irene's personal copy) - 12/04/2014
Bears on Chairs (Irene's personal copy) - 12/04/2014
City Dog, Country Frog (JE WIL) - 12/04/2014
Everybody has a Teddy (JE KRO) - 12/04/2014
Friends Go a Adventuring (JE HEI) - 12/04/2014
Together (JE SIM) - 12/04/2014
I Stink! (JE MCM) - 12/07/2014
Trashy Town (JE ZIM) - 12/07/2014
Oscar's Rotten Birthday (ER ELL) - 12/07/2014
Bear Snores On (JE WIL) - 12/18/2014
I Love the Rain (PROF JE BRI) - 12/18/2014
If It's Snowy and You Know It Clap Your Paws! (JE NOR) - 12/18/2014
Snowballs (JE EHL) - 12/18/2014

Manners

Opening Rhyme
The More We Get Together


Books
Olive and the Big Secret by Tor Freeman (JE FRE)
How Do Dinosaurs Go to School? by Jane Yolen (JE YOL)
Suppose You Meet a Dinosaur by Judy Sierra (JE SIE)
Monster Manners by Bethany Roberts (JE ROB)
Rude Mule by Pamela Duncan Edwards (JE EDW)


Songs
'Share' (REF CD J782.42 PAL)


Craft
Make your own monster body