Emotions

Opening Song
Wiggle

Books
Bernice Gets Carried Away by Hannah E. Harrison (JE HAR)
Move Your Mood! by Brenda S. Miles and Colleen A. Patterson (PROF JE MIL)
Horrible Bear! by Ame Dyckman (JE DYC)
It Came In The Mail by Ben Clanton (JE CLA)
Everyone...by Christoper Silas Neal (JE NEA)
Grumpy Pants by Claire Messer (JE MES)





Songs
Preschool Gym #3 Arms Up (PROF CD J613.71 PRE)
Musical Scarves & Activities #2 Happy Talk by Georgiana Stewart (PROF CD J796.13 STE)

Craft
Bumble Bee

Fruits & Veggies

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

Books

The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear by Audrey and Don Wood (PROF JE WOO)

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin (JE MAR)

Watermelon Seed by Greg Pizzoli (JE PIZ)

Songs

Ladybug Music (Green Collection) #2 Apples and Bananas (PROF CD J782.42 LAD)

Victor Vito #15 Fruit Salad Salsa by Laurie Berkner (PROF CD J782.42) w/Maraca Shakers

Action Rhyme

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!

Flannel board

Giant Carrot

Craft

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Tree

Fall

Opening Song
Wiggle

Books
Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert (JE EHL)
Fall Leaves Fall by Zoe Hall (JE HALL)
In November by Cynthia Rylant (JE RYL)
From Apple Trees to Cider Please! by Felicia Sanzari Chernesky (JE CHE)
Bear Has a Story To Tell by Philip C. Stead (JE STE)
Fall Is Not Easy by Marty Kelley (JE KEL)

Finger Plays

http://www.mypreschool-crafts.com/fall-poems.html

Way Up High

Way up high in the apple tree (hands above head)Two little apples smiled at me.(form apples with hands still raised)I shook that tree as hard as I could (shaking motion)
Down came the apples. (drop hands)
Ummmmmmmmm. They were good! (rub stomach)

http://preschool.colonial.net/Teachers/DeFrancesco/fingerplaysPDFs/fingerplaysfall.pdf

Autumn Is Here 

Acorns drop – plop, plop, plop! (drop to the floor; pat it with your hands) 

Colored leaves in the breeze. (twirl like a leaf) 

Pumpkins bright, what a sight! (hold arms out to resemble a pumpkin) 

Autumn is here – give a cheer! (jump up and down in excitement)

Songs
Ribbons & Rhythms #1 Shake Your Ribbons by Michael Plunkett (PROF CD J782.42 PLU) w/Ribbons
Preschool Gym #3 Arms Up (PROF CD J613.71 PRE)



Craft
Leaf Art

Colors

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

Books
Pete the Cat I Love My White Shoes by Eric Litwin (PROF JE PET)
Mouse Paint by Ellen Stoll Walsh (JE WAL)
I Know a Wee Piggy by Kim Norman (PROF JE NOR)
Where Is the Green Sheep? by Mem Fox (JE FOX)
Monsters Love Colors by Mike Austin (JE AUS)
I Ain't Gonna Paint No More! by Karen Beaumont (JE BEA)

Songs
The Second Line Scarf Activity Songs #3 Shake Your Scarves by Johnette Downing (PROF CD J782.42 DOW) w/Scarves
Where is Thumbkin? #11 Color Song (PROF CD JE WHE) w/Scarves

Craft
Play-dough

Farm Animals

Opening Song
Wiggle

Books
Barnyard Dance! by Sandra Boynton (JE BOY)
Is Everyone Ready for Fun? by Jan Thomas (JE THO)
Clip-Clop by Nicola Smee (PROF JE SME)
The Little Red Hen by Byron Barton (PROF JE BAR)
Cock-a-Moo-Moo by Juliet Dallas-Conte (PROF JE DAL)
Does a Cow Say Boo? by Judy Hindley (PROF JE HIN)
This Is the Farmer by Nancy Tafuri (PROF JE TAF)






Big Book
I Went Walking by Sue Miller

Songs
Preschool Gym #3 Arms Up (PROF CD J613.71 PRE)
Musical Scarves & Activities #4 Round and Round by Georgiana Stewart (PROF CD J796.13 STE) w/Scarves
Early Childhood Classics Old Favorites with A new Twist #4 Old MacDonald by Hap Palmer (PROF CD J782.4 PAL)



Craft
Sheep Mask

Halloween

Opening Song
Wiggle

Books
Boo! Haiku by Deanna Caswell (JE CAS)
Brooms are for Flying by Michael Rex (JE REX)
Skelly the Skeleton Girl by Jimmy Pickering (JE PIC)
Gilbert the Ghost by Guido Van Genechten (JE GEN)
Boo, Bunny! by Kathryn O. Galbraith (JE GAL)
Fright Club by Ethan Long (JE LON)



Songs
Preschool Gym #3 Arms Up (PROF CD J613.71 PRE)
Halloween Howls: Fun & Scary Music #2 The Monster Mash by Andrew Gold (PROF CD J782.42 GOL)
Halloween Howls: Fun & Scary Music #5 The Addams Family by Andrew Gold (PROF CD J782.42 GOL) w/Egg Shakers



Craft
Finger Puppet Ghost

Bath Time!

Opening Song
Ladybug Hello

Books
Bears in the Bath by Shirley Parenteau (JE PAR)
Get Out of My Bath! by Britta Teckentrup (JE TEC)
The Pigeon Needs a Bath! by Mo Williems (JE WIL)
A Whale in the Bathtub by Kylie Westaway (JE WES)
Ten Pigs by Derek Anderson (JE AND)

Songs
Ladybug Music (Purple Collection) #1 Lady Bug Hello (PROF CD J782.42 LAD)
Toes Up Toes Down #1 Toes Up, Toes Down by Georgiana Stewart PROF CD (J613.71 STE)
More Silly Songs #2 Splish Splash (PROF CD J782.42 MOR) w/Scraves
Where is Thumkin? #3 Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes (PROF CD JE WHE)

Craft
Duck in a bubble bath

Funny/Silly

Opening Song
Wiggle

Books
Moo by David LaRochelle (JE LAR)
It's a Tiger! by David LaRochele (JE LAR)
The Watermelon Seed by Greg Pizzoli (JE PIZ)
Barnacle is Board by Jonathan Fenske (JE FEN)
Can You Make a Piggy Giggle? by Linda Ashman (PROF JE ASH)
Can You Make a Scary Face? by Jan Thomas (PROF JE THO)

Songs
Rhythm Sticks Rock #1 Tap, Twirl and Twist by Georgiana Stewart (PROF CD J782.42 STE) w/Sticks
Jim Gill Sings The Sneezing Song and Other Contagious Tunes  #2 Hands Are For Clapping by Jim Gill (PROF CD J782.42 GIL)
All-Time Favorite Dances #8 The Hokey Pokey (PROF CD J792.8 ALL)
Preschool Gym #3 Arms Up (PROF CD J613.71 PRE)

Craft
Make a Wacky Face

Princes and Princesses

Opening Song
Ladybug Hello

Books
Falling for Rapunzel by Leah Wilcox (JE WIL)
Waking Beauty by Leah Wilcox (JE WIL)
Princess in Training by Tammi Sauer (JE SAU)
Princess Patty Meets Her Match by Charise Mericle Harper (JE HAR)
Part-Time Princess by Deborah Underwood (JE UND)

Songs
Ladybug Music (Purple Collection) #1 Lady Bug Hello (PROF CD J782.42 LAD)
Action Songs for Preschoolers (A Treasury of Fun!) #3 Toes Up, Toes Down by Georgiana Stewart (PROF CD J782.42 STE)
Bounce & Boogie #1 Bounce & Boogie (PROF CD J782.42 BOU)

Craft
Crown

Colors

Opening Song
Wiggle

Books
Full Color by Etienne Delessert (J535.6 DEL)
Dog's Colorful Day (JE DOD)
Quiet Bunny's Many Colors by Lisa McCue (PROF JE MCC)
Little Green Peas by Keith Baker (JE BAK)

Flannel Board
Color Bears

Songs
Action Songs for Preschoolers #11 Bean Bag Rock by Georgiana Stewart (PROF CD J782.42 STE) w/Bean Bags
Jim Gill Sings The Sneezing Song and Other Contagious Tunes #8 Silly Dance Contest by Jim Gill (PROF CD J782.42 GIL)
Preschool Gym #3 Arms-Up (PROF CD J613.71 PRE)

Crafts
Color Science Experiments: Chromatograpy for Kids (http://www.education.com/activity/article/Color_Science_kindergarten/) Color Bubble Art (http://kidsactivitiesblog.com/572/bubble-art), and Magic Milk

Bears

Opening Song
Ladybug Hello

Books
Bears in the Bath by Shirley Parenteau (JE PAR)
That's (Not) Mine by Anna Kang (JE KAN)
About a Bear by Holly Surplice (JE SUR)
Horrible Bear by Ame Dyckman (JE DYC)

Flannel Board
Bear's Feast

Songs
Ladybug Music (Purple Collection) #1 Ladybug Hello (PROF CD J782.42 LAD)
Bear Tunes for Kids #7 Bears Have Coats of Many Colors by Brent Holmes (PROF CD J784.6 HOL)
Preschool Workout #2 Toes Up, Toes Down (PROF CD J782.42 PRE)

Craft
Bear Puzzle

Whales

Opening Song
Lady Bug Hello

Books
Surf's Up by Kwame Alexander (JE ALE)
Puffin Peter by Petr Horacek (PROF JE HOR)
The Skeleton Pirate by David Lucas (JE LUC)
Breathe by Scott Magoon (JE MAG)
Whale Shines by Fiona Robinson (JE ROB)

Songs
Ladybug Music (Blue Collection) #1 Ladybug Hello (PROF CD J782.42 LAD)
Where is Thumbkin #3 Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes (PROF CD JE WHE)
Baby Beluga #1 Baby Beluga by Raffi (PROF CD J784.6 RAF) w/Scraves

Craft
Whale in tissue paper ocean

Dragons

Opening Song
Wiggle

Books
Old MacDonald Had a Dragon by Ken Baker (JE BAK)
Oh So Brave Dragon by David Kirk (JE KIR)
The Knight and The Dragon by Tomie DePaola (JE DEP)
Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin (JE RUB)

Flannel Board
The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch

Songs
Wiggle Jiggle Fitness Fun #5 Jump High! by Ronno (PROF CD J613.71 RON)
Preschool Gym #3 Arms Up (PROF CD J613.71 PRE)
The Second Line Scraf Activity Songs #3 Shake Your Scarves by Johnette Downing (PROF CD J782.42 DOW) w/Scraves

Craft
"D" is for Dragon

Horses

Opening Song
Ladybug Hello

Books
The Princess and the Pony by Kate Beaton (JE BEA)
Down on the Farm by Merrily Kutner (PROF JE KUT)
Noni the Pony Goes to the Beach by Alison Lester (JE LES)
Clip-Clop by Nicola Smee (JE SME)
Blue Horse by Helen Stephens (JE STE)















Songs
I Love To Hear the Sounds #14 Bell Horses by Kathy Reid-Naiman (PROF CD J782.42 REI) w/Egg Shakers
Toddler Gym #11 Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes (PROF CD J613.71 TOD)
Ladybug Music (Blue Collection) #1 Ladybug Hello (PROF CD J782.42 LAD)

Craft
Paper Bag Horse

Jazz

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

Books
When Louis Armstrong Taught Me Scat by Muriel Harris Weinstein (JE WEI) (read to Star Dust)
Saxophone Sam and His Snazzy Jazz Band by Christine Schneider (JE SCH) (read to Sing, Sing, with a Swing)
Jazz Baby by Lisa Wheeler (JE WHE)
Squeak, Rumble, Whomp, Whomp, Whomp by Wynton Marsalis (JE MAR)
Hey Diddle Diddle by Eve Bunting (PROF JE BUN)
Jazzmatazz by Stephanie Calmenson (JE CAL)

Songs
In a Heartbeat #3 Jazzasaurus by Laura Doherty (PROF CD J782.42 DOH) w/Egg Shakers
Jazz #1 Star Dust (CD 781.65 JAZ)
Jazz #3 Sing, Sing, Sing (With A Swing) (CD 781.65 JAZ)

Zip A Dee Doo Dah on Saxophone

Craft
Music Notes

Kindergarten Skills

Opening Song
Wiggle

Books
How Do I Put It On? by Shigeo Watanabe (JE WAT)
Bear Counts by Karma Wilson (JE WIL)
Back to School Tortoise by Lucy M. George (JE GEO)
Minerva Louise at School by Janet Morgan Stoeke (JE STO)
Bear Sees Colors by Karma Wilson (JE WIL)
Square Cat ABC by Elizabeth Schoonmaker (JE SCH)

Songs
Action Songs for Preschoolers #12 Shapes in Action by Georgiana Stewart (PROF CD J782.42 STE)
Move and Learn #8 Numeral Dance (PROF CD J782.42 MOV)
The Second Line Scarf Activity Songs by Johnette Downing (PROF CD J782.42 DOW) w/Scarves
Planet Kindergarten by Sue Ganz-Schmitt (JE GAN)

Flannel Board
Teddy Gets Dressed

Craft
Name-tag necklace

Panda Bears

Opening Song
1,2,3 - Sing With Me! #2 Everybody Have a Seat by MaryLee (PROF CD J782.42 SUN)

Books
Panda-Monium at Peek Zoo by Kevin Waldron (JE WAL)
Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr (JE MAR)
Chu's Day at the Beach by Neil Gaiman (JE GAI)
Pom Pom Panda Gets the Grumps by Sophy Henn (JE HEN)
Please, Mr. Panda by Steve Antony (JE ANT)





Songs
Bear Tunes for Kids #7 Bears Have Coats of Many Colors by Brent Holmes (PROF CD J784.6 HOL)
1,2,3 - Sing With Me! #5 Head & Shoulders by MaryLee (PROF CD J782.42 SUN)

Craft
Panda Bear portrait

Yoga

Opening Song
Arms Up Keep Moving Basic Body Movements #1 Arms Up! by William Janiak (PROF CD J613.71 ARM)

Books 
Head and Toes by Eric Carle (PROF JE CAR)
Good Morning Yoga by Mariam Gates (JE GAT)
I Am Yoga by Susan Verde (JE VER)
Yoga for Kids by Lorena Pajalunga (JE PAJ)

Songs
The Classical Child at the Ballet #9 by Ernie Mavrides (CD J781.68 CLA)
The Classical Child at the Ballet #19 by Ernie Mavrides (CD J781.68 CLA)

Special Activity
'Bumble Bee' Breathing-cross legs, breathe in through nose, then out through mouth, humming with your fingers in your ears, like a bee

Craft
YOGA coloring sheet

Chickens and Ducks

Opening Song
Wiggle

Books
Where Are My Chicks? by Sally Grindley (PROF JE GRI)
Duckie's Rainbow by Frances Barry (PROF JE BAR)
Just a Duck? by Carin Bramsen (PROF JE BRA)
Wee Little Chick by Lauren Thompson (PROF JE THO)
Little Quack by Lauren Thompson (PROF JE THO)
This Little Chick by John Lawrence (PROF JE LAW)



Songs
Where is Thumbkin? #15 Five Little Ducks (PROF CD JE WHE)
Leaping Literacy: Rhythm Sticks, Ribbons, & Games for Reading Readiness #2 Ribbons in the Air by Pam Schiller (PROF CD J372.414 SCH) w/Ribbons
Whaddaya Think of That? #11 I Know a Chicken by Laurie Berkner (PROF CD J782.42 BER) w/Egg Shakers


Craft
Duck and pond scene

Mice

Opening Song
Shake My Sillies Out

Books
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff (JE NUM)
Maisy Learns to Swim by Lucy Cousins (JE COU)
Mouse's First Summer by Lauren Thompson (JE THO)
Such a Little Mouse by Alice Schertle (JE SCH)
Mousetronaut by Mark Kelly (JE KEL)

Songs
Storytime Favorites #10 Hickory Dickory Dock/Three Blind Mice (PROF CD J784.6 STO)
Sing Along with Bob #2 #22 Shake My Sillies Out by Bob McGrath (PROF CD J782.42 MCG)
Sing Along with Bob #2 #27 Do Your Ears Hang Low by Bob McGrath (PROF CD J782.42 MCG)

Craft
Mouse Bookmark