Books
Plant the Tiny Seed by Christie Matheson
Up, Down, and Around by Katherine Ayres
Songs, Rhymes, and Fingerplays
Hello Song: The More We Get Together
The more we get together, together, together
The more we get together, the happier we’ll be
For your friends are my friends, and my friends are your friends
The more we get together, the happier we’ll be
Song: Dance, Freeze, Melt by Mr. Eric & Mr. Michael
Rhyme: Little Seed
Little seed in the ground (Crouch down on the floor, hands covering heads.)
Sitting so still (Stay crouching.)
Little seed, will you sprout?
Yes, I will! (Jump up.)
Scarf Fingerplay: Here is a Green Leaf
Here’s a green leaf, and here’s a green leaf (hold out left thumb, then right)
And that you see makes two (hold up 2 thumbs)
This is the bud that makes the flower (hold palms together)
Now watch it bloom for you (slowly separate palms)
Scarf Song: Drip Drop Rain by Dance ‘n Beats
Rhyme: Tap Your Head
Tap your head,
Tap your toe,
Turn in a circle,
And bend down low.
Tap your nose,
Tap your knees,
Hand on your shoulders,
Now, sit down please.
Circle Time: Bubbles Dance Party
Bubbles Song: Bubbles and Bubbles by Marian Burns
Bubbles Song: The Wiggles Dance by Danny GO!
Goodbye Song: Goodbye, Friends
Goodbye, friends, goodbye, friends
Sing this tune, sing this tune
It’s time to wave goodbye, it’s time to wave goodbye
See you soon, see you soon
(Sing quieter)
Goodbye, friends, goodbye, friends
Close your eyes, close your eyes
Take a deep breath in… [Loud inhale]
Now breathe out goodbye…
Yoga & Breath Play
Yoga Pose of the Week: Tree Pose
Bring one foot on top of the other on top of your heel, and your hands together at your heart, then grow your tree nice and tall. Can I blow you down? Let’s see! Try it with your breath.
Breath Play: Rainstorm
Rub your hands together to make the sound of the wind. Tap your index finger and thumb for raindrops. It’s pouring so hands on your lap and go faster and fast, clap for lightning. Thunder…stomp your feet. Hands on your lap fast and faster. Now slow it down. Now it’s just raindrops. The rain is slowing down. Rub your hands together for wind. Slow down and stop.
April 26, 2024 at 10:30 am Natalie
April 23, 2024
Books
Butterfly, Butterfly by Petr Horacek
Rhyming Dust Bunnies by Jan Thomas
Oh, The Places You’ll Go! by Dr. Seuss
Songs, Rhymes, and Fingerplays
Song: Up, Down, Turn Around
Up, down, turn around
Touch the sky and touch the ground
Wiggle fingers, wiggle toes
Wiggle shoulders, say hello!
Song: Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes by Super Simple Songs (Speeding Up)
Fingerplay: 2 Little Butterflies
Two little butterflies sitting on a hill
One named Jack, and one named Jill
Fly away Jack, Fly away Jill
Come back Jack, Come back Jill
Other Verses:
Cloud… Quiet.. Loud
Stick… Slow… Quick
Sky… Low…High
Song: Shake My Sillies Out by Raffi
Song: Zoom, Zoom by Charlie Hope
Song: Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star by Nursery Rhymes ABC
Bubbles Song: PJ Masks Theme Song by PJ Masks
Bubbles Song: Super Mario Bros. Theme by Video Game Players
Bubbles Song: I’m a Bookworm, Baby! by Sesame Streets’ The Bookworms
Craft: Paper Plate Butterfly
Craft idea from No Time for Flashcards.
April 23, 2024 at 10:30 am Natalie
April 16, 2024
Books
Millie and the Big Rescue by Alexander Steffensmeier
Duck! by Meg McKinlay
Cock-a-doodle-doo, Creak, Pop-pop, Moo by Jim Aylesworth
Songs, Rhymes, and Fingerplays
Song: Up, Down, Turn Around
Up, down, turn around
Touch the sky and touch the ground
Wiggle fingers, wiggle toes
Wiggle shoulders, say hello!
Song: Jump, Run, and Shout! by The Singing Walrus
Rhyme: Put Your Hands Up High
Put your hands up high, put your hands down low,
Put your hands in the middle and wiggle just so.
Put your elbows in front, put your elbows in back
Put your elbows to the side and quack, quack, quack!
Song: Quack Quack, Waddle Waddle by B Minor Music
Fingerplay: 10 Fuzzy Chicks
Five eggs and five eggs and that makes ten
Sitting on top is the mother hen.
Bock, bock! Crack, crack!
What’s that I see?
10 fuzzy chicks as cute as can be!
Cheep, Cheep, Cheep, Cheep!
Shaker Song: I Know a Chicken by The Laurie Berkner Band
Shaker Song: Shake Freeze by Little Maestros
Shaker Song: Let’s All Shake Our Shaker Eggs by Miss Jamie
Craft: Duck and Cow Puppets
Craft ideas from iHeartCraftyThings and Simply Today Life
April 16, 2024 at 10:30 am Natalie
April 9, 2024
Books
Fletcher and the Springtime Blossoms by Julia Rawlinson
Ava’s Poppy by Marcus Pfister
Like a Dandelion by Huy Voun Lee
Songs, Rhymes, and Fingerplays
Song: Up, Down, Turn Around
Up, down, turn around
Touch the sky and touch the ground
Wiggle fingers, wiggle toes
Wiggle shoulders, say hello!
Song: Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes by Super Simple Songs (Speeding Up)
Song: Mr. Sun by Raffi
Rhyme: Dig a Little Hole
Dig a little hole (dig)
Plant a little seed (drop seed)
Pour a little water (pour)
Pull a little weed (pull up and throw away)
Chase a little bug (chasing motion)
Heigh-ho, there he goes! (shade eyes)
Give a little sunshine (make sun)
Grow a little rose (smell flower, eyes closed)
Rhyme: Little Seed
Little seed in the ground (Crouch down on the floor, hands covering heads)
Sitting so still (Stay crouching)
Little seed, will you sprout?
Yes, I will! (Jump up)
Scarf Fingerplay: Here is a Green Leaf
Here’s a green leaf, and here’s a green leaf (hold out left thumb, then right)
And that you see makes two (hold up 2 thumbs)
This is the bud that makes the flower (hold palms together)
Now watch it bloom for you (slowly separate palms)
Scarf Song: Fast and Slow by The Laurie Berkner Band
Scarf Song: Dance, Freeze, Melt by Mr. Eric & Mr. Michael
Craft: Handprint Flower Pot
Craft idea from Made to be a Momma.
April 9, 2024 at 10:30 am Natalie
Books
Shout! Shout it Out! by Denise Fleming
Is Everyone Ready for Fun? by Jan Thomas
Songs, Rhymes, and Fingerplays
Hello Song: The More We Get Together
The more we get together, together, together
The more we get together, the happier we’ll be
For your friends are my friends, and my friends are your friends
The more we get together, the happier we’ll be
Song: Wiggy Wiggle Freeze Dance by Hap Palmer
Fingerplay: Here is the Beehive
Here is the beehive (hold out one fist)
But where are the bees?
Hiding inside where nobody sees (point to fist)
Watch as the bees come out of their hive
1…2…3…4…5! (count on fingers)
Buzzzzz!
Shaker Rhyme: Bread and Butter
Bread and butter, marmalade and jam
Shake your shakers as fast as you can!
Other verses: Slow, high, low, quiet, loud
Shaker Song: Shake Your Body Down by The Laurie Berkner Band
Transition Rhyme: My Two Hands
My two hands go clap clap clap
My two feet go tap tap tap
My two hands go thump thump thump
My two feet go jump jump jump
My one body turns around
And it quietly sits down.
Circle Time: You Are Clapping by Eric Litwin and Michael Levine
Goodbye Song: Goodbye, Friends
Goodbye, friends, goodbye, friends
Sing this tune, sing this tune
It’s time to wave goodbye, it’s time to wave goodbye
See you soon, see you soon
(Sing quieter)
Goodbye, friends, goodbye, friends
Close your eyes, close your eyes
Take a deep breath in… [Loud inhale]
Now breathe out goodbye…
Yoga & Breath Play
Yoga Pose of the Week: Ragdoll Pose
Fold all the way down, with floppy arms. Bend your knees a little bit to be a floppy ragdoll.
Breath Play: Gentle Neck Stretch
Shake your head like you’re saying no, then nod like you’re saying yes. Let your head fall to one side, now forward and down, now go to the other side. Make a circle, and then the other way. Come back to center, sit up tall, take a deep breath in, and out.
April 5, 2024 at 10:30 am Natalie
April 2, 2024
Books
Don’t Wake Up the Tiger by Britta Teckentrup
What Will Fat Cat Sit On? by Jan Thomas
Please Don’t Read This Book! by Deanna Kizis
Songs, Rhymes, and Fingerplays
Song: Up, Down, Turn Around
Up, down, turn around
Touch the sky and touch the ground
Wiggle fingers, wiggle toes
Wiggle shoulders, say hello!
Song: Silly Dance Contest by Jim Gill
Song: Put a Chicken on Your Head by Eric Litwin and Michael Levine
Song: Icky Sticky Bubble Gum by The Learning Station
Rhyme: Spaghetti
Rhyme: Spaghetti
Spaghetti on my tummy
Spaghetti on my nose
Spaghetti on my elbow
Spaghetti on my toes.
Wipe it off my elbow
Wipe it off my toes
Wipe it off my tummy
Oops! I forgot my nose.
Bubbles Song: The Goldfish by The Laurie Berkner Band
Bubbles Song: Down by the Bay by Raffi
Song: Shake My Sillies Out by Raffi
Craft: Silly Monster
We used a variety of materials to create the silliest monsters we could!
April 2, 2024 at 10:30 am Natalie
March 26, 2024
Books
What Does Bunny See? by Linda Sue Park
Bunny Built by Michael Slack
Hope is a Hop by Katrina Moore
Songs, Rhymes, and Fingerplays
Song: Up, Down, Turn Around
Up, down, turn around
Touch the sky and touch the ground
Wiggle fingers, wiggle toes
Wiggle shoulders, say hello!
Song: My Bunny Goes Hop by The Laure Berkner Band
Rhyme: Little Rabbit
I saw a little rabbit go hop, hop, hop
I told that little rabbit to stop, stop, stop
He wiggled his ears and crinkled his nose
And wiggled, wiggled, wiggled right down to his toes.
Fingerplay: There was a Little Bunny
There was a little bunny who lived in the wood. (hold up two fingers)
He wiggled his ears as a good bunny should (wiggle on head)
He hopped by a squirrel. He hopped by a tree. (hop, hop)
He hopped by a duck. And he hopped by me. (hop, hop over fist)
He stared at the squirrel. He stared at the tree. (stare, stare)
He stared at the duck. But he made faces at me! (stare, make faces)
Song: The Bunny Hop by Itty Bitty Beats
Rhyme: We Can . . .
We can jump, jump, jump,
We can hop, hop, hop,
We can clap, clap, clap,
We can stop, stop, stop.
We can nod our heads for yes,
We can shake our heads for no.
We can bend our knees a tiny bit,
And sit down slow
Shaker Song: Hop Little Bunnies by Toddler Fun Learning
Shaker Song: Hop Hop Hop Little Bunny by Bounce Patrol
Craft: Paper Cup Bunny
Craft idea from Darcy and Brian.
March 26, 2024 at 10:30 am Natalie
March 19, 2024
Books
Step Gently Out by Helen Frost and Rick Lieder
It’s an Orange Aardvark by Michael Hall
A Frog in the Bog by Karma Wilson
Songs, Rhymes, and Fingerplays
Song: Up, Down, Turn Around
Up, down, turn around
Touch the sky and touch the ground
Wiggle fingers, wiggle toes
Wiggle shoulders, say hello!
Rhyme: 5 Hungry Ants
Five hungry ants were marching in a line,
They came upon a picnic where they could dine.
They marched into the salad,
They marched into the cake,
They marched into the pepper
Uh-oh, that was a mistake!
Aa aa aa aa-CHOO!
Four hungry ants. . .
Three hungry ants . . .
Two hungry ants . . .
One hungry ant . . .
Fingerplay: 2 Little Butterflies
Two little butterflies sitting on a hill
One named Jack, and one named Jill
Fly away Jack, Fly away Jill
Come back Jack, Come back Jill
Cloud… Quiet.. Loud
Stick… Slow… Quick
Sky… Low…High
Fingerplay: Here is the Beehive
Here is the beehive (hold out one fist)
But where are the bees?
Hiding inside where nobody sees (point to fist)
Watch as the bees come out of their hive
1…2…3…4…5! (count on fingers)
Buzzzzz!
Scarf Song: Ants in My Pants by Pinkfong
Scarf Song: Slow Snails and Busy Bees by Piccolo Music
Scarf Song: Bug n Roll by Pinkfong
Craft: 3D Paper Ant
Craft idea from Kids’ Craft Room.
March 19, 2024 at 10:30 am Natalie
March 12, 2024
Books
How to Train a Train by Jason Carter Eaton
The Littlest Train by Chris Gall
Steam Train, Dream Train by Sherri Duskey Rinker
Songs, Rhymes, and Fingerplays
Song: Up, Down, Turn Around
Up, down, turn around
Touch the sky and touch the ground
Wiggle fingers, wiggle toes
Wiggle shoulders, say hello!
Song: Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes by Super Simple Songs (Speeding up)
Rhyme: Here’s a Little Choo Choo Train
Here’s a little choo choo train
Chugging down the track (chug arms)
Now it’s going forward (lean forward)
Now it’s going back (lean backwards)
Hear the bell ringing (ring a bell)
Now the whistle blows (blow train whistle)
What a lot of noise is makes
Everywhere it goes
Rhythm Sticks Rhyme: Clickety Clack
Clickety-clack, clickety-clack
Here comes the train on the railroad track
Clickety-clunn, clickety-clunn
Here comes engine number 1
Clickety-clew, clickety-clew
Here comes coal car number 2
Clickety-clee, clickety-clee
Here comes box car number 3
Clickety-clore, clickety-clore
Here comes tank car number 4
Clickety-clive, clickety-clive
Here comes coach car number 5
Clickety-clicks, clickety-clicks
Here’s the caboose, that’s number 6
Clickety-clack, clickety-clack
There goes the rain on the railroad track
Chooo-choooo
Rhythm Sticks Song: Choo Choo Train by Patty Shukla
Craft: Egg Carton Train
Craft idea from Hands on as We Grow
March 12, 2024 at 10:30 am Natalie
Books
From Ed’s to Ned’s by Gideon Sterer
Wheels by Sally Sutton
Songs, Rhymes, and Fingerplays
Song: The More We Get Together
The more we get together, together, together
The more we get together, the happier we’ll be
For your friends are my friends, and my friends are your friends
The more we get together, the happier we’ll be
Rhyme: I’m a Rocket on the Ground
I’m a rocket on the ground (crouch down)
Waiting quietly without a sound (say softly and put finger to lips)
Light this fuse on my little toe (wiggle toes and point to them)
Ready for blastoff, here I go! (put hands over head to form rocket point)
5 – 4 – 3 – 2 – 1
Whooosh! (Jump into air)
Shaker Song: Hurry, Hurry Drive the Firetruck by The Super Silly Kids
Shaker Song: The Airplane Song by The Laurie Berkner Band
Song: Drivin’ in My Car by Ralph’s World
Circle Time: Green Means GO! Game
Green means “GO!” Go! Go! Go! (march in place)
Yellow means “Slow.” Slow… slow… slow. (march in slow motion)
Red means “STOP!” (stop suddenly)
Rhyme: Goodbye, Friends
(Tune: Frere Jacques)
Goodbye, friends, goodbye, friends
Sing this tune, sing this tune
It’s time to wave goodbye, it’s time to wave goodbye
See you soon, see you soon
(Sing quieter)
Goodbye, friends, goodbye, friends
Close your eyes, close your eyes
Take a deep breath in… [Loud inhale]
Now breathe out goodbye…
Yoga & Breath Play
Yoga Pose of the Week: Airplane
Stand on one leg and try and get your balance by spotting something in front of you. Tilt yourself forward and start to fly. Lift your leg higher and soar thru the sky! You’re flying!
Breath Play: Shoulder Squeeze
Squeeze your shoulders up to your ears, breathe in, and let it out as you breathe your shoulders down. Roll your shoulders in a circle, and put them down.
March 8, 2024 at 10:30 am Natalie
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