Beach, February 29th and March 1st, 2012

Begin by singing Shake My Sillies Out by Raffi

Book: Swimming in the Sand by Marcia Leonard

Song: Swimming at the Bottom of the Ocean from the Geof Johnson cd The Sea, Beach, and Summer Stuff.

Puppets: I Took My Dog to the Beach One Day, an original puppet show by Paul Musser and Debbie Meyer

Book: To the Beach by Linda Ashman

Poem: Reflection by Shel Silverstein

Book: Just Grandma and Me by Mercer Mayer

Song: Let’s Spend a Day at the Beach from the Wiggles cd Hoop-dee-doo. We handed out leis for the kids before they sang this song, and they sort of hula danced during the song.

Book: Beach Party by Harriet Ziefert we used puppets and had kids stand up and walk like various animals that are in the book. We had to alter the types of animals a bit, based on what puppets we had.

Final activity: Parachute with beach balls – we played the Beach Boys song Fun, Fun, Fun.

by Debbie and Paul

Singable Songs, February 22nd and 23rd, 2012

Begin with Shake My Sillies Out! by Raffi

Song/Book: There was an old Lady who Swallowed a Fly by Simms Taback

Music: Birds, Beasts, Bugs & Fishes (Little & Big) by Pete Seeger

Book: The Seals on the Bus by Lenny Hort with puppets!

Book: The Itsy Bitsy Spider by Iza Trapani. We put the words to the 6 verses on an overhead and had the parents sing the song while we held up the book.

Book: If You’re Happy and You Know It (Jungle Edition) by James Warhola

Song: Old McDonald had a Farm with puppets!

Song: Let’s Make Some Noise by Raffi from the Everything Grows album. We passed out instruments and marched around the room while we listened to this song.

by Deanna and Debbie

Bugs, May 21st, 2012

Book: Donald and the...

Rhyme: Little Miss Muffet told with a little girl puppet and a spider.

Book: Butterfly, Butterfly

Song:  A Fly Is on Your Nose (to the tune of The Farmer in the Dale)
A fly is on your nose,
A fly is on your nose,
Hi-ho watch me blow
A fly is on your ... (move to a new body part)

End with "The fly has gone away."

Poem: What to Do When a Bug Climbs in Your Mouth from What to Do When a Bug Climbs in Your Mouth: and Other Poems to Drive You Buggy by Rick Walton told with a girl puppet and a plastic bug.

Book: Big Bug, Little Bug

Story: The Very Busy Spider told with a spider some string and a little fly.

by Patrick

Bath Time, February 15th and 16th, 2012

Begin by singing Shake My Sillies Out.

Book: King Bidgood’s in the Bathtub by Audrey Wood

Song: Take Me Out of the Bathtub from the book Take Me Out of the Bathtub and other silly dilly songs by Alan Katz. We used a boy puppet and a cardboard bathtub and we projected the words on the wall using an overhead projector.

Book: Bathtime by Eileen Spinelli

Song/Activity: Everybody Wash from the Sesame Street cd Splish Splash: Bath Time Fun.

Magnet Board: Piggy’s Bath by David Martin  

Rhyme: After a Bath

After my bath, I try, try, try

To wipe myself ‘til I’m dry, dry, dry.

Hands to wipe, and fingers, and toes

And two wet legs, and one shiny nose.

Just think how much less time I’d take,

If I were a dog and could shake, shake, shake!

Book: Bubble Bath Pirates by Jarrett J. Krosoczka

Activity: Bubble Play!!! We blew bubbles and let kids run through them. Fun!

by Debbie

Love, February 8th and 9th, 2012

Begin with Raffi’s Shake My Sillies Out.

Book: Valentine Surprise by Corinne Demas

Poem: Chocolates by Jack Prelutsky. We used a heart shaped box with empty wrappers inside and a puppet to recite this poem.

I bought a box of chocolate hearts,

A present for my mother,

They looked so good I tasted one,

And then I tried another.

They both were so delicious

That I ate another four,

And then I ate another couple,

And then a half dozen more.

I couldn’t seem to stop myself,

I nibbled on and on,

Before I knew what happened

All the chocolate hearts were gone.

I felt a little guilty,

I was stuffed down to my socks.

I ate my mother’s valentine….

I hope she likes the box.

Book: Biggest Kiss by Joanna Walsh

Poem: The Love Bug we used an overhead projector so that parents would say the poem with us.

It begins with a grin  (smile broadly)

It turns to a giggle  (put both hands on mouth and giggle)

You start to laugh   (throw head back and laugh out loud)

Your legs start to wiggle (put feet in air and shake)

You look all around for someone to hug (move eyes back and forth)

What can you do?  (shrug shoulders)

You’ve caught the Love Bug  (hug another child or yourself)

AAAA-CHOOO!

Flannel Board: I’ll Give you Kisses by Diane Paterson 

Puppets/book: Love and Kisses by Sarah Wilson. We used animal puppets to act out the animals kissing instead of using the book.

Blow a kiss and let it go,

You never know how love will grow –

Smooch and Smack!

You kiss your cat.

Your cat may kiss a cow.

The cow may kiss a giggling goose,

The goose, a fish – somehow!

The fish Splish! Splash! May kiss a fox.

The fox may kiss a frog.

The frog may jump to plant a kiss upon a friendly dog.

The dog may kiss a frisky horse and catch him by surprise!

The horse may kiss a red-winged bird with twinkles in her eyes.

The bird may fly to kiss a cow,

Who’ll laugh a great big “MOOOO!”

The cow may run to kiss a cat, who’ll then kiss…..

You – know – who!

Kisses!  Kisses!

Smooch and smack!

You’ll have your love and kisses back!

Book: Where Does Love Come From?

Book: What Do You Love? by Jonathan London

What Do You Love? by Jonathan London

Activity: We had kids write the title of a book they love and their name on a heart and had them add the heart to the display on the window.

by Debbie

Things That Start with Q, March 28th and 29th, 2012

Begin by singing Raffi’s Shake My Sillies Out

Book: (QUILL) Hugs from Pearl by Paul Schmid

Fingerplays: (QUICKLY) Slowly, Slowly and If you Chance to Meet a Frown

Slowly, slowly, very slowly, goes the little snail.

Slowly, slowly, very slowly, on the garden trail.

BUT (clap) quickly, quickly, very quickly, goes the little mouse.

Quickly, quickly, very quickly, all around the house.

(Sit your child on your lap. Tickle him/her slowly during the snail part and quickly during the mouse part)

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If you chance to meet a frown,

(pull corners of mouth down to a frown)

Do not let it stay. (shake head from side to side)

Quickly turn it upside down

And smile that frown away. (push corners of mouth into a smile)

Book: (QUEST, QUENN): The Kiss that Missed by David Melling

Fingerplay: (QUACK) Five Little Ducks

Book: (QUESTION MARK): Guess Again by Mac Barnett

Activity: (QUIZ, QUESTION) Questions included “Do you have a pet?”, “Do you have a brother or sister?”, “Are you wearing red?”… We asked the children to stand if the answer to the question was “yes”.

Book: (QUIET): Quiet, Loud by Leslie Patricelli

Quiet, Loud by Leslie Patricelli

Final Activity: (QUILT): Story Quilt. We made a 4x4 quilt which included 8 patterned pieces and pictures of 8 Q words. We had the children choose pictures to fill in the quilt. We wrote a Mad Lib (included) and we inserted the words into the story.

Song: (QUIT): Goodbye Song

by Patrick and Robyn

Pets, February 1st and 2nd, 2012

Begin with Shake My Sillies Out! by Raffi.

Book: A Pet for Petunia by Paul Schmid   

Poem: Hot Dog by Shel Silverstein we used a real hot dog and Liesl’s little pet carrying case.

Book: Dino Pets by Lynn Plourde

Song: B I N G O!  We used a big fluffy dog puppet and letters that spelled out Bingo.

Book: Peanut by Linas Alsenas.

Song: Pig on Her Head by Laurie Berkner

Book: I Know a Rhino by Charles Fuge.

Final Activity: We had a pet show!  We brought out an egg, tiger, snake, swan, owl, dinosaur, and unicorn. One of us would bring out a small version and the other would bring out a giant version!  Super funny!

by Debbie and Patrick