Opening Song: “The Wheels on the Bus” by Larry Groce (Disney Children’s Favorite Songs Volume 4) [It’s time to get on the bus and go to story time!]
Movement Song: “Can’t Sit Still” by Greg & Steve (Kids in Action)
Announce Theme: Black & White animals (Holstein cattle, skunks, zebras, pandas, penguins, Dalmatians, Boston terriers, white Bengal tigers, killer whales, sheep, cats, pigs)
Listening Song: “If You Want to Hear a Story”
Book: Panda-Monium! by Cynthia Platt
Counting Rhyme with Flannel Board: “Five Little Panda Bears”
Book: If You Were a Penguin by Florence & Wendell Minor
Movement Rhyme: “Penguin, Penguin”
Book: Funny Farm by Mark Teague
Closing Rhyme: Wave Goodbye by Rob Reid
Opening Song: “The Wheels on the Bus” by Larry Groce (Disney Children’s Favorite Songs Volume 4) [It’s time to get on the bus and go to story time!]
Movement Song: “Can’t Sit Still” by Greg & Steve (Kids in Action)
Announce Theme: World Animals
Listening Song: “If You Want to Hear a Story”
Book: Little Mist by Angela McAllister (Asia)
Counting Rhyme with Flannel Board: “Five Little Pandas”
Book: “Slowly, Slowly, Slowly,” said the Sloth by Eric Carle (Rainforest)
Movement Rhymes: “The Tall Giraffe” and “What a Nose”
Book: Roar! A Noisy Counting Book by Pamela Duncan Edwards (Africa)
Closing Rhyme: Wave Goodbye by Rob Reid
Opening Song: “The Wheels on the Bus” by Larry Groce (Disney Children’s Favorite Songs Volume 4) [It’s time to get on the bus and go to story time!]
Movement Song: “Can’t Sit Still” by Greg & Steve (Kids in Action)
Announce Theme: Digging Animals
Discuss: Which animals like to dig holes? (Moles, dogs, wombats, gophers, prairie dogs, chipmunks, rabbits, …)
Listening Song: “If You Want to Hear a Story”
Book: Alfred Digs by Lindsay Barrett George
Movement Song: “The Ants Go Marching”
Book: Diary of a Wombat by Jackie French
Closing Rhyme: Wave Goodbye by Rob Reid
Take Home: Aardvark coloring sheet
Opening Song: “The Wheels on the Bus” by Larry Groce (Disney Children’s Favorite Songs Volume 4) [It’s time to get on the bus and go to story time!]
Movement Song: “Can’t Sit Still” by Greg & Steve (Kids in Action)
Announce Theme: Underground Animals
Listening Song: “If You Want to Hear a Story”
Book: No Place Like Home by Jonathan Emmett
Poem with Flannel Board: “Gopher in the Garden” by Jack Prelutsky
Book: Underground by Denise Fleming (spend time on the “Creature Identification” section)
Counting Rhyme with Flannel Board: “Five Little Rabbits”
Closing Rhyme: Wave Goodbye by Rob Reid
Take Home: Chipmunk coloring sheet
Prize: Sticker
Opening Song: “The Wheels on the Bus” by Larry Groce (Disney Children’s Favorite Songs Volume 4) [It’s time to get on the bus and go to story time!]
Movement Song: “Can’t Sit Still” by Greg & Steve (Kids in Action)
Announce Theme: Animal Sounds
Listening Song: “If You Want to Hear a Story”
Book: Dog’s Noisy Day by Emma Dodd
Game with Flannel Board:
Book: The Little Rabbit Who Liked to Say Moo by Jonathan Allen
Sing-Along Song: Old MacDonald (Disney Children’s Favorite Songs Volume 1)
Book: Bark, George by Jules Feiffer
Closing Rhyme: Wave Goodbye by Rob Reid
Opening Song: “The Wheels on the Bus” by Larry Groce (Disney Children’s Favorite Songs Volume 4) [It’s time to get on the bus and go to story time!]
Movement Song: “Can’t Sit Still” by Greg & Steve (Kids in Action)
Announce Theme: Animals
Listening Song: “If You Want to Hear a Story”
Book: Who Has These Feet? By Laura Hulbert
Movement Song: “Spider on the Floor” by Raffi
Book: Stripes of All Types by Susan Stockdale
Movement Song: “Goldfish Song” by Laurie Berkner
Book: Who Has This Tail? By Laura Hulbert
Closing Rhyme: Wave Goodbye by Rob Reid
Opening Song: “The Wheels on the Bus” by Larry Groce (Disney Children’s Favorite Songs Volume 4) [It’s time to get on the bus and go to story time!]
Movement Song: “Can’t Sit Still” by Greg & Steve (Kids in Action)
Announce Theme: Animals to the Rescue
Listening Song: “If You Want to Hear a Story”
Book: Bear Feels Scared by Karma Wilson
Game with Flannel Board:
Book: Oh No! by Candace Fleming
Sing-Along Song:
Book: Cows to the Rescue by John Himmelman
Closing Rhyme: Wave Goodbye by Rob Reid
Opening Song: “The Wheels on the Bus” by Larry Groce (Disney Children’s Favorite Songs Volume 4) [It’s time to get on the bus and go to story time!]
Movement Song: “Can’t Sit Still” by Greg & Steve (Kids in Action)
Announce Theme: Black & White Animals
Listening Song: “If You Want to Hear a Story”
Book: The Black & White Factory by Eric Telchin
Counting Rhyme with Flannel Board: Five Little Panda Bears
Book: Not Quite Black and White by Jonathan Ying
Action Rhyme: Penguin, Penguin Turn Around
Book: Please, Mr. Panda and I’ll Wait, Mr. Panda by Steve Antony
Closing Rhyme: Wave Goodbye by Rob Reid
Opening Song: “The Wheels on the Bus” by Eric Litwin
Announce Theme: Big Teeth
Listening Song: “If You Want to Hear a Story”
Book: Chicken Little and the Big Bad Wolf by Sam Wedelich
Counting Rhyme with Finger Puppets: This Little Chicken
Movement Song: Alligator Stroll by Josh Turner (Frog Trouble by Sandra Boynton)
Book: Chez Bob by Bob Shea
Flannel Board: Teasing Mr. Alligator
Fingerplay: Little Baby Gator
Closing Rhyme: Wave Goodbye by Rob Reid
Take Home: Activity Pages from Chicken Little and the Big Bad Wolf & Chez Bob
Opening Song: “The Wheels on the Bus” by Eric Litwin
Announce Theme: Funny Animals
Listening Song: “If You Want to Hear a Story”
Book: Be Quiet! By Ryan T. Higgins
Movement Rhyme: Tall as a Tree
Fingerplay: Here Is a House
Flannel Board: Hickory Dickory Dock
Book: I’m a Hare, So There! By Julie Rowan-Zoch
Fingerplay: Two Little Tigers
Flannel Board: Teasing Mr. Tiger
Book: What About Worms!? By Ryan T. Higgins
Closing Rhyme: Wave Goodbye by Rob Reid
Take Home: Activity pages from book read + cat craft from krokotak
Opening Song: “The Wheels on the Bus” by Eric Litwin
Announce Theme: Grumpy Animals
Listening Song: “If You Want to Hear a Story”
Book: Bruce’s Big Move by Ryan T. Higgins
Movement Song: Jingle Bells
Book: Please, Mr. Panda by Steve Antony
Flannel Board: Donuts
Book: This Is Gus by Chris Chatterton
Closing Rhyme: Wave Goodbye by Rob Reid
Opening Song: “The Wheels on the Bus” by Eric Litwin
Announce Theme: Tails
Listening Song: “If You Want to Hear a Story”
Book: What’s This Tail Saying? By Carolyn Combs
Counting Rhyme with Flannel Board: Five Little Foxes
Book: Who Has This Tail? By Laura Hulbert
Movement Song: Wiggle Your Lah-De-Dah by Ralph’s World
Book: Chicken Cheeks by Michael Ian Black
Closing Rhyme: Wave Goodbye by Rob Reid
Opening Song: “The Wheels on the Bus” by Eric Litwin
Announce Theme: Animal Friends
Listening Song: “If You Want to Hear a Story”
Book: In a Jar by Deborah Marcero
Flannel Board: Mouse Count
Book: The Cookie Fiasco by Dan Santat
Flannel Board: Cookies
Book: We Disagree by Bethanie Deeney Murguia
Closing Rhyme: Wave Goodbye by Rob Reid
Take Home Activity Packet
Activity Page from In a Jar
Coloring Page from In a Jar
Coloring Page from The Cookie Fiasco
Cookie Monster Headband
Puppets to retell We Disagree