Birthday

(May 2011)

Opening Song: “The Wheels on the Bus” (It’s time to get on the bus and go to story time!)

Movement Song: “Can’t Sit Still”

(Introduce self and say hello to everyone)

Listening Song: “If You Want to Hear a Story”

Announce Theme: Birthdays!

Song: “Happy Birthday to Us”

Book: Not Last Night But the Night Before by Colin McNaughton

Fingerplay Song: “Jelly in the Bowl

Counting Rhyme with Magnet Board: Five Little Cupcakes

Book: Don’t Spill the Beans by Ian Schoenherr

Movement Song: “If You’re Happy & You Know It”

Book: If You Give a Pig a Party by Laura Numeroff

Game: Pin the Tail on the Donkey

Book: A Birthday for Cow! by Jan Thomas

Closing Rhyme: Wave Goodbye by Rob Reid

Favors: Balloons (with parents’ permission)

Books for an Older Audience:

Clever Jack Takes the Cake by Candace Fleming

Happy Birthday to You, You Belong in a Zoo by Diane de Groat

Otis & Sydney and the Best Birthday Ever by Laura Numeroff