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