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 Insects
Listening Song: “If You Want to Hear a Story”
Book: One Hundred Hungry Ants by Elinor J. Pinczes
Movement Song: “The Ants Go Marching”
Book: Jonathan & Martha by Petr Horacek
Fingerplay: “Where’s the Wiggly, Squiggly Worm?”
Closing Rhyme: Wave Goodbye by Rob Reid
Take Home: A Is for Ant Family Fun Page (p. 92 of EL CSLP manual)
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: Bugs
Listening Song: “If You Want to Hear a Story”
Book: One Hundred Hungry Ants by Elinor Pinczes
Song: Spider on the Floor
Book: Can You Make a Scary Face? By Jan Thomas
Fingerplay: Here is a Beehive
Song: Itsy Bitsy Spider
Book: Yoo-Hoo, Ladybug! By Mem Fox
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: Bugs
Listening Song: “If You Want to Hear a Story”
Book: Some Bugs by Angela DiTerlizzi
Song: The Ants Go Marching by Melinda Carroll or Spider on the Floor by Raffi
Book: Beetle Bop by Denise Fleming or I Love Bugs by Philemon Sturges
Movement Activity: Bug Movement Cards
Book: Can You Make a Scary Face? by Jan Thomas
Closing Rhyme: Wave Goodbye by Rob Reid
Opening Song: “The Wheels on the Bus” by Eric Litwin
Announce Theme: Bugs
Listening Song: “If You Want to Hear a Story”
Fingerplay: Here is a Beehive
Book: What’s Your Favorite Bug? By Eric Carle & Friends
Movement Song: The Ants Go Marching
Book: Insectlopedia: Poems and Paintings by Douglas Florian
Rhyme with Flannel Board: Ladybug
Movement Activity: Bug Action Cards (http://www.oopseydaisyblog.com/)
Book: Some Bugs by Angela DiTerlizzi
Book: Can You Make a Scary Face? by Jan Thomas
Closing Rhyme: Wave Goodbye by Rob Reid
Opening Song: “The Wheels on the Bus” by Eric Litwin
Announce Theme: Bees
Listening Song: “If You Want to Hear a Story”
Facts: from The Bee Book by Charlotte Milner
Bee Species (pp. 4-5)
Who Eats Honeybees? (pp. 32-33)
Book: Bear and Bee by Sergio Ruzzier
Movement Rhyme: Bumblebee, Bumblebee
Book: The Monkey and the Bee by C. P. Bloom
Counting Rhyme with Flannel Board: Five Bees
Fingerplay: Here Is the Beehive
Poems: from UnBEElievables: Honeybee Poems and Paintings by Douglas Florian
Summer Hummer
Waggle Dance
Bees Buzz
Closing Rhyme: Wave Goodbye by Rob Reid
Opening Song: “The Wheels on the Bus” by Eric Litwin
Announce Theme: Bugs
Listening Song: “If You Want to Hear a Story”
Book: What’s Your Favorite Bug? By Eric Carle & Friends
Movement Activity: Big Action Cards
Fingerplay: Here Is a Beehive
Book: Some Bugs by Angela DiTerlizzi
Movement Song: The Ants Go Marching
Book: selections from Insectlopedia by Douglas Florian
Closing Rhyme: Wave Goodbye by Rob Reid
Take Home: What’s your favorite bug sheet, caterpillar craft from krokotak
Opening Song: “The Wheels on the Bus” by Eric Litwin
Announce Theme: Bees
Listening Song: “If You Want to Hear a Story”
Poems: "Summer Hummer," "Waggle Dance," and "Bees Buzz" from unBEElievables: Honeybee Poems & Paintings by Douglas Florian
Book: The Monkey and the Bee by C. P. Bloom
Fingerplay: Here is a Beehive
Book: Beware! by Bob Raczka
Movement Song: Bumblebee, Bumblebee
Book: Beehive by Jorey Hurley
Closing Rhyme: Wave Goodbye by Rob Reid
Take Home: Bee craft from krokotak
Opening Song: “The Wheels on the Bus” by Eric Litwin
Announce Theme: The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Listening Song: “If You Want to Hear a Story”
Book: The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Retelling Activity: VHC Story Stick idea from Make Learning Fun
Movement Activity: Spring Animal Movement Cards
Book: The Very Hungry Caterpillar’s First Spring
Action Rhyme: The Rain Is Falling Down
Guessing Game: In My Garden
Book: Where Is the Very Hungry Caterpillar?
Magnet Board: Five Little Flowers
Fingerplay: Watch It Bloom
Closing Rhyme: Wave Goodbye by Rob Reid
Take Home: VHC balloon coloring page, cut and paste VHC from Make Learning Fun