Outer Space
May 2017
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: Space
Listening Song: “If You Want to Hear a Story”
Book: The Way Back Home by Oliver Jeffers
Counting Rhyme with Flannel Board: Five Little Rockets
Book: Astro Bunnies by Christine Loomis
Sing-Along Song: If You're Going to the Moon
Book: Sheep Blast Off! by Nancy Shaw
Closing Rhyme: Wave Goodbye by Rob Reid
Summer 2019
Opening Song: “The Wheels on the Bus” by Eric Litwin
Announce Theme: Outer Space
Listening Song: “If You Want to Hear a Story”
Book: Another Day in the Milky Way by David Milgrim
Counting Rhymes with Flannel Board: Five Little Aliens
Book: Sheep Blast Off by Nancy Shaw
Counting Rhymes with Flannel Board: Five Little Rockets
Book: A Long Way Away by Frank Viva
Closing Rhyme: Wave Goodbye by Rob Reid
Summer 2024
Opening Song: “The Wheels on the Bus” by Eric Litwin
Announce Theme: Outer Space
Listening Song: “If You Want to Hear a Story”
Book: There’s an Alien in Your Book by Tom Fletcher
Flannel Board: Find the Alien
Action Rhyme: Blast Off
Action Song: If You’re Going to the Moon
Book: Touch the Brightest Star by Christie Matheson
Flannel Board: Stars
Action Rhyme: Reach for the Stars
Book: Snakes in Space by Kathryn Dennis
Closing Rhyme: Wave Goodbye by Rob Reid
Take Home Activity Packet
Touch the Brightest Start Activity Page
Outer Space Movement Cards (Aussie Childcare Network)
I Spy Outer Space (Paper Trail Design)
Snakes on a Train Activity Pages (2)