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)
(Introduce self and say hello to everyone)
Listening Song: “If You Want to Hear a Story”
Announce Theme: Tea Time
Book: The Tiger Who Came to Tea by Judith Kerr
Movement Song: “I’m a Little Tea Pot” (Toddler Favorites)
Book: Hattie Hippo by Christine Loomis
Fingerplay: “Teatime”
Sing-Along-Song: “Polly Put the Kettle On” (50 Nursery Rhyme Songs)
Poems: “The Tea Party” from Poems: “Adventure,” “Tea for One,” and “Tea Around the World” from Tea Party Today: Poems to Sip and Savor by Eileen Spinelli
Closing Rhyme: Wave Goodbye by Rob Reid
Opening Song: “The Wheels on the Bus” by Eric Litwin
Announce Theme: Teatime
Listening Song: “If You Want to Hear a Story”
Poems: “Adventure,” “Tea for One,” and “Tea Around the World” from Tea Party Today: Poems to Sip and Savor by Eileen Spinelli
Book: Tea Time by Beth Ferry
Flannel Board: Hippos in the Bathtub
Book: Luli and the Language of Tea by Andrea Wang
Movement Songs: “I’m a Little Tea Pot” (Toddler Favorites) and “Polly Put the Kettle On” (50 Nursery Rhyme Songs)
Book: Teatime Around the World by Denyse Waissbluth
Closing Rhyme: Wave Goodbye by Rob Reid
Take Home: activity pages from Teatime Around the World