Zoo
September 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: Zoo
Fingerplay: “The Tall Giraffe”
Book: A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip C. Stead
Movement Song: “Zoo Animals” (to the tune of If You’re Happy & You Know It)
Book: Animal Strike at the Zoo by Karma Wilson
Action Rhyme: Elephant
Book: The Underpants Zoo by Brian Sendelbach
Movement Song: Alice the Camel
Book: Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell
Closing Rhyme: Wave Goodbye by Rob Reid
Additional Books: The Seals on the Bus by Lenny Hort (Interactive: Children Make the Sounds), From Head to Toe by Eric Carle (Interactive: Children do the movements)
Songs: “Going to the Zoo” by Raffi (Singable Songs for the Very Young), “Alice the Camel” (50 Nursery Rhyme Songs), “Down by the Bay” by Raffi (Singable Songs for the Very Young), “Old Macdonald Had a Zoo”
March 2013
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: Zoo
Listening Song: “If You Want to Hear a Story”
Book: Never, Ever Shout in a Zoo by Karma Wilson
Movement Song: “Alice the Camel”
Book: The Underpants Zoo by Brian Sendelbach
Action Rhyme: “Zoo Animals” or “The Tall Giraffe” or “An Elephant” or “Wild Animals”
Book: Where’s Walrus? by Stephen Savage &/or Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell
Closing Rhyme: Wave Goodbye by Rob Reid
Extra Books: Zoo-Looking by Mem Fox,Two at the Zoo by Danna Smith, Wild about Books by Judy Sierra
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: Zoo
Listening Song: “If You Want to Hear a Story”
Book: My Heart Is Like a Zoo by Michaqel Hall
Movement Song: Zoo Animals
Book: Still a Gorilla by Kim Norman
Sing-Along Song: “Alice the Camel”
Book: Call Me Gorgeous by Giles & Alezandra Milton
Closing Rhyme: Wave Goodbye by Rob Reid
Extra Book: The Opposite Zoo by Il Sung Na
Extra Book: Where’s Walrus? And Penguin? By Stephen Savage
Outreach: What's New a Zippy History of Zoos by Kathleen Krull & Never Evener Shout in a Zoo by Karma Wilson
Summer 2021
Opening Song: “The Wheels on the Bus” by Eric Litwin
Announce Theme: Zoo
Listening Song: “If You Want to Hear a Story”
Book: Never, EVER Shout in a Zoo by Karma Wilson
Game with Flannel Board:
Book: Still a Gorilla by Kim Norman
Movement with Book: Move! By Steve Jenkins & Robin Page
Book: The Opposite Zoo by Il Sung Na
Movement Song: Zoo Animals
Book: Where’s Walrus? And Penguin? By Stephen Savage
Closing Rhyme: Wave Goodbye by Rob Reid
Take Home Activity Packet
Draw a Baby Animal
Hippo Paper Bag Puppet
Lion Paper Bag Puppet
Clothespin Camel
Spiral Snake
Summer 2024
Opening Song: “The Wheels on the Bus” by Eric Litwin
Announce Theme: At the Zoo
Listening Song: “If You Want to Hear a Story”
Book: Still a Gorilla by Kim Norman
Flannel Board: Hippos in the Bathtub
Movement: HIPPO
Book: My Heart Is Like a Zoo by Michael Hall
Flashcards: Walrus Shapes
Movement: Draw a Circle
Book: Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? By Bill Martin, Jr. and Eric Carle
Closing Rhyme: Wave Goodbye by Rob Reid
Take Home Activity Packet
Kangaroo Paper Bag Puppet (2 pages)
Eager as a Beaver Activity Page from My Heart Is Like a Zoo
Rugged as a Moose Activity Page from My Heart Is Like a Zoo
Animal Dreams Activity Page from Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?