Rhyme Time

OPENING RHYMES

Hey diddle diddle, the cat and the fiddle.

The cow jumped over the moon.

The little dog laughed to see such sport.

And the dish ran away with the spoon.

Humpty dumpty sat on a wall.

Humpty dumpty had a great fall.

And all the king's horses,

And all the king's men,

Couldn't put Humpty together again.

Literacy Tip: When you add physical movement to these rhymes, your child can feel the rhythm of language in addition to hearing it. Encourage younger chidren to use large movements, while older children can use small, more finite ones.

Wombat walkabout By Carol Diggory Shields

Literacy Tip:This is trickster tale set in Australia so it is great for building vocabulary. You can disocover dingos, gum trees and billabongs! Knowing the names of things and words is the first necessary step in learning to read.

Here's a cup. And here's a cup.
And here's a cup of tea.
Pour a cup. And pour a cup.
And have a drink with me.

RHYMING SONG – adapted by Nancy Stewart

Literacy Tip: Playing with songs that have strong rhymes helps your child build phonological awareness. All the time you are giggling, your child is building an awareness of the smaller parts of words.
To market, to market, to buy a fat pig
Home again, home again, jiggety jig

To market, to market to buy a sweet dog

Home again, home again, jiggety jog

To market, to market to buy some apples

Home again, home again, jiggety japples

To market, to market to buy some bananas

Home again, home again, jiggety janas

WORD OF THE DAY: FUN

CIRCLE DANCE
Here we go loopy loo

From Pete Seeger’s Song and play time

Ring around the rosie

A pocket full of posies.

Ashes, ashes.

We all fall down.

Cows are in the meadow, eating buttercups.

Thunder, ligthning. We all stand up.

Hickory Dickory Dock.

The mouse ran up the clock.

The clock struck one,

The mouse ran down.

Hickory dickory dock.

Clock struck one By Trudy Harris

Literacy Tip: This rhyming books is great for reading repeatedly. You can leave the rhyming word out in each line and have your child fill in the blank.

MOVEMENT RHYME

Icky sticky, icky sticky bubblegum.

Bubblegum, bubblegum.

Icky sticky, icky sticky bubblegum

Sticking my hands on my head.

Ew, ick. You better come quick.

Ew, yuck. I'm stuck, stuck, stuck.

Repeat this rhyme sticking your hands on different parts of your body. When we shared this rhyme at storytime children started telling stories about what happened when they got all sticky. When children create stories they are building narrative skills.

Clock struck one By Elizabeth Scanlon

Literacy Tip: This is a heartwarming book with simple rhymes. See if you can figure out other pockets in the world.

GOODBYE SONGS

See you later alligator.

After awhile crocodile.

See you soon, little baboon.

Bye bye butterfly.

I'm out the door dinosaur.

Make new friends and keep the old.

One is silver and the other is gold.

A circle is round.

It has no end.

That's how long I want to be your friend.

Bears

OPENING RHYMES
Hello toes. Goodbye toes.
My toes are feeling shy today.
And now they're feeling better!
Repeat this rhyme with different parts of the body, including elbows or hands. This is a great way to turn a grumpy morning into a silly one! Try saying hello to your tongue!

A visitor for Bear By Bonny Becker
Literacy Tip: This charming story is great for dialogic reading, which basically means having a dialogue or conversation about the book as you read. Ask your child what will happen next or why bear doesn't like visitors.

RHYME

Here's a cup (make cup with thumb and fingers of one hand)
And here's a cup (do the same with other hand)
And here's a pot of tea. (use first hand to make pot of tea with thumb for spout)
Pour a cup (pour tea and hand to your child)
And pour a cup (pour tea for yourself)
And have a sip with me! (pretend to sip)

WORD OF THE DAY – W-A-R-M
What do you do to stay warm when it’s cold outside? The library has many CD's with music and movement.

One potato, two potato, Three potato, four.

Five potato, six potato, Seven potato more.

Eight potato, nine potato. All the way to ten.

Let's have mashed potatoes and sing it again.

Grizzly Dad By Joanna Harrison

MOVEMENT Take a walk little bear, take a walk. (Clap, Clap)

Take a walk little bear, take a walk. (Clap, Clap)

Take a walk little bear, throw your paws up in the air.

Take a walk little bear, take a walk.

Little bear finds some honey!

Take a lick little bear, take a lick…

Little bear finds friend rabbit!

Take a hop little bear, take a hop...

Little bear goes down to the pond!

Take a swim little bear, take a swim...

Little bear feels the wind!

Take a twirl little bear, take a twirl...

Little bear had a full day!

Take a nap little bear, take a nap...

Teddy bear, teddy bear turn around.

Teddy bear, teddy bear touch the ground.

Teddy bear, teddy bear climb the stairs.

Teddy bear, teddy bear comb your hair.

Teddy bear, teddy bear turn off the light.

Teddy bear, teddy bear say goodnight!

Every Autumn comes the bear By Jim Arnosky

SONG WITH FELT ANIMALS(Lyrics by Nancy Stewart)

When bears get up in the morning they always say good day.

When bears get up in the morning they always say good day.

Growl. Growl. Growl. Growl. That is what they say, they say:

Growl. Growl. Growl. Growl. That is what they say.

Continue this song using a variety of animals. You can use stuffed animals for pretend play or just sing the song in the car making lots of fun animal sounds.

GOODBYE SONGS

See you later, alligator. After awhile crocodile.

See you soon, little baboon. Bye, bye butterfly.

I'm out the door, dinosaur.

Make new friends. And keep the old.

One is silver. And the other is gold.

A circle is round. It never ends.

That's how long I want to be your friend.

Goldilocks and more

OPENING RHYMES
Hey diddle diddle

The cat and the fiddle.

The cow jumped over the moon.

The little dog laughed to see such sport.

And the dish ran away with the spoon.

Open them, shut them.

Open them, shut them.

Give a little clap, clap, clap.

Open them, shut them.

Open them, shut them.

Lay them in your lap, lap, lap.

Goldilocks By Ruth Sanderson

Literacy Tip: Favorite folktales are fun to act out and retell. When you share stories your child is building narrative skills. Be sure to include fun voices and ask how the story should end. Some people say Goldilocks ran away from the bears. Others say she stayed to share tea and blueberry muffins. What do you think?

SONG
Do you know the muffin man,

The muffin man, the muffin man.
Do you know the muffin man

Who lives in Drury Lane.
Let’s sing this song with different voices. Let’s start with a big voice, like papa bear. Reach inside your pocket, and find your big voice. Now let’s find mama bear’s voice. And finally, let’s find baby bear’s voice.

WORD OF THE DAY: B-E-A-R

MOVEMENT

Teddy bear, teddy bear turn around.

Teddy bear, teddy bear touch the ground.

Teddy bear, teddy bear climb the stairs.

Teddy bear, teddy bear comb your hair.

Teddy bear, teddy bear turn off the light.

Teddy bear, teddy bear say "Good night."

FELT
There were five in the bed and the little one said,
Roll over, roll over.
So they all rolled over,
And one fell out!
Now there were four in the bed…
Continue singing this song counting down until you get to one left in bed. This is a fun active rhyme to do with stuffed animals, play toys, or friends and family.

Never ask a bear By Louise Bonnett-Rampersaud

Literacy Tip: This book includes fun tips on what to do when you have a bear come over for a play date. Children will love to hear this story over and over. When you repeat the story, leave the last rhyming word out and encourage your child to fill in the blank. This builds your child's phonological awareness.

MOVEMENT
5 little monkeys jumping on the bed (Hap Palmer’s CD, "So Big")

QUIETING RHYMES
Two little blackbirds sitting on a hill.

One named Jack. And one named Jill.

Fly away Jack. Fly away Jill.

Come back Jack. Come back Jill.

Here is a nest for robin.

Here is a hive for bee.

Here is a hole for rabbit.

And here is a house for me.

Knock! Knock! By Anna-Clara Tidholm

GOODBYE SONGS

See you later, alligator. After awhile crocodile.

See you soon, little baboon. Bye bye butterfly.

I'm out the door, dinosaur.

Make new friends, and keep the old.

One is silver, and the other is gold.

A circle is round. It has no end.

That's how long I want to be your friend.

Little Red Hen and more

OPENING RHYMES
Hey Diddle Diddle
Open them, shut them

Little red hen: An old fable Retold by Heather Forest

Literacy Tip: This is a great participation story. Children can confidently contribute with the animal responses. Children build narrative skills when they can retell the story or act it out.

FELT
Pat-a-cake. Pat-a-cake.
Baker's man.
Bake me a cake as fast as you can.
Roll it. Pat it. Mark it with a "B".
And put it in the oven for baby and me!

Literacy Tip: Make cakes for members of your family or for different animals. Talk about the first letter in the person or animal's name. Name the letter and play with the sound it makes. Use this letter in your rhyme, and then ask what kind of cake you will make. For example, when you make a cake for rabbit, mark it with an "R". Rabbit's favorite cake is carrot cake, of course!

Word of the day – SHARE

FELT
One elephant went out to play upon a spider’s web one day
He had such enormous fun.
He called another one to come,
“El-e-phant!”
Boom, boom, boom, boom.

Continue counting counting elephants as they climb onto the spider's web. Eventually the spider can come home and scare all the elephants away.

Duck duck moose By Dave Horowitz

Literacy Tip: As you share this silly story, point out the words on street signs and billboards. in the pictures. They add a lot to the story, and your child will develop print knowledge. When you're driving in the car, take time to notice all the environmental print (stop signs, billboards, etc.) around you. Children will learn to "read" these very early on.

MOVEMENT
6 Little Ducks that I once knew; fat ones, fair ones, thin ones too.
But the one little duck with the feather on his back,
He led the others with a Quack, Quack, Quack.
Quack, Quack, Quack--Quack, Quack, Quack.
He led the others with a Quack, Quack, Quack.

Down to the meadow they would go,
Wibble, wobble, wibble, wobble, Ho hum ho.
And the one little duck with the feather on his back,
He led the others with a Quack, Quack, Quack.
Quack, Quack, Quack--Quack, Quack, Quack.
He led the others with a Quack, Quack, Quack.

Home from the meadow they would go,
Wibble, wobble, wibble, wobble, To and fro.
And the one little duck with the feather on his back,
He led the others with a Quack, Quack, Quack.
Quack, Quack, Quack - Quack, Quack, Quack.
He led the others with a Quack, Quack, Quack.

All the world By Liz Garton Scanlon

Literacy Tip: This book includes beautiful words and pictures. Use this book to build your child's vocabulary and connection to others in the world.

SONG
The world is full of big and small.
The world is full of up and down.
The world is full of dark and light.
The world keeps a-going round.

GOODBYE SONGS
See you later, alligator.
After awhile crocodile.
See you soon, little baboon.
Bye, bye butterfly.
I'm out the door, dinosaur.

Make new friends, and keept the old.
One is silver, and the other is gold.
A circle is round. It has no end.
That's how long I want to be your friend.

Wonderful Fall

OPENING RHYMES
Hey diddle, diddle, the cat and the fiddle
The cow jumped over the moon.
The little dog laughed to see such sport.
And the dish ran away with the spoon.

Open them, shut them.
Open them, shut them.
Give a little clap, clap, clap.
Open them, shut them.
Open them, shut them.
Lay them in your lap, lap, lap.

Puddles By Jonathan London
Literacy tip: This book is written in rhyme. When you read a story repeatedly, try leaving the last word of the rhyming pair out, and have your child fill it in.

RHYME
Rain is falling down, SPLASH!
Rain is falling down, SPLASH!
Pitter patter, pitter patter.
Rain is falling down, SPLASH!

Word of the day: W-E-T

SONG WITH FELT
The ants go marching one by one, Hoorah Hoorah!
The ants go marching one by one, Hoorah Hoorah!
The ants go marching one by one,
The little one stops to beat his drum.
And they all go marching down, to the ground, to get out of the rain,
Boom, boom, boom.
Literacy tip: This is a great song for building rhythm and rhyme. Encourage your child to march with their feet or to march with their hands on their thighs. Make rhyming sounds as you count higher. For example, when the ants march two by two, the little one stops to tie his shoe. Remember it is okay to make up nonsense rhymes - you can call them Dr. Seuss words!

QUIETING RHYME
Hands up high. Hands down low.
Hide your hands. Where did they go?
Out comes one. Out comes two.
Clap them. Fold them.
Now we’re through.

Ned's new home By Kevin Tseng
Literacy Tip: This is a great book for building narrative skills. Encourage your child to predict what is going to happen in the story, to retell what happens to Ned in different fruit, or to make up their own ideas.

SONG
I like bananas, coconuts and grapes.
I like bananas, coconuts and grapes.
I like bananas, coconuts and grapes.
That’s why they call me TARZAN OF THE APES!
Sing the first part of this song quieter and quieter, and then shout Tarzan of the apes loudly.

MUSIC
I like to eat, eat eat apples and bananas by Raffi
Literacy Tip: This is a great song for playing with the vowel sounds. Children are building phonological awareness as they make nonsense words.

QUIETING RHYME
Way up high in the apple tree, two red apples did I see
So I shook that tree as hard as I could.
And down came the apples.
Boom, Boom.
Mmmm they were good.

Use this same rhyme with other fruit. If you shake lemons out of the tree, make the most sour face you can!

Busy tree By Jennifer Ward
Literacy Tip: This is a great book for building vocabulary. There are lots of words to describe trees, including the trunk, twigs, branches, and boughs. Explore a neighborhood tree after sharing this book and talk about all that you discover.

GOODBYE SONGS
See you later, alligator. After awhile, crocodile.
See you soon, little baboon. Bye, bye butterfly.
I'm out the door, dinosaur.

Make new friends, and keep the old.
One is silver, and the other is gold.
A circle is round, it has no end.
That's how long I want to be your friend.

Out to Sea

OPENING RHYMES
Hey diddle, diddle the cat and the fiddle….
Humpty dumpty sat on a wall…

Lost and found By Oliver Jeffers

Row row row your boat
Gently down the stream.
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Life is but a dream.

Here is the sea, the wavy sea.
Here is the boat and here is me.
All the fishies down below,
Wiggle their tails,
And away they go!

Word of the day: BOAT

I'm going fishing with my fishing pole.
Down to the water at the fishing hole
I see fishies splashing about.
So I cast out my line,
And I reel one out.

I caught a red fish! It reminds me of apples.
Continue to cast out a line and reel in different sea creatures or different colored fish. You can cut fish out of construction paper and talk about what else is that color.

1,2,3,4,5. Once I caught a fish alive.
6,7,8,9,10. Then I let it go again.
Why did you let it go?
Because it bit my finger so.
Which finger did it bite?
This little finger on the right.

Little boat By Thomas Docherty

We played a game called “On the shore. In the sea.” We jumped into the circle when the leader said, “In the sea.” We jumped out of the circle when the leader said, “On the shore.”

A sailor went to sea sea sea.
To see what he could see see see.
But all that he could see see see.
Was the bottom of the deep blue sea sea sea.

Baby shark. Do do, do, do do.
Baby shark. Do do, do, do do.
Mama shark. Do do, do, do do.
Mama shark. Do do, do, do do.
Papa shark. Do do, do, do do.
Papa shark. Do do, do, do do.
Grandpa gums. Do do, do, do do.
Grandpa gums. Do do, do, do do.
Lady swimmer. Do do, do, do do.
Lady swimmer. Do do, do, do do.
Shark alert. Do do, do, do do.
Shark alert. Do do, do, do do.
On the shore!

I'm the biggest thing in the ocean By Kevin Sherry

GOODBYE SONGS

See you later, alligator.
After awhile, crocodile.
See you soon, little baboon.
Bye, bye, butterfly.
I'm out the door, dinosaur.

Make new friends. And keep the old.
One is silver and the other is gold.
A circle is round. It has no end.
That's how long I want to be your friend.

Bears and Counting

OPENING RHYMES
Humpty Dumpty
Hey diddle diddle

Too tight, Benito! By Janeen Brian and Judith Rossell

There was one in the bed,
And the little one said,
Roll over. Roll over.
So they all rolled over,
And one fell out!
Try doing this at home with stuffed animals.

Word of the day: BEAR

PARTICIPATION STORY: Going on a Bear Hunt
This is a great activity for doing in the car or as a family game. Today at storytime children thought of ways to get over the mud and the grass. Encouraging your child to create new versions of stories builds their narrative skills, and it can be hilarious!

Ten red apples By Virginia Miller

RHYME:
Way up high in the apple tree, two little apples did I see.
So I shook that tree as hard as I could.
And down came the apples,
Mmm they were good.

Let's make applesauce together!
Apples, apples, applesauce
Apples, apples, applesauce.

Make a rhythm tapping your thighs twice, clapping twice, then rolling your hands. Repeat this chorus as you describe each step to make applesauce.

MOTHER GOOSE RHYMES
Hickory, dickory dock.
The mouse ran up the clock.
The clock struck one,
The mouse ran down.
Hickory dickory dock.

Keep singing this song counting higher and higher, making up new rhymes, like "Two - boo" and "Three - Whee!" Remember that it's great to use nonsense, or Dr. Seuss words, too.

1,2,3,4,5. Once I caught a fish alive.
6, 7, 8, 9, 10. Then I let it go again.
Why did you let it go?
Because it bit my finger so.
Which finger did it bite?
This little finger on the right.

Sally and the some-thing By George O’Connor

GOODBYE SONGS

See you later, alligator.

After awhile, crocodile.

See you soon, little baboon.

Bye, bye butterfly.

I'm out the door, dinosaur.

Make new friends, and keep the old.

One is silver, and the other is gold.

A circle is round. It has no end.

That's how long I want to be your friend.

Cars and Machines

OPENING RHYMES
Hey diddle diddle.
The cat and the fiddle.
The cow jumped over the moon.
The little dog laughed,
To see such sport;
And the dish ran away with the spoon.

Little leaves are falling down.
Red and yellow, orange and brown.
Whirling, twirling, round and round,
Falling softly to the ground.

Mr. Gumpy's Motor Car By John Burningham

SONG
I’m a little pile of tin, nobody knows what shape I’m in.
I’ve got four wheels and a running board.
I’m not a Chevy; I’m not a Ford.
Honk honk, rattle rattle, crash, beep beep.
Honk honk, rattle rattle, crash, beep beep.

Word of the day: CAR

MOVEMENT
There are lots of cars driving down the street
Tell me what color car do you see?
I see a “Red” car.
Big cars, little cars, beep beep beep.

Dinosaurs in Cars a story song by Nancy Stewart
http://www.nancymusic.com/Dinocarsplay.htm


Zoom! By Diane Adams

Little red caboose,
Chug, chug, chug-
Little red caboose,
Chug, chug, chug-
Little red caboose
Behind the train, train, train, train.
Smokestack on its back, back, back, back-
Coming around the track, track, track, track-
Little red caboose, chug chug chug
Behind the train, Whoo! Whoo!

Little red caboose,
Chug, chug, chug-
Little red caboose,
Chug, chug, chug-
Little red caboose
Behind the train, train, train, train
Hanging on the end, end, end
Coming around the bend, bend, bendLittle red caboose
Behind the train, Whoo! Whoo!

Machines Go To Work By William Low

GOODBYE SONGS
See you later, alligator. After awhile crocodile.
See you soon, little baboon. Bye, bye butterfly.
I'm out the door, dinosaur.

Make new friends, and keep the old.
One is silver, and the other gold.
A circle is round, it has no end.
That's how long I want to be your friend.

Welcome Fall

OPENING STRETCH
Hello toes. Goodbye toes.
Hello toes. Goodbye toes.
My toes are feeling shy today.
And now they're feeling better

Repeat with elbows and hands.

OPENING RHYMES
Hey diddle diddle. The cat and the fiddle.
The cow jumped over the moon.
The little dog laughed to see such sport.
And the dish ran away with the spoon.

Itsy bitsy spider went up the water spout
Down came the rain and washed the spider out.
Out came the sun and dried up all the rain.
And the itsy bitsy spider went up the spout again.

Open them, shut them. Open them, shut them.
Give a little clap, clap, clap.
Open them, shut them. Open them, shut them.
Lay them in your lap, lap, lap.

The best gift of all By Jonathan Emmett

Word of the day: RAIN

Rain is falling down, SPLASH!
Rain is falling down, SPLASH!
Pitter patter, pitter patter,
Rain is falling down, SPLASH!

Rain on the green grass. Rain on the trees.
Rain on the rooftops. And not on me!

Song with Felt Animals
A-hunting we will go, a-hunting we will go.
We'll catch a mouse and put her in a house.
And then we'll let her go.

Continue with other verses:
Cat - - hat
Goat - - boat
Bear - - chair
Frog - - log
Fox - - box

Willaby wallaby wee. An elephant sat on me.
Willaby wallaby woo. An elephant sat on you.
Willaby wallaby wouse. An elephant sat on mouse.
Continue with the other animals from "A-hunting we will go"

Move over Rover By Karen Beaumont

MOVEMENT RHYME
If it's raining and you know it splash around
If it's raining and you know it splash around.
If it's raining and you know it,
Then your face will surely show it.
If it's raining and you know it splash around.
Continue with other weather verses:
If it's windy and you know it spin around
If it's cold and you know it shiver and shake
If it's sunny and you know it shout hooray!

Little leaves are falling down.
Red and yellow, orange and brown.
Whirling, twirling, round and round,
Falling softly to the ground.

1 leaf, 2 leaves, 3 leaves today.
4 leaves, 5 leaves.
Woosh.
Blow them all away.

Leaf man By Lois Ehlert

GOODBYE SONGS
See you later, alligator. After awhile, crocodile.
See you soon, little baboon. Bye, bye, butterfly.
I'm out the door, dinosaur. ROAR!

Make new friends, and keep the old.
One is silver, and the other's gold.
A circle is round; it has no end.
That's how long I want to be your friend.

Eat it up, Yum!

OPENING STRETCH
Hello toes. Goodbye toes.
My toes are feeling shy today.
And now they're feeling better!

Repeat with elbows and hands. This is a fun rhyme for getting up on the right side of the bed. Try saying hello to your tongue or your eyebrows.

OPENING RHYMES
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall
Hey diddle diddle, the cat and the fiddle.
Open them, shut them.

Who ate all the cookie dough? By Karen Beaumont

Patty cake, patty cake baker's man.
Bake me a cake as fast as you can.
Roll it. Pat it. Mark it with a "B".
And put it in the oven for baby and me.

LITERACY TIP: This is a fun rhyme to practice letter knowledge. Use the first letter in your child's name or people in your family. In storytime today, we made a cake for rabbit and marked it with an "R". What is rabbit's favorite kind of cake? Carrot cake, of course!

Letter of the Day: B-I-G

The world is full of big and small.
The world is full of up and down.
The world is full of dark and light.
The world, it keeps a-going round.

The frog with the big mouth By Teresa Bateman
Literacy Tip: Read books with a variety of words and animals. Children need to know what words mean before they are able to read them.

SONG
Mmm, mmm went the little green frog one day.
See Week 1 for the rest of the lyrics.

STORYTELLING Enormous Potato
Based on a book like "The Enormous Potato" By Aubrey Davis or "The Gigantic Turnip" by Aleksei Tolstoy. Retelling favorite stories helps build your child's narrative skills. It's also a lot of fun!

MOVEMENT RHYMES
See week one for lyrics.
Hickory Dickory Dock
I have a little pony, her name is Dappley Grey.
The grand old Duke of York

QUIETING RHYMES
Tall as a tree. Wide as a house.
This as a pin. And small as a mouse.

Hands up high. Hands down low.
Hide your hands. Where did they go?
Out comes one. Out comes two.
Clap them. Fold them.
Now we're through.

Up, down, and around By Katherine Ayres

GOODBYE SONGS
See you later, alligator. After awhile, crocodile.
See you soon, little baboon.
Bye, bye butterfly. I'm out the door, dinosaur.

Make new friends, and keep the old.
One is silver, and the other's gold.
A circle is round. It has no end.
That's how long I want to be your friend.

Busy Fall Animals

OPENING STRETCH
Hello Toes
Hello toes, good bye toes.
Hello toes, good bye toes.
My toes are feeling shy today,
And now they're feeling better!

Repeat with elbows and hands.

OPENING RHYMES
Rain is falling down. SPLASH.
Rain is falling down. SPLASH.
Pitter, patter. Pitter, patter.
Rain is fallnig down. SPLASH.

Hey diddle diddle. They cat and the fiddle.
The cow jumped over the moon.
The little dog laughed to see such sport.
And the dish ran away with the spoon.

Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall.
Humpty dumpty had a great fall.
And all the king's horses.
And all the king's men.
Couldn't put Humpty together again.

The Terrible Plop by Ursula Dubosarsky

MOVEMENT
Way up high in the apple tree,two little apples smiled at me.
I shook that tree as hard as I could,
And down came the apples, PLOP!
Mmm they were good.

Repeat with different fruits. Feel free to be silly, too and have a pizza tree!

WORD OF THE DAY: Y-U-M

MUSIC
I like to eat, eat, eat apples and bananas
I like to eat, eat, eat apples and bananas

Now change the vowel sound to A:
I like to ate, ate, ate ay-ples and ba-nay-nays
I like to ate, ate, ate ay-ples and ba-nay-nays

Now change the vowel sound to E:
I like to eat, eat, eat ee-ples and bee-nee-nees
I like to eat, eat, eat ee-ples and bee-nee-nees

Now change the vowel sound to I:
I like to ite, ite, ite i-ples and bi-ni-nis
I like to ite, ite, ite i-ples and bi-ni-nis

Now change the vowel sound to O:
I like to ote, ote, ote oh-ples and bo-no-nos
I like to ote, ote, ote oh-ples and bo-no-nos

Now change the vowel sound to U:
I like to oot, oot, oot oo-ples and boo-noo-noos
I like to oot, oot, oot oo-ples and boo-noo-noos

RHYMES
Grey squirrel, grey squirrel swish your bushy tail.
Grey squirrel, grey squirrel swish your bushy tail.
Wrinkle up your little nose.
Hold a nut between your toes.
Grey squirrel, grey squirrel swish your bushy tail.

The Busy Little Squirrelby Nancy Tafuri

Little leaves falling down
Red and yellow, orange and brown
Whirling, twirling round and round
Falling softly to the ground.

STORYTELLING: Who will help me make apple sauce? (my version of The Little Red Hen)

Now let’s make apple sauce together!
Chant this chorus between each verse.
Apple, apple (slap legs twice, then clap hands twice in rhythm)
Applesauce (roll hands in rhythm)

First you need apples
So pick them, pick them (mimic picking)

Put them in the sink
And wash them, wash them (pretend to wash)

Then you take the apples
And cut them, cut them (make chopping action with one hand against other open palm)

Put them in a pot
And cook them, cook them (pretend to stir)

Pour them in a strainer
And squeeze them, squeeze them (squeeze hands together)

Take a little sugar
And sprinkle it, sprinkle it (pretend to sprinkle)

Then you take the sauce
And eat it, eat it (pretend to eat)

Little leaves falling down
Red and yellow, orange and brown
Whirling, twirling round and round
Falling softly to the ground.

A Good Day by Kevin Henkes

GOODBYE SONGS
See you later, alligator. After awhile crocodile.
See you soon, little baboon. Bye, bye butterfly.
I'm out the door, dinosaur.

Make new friends, and keep the old.
One is silver, and the other gold.
A circle is round, it has no end.
That's how long I want to be your friend.

Mice and Elephants

OPENING STRETCH
Hello toes, good bye toes.
Hello toes, good bye toes.
My toes are feeling shy today,
And now they're feeling better!

Repeat with elbows and hands.

OPENING RHYMES
Round about, round about,
Goes the wee mousie. (Circle a finger on the child's palm as you sing)
Up, Up, Up, Up, Up (quickly walk your fingers up the child's arm)
Into the wee housie! (tickle the child under the chin!)

Here's a little mousie
Peeking through a hole.
Peek to the left. Peek to the right.
Pull your head back in,
There's a cat in sight - MEOW!

Hickory dickory dock.
The mouse ran up the clock.
The clock struck one,
The mouse ran down
Hickory dickory dock.
Hickory dickory dock.
The mouse ran up the clock.
The clock struck two,
The mouse said, "BOO!"
Hickory dickory dock.
Hickory dickory dock.
The mouse ran up the clock.
The clock struck three,
The mouse went, "WHEE!"
Hickory dickory dock.

Mouse was mad by Linda Urban

MOVEMENT
If you're happy and you know it clap your hands.
If you're happy and you know it clap your hands.
If you're happy and you know it, then your face is going to show it,
If you're happy and you know it clap your hands.
If you're sad and you know it wipe your eyes...
If you're mad and you know it stomp your feet...
If you're sleepy and you know it give a yawn...
Wake up!
If you're happy and you know it clap your hands...

WORD OF THE DAY
P-L-A-Y

FELT
Bought me a cat and the cat pleased me,
I fed my cat under yonder tree.
Cat goes fiddle-i-fee.

Bought me a hen and the hen pleased me,
I fed my hen under yonder tree.
Hen goes chimmy-chuck, chimmy-chuck,
Cat goes fiddle-i-fee.

Bought me a duck and the duck pleased me,
I fed my duck under yonder tree.
Duck goes quack, quack...

Bought me a goose and the goose pleased me
I fed my goose under yonder tree.
Goose goes hissy, hissy...

Bought me a sheep and the sheep pleased me,
I fed my sheep under yonder tree.
Sheep goes baa, baa...

Bought me a pig and the pig pleased me,
I fed my pig under yonder tree.
Pig goes oink, oink...

Bought me a cow and the cow pleased me,
I fed my cow under yonder tree.
Cow goes moo, moo...

Bought me a horse and the horse pleased me,
I fed my horse under yonder tree.
Horse goes neigh, neigh...

Bought me a dog and the dog pleased me,
I fed my dog under yonder tree.
Dog goes bow-wow, bow-wow...

"Willaby Wallaby Wee"
Willaby wallaby wee, an elephant sat on me.
Willaby wallaby woo, an elephant sat on you.
Willaby wallaby wat, an elephant sat on cat.
Willaby wallaby wen, an elephant sat on hen...

Are you ready to go play outside? by Mo Willems

RHYME TIME
Rain is falling down, SPLASH.
Rain is falling down, SPLASH.
Pitter, patter. Pitter, patter,
Rain is falling down, SPLASH.

Rain on the green grass, rain on the tree.
Rain on the roof tops, but not on me!

Itsy bitsy spider went up the water spout.
Down came the rain and washed the spider out.
Out came the sun and dried up all the rain.
And the itsy bitsy spider went up the spout again.

SONG WITH FELT
One elephant went out to play
Upon a spider's web one day.
She had such enormous fun,
She called another one to come.
"El-e-phant!"
Boom. Boom. Boom.
And then there were two!
Two elephants went out to play...

Ring around the rosie
A pocket full of posies.
Ashes, ashes.
We all fall down.
Cows are in the meadow eating buttercups.
Thunder, lightning.
We all stand up.

Additional Verses
Jump around the rosie...
Tip toe 'round the rosie...

QUIETING RHYME
I hear thunder, I hear thunder,
Hark! Don't you?
Hark! Don't you?
Pitter, patter, rain drops,
Pitter, patter, rain drops,
I'm wet through, so are you.

No matter what by Emma Dodd

GOODBYE SONGS
See you later, alligator. After awhile crocodile.
See you soon, little baboon. Bye, bye butterfly.
I'm out the door, dinosaur

Make new friends, and keep the old.
One is silver, and the other gold.
A circle is round, it has no end.
That's how long I want to be your friend.

Book Fun!

OPENING STRETCH
Hello Toes
Hello toes, good bye toes.
Hello toes, good bye toes.
My toes are feeling shy today,
And now they're feeling better!

Repeat with elbows and hands.

OPENING RHYMES
Itsy bitsy spider
The itsy bitsy spider went up the water spout.
Down came the rain and washed the spider out.
Out came the sun, and dried up all the rain.
And the itsy bitsy spider went up the spout again.

Hey diddle diddle
Hey diddle diddle. They cat and the fiddle.
The cow jumped over the moon.
The little dog laughed to see such sport.
And the dish ran away with the spoon.

Humpty Dumpty
Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall.
Humpty dumpty had a great fall.
And all the king's horses.
And all the king's men.
Couldn't put Humpty together again.

BOOK: Book! Book! Book! by Deborah Bruss
Literacy Tip: This book includes a lot of environmental print. Point out where the pictures include letters in signs, and then also notice signs during your day while at the store or in the car.

Animals make different sounds. It's fun to imitate them. We're going to do a song together with animal sounds.

SONG WITH FELT PIECES OR PUPPETS
Mmm - mmm went the little green frog one day.
Mmm - mmm went the little green frog.
Mmm - mmm went the little green frog one day.
So they all went, mmm - mmm, ahh.
But we all know frogs go,
(CLAP) La dee da dee da.
(CLAP) La dee da dee da.
(CLAP) La dee da dee da.
We all know frogs go,
(CLAP) La dee da dee da.
They don't go mmm - mmm, ahh.

Additional verses:
Grrr - grrr went the big brown bear one day...
But we all know bears go (CLAP) huggy, huggy hug...

Wiggle - wiggle went the little grey worm one day...
But we all know worms go (CLAP) squishy, squishy squish...

Swish - swish went the little green turtle one day...
But we all know frogs go (CLAP) cowabunga dude...

Splish - splash went the little blue fish one day...
But we all know fish go (CLAP) nanee, nanee, na...

WORD OF THE DAY: F-R-O-G
Name the each of the letters as you pull them out of a bag, and then practice the sound each letter makes. Have fun with it!

Now let's share a book together that you can help tell.

BOOK: Let's Play in the Forest by Claudia Rueda
Literacy Tip: Include your child in the repeated phrase. When your child is able to participate in the story, the child is more motivated to interact with books.

MOVEMENT
Hokey Pokey

MOTHER GOOSE RHYMES
Hickory dickory dock. The mouse ran up the clock.
The clock struck one. The mouse ran down.
Hickory dickory dock.

I know a little pony,
Her name is Dapple Grey,
She lives down in the meadow,
Not very far away
She goes nimble, nimble, nimble.
And trot, trot, trot.
And then she stops and waits a bit.
Gallop, gallop gallop, WHOAH.

The Grand Old Duke of York.
He had ten thousand men.
He marched them up to the top of the hill,
And marched them down again.
And when you're up, you're up.
And when you're down, you're down.
And when you're only half-way up,
You're neither up or down.

"I'm a little teapot"
I'm a little teapot, short and stout.
Here is my handle, here is my spout.
When I get all steamed up, hear me shout,
"Tip me over, and pour me out."

I'm a little teapot, it is true.
Now let me show you what I can do.
I can change my handle, I can change my spout.
Tip me over and pour me out.

"Tall as a tree"
Tall as a tree, wide as a house.
This as a pin, and small as a mouse.

BOOK: Big, Bigger, Biggest by Nancy Coffelt

Literacy Tip: This is a great book for building vocabulary. The more words a child knows, the more prepared the child is to read.

RHYMES
The world is full of big and small,
The world is full of up and down
The world is full of dark and light,
The world, it keeps a-going round.

Willaby wallaby wee, an elephant sat on me.
Willaby wallaby woo, an elephant sat on you.
Willaby wallaby wog, an elephant sat on frog.
Willaby wallaby wear, an elephant sat on bear.
Willaby wallaby wurtle, an elephant sat on turtle.
Willaby wallaby wish, an elephant sat on fish.

GOOD BYE SONGS
See you later, alligator. After awhile crocodile.
See you soon, little baboon. Bye, bye butterfly.
I'm out the door, dinosaur

Make new friends, but keep the old.
One is silver, and the other gold.
A circle is round, it has no end.
That's how long I want to be your friend.

Keep reading, playing, and learning with each other. I'll see you next week!