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!