Moon

Books
And If the Moon Could Talk by Kate Banks (JE BAN)
Little Wolf and the Moon by Marjorie Dennis Murrey (JE MUR)
Moon Glowing by Elizabeth Partridge (PROF JE PAR)
The Moon Might be Milk by Lisa Shulman (JE SHU)
Moon Plane by Peter McCarty (JE MCC)
Rise the Moon by Eileen Spinelli (JE SPI)

Songs and Rhymes
We’re Flying To The Moon
Tune:  “The Farmer In The Dell”

 We’re flying to the moon.

We’re going to blast off soon.
Grab your helmets and your suits.
We’re flying to the moon.

Did you feel the blast?
We’re climbing up so fast.
Hang on tight, what a sight!
We’re flying to the moon.

We’re soaring through the air.
I think we’re almost there.
Retro Rockets going off!
We’ve landed on the moon!

We climb down the stairs,
With our tanks of air.
We plant a flag, then grab some rocks
And take them back to earth.

We’re flying oh so fast.
Then we’re home at last.
What a flight, what a sight.
Flying to the moon!
                        Jean Warren

Hey Diddle Diddle
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. 

Orbiting Around The Moon

Sung to: "Coming around the Mountain"

We'll be orbiting around the moon, yes we will
We'll be orbiting around the moon, yes we will
We'll be orbiting around the moon X 3
Yes we will

other verses
We'll be landing on the Moon
We'll be walking on the Moon
We'll be blasting off again
We'll be landing back on Earth

Flannelboard
Goodnight Moon
Happy Birthday Moon
Mooncake by Frank Asch
Moongame by Frank Asch

Big Books
Goodnight Moon
Moongame

Craft
Hanging Moon

Hippos

Books
Hattie Hippo by Christine Loomis (JE LOO)
The Hiccupotamus (JE ZEN)
The Hippo Hop by Christine Loomis ( JE LOO)
The Hippopotamus Song by Michael Flanders and Donald Swann (J781.63 FLA)
Zoozical by Judy Sierra (JE SIE)

Songs/ Rhymes
Hippos
Hippos swim.
Hippos snort.
Hippo legs
are rather short.

Hippos ears
are pink and tiny.
Hippo hide
is very shiny.

Hippo tails
are stout and stubby.
Hippo hips
are kind of chubby.

Hippos stay
rather quiet.
Hippos never
like to diet.

(tune of "If you're happy and you know it")
Oh, I wish I was a hippopotamus.
Oh, I wish I was a hippopotamus.
Oh I'd hop and I'd dive,
Do a happy little jive.
Oh, I wish I was a hippopotamus.


Flannelboard
You Look Ridiculous Said the Rhinoceros to the Hippopotamus

Craft
Hippo by water 

Halloween

Books

Ghost in the House by Ammi-Joan Paquette (JE PAQ)
The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything by Linda Williams (PROF JE WIL)

Mouse’s First Halloween (JE THO)

Ollie’s Halloween by Olivier Dunrea (JE DUN)

Plumply, Dumply, Pumpkin by Mary Serfozo (PROF JE SER)

Pumpkin eye by Denise Fleming (JE FLE)

  

Flannelboard

Five Little Pumpkins

Halloween Subtraction

Monkey Mitt

Five Little Pumpkins

Songs and Rhymes

Action Rhyme: “Monster, Monster”
Monster, monster, turn around
Monster, monster, touch the ground
Monster, monster, reach up high
Monster, monster, touch the sky
Monster, monster, touch your nose
Monster, monster, grab your toes
Monster, monster, touch your knees
Monster, monster, sit down please

Song & Puppet: “Flutter, Flutter Little Bat”
Flutter, flutter little bat
How I wonder where you’re at
Up above the midnight sky
Peeking down with yellow eyes
Flutter, flutter little bat
How I wonder where you’re at

“Pumpkin, Pumpkin”
Pumpkin, pumpkin, big and round, (Make big circle with hands)
Sitting on the cold, hard ground. (Touch the ground)
Soon I’ll pick you off the vine, (Pretend to pick a pumpkin)
Give you a name, and make you mine (Hug pumpkin tightly)
Carve a face for all to see, (Point to face)
Add a candle for Halloween glee! (Clap your hands)

Craft
Felt pumpkin patch

Rain

Books
Split! Splat! by Amy Gibson (JE GIB)
Rain Romp by Jane Kurtz (JE KUR)
In the Rain with Baby Duck by Amy Hest (PROF JE HES)
I Love the Rain by Margaret Park Bridge (PROF JE BRI)
Rain by Manya Stojic (JE STO)
Who Likes Rain by Wong Herbert Yee (JE YEE)
The Rain Came Down by David Shannon (JE SHA)
A Drop of Rain by Wong Herbert Yee (JE YEE)
What Does the Rain Play? by Nancy White Carlstrom (JE CAR)

Flannelboard
Mushroom in the Rain
My Red Umbrella

Mystery Book Prop Kit # 1
Kiss Good Night by A. Hest

Storytime Kits
Rain (Oakland)

Craft
A rain scene with various animal cut outs

Frogs

Books
The Big Wide-Mouthed Frog by Ana Larranaga (PROF JE MAR)

A Frog in the Bog by Karma Wilson (PROF JE WIL)
Froggy Gets Dressed by Jonathan London (PROF JE LON)
Hop Jump by Ellen Stoll Walsh (JE WAL)

I Took My Frog to the Library by Eric A. Kimmel (PROF JE KIM)
One Frog Sang by Shirley Parenteau (JE PAR)

Picasso the Green Tree Frog by Amanda Graham (PROF JE GRA)

Quiet Night by Marilyn Singer (PROF JE SIN)

Splash, Splash by Jeff Sheppard (PROF JE SHE)

Book Props
Froggy Gets Dressed

Flannelboard
Five Speckled Frogs

Monkey Mitt Stories
Five Little Speckled Frogs

Storytime Kit
Frogs (Glendale)

Craft
Decorate frog finger puppets

Pigs

Books

Can You Make a Piggy Giggle by Linda Ashman (PROF JE ASH)

Cockamoomoo by Juliet Dallas Conte (PROF JE DAL)

If You Give a Pig a Pancake by Laura Numeroff (PROF JE NUM)
If You Give a Pig a Party by Laura Numeroff (JE NUM)

I Went Walking by Sue Williams (PROF JE WIL)

Little Pig Joins the Band by David Hyde Costello (JE COS)
Pig Pig Meets the Lion by David McPhail (JE MCP)
Poindexter Makes a Friend by Mike Twohy (JE TWO)

The Three Little Pigs by Paul Galdone (PROF JE THR)

Tightrope Poppy the High-Wire Pig by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen (PROF JE BAR)

Big Books

Big Red Farm by Margaret Wise Brown

I Went Walking by Sue Williams

If You Give a Pig a Pancake Laura Numeroff

Book Props

If You Give a Pig a Pancake

Flannelboard

Five Little Pigs

Piggy in the Puddle

Pigs Picnic by Kasza

The Three Little Pigs

Monkey Mitt Stories

Five Little Piggies

Old MacDonald Had a Farm 

Songs and Rhymes

Old MacDonald Had a Farm

Two Mother Pigs

Two mother pigs lived in a pen
[Show thumbs.]
Each had four babies, and that made ten
[Show fingers and thumbs.]
These four babies were black as night
[Hold up hand, extend fingers, thumb in palm.]
These four babies were black and white
[Hold up other hand, thumb in palm.]
But all eight babies loved to play
And they rolled and rolled in the mud all day.
[Roll hands.]
At night, with their mother, they curled up in a heap,
[Make fists, palms up.]
And squealed and squealed till they went to sleep.

Craft
Pig masks

4th of July

Books
Apple Pie 4th of July by Janet S Wong (JE WON)
America the Beautiful by Katharine Lee Bates (J811.4 BAT)
Fourth of July Mice by Bethany Roberts (JE ROB)
Happy Birthday America by Mary Pope Osborne (JE OSB)
Red, White, and Boom! by Lee Wardlaw (JE WAR)
This Land is Your Land by Woody Guthrie (JE GUT)
Yankee Doodle by Steven Kellogg (JE KEL)

Songs
Yankee Doodle

Yankee Doodle went to town
A-riding on a pony
Stuck a feather in his cap
And called it macaroni.
Yankee Doodle, keep it up
Yankee Doodle dandy
Mind the music and the step
And with the girls be handy.

Father and I went down to camp
Along with Captain Gooding
And there we saw the men and boys
As thick as hasty pudding.
Yankee Doodle, keep it up
Yankee Doodle dandy
Mind the music and the step
And with the girls be handy

There was Captain Washington
Upon a slapping stallion
A-giving orders to his men
I guess there were a million.
Yankee Doodle, keep it up
Yankee Doodle dandy
Mind the music and the step
And with the girls be handy

Yankee Doodle went to town
A-riding on a pony
Stuck a feather in his cap
And called it macaroni.
Yankee Doodle, keep it up
Yankee Doodle dandy
Mind the music and the step
And with the girls be handy

Yankee Doodle, keep it up
Yankee Doodle dandy
Mind the music and the step
And with the girls be handy

Grand Old Flag (PROF CD J781.599 GOD)

Craft
Make a flag

Moose

Books
Chocolate Moose by Maggie Kneen (JE KNE)
If You Give a Moose A Muffin by Laura Numeroff (PROF JE NUM)
In a Cabin in the Woods by Darcie McNally (JE MCN)
Moose Tracks by Karma Wilson (PROF JE WIL)
Snow by Manya Stojic (JE STO)

Flannelboard
Santa's Moose

Big Books
If You Give a Moose a Muffin by Laura Numeroff

Book Props
If You Give a Moose a Muffin by Laura Numeroff

Songs/Rhymes

Moose Pokey!
You put your right hoove in (use foot)
You put your right hoove out.
You put your right hoove in,
And you shake it all about.
You do the Moose Pokey
And you turn yourself around.
That’s what it’s all about.

*You put your left hoove in…
*You put your antlers in...
*You put your whole self in

Big Brown Moose (tune of Little Teapot)
I'm a big brown moose with antlers tall.
Listen to my stomp and listen to my call.
When I see trees I think, "Yum, yum!"
Get lunch ready ‘cause here I come!


Craft
Color and fold stand-up moose.

Bunnies

Books
Bunny Fun by Sarah Weeks (JE WEE)
Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney (PROF JE MCB)
Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale by Mo Willems (JE WIL)
Max's Bunny Business by Rosemary Wells (JE WEL)
Wee Little Bunny by Lauren Thompson (JE THO)
Where Did Bunny Go? by Nanci Tafuri (PROF JE TAF)

Big Books
Zomo the Rabbit by Gerald McDermott

Flannelboard Stories
Giant Carrot
Let's Make a Rabbit by Lionni
The Little Rabbit Who Wanted Red Wings (Myrtle Creek)

Songs/ Rhymes
If you’re hoppy and you know it, hop around
If you’re hoppy and you know it, hop around
If you’re hoppy and you know it
And you really want to show it
If you’re hoppy and you know it, hop around.
…hop around
…shake your tail
…stomp your feet
…wiggle your nose

 Five little bunnies standing by the door,
one hopped away and then there were four
Four little bunnies sitting near a tree,
one hopped away and then there were three
Three little bunnies looking at you,
one hopped away and then there were two
Two little bunnies enjoying the sun,
one hopped away and then there was one
One little bunny sitting all alone,
 he hopped away and then there were none!

Bunny Pokey (PROF JE J782.42 MCG - #21 @ 1:50 has Hokey Pokey music without lyrics)
You put your bunny ears in you, put your bunny ears out,
you put your bunny ears in and you shake them all about.

You do the bunny pokey and you hop yourself around,

 that’s what it’s all about!

Bunny nose… Bunny tail… Bunny paws… Bunny self...

Craft
bunny ears

Friendship

Books
Clumsy Crab by Ruth Galloway (PROF JE GAL)
Flip and Flop by Dawn Apperley (PROF JE APP)
A Splendid Friend Indeed by Suzanne Bloom (PROF JE BLO)
We Go Together by Todd Dunn (JE DUN)
What Game Shall We Play by Pat Hutchins (PROF JE HUT)

Big Books
I Like Me by Nancy Carlson

Flannelboard Stories
Who Will Play With Little Dinosaur?

tune of "Mary Had a Little Lamb"
(use any felt animal)
Will you meet a friend of mine?
Friend of mine? Friend of mine?
Will you meet a friend of mine?
This is my friend….(dog-Rover, cat-Princess, etc.)
( have kids name the animal)

Songs/ Rhymes

Ten Good Friends (fingerplay)

Ten good friends went out to play.
On a bright and sunny day.
One good friend said, “I can’t stay.”
Then there were nine friends left to play.

Repeat for nine, eight, seven, etc.

Two good friends went out to play.
On a bright and sunny day.
One good friend said, “I can’t stay.”
So just one friend was left to play.
So he went home on that sunny day.

Two Little Friends (fingerplay)
Two little friends are better than one,
And three are better than two
And four are much better still
Just think! What four little friends can do!

Craft
friends holding a heart

Dogs

Books

Bark, George by Jules Feiffer (PROF JE FEI)

A Dog Needs a Bone by Audrey Wood (JE WOO)

Dog’s Colorful Day by Emma Dodd (PROF JE DOD)

The Great Dog Wash by Shellie Braeuner (JE BRA)

Harry the Dirty Dog by Gene Zion (PROF JE ZIO)
If You Give A Dog a Donut by Laura Numeroff( JE NUM)

Move Over, Rover by Karen Beaumont (PROF JE BEA)

Smooch Your Pooch by Teddy Slater (PROF JE SLA)

Book Props
Bark, George by Jules Feiffer

Flannelboard Stories
Bow Wow Says the Dog
Dog's Colorful Day
Five Little Puppy Dogs
Move Over Rover

Songs
BINGO

There was a farmer who had a dog,
And Bingo was his name-o.
B-I-N-G-O!
B-I-N-G-O!
B-I-N-G-O!
And Bingo was his name-o!

Five Little Puppies

Five little puppies were playing in the sun.
[Hold up hands, fingers extended.]
This one saw a rabbit, and he began to run.
[Bend down first finger.]
This one saw a butterfly, and he began to race.
[Bend down second finger.]
This one saw a pussycat, and he began to chase.
[Bend down third finger.]
This one tried to catch his tail, and he went round and round.
[Bend down fourth finger.]
This one was so quiet, he never made a sound.
[Bend down thumb.]

Do your ears hang low?
Do your ears hang low?
Do they wobble to and fro?
Can you tie them in a knot?
Can you tie them in a bow?
Can you throw them o'er your shoulder
Like a continental soldier?
Do your ears hang low?

Craft

doghouse

Pajama Storytime

Books
Bedtime! by Christine Anderson (JE AND)
Good Knight Sleep Tight by David Melling (JE MEL)

How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night? by Jane Yolen (JE YOL)

It's Time to Sleep, My Love by Eric Metaxas (JE MET)

Kitty Cat, Kitty Cat, Are You Going to Sleep? by Bill Martin (JE MAR)

Little Quack's Bedtime by Lauren Thompson (JE THO)
Llama, Llama, Red Pajama by Anna Dewdney (JE DEW)

One More Sheep by Mij Kelly (JE KEL)
Sleep Like a Tiger by Mary Logue (JE LOG)
Sleep Little One, Sleep by Marion Dane Bauer (JE BAU)
Sleep Tight, Little Bear by Martin Waddell (JE WAD)
Snuggle Up, Sleepy Ones by Claire Freedman (PROF JE FRE)
The Twin's Blanket by Hyewon Yum (JE YUM)
When Sheep Sleep by Laura Numeroff (JE NUM)

Big Books
Can't You Sleep Little Bear? by Martin Waddell
Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed by Eileen Christelow
Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
Goodnight Owl by Pat Hutchins

Book Prop
Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
Time to Sleep by Denise Fleming

Flannelboard
Five Kittens in the Bed
Goodnight Moon
Ten Bears in my Bed by Stan Mack
Ten in the Bed (bears)

Songs

Before I Go to Bed (tune of 'The Wheels on the Bus')

Before I go to bed,

I take a bath

Splash, splash, splash

Splash, splash, splash

Before I go to bed,

I take a bath

Splash, splash, splash

I brush my teeth…scrub, scrub, scrub

I get a drink…glug, glug, glug

I read a book… Once upon a time

I sing a song….la, la, la

I give a kiss…kissing sound

I whisper goodnight…nighty night

Counting Sheep (tune  of 'This Old Man')

Counting sheep,

Counting sheep

Helps my mommy (daddy)

go to sleep

One sheep, two sheep,

Three sheep, four

Soon my mommy (daddy)

starts to snore.

Craft

Decorate a night sky with the moon and stars.

Opening Songs/ Rhymes

I clap my hands
I stamp my feet
I jump up from the ground
I clap my hands
I stamp my feet
And turn myself around

I clap my hands
I stamp my feet
I sit myself right down
I clap my hands
I stamp my feet
And now don't make a sound
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Get Ready Song

If you want to hear a story, clap your hands (clap, clap)
If you want to hear a story, clap your hands (clap, clap)
If you want to hear a story
And perhaps a couple more-y
If you want to hear a story, clap your hands (clap, clap)

If you're ready for our stories, smile and grin (smile, grin)
If you're ready for our stories, smile and grin (smile, grin)
If you're wiggles are all wiggled
And your giggles are all giggled
If you're ready for our stories, smile and grin (smile, grin)

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Give Your Hands a Clap

Open, shut them, open, shut them
Give a your hands a clap
Open, shut them, open, shut them
Put them in your lap

Creep them, creep them, creep them
Right up to your chin
Open wide your little mouth
But do not let them in

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Wiggle Wiggle

A wiggle, wiggle here
A wiggle, wiggle there
Wiggle your hands
Up in the air
Wiggle your shoulders
Wiggle your hips
Wiggle your knees
and move your lips
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle
And wiggle and bend
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle
And that is the end

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The More We Get Together

The more we get together
together, together
The more we get together
The happier we'll be

For your friends are my friends
and my friends are your friends

The more we get together
The happier we'll be
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If you're ready

If you’re ready for a story, take a seat
If you’re ready for a story, take a seat
Clap your hands and stomp your feet
Make your hands all nice and neat
If you’re ready for a story, take a seat

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If you want to hear a story

If you want to hear a story, clap your hands!
If you want to hear a story, clap your hands!
If you want to hear a story,
if you want to hear a story,
if you want to hear a story, clap your hands!

Other verses:
“nod your head,”
“rub your tummy,”
“sit so still,” etc.