Up and Down

Books

All About Where by Tana Hoban (JE HOB)
What's Up, What's Down by Lola Schaefer
Silly Sally by Audrey Wood (PROF JE WOO)
Up and Down on the Merry Go Round by Bill Martin
We're Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen

Flannelboard
Little Mouse

Songs and Rhymes

Up and down, round and round (draw circles in the air), 

put your fingers on the ground. 

Over (hold hands above lap) under, 

(below legs) in between (you've hidden your hands in between your legs)
Now my fingers can't be seen!
Hands in front, hands behind , now my hands I cannot find.
Here's my left hand , here's my right,
Hands and fingers back in sight (wriggle fingers).

My hands upon my head I place

My hands upon my head I place,

On my shoulders, on my face,

On my lips, by my side,

Then behind me they will hide.

Then I will hold them way up high,

And let my fingers quickly fly,

Hold them down in front of me,

Then I'll clap them, one, two, three.

Over the Hills and Through the Woods

London Bridge is Falling Down

The Wheels on the Bus

Hickory Dickory Dock

Craft
Flash cards- have children glue words that match on opposite sides of the flash card (over/ under, up/ down, left/right, above/ below, etc)

Squirrels

Books
The Busy Little Squirrel by Nancy Tafuri (JE TAF)
A Good Day by Kevin Henkes (JE HEN)
Hooper's Treetop Adventure by Marcus Pfiseter (JE PFI)
Micawber by John Lithgow (JE LIT)
Moon Glowing by Partridge (PROF JE PAR)
Nuts to You by Lois Ehlert (PROF JE EHL)

Songs and Rhymes
Gray Squirrel (PROF CD JE WHE)

A Squirrel Song
(sung to She'll Be Coming Round the Mountain)

I'll be gathering all the acorns till they're gone.
I'll be gathering all the acorns till they're gone.
I'll be gathering all the acorns, gathering all the acorns,
Gathering all the acorns till they're gone.
And I'll put them all inside my little home.
I will put them all inside my little home.
I will put them all inside, put them all inside,
Put them all inside my little home.
And I'll eat the nuts until the winter's gone.
I will eat the nuts until the winter's gone.
I will eat the nuts until, eat the nuts until,
Eat the nuts until the winter's gone.
Then I'll do it all again come next fall.
I will do it all again come next fall.
I will do it all again, do it all again,
Do it all again come next fall.

Flannelboard
Five Little Squirrels

Craft
Decorate a scene with a squirrel and acorns