Wednesday, March 1, 2023
Theme: Feelings
Opening Songs
Hello Friends (with sign language)
Hello, friends. (x3)
It’s time to say hello.
Credit: Jbrary
Hi Hello! (with ukulele)
Hi hello and how are you
How are you
How are you?
Hi Hello and how are you,
How are you today?
Now it’s time to read some books,
Read some books,
Read some books!
Now it’s time to read some books,
Let’s read some books today!
Credit: KCLS (Not sure where I found the second verse!)
Wiggle Song
I wake up my hands with a clap clap clap
Clap clap clap, clap clap clap
I wake up my hands with a clap clap clap
Then I wake up my hands some more
Verses
Feet… stomp…
Head… nod…
Eyes… blink…
Tongue… bleah…
Hips… wiggle…
Credit: Jbrary
First Book
Grumpy Pants, by Claire Messer
Group Song (with Flannel!)
I changed the mouth and eyebrows at each verse to reflect Old MacDonald’s feelings. They loved silly Old MacDonald the best. (Me too!)
Old MacDonald felt so glad
HA-HA-HA-HA-HA
And when he’s glad he sounds like this:
HA-HA-HA-HA-HA
With a HA-HA here and a HA-HA there
Here a HA, there a HA everywhere a HA-HA
Old MacDonald felt so glad.
HA-HA-HA-HA-HA
Repeat this, substituting the following emotions and sounds:
Sad = Boo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo!
Grumpy = NO NO NO NO NO
Silly = Nah-nah-nah-nah-nah
Credit: Jen in the Library
Second Book:
If You’re Happy and You Know It, by Jane Cabera
Scarf Activities:
Popcorn Song
Popcorn Kernels, popcorn kernels
In the pot, in the pot
Shake them shake them shake them
Shake them shake them shake them
’til they POP
Credit: JBrary
Pop Goes the Weasel, by Caspar Babypants
(We always toss our scarves when he sings “Pop goes the weasel!”)
Third Book
Grumpy Monkey by Suzanne Lang, Illustrated by Max Lang
Dancing
Shaking Everywhere by Jim Gill
Closing Song
See you later, alligator
Too-da-loo, kangaroo
Give a kiss, jellyfish
Give a hug, ladybug.
See you soon, racoon.
Out the door, dinosaur
Take care, polar bear
Wave goodbye butterfly.
Credit: KCLS
Other suggested titles:
Happy Days by Sue deGennaro (This was initially going to be my closing book because it’s short and sweet and I was concerned about attention spans.. However, the kids saw Grumpy Monkey on the table and really wanted to read that one, so I went with the crowd!)
Grumpy Bird, by Jeremy Tankard
Why the Face, by Jean Jullian
